Hermann Raster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann Raster

American newspaper editor

Date of Birth: 06-May-1827

Place of Birth: Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1891

Profession: writer, politician, editor, journalist, revolutionary

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hermann Raster (May 6, 1827 – July 24, 1891) was a German American Forty-Eighter, editor, abolitionist, and Republican political boss best known for his career as chief editor and part-owner of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung between 1867 and 1891 and his term as Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st District of Illinois.
He returned to Europe in 1890 when his health began to fail him and died filling the role of American Consul General in Berlin.