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The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 in
''Revelations Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne''
by Karl Marx {{Authority control Trials in Germany anti-communism in Germany 19th century in Cologne German Confederation Rhine Province
The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 in Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
, Germany
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, and was conducted by the Prussian government
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against eleven members of the Communist League
The Communist League (German: ''Bund der Kommunisten)'' was an international political party established on 1 June 1847 in London, England. The organisation was formed through the merger of the League of the Just, headed by Karl Schapper, and the ...
who were suspected of having participated in the 1848 uprising. The trial lasted from October 4 to November 12, 1852, and when it was over the Communist League dissolved itself. Seven of the eleven were sentenced to prison terms of up to six years.
Principals
Defendants
*Heinrich Burgers Heinrich may refer to:
People
* Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...
*Hermann Wilhelm Haupt Hermann Wilhelm Haupt was born in Germany in 1831. He was a business clerk and became a member of the Communist League. However, he betrayed the other defendants during the Cologne Communist Trial
The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 i ...
*Abraham Jacobi
Abraham Jacobi (6 May 1830 – 10 July 1919) was a German physician and pioneer of pediatrics. He was a key figure in the movement to improve child healthcare and welfare in the United States and opened the first children's clinic in the country. ...
*Frederick Lessner
Fredrick Lessner (1825–1910) was a German tailor active in the nineteenth century Communist movement. He was a member of the Communist League and participated in the 1848 Revolution. In 1852 he was a defendant in the Cologne Communist Trial
The ...
* Peter Nothjung
Other involved parties
*Adolph Bermbach Adolph Joseph Maria Bermbach (14 December 1822 – 14 March 1875) was a German lawyer and revolutionary who worked in Cologne. Bermbach, a member of the Communist League, was a correspondent of Karl Marx and kept him abreast of anti-communist trials ...
See also
* ''Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany
''Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany'' (German: ''Revolution und Konterrevolution in Deutschland'') is a book by Friedrich Engels, with contributions by Karl Marx. Originally a series of articles in the ''New York Daily Tribune'' publish ...
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Footnotes
External links
''Revelations Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne''
by Karl Marx {{Authority control Trials in Germany anti-communism in Germany 19th century in Cologne German Confederation Rhine Province