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Robert Ley

1890 - 1945

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Robert Ley (German: [ˈlaɪ]; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German Nazi politician and head of the German Labour Front during its entire existence, from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the Nazi Party, including Gauleiter, Reichsleiter and Reichsorganisationsleiter. Son of a farmer from the Rhine Province, Ley saw action in both the eastern and western fronts of the First World War and received the Iron Cross Second Class. After the war he resumed his studies in chemistry, obtained his doctorate, and worked for IG Farben as a food chemist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ley is the 2,000th most popular politician (down from 1,538th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Germany (down from 416th in 2019) and the 148th most popular German Politician.

Robert Ley was a Nazi politician who is most famous for being the head of the German Labor Front from 1933 to 1945.

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Among politicians, Robert Ley ranks 2,000 out of 19,576. Before him are Ismail Ibn Sharif, Keir Starmer, Uzun Hasan, Toghrul, Munjong of Joseon, and Olybrius. After him are Charles II of Naples, Béla I of Hungary, Catherine Jagiellon, Thongloun Sisoulith, Senusret I, and Kamose.

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Among people born in 1890, Robert Ley ranks 25. Before him are Man Ray, Bohuslav Martinů, Walther Funk, Carlos Gardel, El Lissitzky, and Jaroslav Heyrovský. After him are Franz Werfel, Kurt Student, Maria Goretti, Hermann Joseph Muller, Victor Lustig, and Giorgio Morandi. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Ley ranks 44. Before him are Stefan Banach, Ernst Busch, Friedrich Fromm, Roland Freisler, Josef Kramer, and Wied, Prince of Albania. After him are Hans Geiger, Giovanni Agnelli, Odilo Globočnik, Karl Hanke, Yun Chi-ho, and Robert Ritter von Greim.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Robert Ley ranks 516 out of 7,253. Before him are Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Wied, Prince of Albania (1876), Hans Luther (1879), Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804), Jost Gippert (1956), and Jean Paul (1763). After him are Wilhelm Schickard (1592), Hans Geiger (1882), F. W. Murnau (1888), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), and Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Robert Ley ranks 148. Before him are Roman Herzog (1934), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Heinrich Brüning (1885), Johannes Rau (1931), Wied, Prince of Albania (1876), and Hans Luther (1879). After him are Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Walter Schellenberg (1910), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546), and Walter Scheel (1919).

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