Henri Guilbeaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Guilbeaux

French politician

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: Verviers, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1938

Profession: writer, poet, politician, translator, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Henri Guilbeaux (1885–1938) was a French socialist politician.
Active in the Zimmerwald Anti-War Movement during World War I.
He was a prominent figure of a group of intellectuals who fought in Geneva against the war; friend of Stefan Zweig, whose poems he translated in French.
Zweig nonetheless criticizes him in "Die Welt von Gestern," saying that he "was not a gifted person" and that "I must frankly denominate his literary ability as inconsiderable.
His command of language was not more than average; his education was not profound.
His entire power lay in controversy." He published a magazine, "Demain", that became a point of reference for all who were against the war.
Among the other, on those pages wrote Lenin, Trotsky and Lunacharsky.
Because of his political credo and his strong personality, he was judged by default in France and sentenced to death.
He could escape in Russia, with the help of Lenin.
Became a Communist and was active in the Comintern.
Supporter of Trotsky.
Pardoned by the French justice, he died, almost forgotten, in Paris.



Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	12 May 1874	6 October 1938
Location of birth/death	Mercurey	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
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