Kostja Zetkin

Konstantin "Kostja" Zetkin (14 April 1885 – September 1980) was a German physician, social economist and political activist.

Kostja Zetkin
Kostja Zetkin with Rosa Luxemburg
1909
Born
Konstantin Zetkin

14 April 1885
Paris, France
DiedSeptember 1980 (aged 95)
Occupation(s)physician
political activist
SpouseGertrude Bardenhewer (1893–1980)
ChildrenLucas Bennett (step-son)
Parent(s)Ossip Zetkin (1850–1889)
Clara Eißner (1857–1933)
RelativesMaxim Zetkin (brother)

He was the son of Clara Zetkin, an iconic pioneer of the political left in Germany. For a time, he became the lover of another, Rosa Luxemburg.

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