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About Alfred Wagenknecht
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wagenknecht
Alfred Wagenknecht (1881–1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the American Communist Party in 1919 as a leader of the Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party. Wagenknecht served as Executive Secretary of the Communist Labor Party of America and the United Communist Party of America in 1919 and 1920, respectively.
In July 1913, Wagenknecht became Editor of the Everett, Washington Socialist weekly The Commonwealth.
Acerca de Alfred Wagenknecht (Español)
Alfred nacio en alemania y migro a Estados Unidos a los 3 años.Su padre era un zapatero anticomunista alemàn. Se criò en Cleveland junto a sus hermanas Ernesta y Dolores. Muy jòven se fuè a Seattle donde se volviò activista socialista. En 1905 se casò con Hortence Allison.Escritor de prensa, candidato al congreso y miembro del Partido Socialista de Washington. Fue apresado en Canton Ohio,1918, por las autoridades por protestar contra la recluta durante la primera guerra mundial.Luego se unio al Partido Comunista Americano y fundò Los Amigos de la Rusia Sovietica. Produjo y dirigio documentales para el partido.Pieza clave del Partido Comunista Norteamericano, se separò de Hortence en 1930. Estuvo en NY y Chicago donde muriò en 1956.
Alfred Wagenknecht's Timeline
1881 |
1881
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Gorlitz, Sachsen, Alemania (Germany)
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1906 |
May 31, 1906
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Puyallup, WA, United States
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1908 |
1908
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United States
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1911 |
June 15, 1911
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Port Townsend, WA, United States
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1918 |
May 16, 1918
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1956 |
August 26, 1956
Age 75
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Chicago, Cook, United States
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Cook cementery
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