RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Frederick William Franz

1893 - 1992

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Frederick William Franz (September 12, 1893 – December 22, 1992) was appointed president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, a legal entity used to administer the work of Jehovah's Witnesses. He had previously served as vice-president of the same corporation from 1945 until 1977 when he replaced Nathan H. Knorr as president. His position as president was administrative, as the Governing Body assumed over-all control of all Jehovah's Witness corporations in 1976. He remained president until his death in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick William Franz is the 1,408th most popular religious figure (up from 1,658th in 2019), the 2,665th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,188th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Frederick William Franz ranks 1,408 out of 3,187. Before him are Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Peter Nolasco, John X of Antioch, Hegesippus, John de Britto, and Luigi Carlo Borromeo. After him are Hermenegild, Caesarius of Africa, John Carroll, Eulogius of Alexandria, Ebussuud Efendi, and Aga Khan II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Frederick William Franz ranks 85. Before him are Raymond Dart, Feroz Khan Noon, Leonarda Cianciulli, Luigi Carlo Borromeo, Armand Călinescu, and Marianne Brandt. After him are Bai Chongxi, Jean Absil, Merian C. Cooper, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Gaston Julia, and Nestor Lakoba. Among people deceased in 1992, Frederick William Franz ranks 77. Before him are Koča Popović, Väinö Linna, Jânio Quadros, Albert King, Isidro Lángara, and Muhammad Asad. After him are Dick York, Stella Adler, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Arpad Elo, Franziska Donner, and Maria Reiter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick William Franz ranks 2,665 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Evans (1981), Nan Goldin (1953), Big Van Vader (1955), Elizabeth Holmes (1984), Pam Grier (1949), and Robert Ballard (1942). After him are Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Val Valentino (1956), Billy Gibbons (1949), John Carroll (1735), Jasper Johns (1930), and James Whitmore (1921).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Frederick William Franz ranks 26. Before him are Paul Marcinkus (1922), Blase J. Cupich (1949), William Levada (1936), Justin Francis Rigali (1935), Lucian Pulvermacher (1918), and Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869). After him are John Carroll (1735), Tim Keller (1950), John F. MacArthur (1939), Nathan Homer Knorr (1905), William H. Keeler (1931), and Elizabeth Bolden (1890).

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