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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton

1834 - 1902

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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, Liberal politician, and writer. A strong advocate for individual liberty, Acton is best known for his timeless observation on the dangers of concentrated authority. In an 1887 letter to an Anglican bishop, he famously wrote, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," underscoring his belief that unchecked power poses the greatest threat to human freedom. His works consistently emphasized the importance of limiting governmental and institutional power in favor of individual rights and personal liberty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton is the 6,080th most popular politician (down from 5,230th in 2019), the 1,633rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,512th in 2019) and the 402nd most popular Italian Politician.

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Among politicians, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 6,080 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah Khan II, Takeda Katsuyori, María de Padilla, Shote Galica, At-Ta'i, and Paul van Zeeland. After him are Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Otto Hofmann, Jean-Luc Dehaene, William Walker, Kit Bond, and Zhao Mengfu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 21. Before him are Jan Neruda, Vasily Perov, Charles Spurgeon, Aleksis Kivi, Johann Philipp Reis, and Norodom of Cambodia. After him are Kondō Isami, Hetty Green, Kawakami Gensai, Gaston Planté, Julia Pastrana, and Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska. Among people deceased in 1902, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 18. Before him are Ion Ivanovici, Ernst Schröder, Victor D'Hondt, James Tissot, Henryk Siemiradzki, and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. After him are Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Abel, Charles Dow, Masaoka Shiki, Jacint Verdaguer, and Julia Grant.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 1,633 out of 5,161. Before him are Girolamo Riario (1443), Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639), Bernardo Rossellino (1409), Fabrizio De André (1940), Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837), and Iullus Antonius (-43). After him are Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612), Mattia Preti (1613), Angelo Comastri (1943), Antipope Victor IV (1010), Bernardino Telesio (1509), and Ugolino della Gherardesca (1220).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 402. Before him are Wacho (500), Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma (1678), Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus (-116), Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1779), Girolamo Riario (1443), and Iullus Antonius (-43). After him are Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612), Ugolino della Gherardesca (1220), Theodora (900), Piero Soderini (1450), Ansprand (657), and Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum (860).

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