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]
  • In the Maoriland bush [1911]
  • 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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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