Friedrich von Hellwald

Friedrich von Hellwald (29 March 1842, in Padua, Austrian Empire – 1 November 1892, in Cannstatt, Germany) was an Austrian writer on geography and the history of civilization.

He entered the Austrian Army in 1858, and was a lieutenant of cavalry (1866) in the war with Prussia.

In 1866 he became an editor of the Austrian military magazine, Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift.

In 1872 he moved from Vienna to Cannstatt, where he succeeded Oscar Peschel as chief editor of Das Ausland.

In this capacity, he emphasized subjects associated with anthropology and the history of civilization.