Max Hödel
German anarchist, failed assassin (1857–1878)
Emil Max Hödel | |
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| Born | (1857-05-27)May 27, 1857 Leipzig |
| Died | August 16, 1878(1878-08-16) (aged 21) Berlin, German Empire |
| Cause of death | Execution by beheading |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Conviction(s) | High treason |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Emil Max Hödel (27 May 1857 – 16 August 1878) was a plumber from Leipzig, Germany, and a propaganda of the deed anarchist, who became known for the failed assassination of the German Emperor, Wilhelm I. A former member of the Leipzig Social-Democratic Association, he was expelled from the organization in the 1870s[1] and eventually became involved in anarchism.
Hödel used a revolver to shoot at the German Emperor, Wilhelm I, on 11 May 1878, while the 81-year-old and his daughter, Princess Louise of Prussia, paraded in their carriage.[2] Hödel was seized immediately. He was tried and convicted of high treason, and sentenced to death on 10 July by the Prussian State Court. Julius Krautz [de], Prussian state executioner, beheaded Hödel on 16 August 1878 in Moabit prison.[3][4]
Although Hödel had been expelled from the Social Democratic Party, his actions, and those of Karl Nobiling, were used as justification to ban the party through the Anti-Socialist Law in October 1878.
See also
References
- ^ "1881: Bismarck and the German Working Men's Party". www.marxists.org.
- ^ "William I., Emperor of Germany". The American Magazine. Vol. 25, no. 5. May 1888. p. 527.
- ^ Hödel, Max. In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4th edition. Volume 8, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/Vienna 1885–1892, p. 603–603. (in German)
- ^ Blazek, Matthias. Scharfrichter in Preußen und im Deutschen Reich 1866–1945, Stuttgart 2010, p. 3., ISBN 978-3-8382-0107-8 (in German)
External links
Media related to Max Hödel at Wikimedia Commons
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