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Augusts Kirhenšteins

1872 - 1963

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Augusts Kirhenšteins, formerly spelt Kirchenšteins (18 September 1872 – 3 November 1963), was a Latvian and Soviet microbiologist, politician and educator. He was the de facto prime minister of Latvia from 20 June 1940 to 25 August 1940 and Acting de facto President of Latvia from 21 July 1940 to 25 August 1940. It was Kirhenšteins' Soviet puppet government that requested the incorporation of Latvia into the Soviet Union after the occupation of the country in 1940. He became a member of the Communist Party in 1941. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augusts Kirhenšteins is the 13,730th most popular politician (down from 13,659th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 128th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Latvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Augusts Kirhenšteins ranks 13,730 out of 19,576. Before him are Segismundo Moret, Mladen Ivanić, Jozef Moravčík, Terentius Maximus, Alexander Bezborodko, and José Bové. After him are Ignacy Potocki, Aurel Popovici, Herbert Lawford, Henryk Sławik, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and Neferhotep III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Augusts Kirhenšteins ranks 136. Before him are Henry Bataille, Paul Fort, Sergei Vasilenko, Spyridon Chazapis, Paul-Émile Janson, and Lorenzo Perosi. After him are Herbert Baddeley, Carl Bonde, Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, John McCrae, Kote Marjanishvili, and Georg Schnéevoigt. Among people deceased in 1963, Augusts Kirhenšteins ranks 141. Before him are Gustav Machatý, Wladimir Aïtoff, Carl Skottsberg, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, István Somodi, and Amelita Galli-Curci. After him are Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Ugo Cerletti, Ulises Saucedo, Josef Gauchel, Arthur Jonath, and Donald Piper.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Augusts Kirhenšteins ranks 127 out of 323. Before him are Matvei Gedenshtrom (1780), Jānis Daliņš (1904), Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen (1913), Anna Brigadere (1861), Anatoly Solovyev (1948), and Māris Kučinskis (1961). After him are Andris Piebalgs (1957), Helmuts Balderis (1952), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), Astrid Ivask (1926), Otto August Rosenberger (1800), and Tatjana Ždanoka (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Augusts Kirhenšteins ranks 36. Before him are Anatolijs Gorbunovs (1942), Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics (1887), Arvīds Pelše (1899), Andris Bērziņš (1951), Alfrēds Rubiks (1935), and Māris Kučinskis (1961). After him are Andris Piebalgs (1957), Helmuts Balderis (1952), Tatjana Ždanoka (1950), Valdis Birkavs (1942), Indulis Emsis (1952), and Laila Freivalds (1942).

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