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Eugene Meyer

1875 - 1959

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Eugene Isaac Meyer (October 31, 1875 – July 17, 1959) was a prominent American banker, businessman, financier, and newspaper publisher. His most notable public service role was as the fifth chairman of the Federal Reserve, a position he held from 1930 to 1933. Meyer purchased The Washington Post in 1933, and was its publisher from 1933 to 1946, with the paper staying in his family throughout the rest of the 20th century. He was the first president of the World Bank Group from June to December 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Meyer is the 7,476th most popular politician (up from 15,200th in 2019), the 2,730th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,717th in 2019) and the 228th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eugene Meyer ranks 7,476 out of 19,576. Before him are Spencer Perceval, Julio Argentino Roca, Enrico Ferri, Lala Lajpat Rai, Gengshi Emperor, and Christian the Younger of Brunswick. After him are Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Ukita Hideie, Yoshida Shōin, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Barbara Jagiellon, and Myeongjong of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Eugene Meyer ranks 60. Before him are Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Fatali Khan Khoyski, Maurice de Broglie, Rafael Sabatini, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, and Gustav Flatow. After him are Pierre Monteux, Albert Ketèlbey, Birsa Munda, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Elisabeth von Gutmann, and Konstantin Hierl. Among people deceased in 1959, Eugene Meyer ranks 56. Before him are Edvard Eriksen, Hitoshi Ashida, Ethel Barrymore, George Albert Smith, George Antheil, and Irakli Tsereteli. After him are Imre Schlosser, Una O'Connor, Albert Ketèlbey, Bak Jungyang, Enrique Guaita, and George Reeves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eugene Meyer ranks 2,730 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Farina (1944), Andrew Wyeth (1917), Henry Wilson (1812), Ric Flair (1949), Jessica Alba (1981), and Bill Conti (1942). After him are Leroy Anderson (1908), Wallace Shawn (1943), Barbara Eden (1931), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Mitch McConnell (1942), and Bo Diddley (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Eugene Meyer ranks 228. Before him are John C. Calhoun (1782), Cus D'Amato (1908), Nicholas Murray Butler (1862), Kamehameha II (1797), Ron Brown (1941), and Henry Wilson (1812). After him are Mitch McConnell (1942), Nancy Kassebaum (1932), Thomas Watson Jr. (1914), Phil Murphy (1957), Brian Kemp (1963), and Paul Wolfowitz (1943).

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