Laura Ingalls Wilder

Known for: Writing

Born: February 6, 1867 in Pepin County, Wisconsin, U.S. - Died: February 9, 1957

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, teacher, and journalist. She is best known as the author of the children's book series Little House on the Prairie, published between 1932 and 1943, which was based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.