Max Valentin Schippel (6 December 1859,

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– 6 June 1928

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) was a

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journalist and writer. Schippel was the son of a school teacher. In the early 1880s he went to

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to study

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under

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and fell under the influence of "State Socialism" ("Staatssozialismus") also being influenced by

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and

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. However he was later to embrace

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and joined the

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(SPD), even though he always maintained a level of independence, sometimes trying to reconcile his prior views with the dominant themes of Marxism. He was employed by the SPD first as editor of the ''Volksblatt'' (1886–7) and then the '' Volkstribune'' (1887–90). In 1890 his proficiency as a public speaker attracted the attention of local leaders of the SPD and he successfully stood for the Reichstag in the election that year. Although critical of

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he did not join Die Jungen, who felt he had lost his radical perspective.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schippel, Max 1859 births 1928 deaths German social democrats Members of the 8th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 9th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 10th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 11th Reichstag of the German Empire