Ludwig Thoma was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.
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Ludwig Thoma, by Karl Klimsch
Birthplace of Ludwig Thoma in Oberammergau
Detail of the house where he was born (on the right, behind the lantern)
Memorial plaque for Ludwig Thoma at the former inn Zur Kampenwand in Prien, today the Ludwig Thoma Grammar School
Ludwig Thoma wrote under the pseudonym "Peter Schlemihl" for the magazine Simplicissimus. Here is a satirical poem on the Bavarian Parliament from 1905.
Portrait of the Marietta di Rigardo (1904) by German artist Max Slevogt
On the Tuften
Ludwig Thoma's graveIn their orbit 1
Writers from Germany 6
About this person
Country
GermanyCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1921 · aged 54
Written about in
17 languages
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