There , in 1817 , he bought a thatched half - timbered house , where Wilhelm Busch was to be born about 15 years later .
In the late 18th century Johann Georg Kleine , Wilhelm Busch 's maternal grandfather , settled in the small village of Wiedensahl .
There , in 1817 , Wilhelm Busch bought a thatched half - timbered house , where Wilhelm Busch was to be born about 15 years later .
In the late 18th century Johann Georg Kleine , Wilhelm Busch 's maternal grandfather , settled in the small village of Wiedensahl .