George Sylvester Viereck
George Sylvester Viereck | |
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Portrait of Viereck, by Underwood & Underwood, 1922 | |
| Born | George Sylvester Viereck December 31, 1884 |
| Died | March 18, 1962 (aged 77) |
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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 a German-born American immigrant 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.