Joachim Fernau was born on September 11, 1909 in Bromberg, Posen, Germany [now Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for
Heldentum nach Ladenschluß (1955),
Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was! (1970) and
Nina (1956). He was married to Gabriele Kerschensteiner. He died on November 24, 1988 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.