Hanns Kneifel (11 July 1936,

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– 7 March 2012,

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) was a German science fiction writer. He is best known for writing 98

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episodes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kneifel, Hanns 1936 births 2012 deaths People from Gliwice German science fiction writers German male writers