Oswald Burger, born in Merseburg in 1949, studied history, politics, philosophy, German language and literature studies in Konstanz and Marburg, since 1977 he worked as trade school teacher in Überlingen, since 1991 he works as head of literary forum in Oberschwaben, publications about history, politics and literature, amonst others:

Heinrich Georg Dikreiter: Vom Waisenhaus zur Fabrik. Eine Autobiographie. Eggingen (Isele). 1998 (als Mitherausgeber mit Martin Walser). (From orphanage to factory. An autobiography. co-edited by Martin Walser )

Spielwiese für Dichter. Literarisches Froum Oberschwaben. Ein Lesebuch. Eggingen (Isele). 1993 (zusammen mit Peter Renz). (playingfield for poets. literary forum Oberschwaben. A reader. (with Peter Renz).