Karl Ludwig Johann D'Ester
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Karl Ludwig Johann d'Ester was born in 1813. He was a physician by vocation and a democrat and socialist by philosophy. Because of his beliefs, d'Ester joined the Cologne chapter of the Communist League
. In 1848, he was elected as a deputy to the Prussian National Assembly
where he caucused with the Left-wing deputies of that assembly. In October of 1848, d'Ester became a member of the Central Committee of the German Democrats. D'Ester played a prominent part in the Baden-Palatinate uprising
in 1849. Following the suppression of that uprisinge, d'Ester emigrated to Switzerland. He died in 1859.
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...
. In 1848, he was elected as a deputy to the Prussian National Assembly
Prussian National Assembly
The Prussian National Assembly came into being after the 1848 revolutions and was tasked with drawing up a constitution for the Kingdom of Prussia. It first met in the Berlin Singakademie....
where he caucused with the Left-wing deputies of that assembly. In October of 1848, d'Ester became a member of the Central Committee of the German Democrats. D'Ester played a prominent part in the Baden-Palatinate uprising
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...
in 1849. Following the suppression of that uprisinge, d'Ester emigrated to Switzerland. He died in 1859.