# Edgar von Westphalen

> Edgar Gerhard Julius Oscar Ludwig von Westphalen was a German writer and Communist politician, who was also a long-time friend and brother-in-law of Karl Marx. He was the son of Prussian baron Ludwig von Westphalen and his second wife Caroline Heubel. Heubel was also the mother of Jenny Marx who married Karl Marx. Edgar had a half-brother Ferdinand from his father's first marriage. The Westphalen and Marx families were neighbors in Trier, with Karl and Edgar being friends and schoolmates.

*Communist politician, early Texas settler (1819–1890)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1819-03-26
- **Died:** 1890-09-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Edgar von Westphalen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_von_Westphalen)
- [ادجار فون بويستفالين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Edgar von Westphalen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_von_Westphalen)
- [埃德加·冯·威斯特华伦](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9F%83%E5%BE%B7%E5%8A%A0%C2%B7%E5%86%AF%C2%B7%E5%A8%81%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E5%8D%8E%E4%BC%A6)
- [Edgar von Westphalen](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_von_Westphalen)
- [Edgar Freiherr von Westphalen](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Freiherr_von_Westphalen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216277)

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