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Gerrit Schimmelpenninck

1794 - 1863

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Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck (25 February 1794 – 4 October 1863) was a Dutch businessman and politician, whose views ranged from liberal to conservative. He was the son of Grand Pensionary Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He was also the first holder of the modern day post Prime Minister of the Netherlands, then known as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. After other functions, among which chief of the Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappij, he became head of secretary in Saint Petersburg and later in London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerrit Schimmelpenninck is the 13,243rd most popular politician (down from 12,343rd in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 587th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gerrit Schimmelpenninck ranks 13,243 out of 19,576. Before him are Hugh VIII of Lusignan, Shigeru Kayano, Nofret II, Ambrose Burnside, Phormio, and Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. After him are Artatama II, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Alfrēds Rubiks, Bryachislav of Polotsk, Carlo Contarini, and Gus Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Gerrit Schimmelpenninck ranks 51. Before him are Princess Amalie of Saxony, Alexander Gordon Laing, Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, Leopold Zunz, Antoine Bussy, and Heinz Christian Pander. After him are Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, Christian Albrecht Bluhme, Edward Robinson, Carl Joseph Begas, John Biscoe, and Sabin Berthelot. Among people deceased in 1863, Gerrit Schimmelpenninck ranks 39. Before him are Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, William John Burchell, Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, Ludwig Emil Grimm, Robert Gould Shaw, and Nikolai Turczaninow. After him are James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Edward Robinson, Jane Pierce, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Josephine Kablick, and Johann Wilhelm Schirmer.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerrit Schimmelpenninck ranks 619 out of 1,646. Before him are Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), Derek de Lint (1950), Frenkie de Jong (1997), Jo Cals (1914), Tylman van Gameren (1632), and Bart van der Leck (1876). After him are Maggie MacNeal (1950), Henk Groot (1938), Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608), Piet Dankert (1934), Wim Kieft (1962), and Jan Wolkers (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Gerrit Schimmelpenninck ranks 93. Before him are Cornelis Lely (1854), Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939), Jan de Quay (1901), Max van der Stoel (1924), Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), and Jo Cals (1914). After him are Piet Dankert (1934), Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821), Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873), Alexander Rueb (1882), Neelie Kroes (1941), and Ramon Dekkers (1969).

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