Peter Nothjung (24 July 1821 – 4 October 1866) was a tailor 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, where he joined the Cologne Workers' Association. Nothjung also became a member 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 ...

. As such, he served as an emissary between the Cologne Workers Association and the Central Authority of the Communist League. Nothjung later was accused by Prussian authorities of traitorous activities and became one of defendants in the "

Cologne Communist Trial The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 in Cologne, Germany, and was conducted by the Prussian government against eleven members of the Communist League who were suspected of having participated in the 1848 uprising. The trial lasted from ...

" in 1852.Biographical note contained in the ''Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Volume 10'', p. 729.

References

1821 births 1866 deaths German socialists German revolutionaries {{Germany-activist-stub