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Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

1683 - 1767

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Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich (Russian: Христофо́р Анто́нович Миних, romanized: Khristofor Antonovich Minikh; 19 May [O.S. 9 May] 1683 – 27 October [O.S. 16 October] 1767) was a German-born army officer who became a field marshal and political figure in the Russian Empire. He carried out major reforms in the Russian Army and founded several elite military formations during the reign of Empress Anna of Russia (r. 1730–1740). As a statesman, he is widely regarded as the founder of Russian philhellenism. Like his father, Münnich was an engineer and a specialist in hydrotechnology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burkhard Christoph von Münnich is the 984th most popular military personnel (down from 927th in 2019), the 2,487th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,262nd in 2019) and the 179th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich ranks 984 out of 2,058. Before him are Hans von Obstfelder, Yağısıyan, Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, Leo of Tripoli, Manshuk Mametova, and Gainas. After him are Juliusz Rómmel, Lala Şahin Pasha, Pavel Rybalko, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Heinrich Bär, and Georgios Karaiskakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1683, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich ranks 15. Before him are Gottfried Silbermann, Christoph Graupner, John Theophilus Desaguliers, Johann David Heinichen, Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Edward Young. After him are Antoine Pesne, Lorenz Heister, Jonathan Wild, Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Giovanni Poleni, and Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller. Among people deceased in 1767, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich ranks 9. Before him are Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Giambattista Pittoni, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Emer de Vattel, and Johann Schobert. After him are Étienne de Silhouette, Ekkathat, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Firmin Abauzit, Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, and Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich ranks 2,488 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857), Friedrich Hoffmann (1660), Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802), Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486), and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865). After him are Gershon Kingsley (1922), Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743), Walther Meissner (1882), Karl Lamprecht (1856), Heinz Rühmann (1902), and Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1707).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich ranks 179. Before him are Friedrich Hossbach (1894), Reiner Stahel (1892), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), Wilhelm Marschall (1886), Fritz Klingenberg (1912), and Hans von Obstfelder (1886). After him are Heinrich Bär (1913), Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796), Joachim Schepke (1912), Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), and Karl Ernst (1904).

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