engels

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socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895)

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Friedrich Engels ( ENG-(g)əlz, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔɛŋl̩s]; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German philosopher, critic of political economy, historian, political theorist and revolutionary socialist. He was also a businessman, journalist and political activist, whose father was an owner of large textile factories in Salford (Lancashire, England) and Barmen, Prussia (now Wuppertal, Germany).Engels developed what is now known as Marxism together with Karl Marx. In 1845, he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in English cities. In 1848, Engels co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Marx and also authored and co-authored (primarily with Marx) many other works. Later, Engels supported Marx financially, allowing him to do research and write Das Kapital. After Marxs death, Engels edited the second and third volumes of Das Kapital. Additionally, Engels organised Marxs notes on the Theories of Surplus Value which were later published as the fourth volume of Das Kapital. In 1884, he published The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State on the basis of Marxs ethnographic research.
On 5 August 1895, aged 74, Engels died of laryngeal cancer in London. Following cremation, his ashes were scattered off Beachy Head, near Eastbourne.

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Engels usually refers to Friedrich Engels, a German philosopher, economist, and social scientist who is best known for developing Marxism with Karl Marx. The term Engels may also refer to his theories or writings. Additionally, it is the Dutch word for English. In other contexts, it could be used as a last name. Therefore, the general definition of Engels largely depends on its use in context.