Friedrich von Hellwald
Friedrich von Hellwald was an Austrian writer on geography and the history of civilization.
Biography
He was born at Padua. He entered the Austrian Army in 1858, and was a lieutenant of cavalry in the war with Prussia. In 1866 he became an editor of the Austrian military magazine, Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift. In 1872 he moved from Vienna to Cannstatt, where he succeeded Oscar Peschel as chief editor of Das Ausland. In this capacity, he emphasized subjects associated with anthropology and the history of civilization. In 1881 he resigned as editor of Das Ausland.
Works
His many works, which are more popular than scientific, include:Maximilian I, Kaiser von Mexiko.Kulturgeschichte in ihrer natürlichen Entwicklung bis zur Gegenwart.Die Erde und ihre Völker.Die Russen in Centralasien. Eine Studie über die neueste Geographie und Geschichte Centralasiens ; later translated into English by Theodore Wirgman and published as "The Russians in Central Asia; a critical examination down to the present time of the geography and history of Central Asia".Naturgeschichte des Menschen.Amerika in Wort und Bild.Frankreich in Wort und Bild.Hinterindische Länder und Völker. Reisen in den Flußgebieten des Irrawaddy und Mekong; in Birma, Annam, Kambodscha und Siam..Die menschliche Familie nach ihrer Entstehung und natürlichen Entwicklung.Kulturbilder A posthumous work, edited by Theodor Möller.