else ury (november 1, 1877 in berlin; january 13, 1943 in the auschwitz concentration camp) was a german writer and children's book author. her best-known character is the blonde doctor's daughter annemarie braun, whose life from childhood to old age is told in the ten volumes of the highly successful "nesthäkchen" series. the books, the six-part tv series "nesthäkchen" (1983), based on the first three volumes, as well as the new dvd edition (2005) caught the attention of millions of readers and viewers.