August Gebert was born in Mecklenburg, Germany and was a joiner by profession. He became a member of the Communist League while living in Switzerland. He continued to participate in the Communist League when he moved to London in 1850.[1] There he became a part of the sectarian Willich-Schapper group within the Communist League, which is known for expelling Marx and Engels.[2] In London he was the chair of the CABV (German Communist Workers' Educational Union) Whitechapel branch.[1]
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