biographies
Biographies and autobiographies of key historical figures and thinkers, and ordinary people who have tried to change the world.
Frager, Jack, 1903-1998
A short biography of Ukrainian anarchist and labour activist Jack Frager.
Jack Frager
Born Yankel or Yakov Treiger, 3 January 1903 - Ismeryuka, Ukraine, died 7 March 1998 - USA
Franteschini, Boris, 1914-1986
A short biography of Italian anarchist active in Australia, Boris Franteschini.
On August 26, 1986 Boris Franteschini died due to complications caused by lung cancer.
Boris was one of the last active members of the Italian Anarchist Movement in Melbourne. His commitment and enthusiasm for anarchism was something he maintained until his death.
Garcia, Benigno Andrade, ?-1952
A short biography of Spanish anarchist locksmith and guerrilla resistance fighter Benigno Andrade Garcia.
Benigno Andrade Garcia
Born date unknown - Spain, died 26 July 1952 - La Coruna, Spain
Benigno was known as Foucellas after the village in La Corunna where he was born. In 1936 before the start of the civil war he was working with a locksmith in Mesia and was member of the anarcho-syndicalist union the CNT.
Grigoriev, Georgi, 1906-1996
A short biography of veteran Bulgarian anarchist-communist militant, Georgi Grigoriev.
The veteran Bulgarian anarchist Georgi Grigoriev (aka Georgi Balkanski) died at the age of 90 in Sofia.
Guigui-Theral, Albert, 1903-19?
A short biography of Algerian anarchist, mechanic and French Resistance fighter Albert Guigui-Theral.
Albert Guigui-Theral
Born 1903 - Algeria, died later than 1945 - place and date unknown
Born in Algeria, raised in Paris, Guigui-Theral returned to Algeria in 1918, working as a mechanic. As an activist he was involved in the metal workers' strikes and sent to jail for his anarchist propaganda.
Guillen, Manuel Lozano, 1904-1945
A short biography of Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant Manuel Lozano Guillen, who was executed by General Franco's government in 1945.
Born in Belver de Cinco into a poor peasant family in 1904, Manuel emigrated at an early age to Catalonia, working as a labourer in various jobs. As a militant in the anarchist trade union the CNT he was persecuted by the police and exiled in France during the Primo de Rivera dictatorship.
Henry, Emile, 1872-1894
A short biography of French anarchist and protagonist of 'propaganda by deed', Emile Henry.
Not many people have heard of Emile Henry, which is surprising really.
He was born in 1872 in Spain, the son of an exiled Paris Communard. He returned to Paris with his family, and became a student at the Prestigious Ecole Polytechnique. However, he chose to abandon his studies in favour of "propaganda by deed".
Hoy, Senna, 1882-1914
A short biography of German Jewish anarchist and gay liberationist Senna Hoy.
Senna Hoy was born Johannes Holzmann in 1882 into a well-off Jewish family. He is mentioned as a member of Helen Blavatsky’s Theosophical circle in Berlin in 1903, when he would have been eighteen.
Jelinek, Wilhelm 'Willi', 1889-1952
Biographical information about Willi Jelinek, and information about the anarchist movement in post-war East Germany under Russian occupation.
The dark night of Willi Jelinek
Wilhelm Jelinek, or Willi as he was known, was born in Germany on Christmas day in 1889.
He lived in Zwickau, an industrial town in Saxony, in the former East Germany, not far from Chemnitz and the Czech border.
Jiménez, José Ruiz, 1906-2002
Biographical information about Spanish anarcho-syndicalist José Ruiz Jiménez.
José Ruiz Jiménez died, aged 96, on the 1st June 2002; With his death, the Extremeño region has lost its oldest militant and its most intimate connection with the origins of anarcho-syndicalism.
