Person    | Male  Born 7/4/1870  Died 2/5/1919

Gustav Landauer

Categories: Politics & Administration, Tragedy

Countries: Germany

Anarchist theorist. Born Germany. Also translated William Shakespeare into German. Beaten to death by soldiers while under arrest in Munich. Film director Mike Nichols is his grandson.

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Gustav Landauer

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Anarchists

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City of London Territorial Association

City of London Territorial Association

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Arthur H. Valentine

Arthur H. Valentine

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Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

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Person, Politics & Administration, India, South Africa

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Frank Lerner
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People of Malta

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Edgar Myles VC

Edgar Myles VC

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

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Person, Science, Seriously Famous, Italy

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George W. Taylor
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Thomas McConvey

Thomas McConvey

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1 memorial