Sam Marx Sam Marx Samuel Marx (born Simon Marx; October 23, 1859 – May 10, 1933) was the husband of Minnie Marx, and father of the Marx Brothers. According to his birth certificate, Marx was born as Simon Marx in Alsace, France. Due to his place of birth, he was known as "Frenchie". He met Minnie in New York where he was working as a dance teacher. They married in 1884 and had six sons. Their first son, Manfred, born 1885, died in infancy. The other children were Leonard (Chico), born in 1887, Adolph (Harpo) in 1888, Julius (Groucho) in 1890, Milton
Marx after Sraffa Marx after Sraffa Marx after Sraffa is a 1977 book about Marxist economics by the economist Ian Steedman, in which the author argues against the labor theory of value. Steedman has been criticized for alleged misunderstandings of Karl Marx. The economist Heinz D. Kurz reviewed "Marx after Sraffa" in "Kyklos". The political scientist David McLellan wrote in the 1995 edition of his "" that Steedman's reading of Marx has been influential. The philosopher Roger Scruton wrote that Steedman provides the most notable argument against the labor theory of value from the New Left. The Marxist theorist Ernest Mandel considered "Marx