Albert Komp (born Johann Paul Albert Komp; 27 January 1845[1][2] – 4 April 1910)[3] was a German-American painter who was active in New York City communist circles in the mid-nineteenth century.
Komp was born in 1845 in Prüm, Prussia, to Paul Komp and Anna Catharina Wilhelmine Hirfeld.[2] He emigrated in 1864.[4] He became a U.S. citizen in 1874 in Philadelphia, where he died in 1910.[5]
In 1857, Komp joined Friedrich Sorge, Fritz Jacobi and Fr Kamm in setting up the New York Communist Club.[6] He was a bank manager.[7] He was also active in the American Workers League, alongside James McGuire and Ida B. Davis.[8]
Komp was in correspondence with Karl Marx for a number of years, requesting literature such as The Poverty of Philosophy and the Neue Rheinische Zeitung be sent to him in New York.[9]
Komp was a childhood friend of Joseph Dietzgen, and in 1861 Ditzgen left the manuscript of his article Schwarz oder Weiss with him when he left for Germany.[10]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925
- ^ a b Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558–1898
- ^ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803–1915
- ^ New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
- ^ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Naturalization Records, 1789–1880
- ^ Ernst, Robert (1994). Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. p. 119.
- ^ Marx, Karl. "Marx To Ferdinand Freiligrath In London". Marxists Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Davis, Mike. "The Bloody Streets of New York". The Blanket. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Frank. "La diffusione delle opere di Marx negli Stati Uniti". Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Schaaf, Jasper. "Karl Marx - Bekend en onbekend - 19-2". Retrieved 14 June 2014.