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Franz Ziereis

1905 - 1945

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Franz Xaver Ziereis (13 August 1905 – 24 May 1945) was the commandant of the Mauthausen concentration camp from 1939 until the camp was liberated by the American forces in 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Ziereis is the 4,168th most popular politician (down from 3,576th in 2019), the 1,079th most popular biography from Germany (down from 975th in 2019) and the 309th most popular German Politician.

Franz Ziereis was the commandant of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. He was executed for war crimes in 1946.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Ziereis ranks 4,168 out of 19,576. Before him are Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Charles Michel, and Uldin. After him are Ekrem İmamoğlu, Ardys of Lydia, Michal, Nicola Amati, Jean de Dunois, and Franz, Duke of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Franz Ziereis ranks 44. Before him are Helen Wills, Jean Vigo, Carl Gustav Hempel, Shojiro Sugimura, Dalton Trumbo, and Severo Ochoa. After him are Enrique Ballestrero, Angelo Schiavio, Takashi Shimura, Lale Andersen, Jean-Marie Villot, and Piet Hein. Among people deceased in 1945, Franz Ziereis ranks 83. Before him are Edith Frank, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Georg Elser, Josef Terboven, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Harry Daghlian. After him are Plutarco Elías Calles, Hans Oster, Elisabeth Volkenrath, Mitsuru Ushijima, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, and John Ambrose Fleming.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Ziereis ranks 1,079 out of 7,253. Before him are Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Konrad Witz (1400), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), Uli Hoeneß (1952), and Marian Gold (1954). After him are W. G. Sebald (1944), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), Georg Baselitz (1938), Ralf Dahrendorf (1929), Peter Minuit (1589), and Oskar Schlemmer (1888).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Franz Ziereis ranks 309. Before him are Gotthard Kettler (1517), Joseph Berchtold (1897), Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), and Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370). After him are Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), Peter Minuit (1589), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Carl Clauberg (1898), Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756), and Godigisel (359).

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