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Kurt Schuschnigg

1897 - 1977

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Kurt Alois Josef Johann von Schuschnigg (German: [ˈʃʊʃnɪk]; 14 December 1897 – 18 November 1977) was an Austrian politician who was the Chancellor of the Federal State of Austria from the 1934 assassination of his predecessor Engelbert Dollfuss until the 1938 Anschluss with Nazi Germany. Although Schuschnigg considered Austria a "German state" and Austrians to be Germans, he was strongly opposed to Adolf Hitler's goal to absorb Austria into the Third Reich and wished for it to remain independent. When Schuschnigg's efforts to keep Austria independent had failed, he resigned his office. After the Anschluss he was arrested, kept in solitary confinement, and eventually interned in various concentration camps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Schuschnigg is the 1,937th most popular politician (down from 1,682nd in 2019), the 705th most popular biography from Italy (down from 629th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Italian Politician.

Kurt Schuschnigg was the chancellor of Austria from 1934 to 1938. He is most famous for being the last democratically elected Chancellor of Austria before it was annexed by Nazi Germany.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kurt Schuschnigg ranks 1,937 out of 19,576. Before him are Kamala Harris, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, Tony Tan, Yohannes IV, Joseph Estrada, and Muhammad bin Tughluq. After him are Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Marozia, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Karl Hermann Frank, and Leo II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Kurt Schuschnigg ranks 27. Before him are Odd Hassel, Louis Aragon, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Ferenc Szálasi, Frank Capra, and Gordon Allport. After him are Norbert Elias, Enid Blyton, Pola Negri, Georg Wittig, Kurt Daluege, and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. Among people deceased in 1977, Kurt Schuschnigg ranks 20. Before him are Anthony Eden, Roberto Rossellini, Makarios III, Jacques Prévert, Ernst Bloch, and Aleksandr Vasilevsky. After him are Alexey Stakhanov, Anaïs Nin, Archibald Hill, Howard Hawks, Joan Crawford, and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Kurt Schuschnigg ranks 705 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), and Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590). After him are Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), and Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Kurt Schuschnigg ranks 129. Before him are Henry of Germany (1211), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Bona Sforza (1494), Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920), Rodolfo Graziani (1882), and Alexander of Battenberg (1857). After him are Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), and Olybrius (400).

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