Josef Boleslav Pecka - Prague, Czech Republic
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This memorial plaque and relief art placed in honor of Josef Boleslav Pecka is located in Prague, Czech Republic.
Waymark Code: WMPRMF
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/14/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 34

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."

--Wikipedia (visit link)
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Pohořelec 25
Prague, Czech Republic


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