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Ludwig Quidde

1858 - 1941

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Ludwig Quidde (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈkvɪdə] ; 23 March 1858 – 4 March 1941) was a German politician and pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor Wilhelm II. Quidde's long career spanned four different eras of German history: Otto von Bismarck (until 1890), the Hohenzollern Empire under Wilhelm II (1888–1918), the Weimar Republic (1918–1933); and Nazi Germany. In 1927, Quidde was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Born into a wealthy bourgeois merchant family, Quidde grew up in Bremen, read history and got involved in the activities of the German Peace Society (Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft). In his younger years, he had already opposed Bismarck's policies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Quidde is the 3,197th most popular politician (down from 2,944th in 2019), the 830th most popular biography from Germany (down from 789th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular German Politician.

Ludwig Quidde is most famous for being the first person to coin the term "First World War" in 1915. He did this because he felt that the war was not a fight between two countries, but rather a fight between the poor and the rich.

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Among politicians, Ludwig Quidde ranks 3,197 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdul Salam Arif, Shigeru Yoshida, Jacques Santer, Juvénal Habyarimana, Carin Göring, and John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. After him are Richard Walther Darré, Mircea II of Wallachia, Wolfgang Schäuble, Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, João Goulart, and Iziaslav I of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Ludwig Quidde ranks 24. Before him are Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Franz Boas, Maria Christina of Austria, Princess Louise of Belgium, Marie Bashkirtseff, and Keke Geladze. After him are Eugène Dubois, Eugène Ysaÿe, Beatrice Webb, Kang Youwei, Mihajlo Pupin, and Eleonora Duse. Among people deceased in 1941, Ludwig Quidde ranks 33. Before him are Edwin S. Porter, Ernst Udet, Werner Sombart, Werner Mölders, Kurt Koffka, and Henri Lebesgue. After him are Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Pál Teleki, Sherwood Anderson, Günther Lütjens, Louis Chevrolet, and Günther Prien.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Quidde ranks 830 out of 7,253. Before him are Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636), Johann Tetzel (1460), Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Carl Spitzweg (1808), Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750), and Wilhelm Hauff (1802). After him are Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), Hermann Cohen (1842), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Bernd Schuster (1959), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), and Juana Bormann (1893).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ludwig Quidde ranks 233. Before him are Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851), and Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636). After him are Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Juana Bormann (1893), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), and Charles I of Württemberg (1823).

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