biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

British free corps recruitment poster

Cooper, Thomas Heller - Britain's Own War Criminal

The story of the British Free Corps, the British SS unit, and one of its key figures Thomas Heller Cooper.

Hillman, Ellis remembered

A short obituary of Ellis Hillman, 1928-1996, by Albert Meltzer.

Albert Meltzer

Remembering Albert - Solidaridad Obrera

Albert Meltzer obituary from Solidaridad Obrera, (paper of the CNT of Catalunya) July 1996.

Ito Noe

Noe, Ito, 1895-1923

A short biography of Ito Noe, a courageous Japanese woman who broke with her social conditioning and became a champion of both women’s liberation…

Lucy Parsons

Parsons, Lucy, 1853-1942

A biography of anarchist labour organiser and wife of Haymarket Martyr Albert Parsons, Lucy Parsons.

Pasotti, Giuseppe, 1888-1951

A short biography of Italian anarchist, Giuseppe Pasotti, who ran a network to smuggle militants and materials into Spain during the Civil War.

Radowitzky, Simon, 1891-1956

A biography of Ukrainian-born anarchist Simon Radowitzky, who assassinated a police chief responsible for the killings of workers.

Kenneth Rexroth

Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905-1982

A short biography of poet, anarchist and pioneer of the Beat movement Kenneth Rexroth.

Leo Rothzeigel, right, in Budapest. Egon Erwin Kisch is beside him.

Rothziegel, Leo, 1892-1919

A short biography of Austrian anarchist Leo Rothziegel, who was killed in the fighting following the Hungarian Revolution of 1918.

Roussenq, Paul, 1885-1949

A short biography of French anarchist Paul Roussenq, who spent much of his life in prison camps.

Lucien Tronchet

Tronchet, Lucien, 1902-1981

A short biography of Swiss building worker, labour organiser and anarcho-syndicalist Lucien Tronchet.

Ngo Van Xuhat

Xuyet, Ngo Van, 1912-2005

A short biography of Vietnamese libertarian socialist and metal worker Ngo Van Xuyet.