H. Solger

Very little verified biographical information about H. Solger appears to be readily available in the sources consulted. What can be confirmed is that Solger is credited as the author of Algemeene Geschiedenis in Verhalen: Oudheid, a Dutch-language history book available through Project Gutenberg.

The book presents ancient history in a narrative, accessible style and was described as a reading book intended for self-instruction and for use in education. The Project Gutenberg text of the 1880 edition also states that it was adapted "from the High German" work of H. Solger, suggesting that Solger originally wrote in German and that the Dutch edition was a translation or adaptation for schools and general learners.

Because reliable biographical records were not easy to confirm from the sources found here, it is safest to remember Solger chiefly through this educational work: an author associated with clear, story-based history writing for 19th-century readers.