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Gustav Ritter von Kahr

1862 - 1934

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Gustav Ritter von Kahr (German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈʁɪtɐ fɔn ˈkaːɐ̯]; born Gustav Kahr; 29 November 1862 – 30 June 1934) was a German jurist and right-wing politician. During his career he was district president of Upper Bavaria, Bavarian minister president and, from September 1923 to February 1924, Bavarian state commissioner general with dictatorial powers. In that role he openly opposed the government of the Weimar Republic in several instances, including by ceasing to enforce the Law for the Protection of the Republic. He was also making plans with General Otto von Lossow and Bavarian police commander Hans von Seisser to topple the Reich government in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav Ritter von Kahr is the 4,275th most popular politician (down from 3,244th in 2019), the 1,104th most popular biography from Germany (down from 876th in 2019) and the 319th most popular German Politician.

Gustav Ritter von Kahr was a politician who served as the Bavarian prime minister from 1923 to 1925. He was also a member of the German Reichstag from 1924 to 1933. He was most famous for being the leader of the right-wing faction of the Bavarian government and for his opposition to the Weimar Republic.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gustav Ritter von Kahr ranks 4,275 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Chaek, Giovanni Giolitti, Jacob Kettler, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Empress Jingū, and Hyeonjong of Goryeo. After him are Ahmad ibn Tulun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Shabaka, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Mauricio Macri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Gustav Ritter von Kahr ranks 31. Before him are Siegbert Tarrasch, Prince Henry of Prussia, Daniel Swarovski, Aurel Stein, Edith Wharton, and Mori Ōgai. After him are Ugyen Wangchuck, Loie Fuller, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, Henry McMahon, and Victor, Prince Napoléon. Among people deceased in 1934, Gustav Ritter von Kahr ranks 34. Before him are Siegbert Tarrasch, Jean Vigo, William Morris Davis, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Hans Hahn, and Carl von Linde. After him are Pietro Gasparri, Vlado Chernozemski, Andrei Bely, Nicholas Marr, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and Paul Ulrich Villard.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gustav Ritter von Kahr ranks 1,104 out of 7,253. Before him are Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Felix Magath (1953), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Paul Blobel (1894), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), and Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789). After him are Harald Schumacher (1954), Ernst Heinkel (1888), Veit Stoss (1450), Moses Hess (1812), Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670), and Niko Kovač (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Gustav Ritter von Kahr ranks 319. Before him are Carl Clauberg (1898), Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756), Godigisel (359), Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), and Paul Blobel (1894). After him are Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Gustav Noske (1868), Emil Maurice (1897), Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804), and Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803).

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