William Henry Koebel

William Henry Koebel (1872 – 1923) was an English author and businessman. He is best remembered today for his books on trade and travel within Portugal[1] (and Madeira).,[2] the Caribbean, Central America and South America.[3] His books continue to be studied today by academics.[4]

Life

Koebel was born in Forest Hill, London, England. Having focussed on Portugal in his earlier years as a writer, painting a detailed and colourful portrait of the country in its final months under a monarchy, he travelled the Caribbean, Central and South America. He worked to expand British trade in the regions, most successfully in Chile and especially the port of Valparaiso which was a major British trading port before the construction of the Panama Canal.[5] His most successful and influential book is the South American Handbook which he first published in 1921 and continues to be edited and reprinted as recently as 2014.[5]

Works

  • Portugal, Its Land and People (1909)[1]
  • Madeira: old and new (1909)[6]
  • South American Handbook (1921) ISBN 9781907263774
  • British Exploits in South America: A History of British Activities in Exploration, Military Adventure, Diplomacy, Science, and Trade, in Latin America (1917)
  • Argentina, Past & Present (1922)
  • Uruguay... (1923)
  • South America (1923)
  • Modern Argentina, the El Dorado of To-Day, with Notes on Uruguay and Chile (1923)
  • South America: An Industrial and Commercial Field (1923)
  • In Jesuit Land, the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay (1923)
  • Modern Chile; With Illustrations and Map (1923)
  • The Great South Land; the River Plate and Southern Brazil of To-day (1923)[7]

References

  1. Koebel, W. H. (William Henry); Dockery, S. Roppe (March 19, 1909). "Portugal, its land and people". London : A. Constable and Co. via Internet Archive.
  2. "Results for 'William Henry Koebel' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org.
  3. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry".
  4. "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.
  5. "The original South American handbook". January 27, 2014 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. Koebel, W. H. (William Henry) (March 19, 1909). "Madeira : old and new". London : F. Griffiths via Internet Archive.
  7. "W. H. Koebel". Open Library.
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