William Ludwig Rosenberg, Born on 10 June 1850 in Hamm as a son of an official. It buildup with his grandfather, a caster master. Study of the philology and philosophy. Graduation to the Dr. phil. It was active as latin teachers and a journalist on that. Due to its journalistic activity for the social-democracy (since 1875) he moved after the socialist law (professional disqualification) [at the end of of 1880] into the UStA out. (Killy Literaturlexikon). From 1881 to 1884 editorship of the Chicagoer torch/flare sympathizing with the socialrevolutionary movement. From 1884 to splitting the party 1890 he was a top official of the socialist labour party of North America into New York. 1885 assumption of the editorship of the again-created party organ. Subsequently, he worked in Cincinnati as a journalist. 1902 founders of an institute for mentally handicapped children in Cleveland. He was a free writer last. It probably died 1928 in Cleveland. Rosenberg was one of the most prominent German-American writers. Its Prosa came out with the exile publisher Schabelitz in Zurich. Its 1880 collected “songs and poems” [...] remind in the clay/tone of Heine. Most were printed by its “sociopolitical” poems in the German-American worker press. [...] A goal by program of the R. affected by Büchner and Ibsen was the application of “economic movement laws to the drama” and thus the overcoming of the naturalism. (Killy Literaturlexikon) Independent publications: Songs and poems. Frankfurt/M. 1880 - Erring travels. A social life history. Ebd. 1880 - From the realm of the Tantalus. Alfresco sketches. Zurich 1888. 157S. - Before the choice battle. Comedy. New York 1887 (=Socialistic LIBRARY 11) - Crumbleton. Drama. Cleveland 1898 - Erotism at the age. Poems. Ebd. 1920 - World betrayal and world court. Poems. Ebd. 1921 - On the moral balance. Ebd. o.J. - the spirit battle. Cincinnati o.J. - the power of the but faith. Comedy. Cleveland o.J. Dependent publications in: K. Beisswanger (Hg.): Voices of the liberty. Blüthenlese of the most outstanding creations of our worker and people poets. Nuremberg 1900 [Ged.] (StA Hamm: Copy) - Sonntagsbl. the New Yorker people Ztg. of 29.1.1928: Memories from the early period of the socialistischen movement in the United States. Publication: Torch/flare. Chicago 1881-1884 [talk.] - Socialist. New York 1885f. [Talk.] - At the world turn. Anthologie. Cleveland 1910 - War the war. Anthologie. Ebd. 1915 - Dear luck and dear wrong. Ebd. 1916. Independent publications over rose mountain: W. of the-strains: William Ludwig rose mountain. Its work and his personality. o.O. 1927 (not demonstrably). Dependent publications over rose mountain: G. Beier: Ludwig rose mountain. The world man in the center, in ders.: Shoulder at shoulder. Step by step. Personal records dt. trade unionists. Cologne 1983, P. 151-156. Mentions in: Münchow 1981 - C. Poore: German American Socialist Lit. 1865-1900. Berlin 1982 - C. hot: The Rezeption of “Dantons death” by German amerikan. Workers' movement in 19. Century, in: Büchner Jb. 1984, P. 248-263. Portrait: Fotogr. (StA Hamm). Collections: StA Hamm: Personenslg. [Documents]. Reference books: Kosch, 2. Aufl., Bd. 3, 1956 - hammer authors 1973 - Kosch, 3. Aufl., Bd. 13, 1992 - Killy, Bd. 10, 1992 - Barck 1994.