Historedia
Person

Friedrich Engels

Events
6
Episodes
10
Years
1844–1887

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Friedrich Engels, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Marx and Engels meet in Paris

    1844–1845

    Role: Socialist and collaborator

    1. 28 August 1844 · Café de la RégenceMeeting at Café de la Régence

      Engels met Marx in Paris in August 1844, beginning a lifelong friendship and permanent partnership.

    2. 1845 · Publication of The Holy FamilyFirst Joint Project

      Marx and Engels began their first joint project, a polemic against Young Hegelian associates, published in 1845.

  2. Engels publishes The Condition of the Working Class in England

    1845

    Role: Author

    1. 1845 · German publicationPublication in 1845

      Engels' study of the industrial working class was published in German in 1845, compiled from observations in Manchester.

  3. Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London

    1847–1848

    Role: Co-author

    1. December 1847 to January 1848 · LondonWriting the Manifesto

      Marx and Engels wrote the programme for the Communist League from December 1847 to January 1848, shifting from a catechism format to a manifesto.

    2. 1848 · Germany (Cologne-based Communist League)Limited Influence in 1848

      The Manifesto's influence was restricted to Germany during the Revolutions of 1848, where the Cologne-based Communist League played a role.

    3. February 1848 · LondonPublication in London

      The Manifesto was anonymously published in London in late February 1848 by the Communist Workers' Educational Association.

  4. The Communist League holds its first congress in London

    1847

    Role: Member of the Communist Correspondence Committee

    1. June 1847 · LondonFirst Congress of the Communist League

      The London congress in June 1847 formally adopted a new charter, renaming the League of the Just to the Communist League.

  5. Publication of the first volume of Das Kapital by Karl Marx

    1867

    Role: Collaborator

    1. April 1867 · HamburgDelivery of Manuscript to Publisher

      Marx delivered the German manuscript for Volume I to publisher Otto Meissner in Hamburg in April 1867, setting the stage for publication.

    2. September 1867 · HamburgPublication of Volume I

      The first volume of Das Kapital was published in Hamburg in September 1867, the only volume released during Marx's lifetime.

  6. First English edition of Engels' Condition of the Working Class in England

    1887

    Role: Author

    1. 1887 · New York CityPublication in New York

      The first English edition of Engels' work was published in New York City in 1887, authorized by the author.

Sources

  1. Friedrich Engels Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. The Condition of the Working Class in England Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-14
  3. The Communist Manifesto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  4. Communist League Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
  5. Das Kapital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02