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August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

1760 - 1831

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August Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (27 October 1760 – 23 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Neidhardt von Gneisenau is the 440th most popular military personnel (down from 433rd in 2019), the 1,102nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,031st in 2019) and the 82nd most popular German Military Personnel.

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau was a Prussian general who led the Prussian forces in the War of Liberation against Napoleon. He is most famous for his role in the Prussian reforms of 1807-1812, which he helped to implement.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ranks 440 out of 2,058. Before him are George I Rákóczi, Pavel Nakhimov, Giovanni Messe, Walter Nowotny, Lü Meng, and Zinovy Rozhestvensky. After him are Petre Dumitrescu, Thrasybulus, Karl Mack von Leiberich, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Günther Rall, and Horatius Cocles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1760, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ranks 15. Before him are Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, Alexandre de Beauharnais, Johan Gadolin, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, William Beckford, and Oliver Wolcott Jr.. After him are Jan Ladislav Dussek, Jean-François Le Sueur, John Breckinridge, Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, Aloysia Weber, and Olof Swartz. Among people deceased in 1831, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ranks 15. Before him are Ioannis Kapodistrias, Emilia Plater, Achim von Arnim, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Charles Felix of Sardinia, and Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. After him are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Maria Szymanowska, Ignaz Pleyel, Vicente Guerrero, and Rodolphe Kreutzer.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ranks 1,102 out of 7,253. Before him are Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Felix Magath (1953), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), and Paul Blobel (1894). After him are Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789), Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), Harald Schumacher (1954), Ernst Heinkel (1888), Veit Stoss (1450), and Moses Hess (1812).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ranks 82. Before him are Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Erich Kempka (1910), Günther Lütjens (1889), Günther Prien (1908), Reinhard Scheer (1863), and Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886). After him are Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Günther Rall (1918), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1887), Friedrich Dollmann (1882), and Johannes Frießner (1892).

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