Frederic Shoberl

Also known as Frederick Schoberl, was an English journalist, editor, translator, writer and illustrator. In 1822 Frederick Schoberl was the founding editor of Ackermann’s Forget-Me-Not which was an annual, a new type of publication in England. This was the first literary annual in English. In addition to these editing tasks Shoberl was an illustrator. He created his own hand-coloured engravings for The World in Miniature: Hindoostan which was published in London by Ackermann in the 1820s. Shoberl died at Thistle Grove, Brompton, London, on 5 March 1853.