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Otto von Bismarck

1815 - 1898

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Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (; born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor from 1871 to 1890. Bismarck's Realpolitik and firm governance resulted in him being popularly known as the Iron Chancellor (German: Eiserner Kanzler). From Junker landowner origins, Otto von Bismarck rose rapidly in Prussian politics under King Wilhelm I of Prussia. He served as the Prussian ambassador to Russia and France and in both houses of the Prussian parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto von Bismarck is the 47th most popular politician (down from 20th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Germany (down from 12th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Politician.

Otto von Bismarck was the Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890. He is most famous for unifying Germany and establishing the Second Reich.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Otto von Bismarck ranks 47 out of 19,576. Before him are Martin Van Buren, Joseph Goebbels, Narendra Modi, Hillary Clinton, Winston Churchill, and Mao Zedong. After him are Charles II of England, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Benito Mussolini, John, King of England, and Cicero.

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Among people born in 1815, Otto von Bismarck ranks 1. After him are Ada Lovelace, John Bosco, Otto of Greece, John A. Macdonald, George Boole, Karl Weierstrass, Adolph Menzel, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Thomas Couture, Louis-Jules Trochu, and Ildefons Cerdà. Among people deceased in 1898, Otto von Bismarck ranks 2. Before him is Empress Elisabeth of Austria. After him are William Ewart Gladstone, Lewis Carroll, Stéphane Mallarmé, Gustave Moreau, Charbel Makhlouf, Johann Jakob Balmer, Syed Ahmad Khan, Ivan Shishkin, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Eugène Boudin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto von Bismarck ranks 18 out of 7,253. Before him are Charlemagne (748), Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837), Albrecht Dürer (1471), Johannes Kepler (1571), George Frideric Handel (1685), and Joseph Goebbels (1897). After him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Peter Paul Rubens (1577), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), Karl Benz (1844), and Henry Kissinger (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Otto von Bismarck ranks 3. Before him are Charlemagne (748), and Joseph Goebbels (1897). After him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Henry Kissinger (1923), Frederick the Great (1712), Angela Merkel (1954), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Hermann Göring (1893), and Christian IX of Denmark (1818).

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