Heinrich Laufenberg

Heinrich Laufenberg
Heinrich Laufenberg
	Heinrich Laufenberg (left) in the Hamburg City Hall, 1918
Born	Heinrich Laufenberg; 19 February 1872; Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	3 February 1932 (aged 59); Hamburg, Weimar Republic
Nationality	Prussian
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Academic
Known for	Politician
Political party	Centre Party (1902–1904); Social Democratic Party of Germany (1904–mid-1910s); Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (mid-1910s–1919); Communist Party of Germany (Jan–Oct 1919); Communist Workers Party of Germany (Apr–Aug 1920)

Heinrich Laufenberg (19 January 1872 – 3 February 1932) was a leading German communist and one of the first to develop the idea of National Bolshevism. Laufenberg was a history academic by profession^[1] and was also known by the pseudonym Karl Erler.^[2]

^ Pierre Broué, Ian Birchall, Eric D. Weitz, John Archer, The German Revolution, 1917-1923, Haymarket Books, 2006, p. 66
^ Vladimir Lenin, Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder

[1] Pierre Broué, Ian Birchall, Eric D. Weitz, John Archer, The German Revolution, 1917-1923, Haymarket Books, 2006, p. 66

[Lenin-2] Vladimir Lenin, Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder

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Heinrich Laufenberg
Heinrich Laufenberg (left) in the Hamburg City Hall, 1918
Born	Heinrich Laufenberg (1872-02-19)19 February 1872 Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	3 February 1932(1932-02-03) (aged 59) Hamburg, Weimar Republic
Nationality	Prussian
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Academic
Known for	Politician
Political party	Centre Party (1902–1904) Social Democratic Party of Germany (1904–mid-1910s) Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (mid-1910s–1919) Communist Party of Germany (Jan–Oct 1919) Communist Workers Party of Germany (Apr–Aug 1920)