SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Marinus van der Lubbe

1909 - 1934

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Marinus van der Lubbe (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrinʏs fɑn dər ˈlʏbə]; 13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for setting fire to the Reichstag building—the national parliament of Germany—on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution argued that van der Lubbe had acted on behalf of a wider communist conspiracy, while left-wing anti-Nazis argued that the fire was a false flag attack arranged by the Nazis themselves. Most historians agree that van der Lubbe acted alone, although this is occasionally disputed. Nearly 75 years after the event, the German government granted van der Lubbe a posthumous pardon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marinus van der Lubbe is the 112th most popular social activist (down from 91st in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 107th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Social Activist.

Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch communist who set fire to the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany on February 27, 1933. Van der Lubbe was sentenced to death and executed on January 10, 1934.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 112 out of 840. Before him are Antipope Clement III, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, Fanny Kaplan, John Brown, Fra Dolcino, and Zhang Jue. After him are René Just Haüy, Thomas Cranmer, Annie Besant, Flora Tristan, Betty Ford, and Vesna Vulović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 35. Before him are Carmen Miranda, Aleksandar Ranković, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Fred Perry, Oldřich Nejedlý, and Colonel Tom Parker. After him are Miep Gies, Juan Vicente Pérez, Teiichi Matsumaru, John Fante, Leo Fender, and Alain Poher. Among people deceased in 1934, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 24. Before him are John Collier, Gustav Holst, Tōgō Heihachirō, Augusto César Sandino, Charley Patton, and Louis Barthou. After him are Alice Liddell, Edmond James de Rothschild, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Siegbert Tarrasch, Jean Vigo, and William Morris Davis.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 124 out of 1,646. Before him are Anton Mauve (1838), Eugène Dubois (1858), Claus Sluter (1340), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), and Colonel Tom Parker (1909). After him are Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510), Arie Haan (1948), Bernard Haitink (1929), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), Willem de Kooning (1904), and Aelbert Cuyp (1620).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Netherlands

Among social activists born in Netherlands, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 1. After him are Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), Hannie Schaft (1920), and Johannes Kleiman (1896).

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