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Albert Pfister
1839–1907
A German military officer who also built a second life as a writer, he is remembered for historical works that range from the American Revolution to Kaiser Wilhelm I. His career joined public service, scholarship, and a strong interest in the past.
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The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776
by Albert Pfister, Johann Gottfried Seume
About the author
Born on May 6, 1839, in Münster near Mergentheim, Albert Pfister was a German writer and Württemberg officer who later became a general major. Reference sources consistently identify him as both a military figure and an author, and some also describe him as a historian.
He is known for historical writing, including books on the American Revolution, King Frederick of Württemberg, and Kaiser Wilhelm I. Library and catalog records show that his work circulated widely enough to remain traceable in major collections, which suggests he had a lasting place in German historical and biographical writing of his time.
Pfister died on October 19, 1907, in Trossingen. Some records list him as Albert von Pfister, reflecting that he was raised to personal nobility in 1888.