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Wilhelm Weitling
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German-American socialist (1808–1871)
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Wilhelm Weitling was a male opinion journalist, writer, and politician who worked in the field of philosophy. Born in Magdeburg in 1808, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States. He wrote in German and was convicted of blasphemy.
His notable works include *Garantien der Harmonie und Freiheit*, *Gerechtigkeit*, *Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Denk- und Sprachlehre*, *Die menschheit, wie sie ist und wie sie sein sollte*, and *Das Evangelium des armen Sünders*. He is described by sources such as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the New International Encyclopedia.
Weitling died in New York City in 1871. His archives are held at the New York Public Library Main Branch.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1808
- Died
- 1871
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Garantien der Harmonie und Freiheit
- Gerechtigkeit
- Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Denk- und Sprachlehre
- Die menschheit, wie sie ist und wie sie sein sollte
- Das Evangelium des armen Sünders
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Key facts
- Born
- Wilhelm Weitling , ( 1808-10-05 ) October 5, 1808, Magdeburg , Kingdom of Westphalia
- Died
- January 25, 1871 (1871-01-25) (aged 62), New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Tailor , activist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Magdeburg
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- WilhelmWeitling.jpg
- Convicted of
- blasphemy
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- date of birth
- 1808-01-01
- date of death
- 1871-01-22
- writing language
- German
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Weitling
- Commons category
- Wilhelm Weitling
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to Wilhelm Weitling, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Das Evangelium des armen Sünders
Kerkerpoesien
Die Menschheit, wie sie ist und wie sie sein sollte
Garantien der Harmonie und Freiheit
Der bewegende Urstoff in seinen Kosmo-electro-magnetischen Wirkungen ein Bild des Weltalls den Akademien der Wissenschaften hochachtungsvoll zur Prüfung vorgelegt
Das Evangelium des armen Sünders
Ein Nothruf an die Männer der Arbeit und der Sorge
~9 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Wilhelm Christian Weitling ( German: [ˈvaɪ̯tlɪŋ]; October 5, 1808 – January 25, 1871) was a German tailor, inventor, radical political activist and one of the first theorists of communism. Weitling gained fame in Europe as a social theorist before he immigrated to the United States.
In addition to his extensive political writing, Weitling was a successful inventor of attachments for commercial sewing machines, including devices for double-stitching and the creation of button holes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilhelm Weitling” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.