Ottokar Schupp

Born on August 25, 1834, in Grebenroth and died on May 1, 1911, in Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg, Ottokar Schupp was a German pastor and writer. Sources consistently describe him as a Pfarrer and Volksschriftsteller—a parish priest who also wrote accessible literature for general readers.

Available reference material suggests that he married in 1861 and served as a pastor in Walsdorf from 1868 to 1872. He is remembered less as a literary experimentalist than as a steady, readable author whose stories were closely tied to the values, concerns, and social outlook of 19th-century German-speaking life.

Some of his work is still traceable in library and digitization records, which has helped preserve his name for modern readers. A clear portrait image could not be confidently confirmed from the sources reviewed, so none is included here.