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Kurt Schumacher

1895 - 1952

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Curt Ernst Carl Schumacher, better known as Kurt Schumacher (13 October 1895 – 20 August 1952), was a German politician and resistance fighter against the Nazis. He was chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1946 and the first Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag in West Germany in 1949; he served in both positions until his death. Upon Adolf Hitler's seizure of power, Schumacher was imprisoned for ten years in various Nazi concentration camps. After World War II, he was one of the founding fathers of postwar German democracy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Schumacher is the 6,282nd most popular politician (down from 5,733rd in 2024), the 343rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 330th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Polish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kurt Schumacher ranks 6,282 out of 19,576. Before him are Lestek, Gerardo Machado, Diane de France, Glafcos Clerides, Martina, and Salome I. After him are Gülbahar Hatun, Al-Said Barakah, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Ferenc Deák, Samuel Huntington, and Emperor Muzong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Kurt Schumacher ranks 86. Before him are Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Walter Dornberger, Vinoba Bhave, Jack Dempsey, Dino Grandi, and Shote Galica. After him are Sheng Shicai, Henry de Montherlant, Walter Stennes, Paul Muni, René Mayer, and Archduke Wilhelm of Austria. Among people deceased in 1952, Kurt Schumacher ranks 44. Before him are Bernard Lyot, Robert Guérin, René Grousset, Jigme Wangchuck, Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and Hans Kramers. After him are Louise d'Orléans, Viktor Chernov, Luigi Fagioli, Michael Rostovtzeff, Johan Nygaardsvold, and Emilie Louise Flöge.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Kurt Schumacher ranks 343 out of 1,694. Before him are Ivan Vyhovsky (1608), Barbara Brylska (1941), Roman Dmowski (1864), Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848), Walther Nehring (1892), and Lestek (870). After him are Hans Jeschonnek (1899), Alfred Flatow (1869), Wojciech Szczęsny (1990), Moïse Kisling (1891), Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797), and Martin Opitz (1597).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Kurt Schumacher ranks 88. Before him are Konstanty Kalinowski (1838), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Bolesław V the Chaste (1226), Ivan Vyhovsky (1608), Roman Dmowski (1864), and Lestek (870). After him are Hans Jeschonnek (1899), Józef Cyrankiewicz (1911), Muazzez Sultan (1628), Henry the Bearded (1163), Bolesław IV the Curly (1120), and Stanislav Kosior (1889).

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