biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Pedro Tufro

Tufró Rua, Pedro (1907-1937)

A short biography of Uruguayan anarchist Pedro Tufro, murdered by the Stalinists in Spain in 1937

A look at the past: the revolutionary career of Joaquín Pérez – Miguel Amorós

A vivid biographical sketch of Joaquín Pérez (1907-2006), based on a manuscript he wrote during the…

The Anarchist Woodcuts of Alexandre Mairet (1880-1947)

A short account of the work of Jean Mairet, radical artist

Serge Torrano

Torrano, Serge, 1950-2015

A short biography of the French libertarian communist railworker Serge Torrano.

Dave Rumsey

Rumsey, David (1937- 2015)

A short biography of Dave Rumsey, active in Brighton Anarchist Group

Canek Sanchez Guevara

Sanchez Guevara, Canek: Che’s anarchist grandson, 1974-2015

A short biography of Canek Sanchez Guevara, grandson of Che.

Colin Parker

Parker, Colin, 1948-2015

A short biography of Colin Parker, one of the founders of the Anarchist Federation

Peter is second from left, pictured in November 1920

Rybin, Peter, 1885-1921

Historical information about Peter Rybin, a Russian anarcho-syndicalist who joined the revolutionary Ukrainian Makhnovist army and was also…

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…