Claus Timmermann
Claus Timmermann (* 1866 in Germany ; † 1941 in Camp Greylock, Massachusetts ) was a German anarchist and publisher .
Life
Claus Timmermann emigrated to the USA around 1883 and from 1889 worked in St. Louis as publisher and editor of the magazine Der Anarchist . In the summer of 1891 he quit this activity and went to New York. During the Homestead Strike in Homestead from June 30 to July 6, 1892 , which was one of the most massive industrial disputes in US history. he worked closely with Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman . As a brilliant stylist and propagandist, it was probably he who wrote her manifesto Labor Awakens (German: Work awakens). Timmermann was tried on September 1, 1893 and charged with inciting the uprising onUnion Square sentenced to 6 months in prison. The political gathering in Union Square had also resulted in Emma Goldman's arrest, conviction and jail time. In New York he was editor of the magazines Die Brandfackel (1893–1894) and Der Sturmvogel (1897–1899).
Web links
- Correspondence with Claus Timmermann in the Josef Peukert Papers at the International Institute for Social History (IISG, Amsterdam)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Paul Krause: The Battle for Homestead, 1890-1892: Politics, Culture, and Steel. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. ISBN 0-8229-5466-4
- ↑ See the fire torch
- ↑ See Der Sturmvogel
- ↑ Nick Heath: A short biography of German-American anarchist Claus Timmermann (accessed August 11, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Timmermann, Claus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and anarchist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1941 |
| Place of death | Camp Greylock , Massachusetts , USA |