August Bebel
German social democrat politician (1840-1913) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 73
Ferdinand August Bebel was a German social democratic politician. One of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), he was a leader of the German workers' movement for over four decades.
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Bebel served as a member of parliament in the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1870 and in the German Empire from 1871 until his death in 1913, becoming the movement's leading parliamentary voice.