Tony Schumacher

Youngest of 7 children of General Fidel von Baur-Breitenfeld, who at the time of her birth was Governor of the city Ludwigsburg in the Kingdom of Württemberg and later became deputy Minister of War of Württemberg from 1870 to 1871. Her mother Karoline Friederike, born Freiin von Kerner was a niece of the author Justinus Kerner. Moved to Stuttgart after her marriage to the 17 year older Karl Friedrich Schumacher, and began writing children's literature around the age of 40. She returned to her birth town of Ludwigsburg at the age of 75 years. At here 80st birthday in 1928 in a street in Ludwigsburg was designated after her.