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Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

1887 - 1977

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Johann Ludwig "Lutz" Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (Born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk; 22 August 1887 – 4 March 1977) was a German senior government official who served as the minister of finance of Germany from 1932 to 1945 and de facto chancellor of Germany during May 1945. A non-partisan conservative, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Finance by Franz von Papen in 1932. At the request of President Paul von Hindenburg, he continued in that office under Kurt von Schleicher and Adolf Hitler. He and his ministry were involved in the persecution of German and European Jews, including by stealing their property, and laundering money. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk is the 872nd most popular politician (down from 762nd in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Germany (down from 205th in 2019) and the 67th most popular German Politician.

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk was most famous for being a Nazi Minister of Finance and Minister of the Reich.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 872 out of 19,576. Before him are Sneferu, Boudica, Walter Ulbricht, Stanisław Leszczyński, Nizam al-Mulk, and Hong Taiji. After him are Oscar I of Sweden, Sergey Lavrov, Władysław IV Vasa, Thutmose I, Catiline, and Henry III of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 13. Before him are Erich von Manstein, Padre Pio, Marcel Duchamp, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Ernst Röhm, and Gustav Ludwig Hertz. After him are Vidkun Quisling, Arthur Rubinstein, Wilhelm Canaris, Jozef Tiso, Leopold Ružička, and Juan Gris. Among people deceased in 1977, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 10. Before him are Edgar Adrian, Vladimir Nabokov, Stefania Turkewich, Wernher von Braun, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and Clementine Churchill. After him are Ludwig Erhard, René Goscinny, Lee Miller, Anthony Eden, Roberto Rossellini, and Makarios III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 224 out of 7,253. Before him are Wim Wenders (1945), Baron d'Holbach (1723), Georg Bednorz (1950), Michel Ney (1769), Walter Ulbricht (1893), and Adolf von Baeyer (1835). After him are Georg Simmel (1858), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Otto von Guericke (1602), Wilhelm Dilthey (1833), Karl Liebknecht (1871), and Adolf Butenandt (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 67. Before him are Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Hans Frank (1900), Augustus III of Poland (1696), and Walter Ulbricht (1893). After him are Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Karl Liebknecht (1871), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Arnulf of Carinthia (850), Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744).

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