Hedwig Courths-Mahler was born on November 18, 1867 in Nebra, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She was a writer, known for Ruths Ehe (1919), Liebe und Ehe (1923) and Die Wilde Ursula (1917). She was previously married to Fritz Courths. She died on November 26, 1950 in Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany.