Foster, William Z(ebulon)
- Foster, William Z(ebulon)
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born Feb. 25, 1881, Taunton, Mass., U.S.
died Sept. 1, 1961, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.
U.S. labour organizer and Communist Party leader.
He joined the
Industrial Workers of the World in 1909 and became nationally prominent as a leader of the American Federation of Labor in the bloody steel strike of 1919. In 1921 the Soviet communists chose him as chairman of the U.S. Communist Party, and he ran as its presidential candidate in 1924, 1928, and 1932 on a platform that envisioned the ultimate demise of capitalism and the establishment of a workers' republic. Ill health forced his resignation in 1932. Soviet dissatisfaction with his successor, Earl Browder, brought him back as chairman (1945–56), but he fell from favour and was made chairman emeritus in 1957.
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Foster, William Z(ebulon) — (25 feb. 1881, Taunton, Mass., EE.UU.–1 sep. 1961, Moscú, RSFS rusa). Estadounidense, dirigente de los trabajadores y del Partido Comunista. Ingresó a Industrial Workers of the World (Trabajadores industriales del mundo) en 1909 y obtuvo… … Enciclopedia Universal
Foster — Foster, Jodie Foster, Norman * * * (as used in expressions) Dulles, John Foster Foster, Abigail Kelley Foster, Jodie Alicia Christian Foster Foster, Stephen (Collins) Foster, William Z(ebulon) … Enciclopedia Universal
William — (as used in expressions) William Alexander Abbott Aberhart, William George William Russell Amis, Sir Kingsley (William) Ashley, William Henry Ashton, Sir Frederick (William Mallandaine) Barkley, Alben W(illiam) Bartram, William William Allen… … Enciclopedia Universal
Foster — [fôs′tər, fäs′tər] 1. Stephen Collins 1826 64; U.S. composer of songs 2. William Z(ebulon) 1881 1964; U.S. Communist Party leader … English World dictionary
Foster — /faw steuhr, fos teuhr/, n. 1. Stephen (Collins), 1826 64, U.S. songwriter. 2. William Z(ebulon) /zeb yeuh leuhn/, 1881 1961, U.S. labor organizer: leader in the Communist party. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Dulles John… … Universalium
