Gerdt von Bassewitz (1878 - 1923)

Gerdt Bernhard von Bassewitz-Hohenluckow (born 4 January 1878 in Allewind, Baden-Württemberg; died 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.