Friedrich Engels II was born inBarmen,Germany in 1820. His father was a very richfactory owner. His father sent Friedrich toEngland to run one of his factories. Engles became upset with the way the workers were living at the factory. He was upset with theclass system. At about this time, Engles began to write about politics and the struggles of the workers.
In 1844, he metKarl Marx inFrance. The two men became friends. They also began to write together. The two men worked together until the death of Marx in 1883. Engels' influential work, "The Condition of the Working Class in England," highlighted the harsh realities of industrialization. His partnership with Marx laid the foundation for modern communism, and his writings continue to shape discussions on class struggle and societal transformation.After Marx died, Engels spent the rest of his life editing andtranslating Marx' writings. He also wrote aboutwomen andmarriage. Engles died ofthroat cancer inLondon in 1895, leaving a lasting legacy in the realms of political philosophy and social critique.
12Norman Levine,Divergent Paths: The Hegelian Foundations of Marx's Method, Lexington Books, 2006, p. 92: "the Young never graduated from the gymnasium, never went to university..."
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