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Ditlev Gothard Monrad

1811 - 1887

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Ditlev Gothard Monrad (24 November 1811 – 28 March 1887) was a Danish politician and bishop, and a founding father of Danish constitutional democracy; he also led the country as Council President in its huge defeat during the Second Schleswig War. Later, he became a New Zealand pioneer before returning to Denmark to become a bishop and politician once more. Monrad's father, Otto Sommer Monrad, an attorney, suffered from mental illness, and spent some years in institutions. From time to time Monrad was himself on the brink of, or had, emotional breakdowns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ditlev Gothard Monrad is the 11,387th most popular politician (down from 11,327th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 327th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Danish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ditlev Gothard Monrad ranks 11,387 out of 19,576Before him are Sofoklis Venizelos, Miro Cerar, Kevin Rudd, James Forrestal, Joan, Countess of Toulouse, and Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany. After him are Ramón Castilla, Sandra Day O'Connor, Oldřich Duras, Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, Carlos Gomes Júnior, and Vladislav Surkov.

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Among people born in 1811, Ditlev Gothard Monrad ranks 45Before him are Peter Julian Eymard, Horace Greeley, Émilie de Villeneuve, Sakuma Shōzan, J. C. Jacobsen, and John William Draper. After him are Giulia Grisi, Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, William Robert Grove, Carl Johan Thyselius, and James Young Simpson. Among people deceased in 1887, Ditlev Gothard Monrad ranks 26Before him are Paul Féval, père, Anandi Gopal Joshi, Hans von Marées, Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, J. C. Jacobsen, and Hippolyte Bayard. After him are Coenraad Johannes van Houten, August von Werder, August W. Eichler, Peter Jan Beckx, Otto Lesser, and Alvan Clark.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Ditlev Gothard Monrad ranks 310 out of 1,032Before him are Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (1244), Johannes Ewald (1743), Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (910), Henning Carlsen (1927), Cecil Bødker (1927), and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1860). After him are Viggo Johansen (1851), Carl Christian Hall (1812), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792), Frank Arnesen (1956), and Count Ingolf of Rosenborg (1940).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Ditlev Gothard Monrad ranks 108Before him are Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603), Erik Eriksen (1902), Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831), Erik Axelsson Tott (1419), H. C. Hansen (1906), and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (1244). After him are Carl Christian Hall (1812), Hans Hedtoft (1903), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655), Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825), and Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573).