Friedrich Engels
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Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, sociologist, and economist who lived from 1820 to 1895 and developed influential theories about society, economics, and history alongside Karl Marx. His work shaped socialist and communist thought and remains studied today for its impact on political ideology and social theory.
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- Born
- 28 November 1820
- Died
- 5 August 1895
- Works
- 817
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- 《〈自然辩证法〉导言》解说和注释
- Manifesto of the Communist Party
- Die lage der arbeitenden klasse in England
- 费尔巴哈
- Manifeste du Parti Communiste
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Writing · Barmen [now Wuppertal], Germany
Known for
- História do Comunismo — Self2024
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Works in European collections
14 objects attributed to Friedrich Engels, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Friedrich Engels ( German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɛŋl̩s]; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, journalist, businessman, and revolutionary socialist. He is best known for his lifelong collaboration with Karl Marx, with whom he co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848) and developed the political and philosophical system that came to be known as Marxism. After Marx's death, Engels served as the editor of his works, completing the second and third volumes of Das Kapital.
Born in Barmen, Prussia, to a prosperous mercantile family, Engels rejected his family's devoutly Pietist values from a young age. He became involved with the Young Hegelians while performing military service in Berlin and embraced a materialist philosophy. In 1842, his father sent him to Manchester, England, to work in a cotton mill in which the family had an investment. His experiences of the industrial working class there led him to write his first major work, The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845).
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