Friedrich Engels: Co-Founder and Organizer of Marxism

Friedrich Engels, born on November 28, 1820, in Wuppertal, Germany (then Barmen), was a philosopher, social scientist, and close collaborator of Karl Marx. Bringing firsthand insight into industrial conditions from his family’s textile business, he authored The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1845. Engels co-wrote The Communist Manifesto and financially sustained Marx's research for decades. Following Marx’s death, he edited and published the remaining volumes of Das Kapital while writing major works like Anti-Dühring. His efforts consolidated Marxist theory into a coherent system, playing a pivotal role in organizing the international socialist movement.

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