Hermann Kriege (1820–1850) was a

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revolutionary and journalist of the first half of the 19th century. His journalistic activities supporting

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ideas caused him to be arrested and jailed in 1844. After serving his sentence he traveled to

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, then

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, and finally to

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. In New York he wrote for the ''Volks-Tribun'', a

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newspaper active in the 1840s. Following the

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he briefly returned to Germany but left soon after for the

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again. This time he settled in

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, where he became editor of the newly-formed '' Illinois Staats-Zeitung'', a position he held until 1849, when he again returned to New York. Kriege suffered from mental illness and died in the

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in 1850, at age 30.

References

* Die Väter unserer Republik in ihrem Leben und Wirken. Thomas Paine. Uhl, New York 1848. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kriege, Hermann American socialists German socialists Prussian emigrants to the United States 1820 births 1850 deaths 19th-century American newspaper editors Illinois Staats-Zeitung people New York (state) socialists Illinois socialists