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J. B. M. Hertzog

1866 - 1942

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General James Barry Munnik Hertzog (3 April 1866 – 21 November 1942), better known as Barry Hertzog or J. B. M. Hertzog, was a South African politician and soldier. He was a Boer general during the Second Boer War who served as the third prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. Hertzog advocated for the development of Afrikaner culture and was determined to prevent Afrikaners from being excessively influenced by British culture. He founded the National Party in 1914. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. M. Hertzog is the 12,871st most popular politician (down from 11,833rd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 65th in 2019) and the 36th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, J. B. M. Hertzog ranks 12,871 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Magloire, Tahir Yahya, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Santiago Derqui, Joseph Daul, and Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo. After him are Alfred Deakin, Glenn Youngkin, Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, Jusuf Kalla, Iñaki Urdangarin, and Panagiotis Kanellopoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, J. B. M. Hertzog ranks 100. Before him are Georg Jensen, Avetis Aharonian, Euclides da Cunha, Alexander Protopopov, Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman, and Ants Laikmaa. After him are James J. Corbett, Voltairine de Cleyre, Nazikeda Kadın, Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Richard Beer-Hofmann, and Johannes Jørgensen. Among people deceased in 1942, J. B. M. Hertzog ranks 156. Before him are Herbert Selpin, Símun av Skarði, Łucja Frey, Constantin Henriquez, Ants Laikmaa, and Lev Nussimbaum. After him are Kiyonao Ichiki, Ioannis Malokinis, Nikola Vaptsarov, Albert Kahn, Ferdinand Albin Pax, and Frank Irons.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, J. B. M. Hertzog ranks 88 out of 454. Before him are Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), J. L. B. Smith (1897), Walter Sisulu (1912), Alice Krige (1954), Laurens van der Post (1906), and Joan Harrison (1935). After him are Athol Fugard (1932), Chris Heunis (1927), Trevor Jones (1949), Janet Suzman (1939), Frances Ames (1920), and Evelyn Mase (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, J. B. M. Hertzog ranks 36. Before him are Zindzi Mandela (1960), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Oliver Tambo (1917), Piet Joubert (1834), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), and Walter Sisulu (1912). After him are Chris Heunis (1927), Julius Malema (1981), Helen Suzman (1917), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Ruth First (1925), and Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928).

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