- Date:
- 1870
- Original Format:
- Carte de Visite
- Item#:
- MES25805
- Photographer:
- L. J. Vahlteich (Chicago)
August Bebel (1840-1913)
A German writer and socialist, Bebel led the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany for more than 40 years and was a great figure in the history of western European socialism. He grew up in extreme poverty as the son of a Prussian army officer and came to oppose the Reichstag, German colonialism in Africa, and anti-Semitism.