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Christian Michelsen

1857 - 1925

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Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857– 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway from 1905 to 1907. Michelsen is most known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, and was one of Norway's most influential politicians of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Michelsen is the 4,022nd most popular politician (up from 5,640th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 78th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Norwegian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian Michelsen ranks 4,022 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Leo I, King of Armenia, William II of Württemberg, Tancredo Neves, Liu Bian, and Ptahhotep. After him are Gevherhan Sultan, Emperor Ōgimachi, Shapur III, Ramiro II of León, Gotthard Kettler, and Joseph Berchtold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Christian Michelsen ranks 38. Before him are Ida Tarbell, A. E. Waite, Karl Pearson, Cécile Chaminade, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, and George Gissing. After him are 12th Dalai Lama, Otto von Below, Max Klinger, Wilhelm Johannsen, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, and Eugène Atget. Among people deceased in 1925, Christian Michelsen ranks 37. Before him are John Singer Sargent, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Percy Fawcett, Karl Abraham, Christian Krohg, and Robert M. La Follette. After him are Lovis Corinth, Pierre Louÿs, Max Linder, Eugen Sandow, Fritz Haarmann, and August von Wassermann.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Christian Michelsen ranks 73 out of 1,039. Before him are Gustav Vigeland (1869), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Sophus Lie (1842), Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841), Olaf III of Norway (1050), and Christian Krohg (1852). After him are Sverre of Norway (1145), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Max Manus (1914), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Johan Halvorsen (1864).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Christian Michelsen ranks 34. Before him are Inge II of Norway (1185), Eystein I of Norway (1088), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), and Olaf III of Norway (1050). After him are Sverre of Norway (1145), Halfdan the Black (810), Eric II of Norway (1268), Haakon Ericsson (995), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), and Einar Gerhardsen (1897).

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