George Engel

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George Engel was a German-American labor activist and anarchist who was executed following the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf anarchist
labor activist
person
political activist
trade unionist
advocatedFor eight-hour workday
social revolution
workers' rights
associatedWith Chicago anarchist movement
labor unions in Chicago
burialPlace Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
convictedIn Haymarket affair trial
convictedOf conspiracy
countryOfBirth Electorate of Hesse NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
ethnicGroup German
familyName Engel
givenName George
hasCause workers' rights
hasRole defendant in Haymarket trial
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageSpoken English
German
legalStatusAtDeath convicted prisoner
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
memorial Haymarket Martyrs Monument
movement anarchism
labor movement
name George Engel
notableEvent Haymarket affair
notableFor being one of the Haymarket martyrs
occupation anarchist
labor activist
partOf Haymarket anarchists
placeOfBirth Kassel, Electorate of Hesse
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
politicalAlignment radical left
religion secularism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
victimOf political repression in the United States


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