Abstract

This photograph of Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826–1900) was taken ca. 1895. Beginning in the mid-1860s, Liebknecht was a close associate of August Bebel in the Saxon People’s Party and the German Social Democratic Party. For many years he was the principal populizer of Karl Marx’s ideas in Germany.

Social Democratic Leader Wilhelm Liebknecht (c. 1895)

Source

Source: Wilhelm Liebknecht, photo postcard (c. 1895). Unknown photographer. Printers: Rauh und Pohle Leipzig. Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. Inv.-Nr.: PK 96/192. Available online at: http://www.dhm.de/lemo/bestand/objekt/96001600

Recommended Citation

Social Democratic Leader Wilhelm Liebknecht (c. 1895), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-5118> [December 20, 2024].

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