BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature
Guides
Criticism & Essays Criticism &
Essays
Questions & Answers Questions &
Answers
Lesson Plans Lesson
Plans
My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help


Search "Lassalle, Ferdinand"

Navigation

Lassalle, Ferdinand

Print-Friendly  Order the PDF version  Order the RTF version
About 1 pages (126 words)
Ferdinand Lassalle Summary

Lassalle, <i>c.</i> 1860 [Credit: Archiv fur Kunst und Geschichte, Berlin]Lassalle, c. 1860 [Credit: Archiv fur Kunst und Geschichte, Berlin]

(born April 11, 1825, Breslau, Prussia—died Aug. 31, 1864, near Geneva, Switz.) German socialist, a founder of the German labour movement. He took part in the revolution of 1848–49 and established contact with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

In 1859 he settled in Berlin and became a political journalist. His advocacy of an evolutionary approach to socialism through a democratic constitutional state based on universal suffrage led to his gradual estrangement from Marx. He helped form the General German Workers' Association (1863) and was elected its president, but associates rebelled against his authoritarian leadership. In 1864 he went to Switzerland for a rest, fell passionately in love, and was killed at age 39 in a duel with the woman's former fiancé.

This is the complete article, containing 126 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page).

View More Summaries on Ferdinand Lassalle
More Information
  • View Lassalle, Ferdinand Study Pack
  • Search Results for "Lassalle, Ferdinand"
  • Add This to Your Bibliography
  • More Products on This Subject
    Ferdinand Lassalle
    The German socialist leader Ferdinand Lassalle (1825-1864) is considered the founder of the German ... more

    Ferdinand Lassalle
    Ferdinand Lassalle, an admirer and onetime friend of Karl Marx, was one of the most colorful and ro... more


     
    Copyrights
    Lassalle, Ferdinand from Encyclopedia Brittanica. ©2009 Encyclopedia Brittanica. All rights reserved.

    Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags




    About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy