Daniel De Leon (1852-1914) was a Curaçao-born American socialist newspaper editor, politician, Marxist theoretician and trade union organizer regarded as the forefather of revolutionary industrial unionism. He led the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1890 until his death and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World, and his ideas contributed to the founding of Socialist Labor parties across the English-speaking world.
Facts
Connections
Associated With
Source Daniel De Leon (Wikipedia)
Practices Studied
Source Daniel De Leon (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Daniel De Leon
- Wikidata Q931775, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)
- Wikidata Q931775, P569 (w-bbfill-smallsix3-0926)
View the SourceDaniel De Leon (Wikipedia)
Lead section
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.
Practices Studied: Trade Union, Article text
De Leon was highly critical of the trade union movement in America and described the craft-oriented American Federation of Labor as the "American Separation of Labor".
Associated With: Columbia University, Article text
While he maintained an attorney's office until 1884 he was more interested in pursuing an academic career at his alma mater, Columbia.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.