Ingersoll Lockwood (1841–1918) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and writer whose imaginative works blend satire, fantasy, and social commentary. After serving as a U.S. consul in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he returned to New York, where he combined a successful legal career with literary pursuits. His most enduring creations are the whimsical Baron Trump novels (1889–1893), which follow the adventures of a precocious young aristocrat exploring mysterious worlds beneath the Earth. Lockwood’s writing, marked by wit, moral irony, and visionary imagination, reflects both the optimism and the unease of the late nineteenth century—a moment poised between scientific progress and metaphysical curiosity.