| Full Name |
Joe Hill |
| Date of Birth |
07 October 1879 |
| Place of Birth |
Gävle, Sweden |
| Date of Death |
19 November 1915 |
| Place of Death |
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
- |
| Profession |
Labor activist, songwriter, poet |
| Years of Activity |
1906-1915 |
| Brief Information |
Joe Hill was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He wrote many protest songs and poems that became popular within the labor movement. He was executed in Utah for murder, a conviction that was widely protested by labor organizations. |