Johann Most
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German-American anarchist
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1846-02-05 ) February 5, 1846, Augsburg , Kingdom of Bavaria
- Died
- March 17, 1906 (1906-03-17) (aged 60), Cincinnati, Ohio , US
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Place of birth
- Augsburg
- Place of death
- Cincinnati
- Occupation
- anarchist
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- atheism
- Movement
- anarchism
- Image
- Johann Most 2.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Political ideology
- anarchism
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- 1846-02-05
- date of death
- 1906-03-17
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- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Johann Joseph "Hans" Most (February 5, 1846 – March 17, 1906) was a German-American Social Democratic and then anarchist politician, newspaper editor, and orator. He is credited with popularizing the concept of "propaganda of the deed" in the United States. Most became a widely noted controversial figure when he published literature on how to make and use bombs, and was imprisoned several times for advocacy of violent anarchism.
Early years
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