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Ludwig Sternaux

1885–1935

A little-known German writer of the early 20th century, remembered today through a handful of bibliographic records and illustrated publications. His surviving work suggests a strong interest in Berlin life and popular culture.

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Schattenspiel um Goethe

Schattenspiel um Goethe

by Ludwig Sternaux

About the author

Ludwig Sternaux (1885–1935) appears to have been a German author active in the early 20th century. Reliable online information about his life is limited, but library records confirm him as the author of works including Frühling im Berliner Tiergarten, published in Berlin in 1932.

Because so little verified biographical detail is readily available, it is safest to describe him as an obscure literary figure whose name survives mainly in catalog entries and references to illustrated publications from the period. That scarcity of information also gives his work a certain historical charm: he seems to belong to the rich world of interwar German print culture, where writing, illustration, and urban observation often met.

No clearly verified portrait image of Ludwig Sternaux could be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no author photo is included here.