Ludwig Thoma was born on January 21, 1867 in Oberammergau, Kingdom of Bavaria [now Bavaria, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Moral (1928), Moral (1936) and Oh, diese Bayern! (1960). He was married to Marietta di Rigardo. He died on August 26, 1921 in Rottach, Bavaria, Germany.
Bavarian journalist and author. Initially a student of forestry and law, subsequently publisher and editor of the magazine "Simplicissimus" (1899). Writer of folksy, satirical stories, set in small-town or rural Bavaria.