Benedict Zilliacus was born on January 11, 1921 in Helsinki, Finland as Emil Benedict Zilliacus. He was a writer, known for Tali-Ihantala 1944 (2007), Framom främsta linjen (2004) and Den förtrollade vägen (1986). He was married to Jutta Zilliacus. He died on January 28, 2013 in Finland.