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Wilhelm Weitling

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Also known as Wilhelm Christian Weitling

German-American socialist (1808–1871)

Person · Open Library

Born
1808
Died
1871
Works
12

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  • Garantien der Harmonie und Freiheit
  • Gerechtigkeit
  • Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Denk- und Sprachlehre
  • Die menschheit, wie sie ist und wie sie sein sollte
  • Das Evangelium des armen Sünders

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Born
Wilhelm Weitling , ( 1808-10-05 ) October 5, 1808, Magdeburg , Kingdom of Westphalia
Died
January 25, 1871 (1871-01-25) (aged 62), New York City, U.S.
Occupations
Tailor , activist

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1808-01-01
date of death
1871-01-22
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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Wilhelm Weitling, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Wilhelm Christian Weitling ( German: [ˈvaɪ̯tlɪŋ]; October 5, 1808 – January 25, 1871) was a German tailor, inventor, radical political activist and one of the first theorists of communism. Weitling gained fame in Europe as a social theorist before he immigrated to the United States.

In addition to his extensive political writing, Weitling was a successful inventor of attachments for commercial sewing machines, including devices for double-stitching and the creation of button holes.

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