Ian McLachlan was born in 1947 and spent his first five years of childhood in Liverpool. In 1952 his parents emigrated to Canada. On returning to England, he finished his school education and after his studies at Liverpool University, he worked as a teacher in London. In 1971, Ian and his first German wife emigrated to Germany where he taught English. In 1973, his daughter was born. After completing his M.A. at the Ruhr University in Bochum, he took on a post at a business and technical college in Datteln, teaching English within various courses. He is the co-author of a number of textbooks for banking and industry. He remarried in 1996 and now lives in Herten, North Rhine Westphalia, with his wife and dog Nelly. Archery , film and theatre are some of his main interests.