Gorch Fock (author)

Gorch Fock
Gorch Fock
Born
Johann Wilhelm Kinau

(1880-08-22)22 August 1880
Died31 May 1916(1916-05-31) (aged 35)
NationalityGerman
Other namesJakob Holst and Giorgio Focco
Occupationauthor
Known forSeefahrt ist Not!

Johann Wilhelm Kinau (22 August 1880 – 31 May 1916), better known by his pseudonym Gorch Fock (German pronunciation: [ɡɔʀx fɔk][1]), was a German author. Other pseudonyms he used were Jakob Holst and Giorgio Focco.

  1. ^ "Fock, Gorch", in Webster's Biographical Dictionary (1960), Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.