Blum, Robert
Born: Nov 10, 1807 AD
Died: 1848 AD, at 40 years of age.
Nationality:
German
Categories:
Politician
1807 - Born on the 10th of November.
1830 - He joined a theater company in Cologne and started writing politically motivated poetry and plays.
1832 - He came in touch with humanist and liberal circles.
1839 - Blum became a leading figure in Saxony's national-liberal circles.
1845 - Organized the first German-catholic synod in Leipzig that marked the beginning of Germany's humanist free religious movement.
1848 - He was sent to Frankfurt to join the National Assembly.
- In October Blum joined the revolutionary forces.
- He was arrested on 4th of November and executed on 9th of November.
- His death became a symbol for the vainness of Germany's rebellion.
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