Alfred Wagenknecht

Alfred Wagenknecht
Wagenknecht c. 1918
Born
Alfred Wagenknecht

(1881-08-15)August 15, 1881
Görlitz, Province of Silesia, German Empire
DiedAugust 26, 1956(1956-08-26) (aged 75)
Illinois, U.S.
Political partyCommunist Party USA
Other political
affiliations		Socialist Party of America (before 1919)
Communist Labor Party of America (1919–1921)
Spouse
Hortense Allison
​
(m. 1905)​
RelativesElmer Allison

Alfred Wagenknecht (August 15, 1881 – August 26, 1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the Communist Party USA in 1919 as a leader of the Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party. Wagenknecht served as executive secretary of the Communist Labor Party of America and the United Communist Party of America in 1919 and 1920, respectively.

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