Friedrich Engels

1820–1895

Nationality: German

Historical Period: The 19th Century

The son of a wealthy German cotton manufacturer, Engels is best known for his collaboration with Karl Marx in developing 19th century revolutionary, “scientific socialism.”

• Editor: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. 3 vols.
• Editor: Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie
• Author: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei. Veröffentlicht im Februar 1848
• Author: Manifesto of the Communist Party