Nick Heath
British anarchist-communist and thorough documenter of the international anarchist movement.
Mowbray, Charles Wilfred, 185?-1910
A short biography of tailor Charles Mowbray, who was possibly the first anarchist-communist in Britain. He was active in London, Norwich and the US.
Charles Wilfred Mowbray
Born 1850s – Durham, UK, died December 1910 – Bridlington, UK
Nedelec, André, 1926-2000
A short biography of French anarchist and factory militant André Nedelec.
André Nedelec
Born 1926 - France, died 15 October 2000 - France
André ‘Dede’ Nedelec died on 15th October 2000 just before his 75th birthday, after long years of suffering from a crippling illness. Up to the end he maintained a lively intellect and a continuing interest in the libertarian movement.
Charles, Fred, c1860-c1930
A biography of early British anarchist Fred Charles who was accused in the Walsall Anarchist frame-up.
Born Frederick Charles Slaughter, Fred Charles was a leading light within the very active Norwich branch of the Socialist League in the 1880s. The Socialist League was a revolutionary socialist organisation that had broken with Hyndman’s Social Democratic Federation, some because of their dislike of the autocratic Hyndman, some because of their dislike of Hyndman and his politics.
Cordoba, Antonio Zapata, 1908-2000
A short biography of construction worker, anarchist and Spanish Civil War fighter Antonio Zapata Cordoba.
Antonio Zapata Cordoba was born in San Javier in Murcia, Spain in 1908. The youngest of four brothers of a family of day labourers, he attended a rationalist school set up by miners from the age of 5, which had a profound effect on him. At the age of 9 he had to start work in the fields. He went to Barcelona at the age of 12 here his brothers were working.
Durou, Gilles, 1954-2003
A short biography of French libertarian communist Gilles Durou.
Gilles became active in the libertarian movement in the 1970s. He joined the Groupe Sebastien Faure (part of the Federation Anarchiste) in Bordeaux. In the early 80s he left the FA with other groups, notably the Groupe Emma Goldman of Paris.
Fabbri, Luce, 1908-2000
A biography of, Luce Fabbri, an Italian anarchist who joined her father in exile in Uruguay and played a key part in both country's movements until her death.
Luce Fabbri, the daughter of the outstanding Italian anarchist Luigi Fabbri, was a militant of great calibre herself. Born in Rome on 2nd July 1908, she was brought up in a free and culturally stimulating environment.
Foulser, George, 1920-1975
A short biography of British anarchist seaman and occasional writer, George Foulser.
George Foulser
Born 1920 – UK, died March 1975 – London, UK
"I have never paid off a deep-sea ship without having converted at least one shipmate to a revolutionary working-class point of view."
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.
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.
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.
