Otfried Preußler was born on October 20, 1923 in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia [now Liberec, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for
Krabat (2008),
Die dumme Augustine (1993) and
Kinderstunde (1951). He was married to Anneliese Kind. He died on February 18, 2013 in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany.