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Roman Herzog

1934 - 2017

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Roman Herzog (German: [ˈʁoːman ˈhɛʁtsoːk] ; 5 April 1934 – 10 January 2017) was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as the president of Germany from 1994 to 1999. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the first president to be elected after the reunification of Germany. He previously served as a judge of the Federal Constitutional Court, and he was the President of the court 1987–1994. Before his appointment as a judge he was a professor of law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roman Herzog is the 1,914th most popular politician (up from 2,101st in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Germany (up from 584th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular German Politician.

Roman Herzog is a German politician and lawyer who served as the President of Germany from 1994 to 1999. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roman Herzog ranks 1,914 out of 19,576Before him are Avitus, Jahanara Begum, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ioannis Metaxas, and Simon Thassi. After him are Denis Sassou Nguesso, Bonne of Luxembourg, Oruç Reis, Empress Myeongseong, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, and Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Roman Herzog ranks 29Before him are Tarcisio Bertone, William F. Sharpe, Manuel Noriega, Stjepan Mesić, Sydney Pollack, and Vavá. After him are Tom Baker, Paul Ekman, Pierre Richard, Ulrike Meinhof, Paco Rabanne, and Kenny Baker. Among people deceased in 2017, Roman Herzog ranks 28Before him are John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, Mireille Darc, Jerry Lewis, Glen Campbell, and George Andrew Olah. After him are Johnny Hallyday, Martin Landau, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Mário Soares, Simone Veil, and Slobodan Praljak.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Roman Herzog ranks 494 out of 7,253Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Josef Kramer (1906), Franz Stuck (1863), and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463). After him are Paul Hausser (1880), Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886), Oliver Kahn (1969), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Rudolf Dassler (1898), and Gerhard Richter (1932).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Roman Herzog ranks 142Before him are Louis the Child (893), Gregor Strasser (1892), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876), Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Josef Kramer (1906), and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463). After him are John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Heinrich Brüning (1885), Johannes Rau (1931), Wied, Prince of Albania (1876), Hans Luther (1879), and Robert Ley (1890).