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Herman Frobenius
1841–1916
A Prussian engineer officer who turned military experience into sharp, often argumentative writing about war, empire, and Germany’s place in the world. His books capture the anxieties and ambitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Alfried Krupp: Ein Lebensbild
by Herman Frobenius
About the author
Born in Langensalza in 1841 and also published as Herman Frobenius, Hermann Wilhelm Theodor Frobenius was a Prussian engineer officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Reference works consistently describe him as a military writer and publicist, and library records connect him with books on war, military affairs, and international politics.
His surviving bibliography suggests a writer deeply engaged with the strategic debates of his time. Works associated with him include The German Empire's Hour of Destiny and Weltgeschichte des Krieges, pointing to a career spent interpreting conflict, national power, and Germany’s role in a changing world.
Frobenius died in Charlottenburg in 1916. Reliable portrait information was not clearly available from the sources I could confirm, so no image is included here.