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Philipp Scheidemann

1865 - 1939

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Philipp Heinrich Scheidemann (26 July 1865 – 29 November 1939) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In the first quarter of the 20th century he played a leading role in both his party and in the young Weimar Republic. During the German Revolution of 1918–1919 that broke out after Germany's defeat in World War I, Scheidemann proclaimed a German Republic from a balcony of the Reichstag building. In 1919 he was elected Reich Minister President by the National Assembly meeting in Weimar to write a constitution for the republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philipp Scheidemann is the 2,104th most popular politician (down from 1,970th in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from Germany (down from 542nd in 2019) and the 162nd most popular German Politician.

Philipp Scheidemann is most famous for being the first chancellor of the Weimar Republic.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philipp Scheidemann ranks 2,104 out of 19,576. Before him are Isma'il Pasha, Albert the Bear, Louise Mountbatten, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Uzziah, and Eric the Victorious. After him are Charles Albert of Sardinia, Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, João Lourenço, Britannicus, Otto I, Duke of Saxony, and Michael the Brave.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Philipp Scheidemann ranks 18. Before him are Carl Nielsen, Alexander Glazunov, Suzanne Valadon, Sven Hedin, Wilfrid Voynich, and Paul Dukas. After him are Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Jacques Hadamard, John Mott, Félix Vallotton, and Andranik. Among people deceased in 1939, Philipp Scheidemann ranks 12. Before him are Joseph Roth, W. B. Yeats, Eugen Bleuler, S. P. L. Sørensen, Ghazi of Iraq, and Harvey Cushing. After him are Werner von Fritsch, Anton Makarenko, Edward Sapir, Karl Radek, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, and Douglas Fairbanks.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philipp Scheidemann ranks 555 out of 7,253. Before him are Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515), Albert the Bear (1100), Louise Mountbatten (1889), and Gerda Taro (1910). After him are Rabanus Maurus (780), John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572), Julius Lothar Meyer (1830), Gisela of Hungary (980), Victoria of Baden (1862), and Friedrich Olbricht (1888).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Philipp Scheidemann ranks 162. Before him are Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Albert the Bear (1100), and Louise Mountbatten (1889). After him are John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572), Gisela of Hungary (980), Victoria of Baden (1862), Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867), Karl Carstens (1914), and Willi Stoph (1914).

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