Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (pronounced in BrE, in French) (January 15, 1809 – January 19, 1865) was the first individual to call himself an "anarchist." Born in Besançon, Doubs, France, he was a workingman, a printer, who taught himself to read Latin so as to print books in that language as well. He is most famous for asserting "Property is theft", in his missive What is Property? Or, an Inquiry into the Principle of Right of Government (original title: Qu'est-ce que la propriété? Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement), first published in 1840.

See also

• Mutualism (economic theory)
• Individualist anarchism