About the Author
Robert Hornick is the author of three history books: Citizen of the Shadows: The Lives and Lies of Lothar Witzke (University of Tennessee Press, 2025) (with Paul Friedland), What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones (University of Massachusetts Press, 2017), and The Girls and Boys of Belchertown: A Social History of the Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded (University of Massachusetts Press, 2012) as well as books and articles about Indonesian law and international arbitration.
Hornick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Amherst College and Harvard Law School. He practiced law for 33 years, concentrating on international business transactions and international arbitration. He was also involved in his firm’s management including as managing partner. After retiring from law practice he taught part-time at the University of Arizona and was chair of the New York-based Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers. He has lived in India, Indonesia, and Singapore as well as New York. He and his wife currently divide their time between Tucson, AZ and Ossining, NY. They have one son who lives in Europe.
