Johann Baer
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Johann Baer was born in Germany. He became a member of the Communist League
. Following the Revolution
of 1848 and 1849, he fled to London. Baer lived in London throughout the early 1850s. He was an associate of both Karl Marx
and Frederick Engels.
Communist League
The Communist League was the first Marxist international organization. It was founded originally as the League of the Just by German workers in Paris in 1834. This was initially a utopian socialist and Christian communist group devoted to the ideas of Gracchus Babeuf...
. Following the Revolution
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, also called the March Revolution – part of the Revolutions of 1848 that broke out in many countries of Europe – were a series of loosely coordinated protests and rebellions in the states of the German Confederation, including the Austrian Empire...
of 1848 and 1849, he fled to London. Baer lived in London throughout the early 1850s. He was an associate of both Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
and Frederick Engels.