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O. (Otto) Glaubrecht
1807–1859
A 19th-century German pastor and popular storyteller, this author wrote moral and historical tales for ordinary readers, often drawing on village life in Hesse. The name “Otto Glaubrecht” is widely used in catalogs, but reliable sources identify it as the pen name of Rudolf Oeser.
1 Audiobook
Der Kalendermann vom Veitsberg: Eine Erzählung für das Volk
by O. (Otto) Glaubrecht
About the author
Rudolf Oeser (October 21, 1807 – October 13, 1859) was a German pastor and Volksschriftsteller—a popular writer for general readers—who published under the pen name O. Glaubrecht. Several library and catalog records expand the initial as “Otto,” but German biographical sources describe O. Glaubrecht as a pseudonym rather than his given name.
He was born in Gießen, studied theology there, worked first as a tutor and assistant pastor, and from 1835 served as a pastor in Lindheim in Hesse. His fiction was known for historical subjects and for stories rooted in everyday rural life, with a clear Christian and moral tone.
His books circulated widely enough to remain in library collections and public-domain archives, and he is still remembered as a regional writer connected with Hesse. Because I couldn’t confirm a suitable portrait image from the available page images, I’ve left the profile image blank.