Josephine Siebe

Born in Leipzig on November 10, 1870, Josephine Siebe was a German editor and author of children's literature. Sources agree that she wrote extensively from the early 1900s through about 1940, producing nearly 70 books as well as many shorter pieces for annuals and collected volumes.

Alongside her fiction, she worked in journalism and editorial roles. Leipzig's city profile notes that she served as editor of the women's supplement of the Leipziger Tageblatt, where she addressed topics such as girls' education, women's education, and women's working lives, helping give the publication a distinct character.

Her stories were widely read in their time, especially books for children and adolescent girls, and she remained closely associated with Leipzig throughout her life. She died there on July 26, 1941.