About
Known for being the last person shot while trying to escape across the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Before fame
He was born in Pasewalk.
Trivia
A monument in his honor was placed on the bank of the Britz district canal, on what would have been his 35th birthday: June 21, 2003.
Family life
He came from a East German family.
Associated with
He is a popular person of German descent like Albert Einstein.
