216 years ago today, on January 15, 1809 (November 30, 1808 lunar calendar), the French philosopher Proudhon was born. Proudhon (1809~ 1865) French political theorist and economist. Petty-bourgeois socialist, one of the founders of anarchism. Born on January 15, 1809 in a family of peasants and craftsmen in Besançon, died on January 19, 1865. In 1837, he moved to Paris and engaged in writing activities. In 1840, he published "What is Property? Or A Study on the Principles of Law and Power", which put forward the argument that "property is theft" and became famous all over the world. In 1846, he published "The Philosophy of Poverty", which attempted to use political economy to demonstrate his reformist ideas and oppose the revolutionary struggle of the working class. After the revolution of 1848, he began to engage in practical social reform activities. He served as the editor-in-chief of the People's Representative and the People's Voice, and was elected as a member of the National Constituent Assembly. Proudhon is known as the father of anarchism. Proudhon's theories and political activities had a great influence on the French labor movement before the Paris Commune. Comments: A famous French philosopher who had a great influence on the French labor movement.