Viktor Külföldi
Viktor Külföldi, real name Jakab Mayer-Rubcsics, born Jacob Mayer (Hungarian: Mayer-Rubcsics Jakab, "Külföldi Viktor") (1844 – March 5, 1894) was a Hungarian Socialist, journalist, and lecturer.
Viktor Külföldi | |
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| Born | Jakab Mayer-Rubcsics 1844 Thalheim, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Died | March 5, 1894 (aged 49–50) Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Pen name | Viktor Külföldi |
| Occupation | Journalist, lecturer |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Subject | Social democracy |
Born in Thalheim, Germany[1] (or Switzerland?[2]), he was known in his adopted country by the alias "Külföldi" (Hungarian for "foreigner").[1] In 1871 he became a member of the International Working Men's Association.[1] Together with Karóly Farkas (1842–1907) and Antal Ihrlinger, he co-founded the first Hungarian Socialist organization, the General Working Men's Union (Hungarian: az Általános Munkásegylet).[3] For organizing a strike by the GWMU, he, among others, was arrested (1871–2) and accused of high treason; he was eventually acquitted because of lack of evidence.[1][3]
In 1877 Külföldi founded the Social-democratic newspaper Népszava ("People's Voice"). He retired from the worker's movement in 1890 and died in Budapest in 1894.[1]
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References
- "Külföldi Viktor" (in Hungarian). Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon 1000 – 1990 ("Hungarian Electronic Encyclopedia 1000 –1990"). Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- "Külföldi, Viktor; früher Jacob Mayer, bis 1865 Rubcsics (1844-1894), Politiker und Publizist" [Külföldi, Viktor; formerly Jacob Mayer, to 1865 Rubcsics (1844–1894), politician and publicist] (XML). Austrian biographical dictionary: 1815-1950 (in German). Vol. 4. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences. 1954. p. 325. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- Karl Marx (September 2–7, 1872). "Report of the General Council, 5th IWMA Congress". The Hague, The Netherlands: marxists.org. Retrieved December 15, 2009.