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Place of Birth: Hermaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Gerdt von Bassewitz
- Gerdt Bernhard von Bassewitz-Hohenluckow (4 January 1878 in Allewind, Kingdom of Württemberg – 6 February 1923 in Berlin) was a lieutenant in the Prussian militia, a playwright, and an actor.
- He had his only great success with Peter and Anneli's Journey to the Moon (Peterchens Mondfahrt), which began as a successful stage play in 1912 in Leipzig and was published as a book in 1915. It became one of the best-loved German children's books and has been a bestseller in Germany to this day.
- After his success, von Bassewitz became assistant stage director in Cologne.
- Eventually he moved to Berlin, where he made a living as a freelance writer.
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