- Name
- Karl Liebknecht
- Born
- 13 August 1871, Leipzig
- Died
- 15 January 1919, Berlin
- Aliases
- Karl Liebknecht; Carlo Liebknecht (Italianized printed signature)
- Position in 1919–1920
- Lawyer, revolutionary politician, Spartacus leader, and KPD cofounder until his murder in January 1919; deceased during the indexed May issues
- Affiliations
- SPD (earlier); Internationale/Spartacus group; KPD (cofounder, 1918–1919)
- Council delegate
- unknown
- Bio
- Liebknecht became a prominent antimilitarist in German socialism and opposed further war credits in the Reichstag in December 1914. Imprisoned after his antiwar activity in 1916, he was released in October 1918. He then led the Spartacus League with Luxemburg, coedited Die Rote Fahne, and helped found the KPD. Soldiers murdered him in Berlin on 15 January 1919.
- Articles
- 2
Indexed full catalog cards · Issues I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4, I.5, I.6, I.7, I.8, I.9, I.10, I.11, I.12, I.13, I.14, I.15, I.16, I.17, I.18, I.19, I.20, I.21, I.22, I.23, I.24, I.25, I.26, I.27, I.28, I.29, I.30, I.31, I.32, I.33, I.34, I.35, I.36, I.37, I.38, I.39, I.40, I.41, I.42, I.43, II.1, II.2, II.3, II.4, II.5, II.6. Coauthored cards count once for each named author. Serialized installments are counted as separate issue cards.
- Brief records / quotations
- 0 · Separate from the Articles count.
- Other Notes
- Carlo is retained in the printed-signature field while the author authority uses Karl. The indexed appeal is a posthumous reprint dated Christmas 1918.
L’Ordine Nuovo / Contributor
Karl Liebknecht
Sources
Biographical research checked 2026-10-06. Printed signatures and contribution details follow the indexed facsimiles and the catalog’s attribution notes. “unknown” means not securely established; advocacy of councils does not establish service as an elected delegate.