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Josip Juraj Strossmayer

1815 - 1905

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Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (pronounced [jǒsip jûraj ʃtrǒsmajer]; German: Joseph Georg Strossmayer; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor. Between 1849 and his death, he served as the Bishop of Bosnia (Đakovo) and Syrmia. He was one of the key founders of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (today named Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) and the Gallery of Old Masters in Zagreb. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josip Juraj Strossmayer is the 4,893rd most popular politician (down from 4,160th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Croatia (down from 47th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Croatian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Josip Juraj Strossmayer ranks 4,893 out of 19,576. Before him are Lycurgus of Athens, Lauri Kristian Relander, Christian Wulff, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Emperor Kinmei, and Authari. After him are Danilo Türk, Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Yelü Chucai, Abi-Eshuh, Jarmila Kratochvílová, and Benjamin Butler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Josip Juraj Strossmayer ranks 15. Before him are Johann Jakob Bachofen, Thomas Couture, Louis-Jules Trochu, Ildefons Cerdà, Ľudovít Štúr, and Julia Margaret Cameron. After him are Lorenz von Stein, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Ernest Meissonier, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Andreas Achenbach, and Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte. Among people deceased in 1905, Josip Juraj Strossmayer ranks 17. Before him are Carl Wernicke, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Albert Edelfelt, Élisée Reclus, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Walther Flemming. After him are Per Teodor Cleve, Constantin Meunier, Anton Ažbe, Alphonse Allais, Adolf Bastian, and Albert von Kölliker.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Josip Juraj Strossmayer ranks 51 out of 700. Before him are Felix Weingartner (1863), Ivan Meštrović (1883), Ljudevit Gaj (1809), Josip Skoblar (1941), Matthias Flacius (1520), and Siniša Mihajlović (1969). After him are Francis, Duke of Teck (1837), Ivo Josipović (1957), Ivan Gundulić (1589), Luigi Dallapiccola (1904), Krešimir Ćosić (1948), and Ante Gotovina (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Croatia

Among politicians born in Croatia, Josip Juraj Strossmayer ranks 15. Before him are Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968), Stjepan Radić (1871), Zoran Milanović (1966), Ivan Ribar (1881), Veljko Kadijević (1925), and Tomislav of Croatia (null). After him are Francis, Duke of Teck (1837), Ivo Josipović (1957), Milka Planinc (1924), Milan Babić (1956), Slavko Kvaternik (1878), and Vladko Maček (1879).

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