Raabe, Wilhelm (1831–1910)

German novelist. His pessimism is revealed in Abu Telfan 1868 and Der Schudderump 1870. His later works, among which were humorous novels and historical tales, include Horacker 1876, generally considered to be his masterpiece, and Hastenbeck 1899, a novel of the Seven Years' War.

He was born in Eschershausen, Brunswick, and studied at Berlin, where he became interested in philosophy and published his first work, Die Chronik der Sperlingsgasse 1857.