Markus Wolf was born on 19 January 1923 in Hechingen, Hohenzollern [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He was married to Andrea Stingl, Christa Heinrich and Emmi Stenzer. He died on 9 November 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
I hoped that, after the Nuremberg Trials, there would be a time without war, aggression, or crimes against humanity. (from a 2005 interview by the BBC, regarding his role as a journalist at the trials)