Fritz Belleville
Fritz Belleville (also Fritz Belleville-Jünger ; born December 30, 1903 in Berlin ; † May 3, 1994 in Basel ; pseudonym: Fritz Merz ) was a German political activist.
Life
Belleville studied law in Berlin and Frankfurt. In 1922 he joined the Communist Party of Germany , from which he was expelled in 1926. He then turned to Trotskyism . In 1932 Belleville came to Basel, where she studied economics , history and philosophy and was active in the Marxist student group; from 1933 to 1934 he was a member of the Marxist Action. From 1932 to 1934 he was a member of the Trotskyist movement . During the war, Belleville was temporarily in labor camps ; it was not until 1954 that he received the Swiss settlement permit . In 1940 he was expatriated from Germany; It was not until 1977 that he took on German citizenship again . After 1945 he was a proofreader , consultant at the Swiss Workers' Education Center and president of the Basel group of freethinkers .
literature
- Hermann Weber , Andreas Herbst : German communists. Biographical Handbook 1918 to 1945 . 2nd, revised and greatly expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-320-02130-6 ( online ).
Web links
- Hermann Wichers : Belleville, Fritz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Fritz Belleville. (PDF; 205 kB) Biography and bibliography on Trotskyana.net
- Institute for Contemporary History Munich-Berlin: Witness literature online. ZS 3008, Belleville, Fritz (PDF file; 2.77 MB). Interview Stock with Belleville on March 29, 1972 (second version) regarding emigration to Switzerland; Marxism; Communist Party; Lenin League; Marxists and Trotskyists, characterization of some political emigrants in Switzerland.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belleville, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belleville-Jünger, Fritz; Merz, Fritz (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1994 |
| Place of death | Basel |