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William Henry Koebel

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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 Kent, 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.^[6]

Works

Portugal, Its Land and People (1909)^[7]
Madeira: old and new (1909)^[8]
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)^[9]

References

1. ^[https://archive.org/stream/portugalitslandp00koebrich#page/n0/mode/2up Portugal, Its Land and People]
2. ^WorldCat Author listing
3. ^Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry
4. ^[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22William+Henry+Koebel%22 Google Scholar]
5. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25810899/ The original South American handbook]
6. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25810899/ BBC News article on the book 'South American Handbook']
7. ^[https://archive.org/stream/portugalitslandp00koebrich#page/n0/mode/2up Portugal, Its Land and People]
8. ^[https://archive.org/details/madeiraoldnew00koebuoft Madeira: old and new, Internet Archive]
9. ^[https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL18500A/W._H._Koebel W. H. Koebel]

External links

{{Gutenberg author | id=Koebel,+W.+H.+(William+Henry) }}
{{Internet Archive author |sname=William Henry Koebel}}

3 : 1872 births|1923 deaths|English travel writers

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