Historedia
Group or institution

Leipzig Workers Committee

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1862–1863

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Leipzig Workers Committee, 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. Ferdinand Lassalle founds the ADAV

    1862–1863

    Role: Initiators

    1. 1862 · LeipzigLeipzig Workers' Initiative

      A committee of Leipzig workers approached Lassalle in late 1862 to lead a new movement after liberal failures.

    2. March 1863 · LeipzigOpen Letter as Founding Document

      Lassalle's March 1863 Open Letter to the Leipzig Central Committee served as the formal founding document for the ADAV.

    3. 23 May 1863 · LeipzigFounding of the ADAV in Leipzig

      Lassalle and twelve delegates established the ADAV in Leipzig on 23 May 1863, creating the first mass working-class party.

Sources

  1. Ferdinand Lassalle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01