Josef Boleslav Pecka - Prague, Czech Republic
N 50° 05.268 E 014° 23.403
33U E 456366 N 5548570
The memorial plaque placed in honor of Josef Boleslav Pecka is located in Prague, Czech Republic.
Waymark Code: WMME70
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/07/2014
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The plaque reads: V tomto dome se 19 IX 1849 narodil Josef Boleslav Pecka jeden z prvních prukopniku socialismu zemrel v Chicagu Roku 1897
[English Translation] In this house 19 Sep 1849 Josef Boleslav Peck, one of the early pioneers of socialism, was born; died in Chicago in 1897
"Josef Boleslav Peck (19 September 1849 - 25 July 1897 Chicago) was a journalist and poet, representative of the first generation of working-class writers associated with the establishment of the Social Democratic Party. In 1878 he co-founded the Czechoslovakian social democratic party. He was jailed several times; In 1885 he emigrated to the USA, where he has evolved from anarchism to moderate socialism."
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