Herman Benke (1830 - March 12, 1898) was a German-born American publisher, photographer and printer, active in New York during the latter part of the 19th century. Virtually nothing is known of his education or early career. An H. Bencke arrived in New York from Bremen in 1846. By 1871, he appeared in a New York directory in the listings for lithographers, probably having worked for other printers in the intervening twenty five years. In 1873, Bencke married in Manhattan. His output ranged from magazine illustrations, to advertising cards, to decorative works; he would also produce at least three city views drawn by John Bachmann. He died in Manhattan in 1898.
