French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809-1865). Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was born on 15 January 1809 in what is now France. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is remembered as an economist, sociologist and politician, a citizen of France and Belgium. Notable works include “What Is Property?”, “The Confessions of a Revolutionary” and “The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty”. Positions held included Member of the 1848 Constituent Assembly.
Before and after
- 29 December 1808Birth of Andrew Johnson
- 1809Symphony No. 5
- 1809Lamarck proposes the first theory of evolution
- 4 January 1809Birth of Louis Braille
- 15 January 1809Birth of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- 19 January 1809Birth of Edgar Allan Poe
- 3 February 1809Birth of Felix Mendelssohn
- 12 February 1809Birth of Charles Darwin
- 12 February 1809Birth of Abraham Lincoln
More in Society, economy & sport
- 25 March 1807Britain abolishes the slave trade
- from 10 June 1815 to 24 August 1866Founding of German Confederation
- from 19 July 1848 to 20 July 1848The Seneca Falls Convention
- 14 September 1867Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital
- 1874Founding of Universal Postal Union
- 29 November 1899Founding of FC Barcelona
The era
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