Ludwig Ganghofer was a German writer who became famous for his homeland novels. Born in Kaufbeuren, he graduated from a gymnasium in 1873 and subsequently worked as a fitter in Augsburg engine works. In 1875, he entered Munich Polytechnic as a student of mechanical engineering, but eventually changed his major to history of literature and philosophy, which subjects he studied in München, Berlin and Leipzig. Wikipedia
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