De Leon, Daniel, 1852-1914

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Name (Hebrew)
לאון, דניאל דה, 1852-1914
Name (Latin)
De Leon, Daniel, 1852-1914
Other forms of name
Leon, Daniel De, 1852-1914
דה לאון, דניאל, 1852-1914
לעאן, דניאל דה, 1852-1914
ליאן, דעניעל דע, 1852-1914
Date of birth
1852
Date of death
1914
Associated country
United States
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 37056279
Wikidata: Q931775
Library of congress: n 85251123
Sources of Information
  • LC in RLIN, 4-23-86(hdg.: De Leon, Daniel, 1852-1914)
  • Lapit︠s︡kiĭ, M.I. Daniėlʹ De Leon, 1987:t.p. (Daniėlʹ De Leon)
  • Marquis who's who WWW site, Apr. 27, 2018(Daniel De Leon; born Dec. 14, 1852, Curaçao, died May 11, 1914; Prize lecturer on Latin-American diplomacy, Columbia, 1886-91; joined Knights of Labor, 1888, and in 1895, as the result of a split, he led in forming the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, of which he was an officer until its merging into the Industrial Workers of the World, 1905; was active in the Nationalist movement; joined Socialist Labor party, Oct. 1890, becoming editor of its English organ; editor Weekly People, 1892, Daily People, 1900. Home: Pleasantville, N.Y.)
  • Sue, E. The silver cross, 1909:t.p. (Daniel De Leon)
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Wikipedia description:

Daniel De Leon (; December 14, 1852 – May 11, 1914), alternatively spelled Daniel de León, was a Curaçao-born American socialist newspaper editor, politician, Marxist theoretician, and trade union organizer. He is regarded as the forefather of the idea of revolutionary industrial unionism and was the leading figure in the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1890 until the time of his death. De Leon was a co-founder of the Industrial Workers of the World and much of his ideas and philosophy contributed to the creations of Socialist Labor parties across the English-speaking world, including: Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance.

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