Edgar von Westphalen

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Edgar von Westphalen

Edgar Gerhard Julius Oscar Ludwig von Westphalen (26 March 1819 – 30 September 1890) was a German writer, Communist politician and the brother-in-law of Karl Marx. He was the son of Prussian baron Ludwig von Westphalen and his second wife Caroline Heubel. Heubel was also the mother of Jenny who married Karl Marx. Edgar had a half-brother Ferdinand from his father's first marriage.[1] The Westphalen and Marx families were neighbors in Trier, with Karl and Edgar being friends and schoolmates.[2]

During the Adelsverein sponsored German immigration to Texas, Edgar von Westphalen was one of the early immigrants to the Latin settlement of Sisterdale.[3]

Works

  • Aus Havelland. Gedichte. Gensch, Berlin 1883.
  • Armin, der Cheruskerfürst. Gensch, Berlin 1883.
  • Der Bataveraufstand. Gensch, Berlin 1883.
  • Aus Havelland. Gedichte. 2. Auflage. Gensch, Berlin 1884.

References

  1. ^ Manuel, Frank E. (1997). A Requiem for Karl Marx. Harvard University Press. pp. 27–34. ISBN 978-0-674-76327-2.
  2. ^ Wilson, Edmund; Menand, Louis (2003). To the Finland Station: A Study in the Writing and Acting of History. NYRB Classics. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1-59017-033-5.
  3. ^ Conzen, Michael P.; Haarmann, Viola; Murphy, Alexander B. (2000). "The Clash of Utopias:Sisterdale and the Six-Sided Struggle for the Texas Hill Country". Cultural Encounters with the Environment Enduring and Evolving Geographic Themes. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 39–45. ISBN 978-0-7425-0106-5.