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Birth Name: Philip Grosser
Born: 13 May 1890 Died: 3 October 1933
Country of origin: 
Ukraine
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Famous Inmates of Alcatraz Island
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Philip Grosser (1890 in Slavuta – October 3, 1933 in Boston) was an anarchist and anti-militarist.
He was imprisoned at Alcatraz Island for refusing to be drafted during the first World War. He is notable for writing one of the first exposés of Alcatraz Prison, entitled Uncle Sam's Devil's Island, which told of his experience in the prison.
He committed suicide in Boston, Massachusetts on October 3, 1933 and was buried on October 20, 1933.
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