Born in Greifswald, Gercke was the son of the classical philologist Alfred Gercke. After pursuing an academic career, he became a department head of the Nsdap in Munich on 1 January 1932.
Doris Gercke ( German: [ˈdoːʁɪs ˈgɛʁkə]; 7 February 1937 – 25 July 2025) was a German writer of novels, especially thrillers but also books for children and youth, and poetry.
Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.