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Karl Schenk

1823 - 1895

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Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk (1 December 1823 – 18 July 1895) was a Swiss pastor, politician, and member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1863 until his death in 1895. Serving for 31 years and 218 days, he was the longest-serving member in the Federal Council. Later in life he became one of the first leaders of the Swiss Red Cross. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Schenk is the 13,554th most popular politician (down from 9,987th in 2024), the 441st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 279th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl Schenk ranks 13,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Calixto García, Ecgfrith of Mercia, William J. Donovan, Agum III, Rachel Cohen-Kagan, Laodice V, and Alcmenes. After him are Kristen Michal, Robert of Chester, King Weilie of Zhou, Daniel Salamanca Urey, and Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Karl Schenk ranks 59. Before him are Mary Surratt, Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Lascăr Catargiu, Ivan Aksakov, and Heymann Steinthal. After him are Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Eduard Oscar Schmidt, Oscar Dickson, and Gonçalves Dias. Among people deceased in 1895, Karl Schenk ranks 71. Before him are Gustav Spörer, Nikolay Girs, Ludwig Schläfli, Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, Friedrich Tietjen, and Kostandin Kristoforidhi. After him are L. L. Langstroth, Woldemar, Prince of Lippe, Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna, and Heinrich von Sybel.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Karl Schenk ranks 441 out of 1,015. Before him are Arthur Cohn (1927), Hermann Obrist (1863), Pierre Aubert (1927), Constant Fornerod (1819), Vreni Schneider (1964), and Johann III Bernoulli (1744). After him are Philipp Etter (1891), Gottfried Dienst (1919), Arnold Koller (1933), Renée Colliard (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), and Leon Schlumpf (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Karl Schenk ranks 79. Before him are René Felber (1933), Aegidius Tschudi (1505), Walter Breisky (1871), Alphons Egli (1924), Pierre Aubert (1927), and Constant Fornerod (1819). After him are Philipp Etter (1891), Arnold Koller (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), Leon Schlumpf (1925), Kaspar Villiger (1941), and Stefano Franscini (1796).

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