Wilhelm Hasenclever [SEP] date of birth
Wilhelm Hasenclever
Wilhelm Hasenclever (19 April 1837, in Arnsberg, Westphalia Province – 3 July 1889, in Berlin-Schöneberg) was a German politician. He was an originally a tanner by trade but later he became a journalist and author. However, he is most well known for his political work in the predecessors of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
In 1869 and 1870, Hasenclever was a representative for the General German Workers' Association ("Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein", ADAV) in the
A year later, in 1890, party members of the SPD collected money for a memorial there. Its inscription is ""Dem alten Kämpfer für Wahrheit, Freiheit und Recht"" ("To the old fighter for truth, freedom and justice"). Today, the Wilhelm-Hasenclever-Platz, a square in Berlin-Wedding which features another memorial plaque, is named in his honor. Also, a street in Treptow is named after him. In 1987, Hasenclever's house of birth in Arnsberg was fitted