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Ludwig Erhard

1897 - 1977

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Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (German: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈʔeːɐ̯haʁt]; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician and economist who served as the second chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. Affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he is known for leading the West German postwar economic reforms and economic recovery (Wirtschaftswunder, German for "economic miracle") in his role as Minister of Economic Affairs under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer from 1949 to 1963. During that period he promoted the concept of the social market economy (soziale Marktwirtschaft), on which Germany's economic policy in the 21st century continues to be based. In his tenure as Chancellor, however, Erhard lacked support from Adenauer, who remained chairman of the CDU party until 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Erhard is the 31st most popular businessperson (down from 22nd in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 217th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Businessperson.

Ludwig Erhard was the West German Minister of Economics from 1949 to 1963. He is most famous for his economic policies, which were known as the "social market economy."

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Among businesspeople, Ludwig Erhard ranks 31 out of 847. Before him are Jeffrey Epstein, Estée Lauder, Steve Ballmer, Lee Byung-chul, Amancio Ortega, and Ferdinand von Zeppelin. After him are P. T. Barnum, Guccio Gucci, Eddie Jordan, Margaret Hamilton, Linda McMahon, and Jules Rimet.

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Among people born in 1897, Ludwig Erhard ranks 14. Before him are Tadeusz Reichstein, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Ivan Konev, Subhas Chandra Bose, Thích Quảng Đức, and Paavo Nurmi. After him are Yun Posun, Jiroemon Kimura, Anthony Eden, Lucky Luciano, Wilhelm Reich, and Georges Bataille. Among people deceased in 1977, Ludwig Erhard ranks 11. Before him are Vladimir Nabokov, Stefania Turkewich, Wernher von Braun, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Clementine Churchill, and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk. After him are René Goscinny, Lee Miller, Anthony Eden, Roberto Rossellini, Makarios III, and Jacques Prévert.

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Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Erhard ranks 263 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner von Siemens (1816), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Anne of Cleves (1515), Hans Holbein the Younger (1497), and Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838). After him are Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Albert Kesselring (1885), Friedrich Bessel (1784), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Max Stirner (1806), and Max Scheler (1874).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany

Among businesspeople born in Germany, Ludwig Erhard ranks 2. Before him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838). After him are Bertha Benz (1849), Adolf Dassler (1900), Levi Strauss (1829), Rudolf Dassler (1898), Otto Frank (1889), Robert Bosch (1861), Jakob Fugger (1459), Henri Nestlé (1814), Paul Reuter (1816), and Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777).

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