It's possible that:
- This person is a relatively obscure or little-documented writer
- The name may be spelled differently, or the person may have written under a pseudonym
- You may be thinking of a different author (for example, Joel Dorman Steele, a well-known 19th-century American science textbook writer, or perhaps another Steele)
If you can provide additional details—such as the author's nationality, the era in which he wrote, his genre (fiction, technical writing, etc.), or the titles of any works you believe are his—I would be glad to help you draft an introduction based on that information, or to verify what I might know.
Alternatively, if this is for a fictional character or a creative writing project, please let me know, and I'd be happy to compose a well-crafted, imaginative author bio of around 200 words in English for you.