Steffens

To this inflammable material, Henrik Steffens merely laid the torch of his intelligence.
The Gold Horns|Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlager
To govern a life insurance company, Mr. Steffens argued, was just as much "government" as to run a city.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
Coming from a man who had seen as much of actual politics as Mr. Steffens, it puzzled me a great deal.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
It shames me to think what my friend Lincoln Steffens could have done had he but enjoyed my opportunities.
American Adventures|Julian Street

He became the friend and associate of Steffens and Oehlenschlger, warmly adopting the romantic views about poetry and philosophy.
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British Dictionary definitions for Steffens

Steffens

/ (ˈstɛfənz) /

noun

(Joseph) Lincoln. 1866–1936, US political analyst, known for his exposure of political corruption

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