Lysander Spooner
Sign in to saveAmerican political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist First International and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1808-01-19 ) January 19, 1808, Athol, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- May 14, 1887 (1887-05-14) (aged 79), Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur, lawyer and writer
- Subject
- Political philosophy
- Notable works
- The Unconstitutionality of Slavery (1845), No Treason (1867)
- Era
- 19th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Iusnaturalism
- Main interests
- Abolitionism Mutual banking Natural law Right to property Tax resistance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Athol
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- anarchist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- deism
- Image
- LysanderSpooner.jpg
- Work location
- United States
- Political ideology
- anarchism
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- date of birth
- 1808-01-19
- date of death
- 1887-05-14
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- Lysander Spooner
- name in native language
- Lysander Spooner
- place of burial
- Forest Hills Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 – May 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, entrepreneur, lawyer, essayist, natural rights legal theorist, pamphleteer, political philosopher, and writer often associated with the Boston anarchist tradition.
Spooner was a strong advocate of the labor movement and is politically identified with individualist anarchism. His writings contributed to the development of both left-libertarian and right-libertarian political theory.
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