International Workingmen's Association
(First International) socialist political international (1864–1876)
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Summary
International Workingmen's Association is a political international[1]. It draws 4,574 Wikipedia views per month (political international category, ranking #5 of 41).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: organization[3]
- Founder: George Odger[4], Henri Tolain[5], Edward Spencer Beesly[6]
- Headquarters location: London[7], New York City[8]
- Commons category: International Workingmen's Association[9]
- Archives at: German Federal Archives[10]
- Inception: September 28, 1864[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1876[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Workingmen's Association[13]
- Described by source: Archival fonds: International Workingmen's Association / First International[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], New International Encyclopedia[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- Replaces: Communist League[19]
- Replaced by: Second International[20]
- Short name: AIT[21], IWA[22]
- Member count: 6,500,000[23]
- Member category: Category:Members of the International Workingmen's Association[24]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for International Workingmen's Association include The Internationale[25], a musical work/composition[26], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[27], founded in 1871[28].
Why It Matters
International Workingmen's Association has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include The Internationale[25], a musical work/composition[26], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[27], founded in 1871[28].