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Émile Henry

1872 - 1894

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Émile Henry (26 September 1872 – 21 May 1894), nicknamed 'the Saint-Just of Anarchy', was an individualist and illegalist anarchist militant and terrorist. He is best known for his terrorist actions and is considered one of the main founders of modern terrorism. Born into a family of exiled Communards, they moved to France in 1880, where he pursued studies that promised him a prestigious career. However, after witnessing the misery and social inequalities of his society, he abandoned his studies to join Parisian anarchist circles, particularly under the influence of his older brother, Jean-Charles Fortuné Henry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Émile Henry is the 200th most popular extremist (down from 173rd in 2019), the 1,243rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,041st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Émile Henry ranks 200 out of 283. Before him are Carl Panzram, Patty Hearst, Mary Surratt, Amelia Dyer, Robledo Puch, and John Wesley Hardin. After him are Irmgard Möller, Charles Starkweather, Jane Toppan, Ramadan Shalah, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, and Robert Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Émile Henry ranks 127. Before him are Símun av Skarði, Iwan Bloch, Maude Adams, John Arthur Jarvis, Charles Murray, and Gustave Sandras. After him are Hafez Ibrahim, Johan Pitka, Henry Bataille, Paul Fort, Sergei Vasilenko, and Spyridon Chazapis. Among people deceased in 1894, Émile Henry ranks 61. Before him are Conrad of Parzham, William Robertson Smith, Juan N. Méndez, Karl von Blaas, Juventino Rosas, and Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz. After him are Edmond Frémy, Caterina Volpicelli, Rafael Núñez, Hilarión Daza, Gillis Bildt, and Jubal Early.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Émile Henry ranks 1,243 out of 3,355. Before him are Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548), Kiti Mánver (1953), Domingo Martínez de Irala (1509), Víctor Balaguer i Cirera (1824), Ricardo Blázquez (1942), and Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515). After him are Pablo Iglesias Posse (1850), Quim Monzó (1952), Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Silvestre Igoa (1920), José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (1926), and Alberto Núñez Feijóo (1961).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Spain

Among extremists born in Spain, Émile Henry ranks 3. Before him are Ramón Mercader (1913), and Luis Carrero Blanco (1904). After him are Amparo Poch y Gascón (1902).

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