George Hesekiel

Born in Berlin in 1819, George Hesekiel — also listed as Johann Georg Ludwig Hesekiel — became known as a German writer, journalist, and editor. He worked in the busy literary and political world of his time, writing both fiction and nonfiction for a broad reading public.

Hesekiel published novels, stories, and historical works, but his best-known subject was Otto von Bismarck. His biography of Bismarck helped secure his reputation and shows his interest in contemporary politics as well as dramatic historical personalities.

He died in 1874. Today, Hesekiel is remembered mainly as a versatile 19th-century author whose work brought together journalism, popular storytelling, and political biography.