Friedrich von Hellwald was an Austria

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n writer on geography

Geography

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 and the history

History

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 of civilization.

Biography

He was born at Padua

Padua

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. He entered the Austrian Army in 1858, and was lieutenant of cavalry (1866) in the war with Prussia; from 1871 to 1873 at Augsburg

Augsburg

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, then until 1882 at Cannstatt, he was editor of Das Ausland.

Works

His many works, which are more popular than scientific, include:

• Maximilian I
  Maximilian I
  Maximilian I may refer to:*Maximilian I of Mexico, reigned 1864–1867*Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, reigned 1508–1519*Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, reigned 1597–1651...
  
  , Kaiser von Mexiko (1869)
• Kulturgeschichte in ihrer natürlichen Entwicklung bis zur Gegenwart (Cultural history and its geographical development up to the present; 4th ed. 1896-98)
• Die Erde und ihre Völker (Earth and its peoples; 4th ed. 1897)
• Naturgeschichte des Menschen (Natural history of the human race; 1883-84)
• Amerika in Wort und Bild (America in words and pictures; 1883-85)
• Frankreich in Wort und Bild (France in words and pictures; 1884-87)
• Die menschliche Familie nach ihrer Entstehung und natürlichen Entwicklung (The human family, it origins and geographical development; 1889)
• Kulturbilder (1894) A posthumous work, edited by Möller.

External links

An article on his brother, a noted literature historian.