The New International Encyclopædia/Hasenclever, Wilhelm

HASENCLEVER, Wilhelm (1837-89). A German socialist agitator, born in Arnsberg, Westphalia. He received his education at the gymnasium of his native city, and then became a tanner. In 1862 he was chosen editor of the Westfälische Volkszeitung, in 1871 president of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein, and in 1875 presiding officer of the newly organized Socialist-Labor Party of Germany. He was elected to the Reichstag several times, and controlled or edited various socialist newspapers.