1. Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5, 1818, in the city of Trier in Prussia, now, Germany. ... His mother, Henrietta, was originally from Holland and never became a German at heart, not even learning to speak the language properly. ... He became unpopular to German exiles when, while in Paris, he opposed Georg Hewegh's project to organize a German legion to invade and "liberate the Fatherland." ... Although he was neither the founder nor the leader of this organization, he "became its leading spirit" and as the corresponding secretary for Germany, he attended all meet...
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