Hanns von Zobeltitz

Born in 1853 at Schloss Spiegelberg in what is now Poland, Hanns von Zobeltitz was a German writer, editor, and publisher. Reliable biographical sources agree that he was also an officer before turning fully toward literary and editorial work, and that he died in Bad Oeynhausen in 1918.

After years in the military, he became active in German magazine culture and is associated with editorial roles at Daheim and Velhagen & Klasings Monatshefte. That mix of practical experience, journalism, and fiction helped make him a versatile literary figure rather than only a novelist.

Today he is remembered mainly as a prolific author from the Wilhelmine era whose stories reached readers through both books and periodicals. He is also part of a wider literary family: his younger brother Fedor von Zobeltitz was likewise active as a writer and editor.