George Sylvester Viereck
George Sylvester Viereck | |
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Portrait of Viereck, by Underwood & Underwood, 1922 | |
| Born | George Sylvester Viereck December 31, 1884 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire |
| Died | March 18, 1962 (aged 77) Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Spouse |
Margaret Hein (m. 1915) |
| Children | 2, including Peter Viereck |
George Sylvester Viereck (December 31, 1884 – March 18, 1962) was an American poet and journalist. After enjoying early success for his poetry, novels, and journalistic work, he achieved notoriety in the United States as a pro-German propagandist, and eventually as an agent operating on behalf of Nazi Germany. During World War II, he was convicted of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and served nearly four years in the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary.