Wilhelm Stieber

Politician

1818 – 1882

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Who was Wilhelm Stieber?

Wilhelm Johann Carl Eduard Stieber was Otto von Bismarck's master spy and director of the Prussian Feldgendarmerie. Stieber was both an agent of domestic surveillance and an external agent. Along with Joseph Fouché, he invented modern information gathering.

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Born
May 3, 1818
Merseburg
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
Lived in
  • Merseburg
Died
Jan 29, 1882
Berlin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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