Wilhelm Weitling
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- 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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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1808
- Died
- 22 January 1871
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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
- politician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- WilhelmWeitling.jpg
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Article
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.