Wilhelm Weitling

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Born	Wilhelm Weitling (1808-10-05)October 5, 1808 Magdeburg, Kingdom of Westphalia
Died	January 25, 1871(1871-01-25) (aged 62) New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Tailor activist

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Wilhelm Christian Weitling (German: [ˈvaɪ̯tlɪŋ]; October 5, 1808 – January 25, 1871) was a German tailor, inventor, radical political activist and one of the first theorists of communism. Weitling gained fame in Europe as a social theorist before he immigrated to the United States.

In addition to his extensive political writing, Weitling was a successful inventor of attachments for commercial sewing machines, including devices for double-stitching and the creation of button holes.