German painter of the Marx circle who led the London Communist League and sat on the International's General Council
Born in Heilbronn in 1819, the son of a master cooper, he studied painting at the Munich Academy and from 1844 lived in London painting miniatures and decoration. In 1845 he joined the German Workers' Educational Association and the League of the Just, and sat on its leadership committee in 1847, when Marx and Engels turned it into the Communist League. From April 1848 he headed the London Communist League with Heinrich Bauer and Eccarius, and in 1849 he fought with the Baden revolutionaries at Waghäusel. Thereafter he worked closely with Marx and Engels, and he sat on the central council of the International from its foundation until 1867 and again from 1870 to 1872, signing many of its publications. He died of tuberculosis in London in 1876.
Also known as: Carl Heinrich Pfänder · Karl Pfänder · Karl Pfaender
Activities and affiliations
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1847–1850
Political and party leadership
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1864–1872
International Workingmen's Association (First International)Main
Social movements and organizing
Career Timeline
- 1847Member of the leadership committee of the League of the Just
- 1848Headed the London Communist League
- 1849Fought with the Baden revolutionaries at Waghäusel
- 1864–1867Member of the central council of the International
- 1870–1872Member of the General Council of the International