Henning Mankell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henning Mankell

Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1948

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 05-Oct-2015

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, human rights activist, film director, children's writer, detective writer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [?h?n??? 'ma??k?l]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.
He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. He was a left-wing social critic and activist.
In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad.
In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli military forces.
He was below deck when eight or nine people were shot. Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre.
He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.