George Engel (1836 Cassel, Germany - November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer. He left Germany in 1872 arriving first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January1873 where he worked in a factory in which he became aquainted with socialism. In 1878 he left Philadelphia and moved to Chicago, Illinois and joined the just forming International Working People's Association. He attended the Grief Hall meeting, but was not at the meeting at Haymarket. 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... The Haymarket Riot on 4 May 1886 in Chicago, Illinois is the origin of international May Day observances and in popular literature inspired the inaccurate caricature of the bomb-throwing anarchist. The causes of the incident are still controversial, although deeply polarized attitudes separating the business and working communities in... Albert Parsons, ca. ... August Spies (1855–11 November 1887) was an anarchist labor activist hanged under doubtful circumstances following a bomb attack on police at the Haymarket Riot. ... Adolph Fischer (1858 - November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and George Engel. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is a large industrial building where workers manufacture goods or products. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ...
Georges first major project, which led to his first publication (in 1935, at age 21!), was a study of the distribution of organic phosphorus compounds in the muscles of marine invertebrates.
George served as an attending in the Department of Medicine and was responsible for a full range of medical patients, but he also undertook collaborative research in which he now explored in imaginative and open-ended ways the psychological as well as the medical dimensions of his clinical cases.
Engel and Reichsman were especially struck by Monicas characteristic reactions in the presence of new experimenters (strangers) in stark contrast to her reactions in the presence of her favorite, familiar one (Reichsman).
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