Friedrich Anton Heller (Friedrich) von Hellwald
1842–92
Austrian geographer, anthropologist, and cultural historian. Served in the Austrian army from 1858. Editor of the weekly journal Das Ausland, 1872–81; under his leadership the journal broadened its focus to include anthropology and cultural history as well as geography. Prolific popular writer and strong supporter of Ernst Haeckel, Darwinism, and monism.
Source
ADB.
Bibliography
ADB: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 56 vols. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. 1875–1912.
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