Wilhelm Weitling
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Weitling, Wilhelm [vait-], 18081871 was the first German communist or socialist of importance.
German socialist Wilhelm Weitling
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Life
As a travelling sartorial journeyman/apprentice he came to Paris in 1838 and later to Switzerland. He was arrested in Zürich in 1843 for revolutionary agitation and extradited to Preussen. From there he got the chance in 1846 to immigrate to USA.
Works
He published several revolutionary works:
- Garantien der Harmonie und Freiheit in 1842
- Die Menschheit. Wie Sie ist und wie sie sein sollte in 1839
References
Schäfer, Wolf: Die unvertraute Moderne. Historische Umrisse einer anderen Natur und Sozialgeschichte, Frankfurt, 1985, ISBN 3–596–27356–0