Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht was a German social democratic politician and journalist. A principal founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), his political career was a pioneering project in steering a Marxist-inspired workers' party to electoral success and mass membership. Liebknecht served as a member of the North German Reichstag from 1867 to 1871, and of the German Reichstag from 1874 until his death in 1900.
- Occupation
- politician, journalist, writer, opinion journalist
- Position held
- member of the Reichstag of the German Empire, member of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation, editing staff, member of the Reichstag of the German Empire
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Reich