Edward Bibbens Aveling (29 November 1849 – 2 August 1898) was an English Marxist and partner of Eleanor Marx, the daughter of Karl Marx. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Eleanor Marx (16th January 1855 – 31st March 1898) was a Marxist author and political activist. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883 London) was an immensely influential German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary organizer of the International Workingmens Association. ...

Biography

Aveling was born on 29 November 1849 in Stoke Newington. He was at Harrow School, and in 1867 he began to study medicine at University College London. He married the heiress Isabel Campbell Frank in 1872 but the marriage only lasted two years. They separated amicably, according to Aveling because Isabel could not stand his atheism although gossip said that he married her for her money. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. ... Harrow School Crest Harrow School is a British public school, located in Harrow on the Hill in North West London. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Atheism, in its broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of gods. ...

He began teaching biology and lecturing in science at King's College London but was unable to advance due to his atheism and so left. He then joined the National Secular Society and was likely the lover of Annie Besant one of the society's leaders. He wrote and lectured for the society but again was forced to leave after becoming a Marxist; an anathema to Charles Bradlaugh, the society's founder. Kings College London in London is the largest and second longest serving member college in the federal University of London, with 21,300 registered students (2003-04). ... The National Secular Society is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes secularism. ... Annie Besant Plaque on house in Colby Road, London SE19 where Annie Besant lived in 1874. ... Charles Bradlaugh (26 September 1833 _ 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century. ...

In 1884 he became the partner of Eleanor Marx the daughter of Karl Marx. This was despite being still married to Isabel Frank, albeit separated, a situation that continued until her death in 1892. 1884 also saw him and Eleanor being elected to the executive council of the Social Democratic Federation although they left shortly after with others to form the Socialist League. 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Eleanor Marx (16th January 1855 – 31st March 1898) was a Marxist author and political activist. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883 London) was an immensely influential German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary organizer of the International Workingmens Association. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British political party. ... The Socialist League was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom. ...

During his time in the Socialist League he wrote and translated socialist texts but he was unpopular in the movement, both for running up debts and for his relationship with Eleanor which gave him an assumed position at the heart of Marxism. In 1897 he left Eleanor and secretly married an actress Eva Frye but returned to Eleanor when he was struck down with kidney disease. After nursing him for some time, Eleanor committed suicide mainly due to his infidelity and Edward died four months later. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUaveling.htm