Eduard Bernstein

Eduard Bernstein (1850–1932) was a German philosopher, writer, economist, and editing staff member. Born in Schöneberg and dying in Berlin, he held citizenship in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, and the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany, he worked in Berlin and wrote in German. His political ideology encompassed democratic socialism and social democracy.

Bernstein was a Jewish person who adhered to Reform Judaism. He was the relative of Aaron Bernstein. His notable works include *Die Voraussetzungen des Sozialismus und die Aufgaben der Sozialdemokratie*, *Was die Sozialdemokratie will*, *Der kommunismus*, *Wie ist wissenschaftlicher Socialismus möglich?*, and *Die englische Gefahr und das deutsche Volk*. His writings have been described by sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the New International Encyclopedia, and Pax Leksikon. His archives are held at the International Institute of Social History.