Friedrich Wilhelm Fritzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Fritzsche (March 25, 1825 – February 5, 1905), commonly known by his middle name, was a Germans, German trade union, trade unionist and socialism, socialist politician who was elected a member of the Reichstag (German Empire), Reichstag. He was a founder and President of the General German Cigar Workers' Union (ADZV) in 1865. The subject of police persecution for his political views, in 1881 Fritzsche emigrated to the United States of America, where he edited the newspaper the ''Philadelphia Tageblatt'' for a time before retiring from politics. Biography Early years Friedrich Wilhelm Fritzsche, known to his family and friends as Wilhelm, was born in Leipzig, in the Kingdom of Saxony, one of the States of the German Confederation, German States, on March 25, 1825. His father, Wilhelm Fritzsche, was a journeyman shoemaker.Graham Ford, "Friedrich Wilhelm Fritzsche," in A. Thomas Lane (ed.), ''Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders: A-L.'' Westport, CT: G ...
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