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Fritz Sauckel

1894 - 1946

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Ernst Friedrich Christoph Sauckel (27 October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal. As General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment (Arbeitseinsatz) from March 1942 until the end of the Second World War, he oversaw the mobilization of forced labour for the benefit of the German war effort. Born in Haßfurt in Bavaria, Sauckel worked as a seaman from a young age. During the First World War, he was interned in France as an enemy alien. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Sauckel is the 1,508th most popular politician (down from 1,257th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from Germany (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 108th most popular German Politician.

Fritz Saukel is most famous for his work in the field of plant genetics. He was a German botanist and geneticist who was one of the first to explore the relationship between genetics and evolution. He is credited with being the first person to isolate and cultivate the tobacco mosaic virus.

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Among politicians, Fritz Sauckel ranks 1,508 out of 19,576. Before him are Eleftherios Venizelos, Constantine VI, Mausolus, Ladislaus I of Hungary, Alexei Rykov, and Manuel Noriega. After him are Ælfweard of Wessex, Pelagius of Asturias, John McCain, Stjepan Mesić, Childebert I, and As-Saffah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Fritz Sauckel ranks 16. Before him are Jean Renoir, Maximilian Kolbe, John Ford, Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Joseph Roth, and Norbert Wiener. After him are Moshe Sharett, Kim Hyong-jik, Isaac Babel, Gala Dalí, Alexander Oparin, and Dietrich von Choltitz. Among people deceased in 1946, Fritz Sauckel ranks 21. Before him are Alexander Alekhine, John Logie Baird, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher, Manuel de Falla, and Werner von Blomberg. After him are Gertrude Stein, Karl Haushofer, Draža Mihailović, Ferenc Szálasi, Paul Langevin, and Gilbert N. Lewis.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fritz Sauckel ranks 389 out of 7,253. Before him are Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Harald zur Hausen (1936), Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Hugo Boss (1885), and Johann Gottfried Galle (1812). After him are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Lothar Matthäus (1961), Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), and Gerhard Domagk (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Fritz Sauckel ranks 108. Before him are Julius Streicher (1885), Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), Hermann Müller (1876), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), and Valdemar I of Denmark (1131). After him are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Ilse Koch (1906), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Ernst Thälmann (1886), and Chlodio (393).

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