Friedrich Engels was born on 28 November 1820 in Barmen. A German philosopher and social theorist, Engels was the son of a textile manufacturer who worked in the family's mill in Manchester. His book The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on direct observation, drew attention to the effects of industrialization. He formed a lifelong partnership with Karl Marx, with whom he wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848, and he supported Marx financially for years. After Marx's death in 1883 he edited and published the second and third volumes of Das Kapital. His own works, including Anti-Dühring and The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, helped to shape Marxist thought.
Before and after
- 1820Oersted discovers electromagnetism
- 14 March 1820Birth of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
- 27 April 1820Birth of Herbert Spencer
- 12 May 1820Birth of Florence Nightingale
- 28 November 1820Birth of Friedrich Engels
- c. 1821Birth of Harriet Tubman
- from 1821 to 1829Greek War of Independence
- 1821Founding of McGill University
- 9 April 1821Birth of Charles Baudelaire
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- from 19 July 1848 to 20 July 1848The Seneca Falls Convention
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Committee of the Red Cross
- 14 September 1867Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital
- 29 November 1899Founding of FC Barcelona
- 30 June 1908Tunguska event
The era
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