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Joseph Radetzky von Radetz

1766 - 1858

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Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Graf Radetzky von Radetz (2 November 1766 – 5 January 1858) was a Czech nobleman and Austrian field marshal. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg monarchy during the later period of the Napoleonic Wars and proved instrumental in the allied victory as one of the primary architects of the Trachenberg Plan and the Leipzig Campaign. Afterwards, he embarked on military reforms of the Austrian army. His reputation was one of discipline and fairness; he was revered by his troops among whom he was known as Vater ('Father') Radetzky. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Radetzky von Radetz is the 59th most popular military personnel (up from 70th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 27th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Military Personnel.

Joseph Radetzky von Radetz is most famous for being a military commander and field marshal of the Austrian Empire.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ranks 59 out of 2,058. Before him are Germanicus, Isoroku Yamamoto, Lü Bu, Gerd von Rundstedt, Tughril, and Otto Skorzeny. After him are Mikhail Kutuzov, Baron Munchausen, Erich Ludendorff, Roland, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, and Fedor von Bock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1766, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ranks 3. Before him are John Dalton, and Thomas Robert Malthus. After him are Germaine de Staël, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Nikolay Karamzin, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, William Hyde Wollaston, Johanna Schopenhauer, and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. Among people deceased in 1858, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ranks 3. Before him are Rani of Jhansi, and Robert Brown. After him are Robert Owen, John Snow, Hiroshige, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johannes Peter Müller, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Karl Thomas Mozart, Matthew C. Perry, and Anton Diabelli.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ranks 24 out of 1,200. Before him are Bertha von Suttner (1843), Kurt Gödel (1906), Wilhelm Steinitz (1836), John of Nepomuk (1350), Ferdinand Porsche (1875), and Karel Čapek (1890). After him are Miloš Forman (1932), Ernst Mach (1838), Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850), Edvard Beneš (1884), Jaroslav Hašek (1883), and Joseph Schumpeter (1883).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Czechia

Among military personnels born in Czechia, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ranks 2. Before him are Jan Žižka (1360). After him are Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583), Kurt Knispel (1921), Prokop the Great (1380), Jan Kubiš (1913), Julius von Payer (1841), Otto Kittel (1917), Erhard Raus (1889), Karl Fritzsch (1903), Alexander von Krobatin (1849), and Ferenc Wesselényi (1605).

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