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Ottokar Schupp
1834–1911
A 19th-century German pastor and popular storyteller, he wrote fiction rooted in village life, local history, and everyday people. His books carried a strong sense of place and were widely read in his time.
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Hurdy-Gurdy: Bilder aus einem Landgängerdorfe
by Ottokar Schupp
About the author
Born on August 25, 1834, in Grebenroth and later dying on May 1, 1911, in Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg, Ottokar Schupp was a German pastor and Volksschriftsteller—a writer of popular literature for a broad readership. Sources about his life describe him as both a clergyman and an author, with ties to places including Obernhof, Espa, Walsdorf, and Sonnenberg.
Schupp grew up in Nassau, attended school in Wiesbaden, and served in parish posts after his studies. While working as a pastor, he also wrote extensively, often drawing on rural settings and regional life. His work is associated with the Nassau area, and at least one of his books, Hurdy-Gurdy: Bilder aus einem Landgängerdorfe, remains available through Project Gutenberg.
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