author
1881–1928
A prolific German storyteller of popular adventure and crime fiction, he wrote under the pen name Theo von Blankensee as well as his own name, Matthias Blank. His books came from the fast-moving world of early 20th-century entertainment, where suspense and action mattered most.

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Anonymous, Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee
by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull

by Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Kurt Matull
by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee
by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee

by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman

by Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman, Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull

by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee
by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee
Born in Munich in 1881, Matthias Blank was a German writer who also published as Theo von Blankensee. Library and authority sources agree on his basic dates, and several literary catalogs describe him as a popular author of adventure and crime fiction.
His work belonged to the lively mass-market reading culture of the early 1900s. Modern catalogs list multiple pseudonyms connected with him, which suggests a very active writing career and a readiness to write for different series, genres, and audiences.
Blank died in 1928. Although he is not widely known today, his stories still surface in public-domain libraries and reprint catalogs, where he remains of interest to readers drawn to vintage German thrillers and adventure tales.