Friedrich Engels

28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a German philosopher, social scientist, and businessman who co-founded Marxist theory alongside Karl Marx. He co-authored The Communist Manifesto, wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England, and edited the second and third volumes of Marx's Das Kapital after Marx's death.

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Born in Barmen, Prussia
28 November 1820

Engels was born in Barmen (now part of Wuppertal, Germany), the eldest son of a wealthy textile manufacturer.

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Moved to Manchester to work in the family cotton business
November 1842

Engels was sent to work at the Ermen & Engels cotton mill in Manchester, England, where he observed the conditions of industrial workers firsthand.

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Began lifelong collaboration with Karl Marx in Paris
28 August 1844

Engels met Marx at the Café de la Régence in Paris, beginning one of the most consequential intellectual partnerships in history.

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Published The Condition of the Working Class in England
1845

Based on his observations in Manchester, Engels published a pioneering study of the industrial working class.

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Co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx
21 February 1848

The Manifesto was published in London on the eve of the 1848 revolutions and became one of the world's most influential political documents.

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Worked at Ermen & Engels in Manchester to support Marx
1850 – 1869

Engels returned to the family firm in Manchester, using his income to provide financial support to Marx and his family for nearly two decades.

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Moved to London
September 1870

After retiring from business, Engels moved to London to be near Marx and devote himself fully to writing and political work.

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Published the second volume of Marx's Das Kapital
1885

After Marx's death in 1883, Engels edited and published the second volume of Das Kapital from Marx's manuscripts.

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Published the third volume of Das Kapital
1894

Engels completed the editing and publication of the third volume of Das Kapital, finishing Marx's major economic work.

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Died in London
5 August 1895

Engels died of throat cancer in London at age 74; his ashes were scattered at sea off Beachy Head at his request.

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