Frederic William Wile

An American journalist, author, and later radio commentator, Frederic William Wile wrote extensively about Germany, Britain, and world affairs in the early 20th century. He is credited on works such as Men Around the Kaiser, Who’s Who in Hunland, Explaining the Britishers, and The German-American Plot, which show his strong interest in European politics and the public debates surrounding the First World War.

Wile also became known as a broadcaster. A surviving portrait identifies him with CBS, suggesting his career extended from print journalism into radio commentary as mass media evolved.

Remembered today mainly through his books, archival records, and photographs, he left behind a body of work that tried to explain fast-moving international events to a broad English-speaking audience.