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Christopher Koch (Christopher John Koch) was born on 16 July, 1932 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is an Australian novelist (1932–2013). Discover Christopher Koch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Christopher John Koch |
Occupation |
Novelist |
Age |
81 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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16 July, 1932 |
Birthday |
16 July |
Birthplace |
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Date of death |
23 September, 2013 |
Died Place |
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous novelist with the age 81 years old group.
Christopher Koch Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Christopher Koch's Wife?
His wife is Irene Vilnois (m. 1959-1979)
Robin Whyte-Butler
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Irene Vilnois (m. 1959-1979)
Robin Whyte-Butler |
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Gareth Koch |
Christopher Koch Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Christopher Koch worth at the age of 81 years old? Christopher Koch’s income source is mostly from being a successful novelist. He is from Australia. We have estimated Christopher Koch's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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novelist |
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Timeline
Christopher John Koch AO (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel The Year of Living Dangerously, which was adapted into an award-winning film.
Koch was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1932.
He was educated at Clemes College, St Virgil's College, Hobart High School and at the University of Tasmania.
Koch's admission to the university was controversial, with the professorial board refusing to admit him as he had not matriculated with a mathematics subject—however this refusal was overridden by the chancellor, John Morris, who was then accused of excessive intervention.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in 1954, Koch joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a cadet journalist.
He left Hobart to travel in south Asia and Europe, and ended up in London where he worked for several years.
He returned to Australia to avoid national service in the British Army.
While working in London as a waiter and a teacher, Koch began working on his first novel, The Boys in the Island, which he left with his agent when he returned to Australia.
Koch's first published works were several poems published in The Bulletin and the literary journal Southerly.
While back at the ABC as a radio producer, The Boys in the Island was published in the UK.
Koch married his first wife, Irene Vilnois, in 1959.
In the early 1960s, Koch was awarded a writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he taught literature and was associated with Ken Kesey (author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest).
The book was loosely inspired by his brother's (Philip Koch) experience as an Australian journalist in Indonesia during that period.
Their son, Gareth Koch (born 1962), is a classical guitarist.
Koch himself had worked for two months in Jakarta in 1968 as an adviser to UNESCO.
The positive reviews encouraged Koch to eventually take up writing full-time in 1972.
He twice won the Miles Franklin Award (for The Doubleman in 1985, and for Highways to a War in 1996).
He married his second wife, Robin Whyte-Butler, in the late 1990s, and she lived with him in Sydney and Tasmania, and was with him when he died in 2013.
In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contribution to Australian literature, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from his alma mater, the University of Tasmania, in 1990.
Koch died at his home in Hobart on 23 September 2013, aged 81.
He had been diagnosed with cancer twelve months earlier.