Rudolf Grossmann (1882–1942), known by his pseudonym Pierre Ramus, was an Austrian anarchist and pacifist.
Early life
Ramus was born into a
Jewish
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family, the son of Sofie Polnauer from
Moravia
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and Samuel Grossmann, a merchant from
Hungary
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Grossmann was arrested for inciting a riot during the
Paterson silk strike of 1902, where he was arrested alongside
William MacQueen and
Luigi Galleani.
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1882 births
1942 deaths
Austrian anarchists
Austrian pacifists
Austrian people of Czech-Jewish descent
Austrian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
Jewish anarchists
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany
People who died at sea
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