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A thinker and revolutionary from Germany. He collaborated with Marx to spread communist ideas and was heavily involved in analyzing capitalist society. He is a person who thinks about 19th century socialism.
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Birth
Manchester
Work
The Condition of the Working Class in England
1845
Book
The Communist Manifesto
1848
Book
Revolutions of 1848
1848
Revolution · Supporter
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Born into a family of industrialists in Prussia, he became involved in factory management in Manchester. Observing the lives of workers at the center of the industrial revolution, he deepened his critique of capitalism.
He wrote ``The Condition of the Working Class in England'' and published ``The Communist Manifesto'' with Marx. He supported Marx's research and lifestyle, and was also involved in editing Das Kapital.
Engels was also a man of contradictions, as he criticized capitalism while being involved in a capitalist family business. This position gave him a perspective on social issues from within the factory system.
Friedrich Engels was a person who connected the labor issues brought about by the industrial revolution to an international ideological movement. Studying him shows that socialism was born not just from abstract ideals, but from the experience and economic analysis of factory cities.
