Surname: Treitschke Forename(s): Heinrich Gotthard Freiherr von b. 1834. d. 1896. Nationality: German. VIAF.
Poet and historian. Born in Dresden. Son of a Saxon general. Educated at universities
of Bonn, Leipzig, Tübingen, and Heidelberg. Lived in Berlin. Worked as editor of the
Preußische Jahrbücher. Elected to the first Reichstag in 1871. Publications include some poetry, but known
mostly for historical and political essays. Biographical information: Oxford Reference. (BGL)