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Joseph Bech

1887 - 1975

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Joseph Bech (17 February 1887 – 8 March 1975) was a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer. He was the prime minister of Luxembourg, serving for eleven years, from 16 July 1926 to 5 November 1937. He returned to the position after World War II, and served for another four years, from 29 December 1953 until 29 March 1958. The 1982–1983 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Bech is the 5,347th most popular politician (down from 4,669th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 13th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Luxembourger Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Bech ranks 5,347 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Gierek, Eric III of Denmark, François Louis, Prince of Conti, Haider al-Abadi, Osorkon I, and Radama I. After him are Inge the Younger, Nabih Berri, Hanoi Hannah, Vaišvilkas, Ernő Gerő, and Victor, Prince Napoléon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Joseph Bech ranks 67. Before him are Blaise Cendrars, Annette Kellermann, Josef Čapek, Frederick Fleet, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, and Mamoru Shigemitsu. After him are Savielly Tartakower, Sivananda Saraswati, James Paul Moody, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, Conrad Hilton, and Marcus Garvey. Among people deceased in 1975, Joseph Bech ranks 50. Before him are Bernard Herrmann, Latife Uşşaki, Annette Kellermann, Marguerite Perey, Luigi Dallapiccola, and William Phillips. After him are Susan Hayward, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Thornton Wilder, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, and George Stevens.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Joseph Bech ranks 15 out of 95. Before him are Jules A. Hoffmann (1941), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Hugo Gernsback (1884), and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922). After him are Edward Steichen (1879), Jean-Claude Hollerich (1958), Charly Gaul (1932), Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Nicolas Frantz (1899), and Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722).

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Among POLITICIANS In Luxembourg

Among politicians born in Luxembourg, Joseph Bech ranks 9. Before him are Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922). After him are Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Viviane Reding (1951), Michel Théato (1878), Luc Frieden (1963), Xavier Bettel (1973), and Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1925).

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