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Georg Friedrich von Martens

1756 - 1821

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Georg Friedrich von Martens (22 February 1756 in Hamburg, Germany – 21 February 1821 in Frankfurt, Germany) was a German jurist and diplomat. Educated at the universities of Göttingen, Regensburg and Vienna, he became professor of jurisprudence at Göttingen in 1783 and was ennobled in 1789. He was made a counsellor of state by the King of Westphalia in 1808, and in 1810 was president of the financial section of the council of state of the kingdom of Westphalia. In 1814 he was appointed privy cabinet-councillor (Geheimer Kabinettsrat) by the king of Hanover, and in 1816 went as representative of the king to the diet of the new German Confederation at Frankfort. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Friedrich von Martens is the 15,039th most popular politician (down from 13,908th in 2019), the 4,767th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,383rd in 2019) and the 1,197th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Georg Friedrich von Martens ranks 15,039 out of 19,576Before him are Roger B. Taney, Hamilcar I of Carthage, Laodice II, Julián Besteiro, Phạm Hùng, and Bob Dadae. After him are Hassan Habibi, Athanasios Miaoulis, Michael Somare, Xie Fuzhi, Jan Sokol, and Grantley Goulding.

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Among people born in 1756, Georg Friedrich von Martens ranks 40Before him are Jan Śniadecki, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Henry Lee III, Herman of Alaska, François Chabot, and Everard Home. After him are Thomas Linley the younger, Willem Bilderdijk, Franz Josef Gerstner, Michael von Kienmayer, and Christian Gottfried Körner. Among people deceased in 1821, Georg Friedrich von Martens ranks 30Before him are Anders Jahan Retzius, Félix de Azara, Fulgencio Yegros, Martín Miguel de Güemes, José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, and Elizabeth Ann Seton. After him are Carlo Porta, John Hunter, Heinrich Kuhl, John Crome, Elizabeth Inchbald, and John Rennie the Elder.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Friedrich von Martens ranks 4,770 out of 7,253Before him are Hermann Hirt (1865), Elias Holl (1573), Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815), Thomas Quasthoff (1959), Michael May (1934), and Thomas Munkelt (1952). After him are Peter Baltes (1958), Hermann Volk (1903), Friedrich von Scholtz (1851), Moritz Bleibtreu (1971), Tilo Prückner (1940), and Christian Lindner (1979).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Georg Friedrich von Martens ranks 1,197Before him are Otto Winzer (1902), Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1790), Haim Katz (1947), Uwe Barschel (1944), Jürgen Möllemann (1945), and Claudia Roth (1955). After him are Christian Lindner (1979), Helene Lange (1848), Princess Marie of Hanover (1849), Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815), Klaus von Dohnanyi (1928), and Ulrich Wehling (1952).