Herbert Otto was born on March 15, 1925 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for
Zeit der Störche (1971),
Septemberliebe (1961) and
Zum Beispiel Josef (1974). He died on August 24, 2003 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.