Eric Koch
Eric Otto Koch (31 August 1919 – 28 April 2018) was a German-born Canadian author, broadcaster and academic.[1]
Eric Koch | |
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 Eric Koch in Frankfurt am Main in 2009 | |
| Born | August 31, 1919 |
| Died | April 28, 2018 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Author, broadcaster, professor |
He retired from the broadcaster in 1979 in order to focus on writing books and teaching at York University where he was a course director in the Social Science Division and taught a course on The Politics of Canadian Broadcasting for 18 years.
He published his first novel at the age of 60,[2] Koch is the author of 13 books of fiction.
References
- ↑ "Eric Koch on being a German Jewish internee in Canada in 1940". CBC. November 14, 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Author Eric Koch Shares His Wartime Experiences in Latest Memoir". Everythingzoomer.com. November 11, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Other websites
- His archival records are preserved at York University Libraries (F472)
- Eric Koch's blog
- Eric Koch Biography - (born 1919), The French kiss, tour de force, Leisure riots