democrat beard

politics, society, social affairs

Wearing a full beard was associated with liberal and socialist revolutionary tendencies before and after the March Revolution of 1848.

Traveljournal 1851

Fischer’s walks through London, 26 June 1851

«Der Sozialistenbart». Erinnerungsorte Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (erinnerungsorte.fes.de, Stand 2.5.2023).

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Cite as: democrat beard. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-9830, viewed on 27 April 2025.

[[title]] — The “Deutscher Michel” with and without a democrat’s beard (caricature from Eulenspiegel, 1849)