Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 24 July 1920) was a German writer who became famous for his homeland novels.He was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, the son of forestry official August Ganghofer (18271900). His younger sister Ida (18631944) married the geologist and geographer Albrecht Penck in 1886, the geomorphologist Walther Penck was Ganghofer's nephew. He graduated from gymnasium secondary school i...