Andreas Okopenko

Andreas Okopenko was the son of a Ukrainian born doctor and his Austrian wife. Since 1939, the family lived in Vienna. After an illness interrupted study of chemistry at the University of Vienna Okopenko was until 1970 in the industry, including a paper mill, works. From 1950 he devoted himself increasingly to literature. From 1968 to 2010 he lived, most recently as a freelance writer in Vienna.