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Pierre de Decker

1812 - 1891

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Pierre (Pieter) Jacques François de Decker (25 January 1812 – 4 January 1891) was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician, statesman and author who served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from 1855 to 1857. He was educated at a Jesuit school, studied law at Paris, and became one of the editors of the Revue de Bruxelles. In 1839 he was elected to the Belgian lower chamber, where he gained a great reputation for oratory. He was a member of parliament from 1839 to 1866. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre de Decker is the 13,101st most popular politician (down from 7,468th in 2019), the 534th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 118th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pierre de Decker ranks 13,101 out of 19,576. Before him are Konstantinos Kollias, Dezső Gyarmati, José Santos Zelaya, Euthymides, Meral Akşener, and Kiến Phúc. After him are Claudia Marcella Minor, John of Nikiû, Terence O'Neill, Ioannis Grivas, Wilhelm Solf, and Moshoeshoe I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Pierre de Decker ranks 55. Before him are Charles Duclerc, Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ, Nikolay Zinin, Julius Rietz, Ercole Dembowski, and Rudolf von Alt. After him are Izmail Sreznevsky, Auguste Duméril, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn, Duke Peter of Oldenburg, and Samo Chalupka. Among people deceased in 1891, Pierre de Decker ranks 86. Before him are Staka Skenderova, August von Pelzeln, Antonio Ciseri, Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe, Lajos Haynald, and Barbara Bodichon. After him are Ahmed Vefik Pasha, János Simor, Henri de Brouckère, Alexander Potebnja, Amalie Dietrich, and Franco Faccio.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pierre de Decker ranks 534 out of 1,190. Before him are Raoul Servais (1928), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), Lorenzo Staelens (1964), Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020), and Henri Jaspar (1870). After him are Jan Gruter (1560), Brian Molko (1972), Gonzales Coques (1614), Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763), Charles Delporte (1893), and Maurice Verdonck (1873).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Pierre de Decker ranks 118. Before him are Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790), Louis Michel (1947), Reginar IV, Count of Mons (950), Jean Van Houtte (1907), Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), and Henri Jaspar (1870). After him are Joseph Pholien (1884), Jules de Burlet (1844), Henri de Brouckère (1801), Paul-Émile Janson (1872), Felix de Muelenaere (1793), and Frans Schollaert (1851).

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