biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

O'Neill Cuestas, Fernando, 1924-2005

A short biography of the Uruguayian anarchist and historian who was one of the founding members of the FAU, and later was involved in the…

Creaghe, Dr. John O'Dwyer, 1841-1920

Short biography of John Creaghe, Irish anarchist who fought baliffs in Sheffield, taught in a free school in Argentina and rioted with Flores…

Sketch of T.W. Thibedi.

Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney: Three figures in the IWW in South Africa

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, the Wobblies) was the main influence on the radical left…

Whitehead, Edgar Thoreau ( 1890-1956)

A short and incomplete biography of Edgar T. Whitehead, anti-parliamentary communist, then supporter of the Soviet Unionand finally anti…

Krüschedt, Fritz (1910-1978)

A short biography of German anarchist Fritz Krüschedt

Fritz Oerter

Oerter, Friedrich “Fritz” (1869-1935)

A short biography of the German anarchist Fritz Oerter.

A stolperstein memorial stone by Wartenberg's house

Wartenberg, Gerhard (1904-1942) alias H. W. Gerhard alias G. Berg alias Ägide

A short biography of the German anarchist Gerhard Wartenberg, murdered by the Nazis.

Otto Wolf

Wolf, Otto (1902-1943)

A short biography of the German anarchist Otto Wolf, active in the FAUD underground.

Steinacker, Hermann ( 1870-1944)

A short biography of Hermann Steinacker, German anarchist murdered by the Nazis.

Der Anarchist

Holke, Artur Paul(1883-1940)

A short biography of the German anarchist Artur Holke, murdered by the Nazis.

Léandre Valero

Valero, Léandre (1923-2011)

A short biography of Léandre Valero an anarchist who "critically supported" the Algerian independence movement

Le Pen, Julien (1878-1945)

A short biography of Julien Le Pen, French anarcho-syndicalist