Viktor Külföldi

Viktor Külföldi, real name Jakab Mayer-Rubcsics, born Jacob Mayer (Hungarian: Mayer-Rubcsics Jakab, "Külföldi Viktor") (1844 – March 5, 1894) was a Hungarian Socialist, journalist, and lecturer.

The native form of this personal name is Külföldi Viktor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Viktor Külföldi
BornJakab Mayer-Rubcsics
1844
Thalheim, Germany
DiedMarch 5, 1894(1894-03-05) (aged 49–50)
Budapest, Hungary
Pen nameViktor Külföldi
OccupationJournalist, lecturer
LanguageHungarian
NationalityHungarian
SubjectSocial democracy

Born in Thalheim, Germany[1] (or Switzerland?[2]), he was known in his adopted country by the alias "Külföldi" (Hungarian for "foreigner").[1] In 1871 he became a member of the International Working Men's Association.[1] Together with Karóly Farkas (1842–1907) and Antal Ihrlinger, he co-founded the first Hungarian Socialist organization, the General Working Men's Union (Hungarian: az Általános Munkásegylet).[3] For organizing a strike by the GWMU, he, among others, was arrested (1871–2) and accused of high treason; he was eventually acquitted because of lack of evidence.[1][3]

In 1877 Külföldi founded the Social-democratic newspaper Népszava ("People's Voice"). He retired from the worker's movement in 1890 and died in Budapest in 1894.[1]

References
  1. "Külföldi Viktor" (in Hungarian). Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon 1000 – 1990 ("Hungarian Electronic Encyclopedia 1000 –1990"). Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  2. "Külföldi, Viktor; früher Jacob Mayer, bis 1865 Rubcsics (1844-1894), Politiker und Publizist" [Külföldi, Viktor; formerly Jacob Mayer, to 1865 Rubcsics (1844–1894), politician and publicist] (XML). Austrian biographical dictionary: 1815-1950 (in German). 4. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences. 1954. p. 325. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. Karl Marx (September 2 –7, 1872). "Report of the General Council, 5th IWMA Congress". The Hague, The Netherlands: marxists.org. Retrieved December 15, 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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