Philip Grosser
American anarchist
About Philip Grosser
Lived 1890 – 1933 (aged 42–43). Philip Grosser was an American conscientious objector.
Philip Grosser (1890 – October 1933) was an American anarchist and anti-militarist, who was imprisoned in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary for refusing to fight in World War I. Grosser is notable for writing one of the first exposés of Alcatraz Prison, the 32-page pamphlet Alcatraz – Uncle Sam's Devil's Island.
Biography Philip Grosser was born in 1890 in Slavuta, Ukraine. and in poor health. He wrote one of the first exposés of Alcatraz Prison, the 32-page pamphlet Alcatraz – Uncle Sam's Devil's Island, which told of his experience in the prison. It was republished in 2007.
Grosser was hailed by fellow anarchist Alexander Berkman as "one of [my] finest comrades".
He died by suicide in Boston, Massachusetts, in October 1933 and was buried on October 20, 1933.
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American anarchist
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Philip Grosser was born in 1890 in Boston.
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Philip Grosser died on 3 October 1933 in Boston.
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Philip Grosser was a conscientious objector.
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