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| Born | Augustin Souchy Bauer (1892-08-28)28 August 1892 |
| Died | 1 January 1984(1984-01-01) (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Educational advisor to theILO |
| Era | 20th century |
| Notable work | Die tragische Woche im Mai 1937 |
Augustin Souchy Bauer[1] (28 August 1892 – 1 January 1984) was aSilesiananarchist,antimilitarist,labour union official and journalist. He traveled widely and wrote extensively about theSpanish Civil War andintentional communities. He was born inRatibor, in what was then theGerman Empire.[2]
In 1915, duringWorld War I, he emigrated to Sweden to avoid military service,[3] being exiled by the Swedish government two years later for anti-militaristicpropaganda. From then on, he traveled throughout the world returning to Germany once and living in Spain, South America and France at different times.[3] He was very active in the anarchist movement wherever he lived and worked together with many famous anarchists such asPeter Kropotkin andRudolf Rocker.[3]
Described as the most prominent Silesian to have fought inthe Spanish Civil War,[4] he participated inConfederación Nacional del Trabajo and in theSpanish Revolution during the conflict. His work "The Tragic Week in May" is one of the few first hand sources that exist on theMay Days of 1937 in Barcelona. After the war he was arrested in France but managed to escape to Mexico.[3]
He spent the rest of his life working together withsyndicalist and anarchist organizations and remained active as a journalist.[3] He died in Munich on 1 January 1984.[citation needed]
These are Souchy's works that have been translated into English:
For a more complete listing, see the German Wikipedia article atAugustin Souchy.
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