ist ▁an arch ist , ▁a ▁lat he ▁operator , ▁house ▁painter , ▁brick layer , ▁dram at ist ▁and ▁political ▁activ ist ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Max ▁St ir ner . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁activ ism ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" B rand " ▁from ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Hen rik ▁Ib sen ´ s ▁plays . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s , ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁an arch ist ▁and ▁anti - war ▁activ ism ▁around ▁Milan . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁an arch ist ▁activities ▁and ▁popular ▁u pr is ings ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁including ▁Switzerland , ▁Germany , ▁Hung ary , ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁He ▁lived ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁on wards ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁there ▁he ▁edited ▁the ▁individual ist ▁an arch ist ▁ec lect ic ▁journal ▁E res ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁for ▁other ▁American ▁an arch ist ▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁L ' ▁Ad un ata ▁dei ▁re fr att ari , ▁Cultura ▁O br era , ▁Cont ro corr ente ▁and ▁Int essa ▁Libert aria . ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁an arch ists ▁but ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁was ▁helped ▁in ▁his ▁release ▁by ▁Emma ▁Gold man . ▁After wards , ▁Ar rig oni ▁became ▁a ▁long