The son of Frank Landmann, and Sara Landmann, née Hetherington, Otto Bismarck Landmann was born in Warrnambool on 31 August 1888.
He married Mary Gertrude Thompson (1903-1984) in 1937.
Football
Essendon (VFL)
Recruited from Warrnambool in 1907,[3] he played 27 senior matches for Essendon, as full-forward, kicking a total of 34 goals, including seven of Essendon's eight goals in its 8.11 (59) to 6.9 (45) victory over South Melbourne on 13 June 1908.[4]
He was selected in a representative VFL team that played against a combined Ballarat side, at the MCG on 8 June 1907.[5] In a very one-sided match -- VFL 25.20 (170) to Ballarat 3.7 (25) -- he kicked three goals.[6]
Melbourne (VFL)
Cleared from Essendon in 1910, he played two senior matches that season for Melbourne in the VFL.[7]
Brighton (VFA)
In 1911 he was granted a clearance from Melbourne to play with Brighton in the VFA.[8]
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Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN0-9591740-2-8
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