Henry Koster (author)

Henry Koster
Bornc. 1793
Lisbon, Portugal
Died15 May 1820 (aged 26–27)
Occupation(s)coffee-planter, traveller, author
A Brazilian sugar mill, as sketched by Koster in 1816

Henry Koster (c. 1793 – 15 May 1820), also known in Portuguese as Henrique da Costa, was an English coffee-grower, explorer and author who spent most of his short adult life in Brazil, writing about his travels, slavery, and other subjects.

His work was also published in French under the name of Henri Koster.


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