Born in
November 28, 1820 ,Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, communist, social scientist, journalist, businessman and son of a wealthy bourgeois owner of large textiles factories. Engels co-authored the Manifesto of the
Communist party or also known as
Communist Manifesto with Marx and also supported him financially.
''Just as Darwin
discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx
discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must
first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.''
-Friedrich Engels