Moritz Rittinghausen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Moritz Rittinghausen

German politician, writer and opinion journalist

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1814

Place of Birth: Hückeswagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1890

Profession: writer, politician, opinion journalist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Moritz Rittinghausen (November 10, 1814, in Hückeswagen – December 29, 1890, in Ath, Belgium) was a German advocate and theorist of direct democracy, an early socialist and a politician. Rittinghausen lived in Belgium temporarily during the period before the March Revolution and emerged there as a leading thinker on social politics.
He took an active part in the German revolutions of 1848–49 as a democrat.
After leaving the country during the Reaction following the Revolution, he later returned to Germany and began to take a role in the labor movement.
He was among the founders of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany, before he was thrown out of the party over political differences.