John Henry Mackay

John Henry Mackay
Born	(1864-02-06)6 February 1864 Greenock, Scotland
Died	16 May 1933(1933-05-16) (aged 69) Stahnsdorf, Germany
Pen name	Sagitta
Occupation	Writer, philosopher
Nationality	Scottish and German
Genre	Non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Subject	Political philosophy
Literary movement	Naturalism
Notable works	Die Anarchisten (The Anarchists) Der Freiheitsucher (The Freedomseeker)

John Henry Mackay (February 6, 1864 – May 16, 1933) was a Scottish-German egoist anarchist, thinker and writer. Born in Scotland and raised in Germany, Mackay was the author of Die Anarchisten (The Anarchists, 1891) and Der Freiheitsucher (The Searcher for Freedom, 1921).

Later in life, under the pseudonym Sagitta, he became an advocate for homosexual love between men and boys.