Albert Brisbane
Encyclopedia
Albert Brisbane was an American
utopian socialist
, the chief popularizer of the theories of Charles Fourier
in the United States in several books, notably Social Destiny of Man (1840), and in his Fourierist journal The Phalanx
. He also founded the Fourierist Society in New York in 1939 and backed several other phalanx communes in the 1840s and 1850s, most lasted only a year. The longest lasting phalanx was The North American Phalanx which was located in Colts Neck, New Jersey
and lasted for twelve years.
He achieved a platform to espouse Fourier's communitarian theories with the help of New York Tribune
editor Horace Greeley
, who was impressed by Brisbane's ideas and allowed him to write a weekly article. In 1844, Brook Farm
, already an established Utopian community in Massachusetts, converted into a Fourierist community based on Brisbane's teachings.
Brisbane is buried in the Batavia Cemetery
at Batavia, New York.
His son was Arthur Brisbane
(1864–1936), one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
utopian socialist
Utopian socialism
Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern socialist thought as exemplified by the work of Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, and Robert Owen which inspired Karl Marx and other early socialists and were looked on favorably...
, the chief popularizer of the theories of Charles Fourier
Charles Fourier
François Marie Charles Fourier was a French philosopher. An influential thinker, some of Fourier's social and moral views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become main currents in modern society...
in the United States in several books, notably Social Destiny of Man (1840), and in his Fourierist journal The Phalanx
The Phalanx
The Phalanx; or Journal of Social Science is a Fourierist journal published in New York City, edited by Albert Brisbane and Osborne Macdaniel from 1843 to 1845....
. He also founded the Fourierist Society in New York in 1939 and backed several other phalanx communes in the 1840s and 1850s, most lasted only a year. The longest lasting phalanx was The North American Phalanx which was located in Colts Neck, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and lasted for twelve years.
He achieved a platform to espouse Fourier's communitarian theories with the help of New York Tribune
New York Tribune
The New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...
editor Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
, who was impressed by Brisbane's ideas and allowed him to write a weekly article. In 1844, Brook Farm
Brook Farm
Brook Farm, also called the Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education or the Brook Farm Association for Industry and Education, was a utopian experiment in communal living in the United States in the 1840s...
, already an established Utopian community in Massachusetts, converted into a Fourierist community based on Brisbane's teachings.
Brisbane is buried in the Batavia Cemetery
Batavia Cemetery
Batavia Cemetery is located on Harvester Avenue in Batavia, New York, United States. It opened in 1823 and contains over 8,000 graves, mostly from the 19th century...
at Batavia, New York.
His son was Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane was one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century.-Biography:...
(1864–1936), one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century