biographies

Biographies of revolutionaries, radicals, historical figures and working class activists.

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Jacques Reclus

Reclus, Jacques (1894-1984) aka Shao Kelu

A short biography of the French anarchist Jacques Reclus, active in both France and China

Mairet's Sacco and Vanzetti woodcut

Mairet, Alexandre, 1880-1947

A look at the life and work of the Swiss anarchist artist Alexandre Mairet, noted for his woodcuts.

A biographical sketch of Edgar Bauer (1820-1886)

William E. Trautmann, New Zealand Wobbly

A biographical article by Mark Derby and Jay Miller of William E. Trautmann, an early and important member of the Industrial Workers of the World…

Antonia Fontanillas

Fontanillas Borras, Antonia (1917-2014) aka Aurora, Tona

A short biography of Spanish anarchist militant Antonia Fontanillas

Prophet of community: the romantic socialism of Gustav Landauer - Eugene Lunn

Eugene Lunn's in-depth study of Gustav Landauer's life and thought.

Ben Fletcher: portrait of a black syndicalist

A biography of black IWW member and organiser Ben Fletcher, written by Jeff Stein. Originally appeared in the Libertarian Labor Review (Summer…

Ascaso on the Ramblas, Barcelona, on July 20, 1936

Ascaso Abadía, Francisco, 1901-1936

A very brief biography of leading Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant, Francisco Ascaso, who was killed on the dawn of the Spanish revolution.

Members of the Los Solidarios group

Torres Escartín, Rafael, 1901-1939

A short biography of Rafael Torres Escartín, a Spanish anarchist pastry cook who was active in the anarcho-syndicalist CNT union and Los…

Anthony Lorry

Lorry, Anthony (1972-2014)

A short biography of the French social historian and anarchist Anthony Lorry

Mauro Franchini

Franchini, Mauro 1930-2012

A short biography of Mauro Franchini, Italian anarchist active in Carrara

“I never met a man I admired more”: Vincent St. John (1876-1929)

A short biography written by Juan Conatz of Vincent St. John, who was a hugely important and…