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Manfred Gerlach

1928 - 2011

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Manfred Gerlach (8 May 1928 – 17 October 2011) was a German jurist and politician, and the longtime leader of the East German Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Chairman of the Council of State and was thus head of state of East Germany from 6 December 1989 to 5 April 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manfred Gerlach is the 2,793rd most popular politician (down from 2,378th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from Germany (down from 644th in 2019) and the 206th most popular German Politician.

Manfred Gerlach is most famous for his work in nuclear physics. He is credited with the discovery of the positron and the muon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manfred Gerlach ranks 2,793 out of 19,576. Before him are Renée of France, Pithana, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Zhenjin, and Adelaide of Maurienne. After him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Teia, Ram Nath Kovind, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Greg Abbott, and Emperor Go-Yōzei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Manfred Gerlach ranks 49. Before him are George Peppard, Kim Yong-nam, Alberto Korda, Alvin Toffler, Carlos Fuentes, and Vera Rubin. After him are Li Ka-shing, Francesco Cossiga, Li Peng, Alfonso de Portago, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, and Peyo. Among people deceased in 2011, Manfred Gerlach ranks 35. Before him are Dennis Ritchie, Gary Moore, Sidney Lumet, Maria Schneider, Necmettin Erbakan, and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. After him are Christa Wolf, Jane Russell, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, Willard Boyle, Baruj Benacerraf, and John Barry.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Manfred Gerlach ranks 734 out of 7,253. Before him are Erich Koch (1896), Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937), Rudolf Schenker (1948), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), Johann Deisenhofer (1943), and Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771). After him are Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), Jürgen Stroop (1895), Thomas Bach (1953), and John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Manfred Gerlach ranks 206. Before him are Otto Strasser (1897), Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797), Hermann von Salza (1170), Henry Morgenthau Sr. (1856), Erich Koch (1896), and Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910). After him are Jürgen Stroop (1895), Thomas Bach (1953), John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), Otto Grotewohl (1894), and Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530).

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