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Wilhelm Voigt

1849 - 1922

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Wilhelm Voigt (13 February 1849 – 3 January 1922) was a German con man and impostor. In his most famous exploit, Voigt masqueraded as a military officer of the elite Prussian Guards in 1906, rounding up a number of Imperial German Army soldiers under his "command", "arresting" the Mayor of Köpenick, and "confiscating" 4,002 marks from the city treasury. Voigt then changed back into civilian clothing and disappeared with the money. The case was exploited for British propaganda about German militarism, but the German people overwhelmingly considered Voigt's exploit to be both clever and hilarious. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Voigt is the 98th most popular extremist (up from 99th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Russia (up from 589th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Wilhelm Voigt ranks 98 out of 283. Before him are Susan Atkins, John Christie, John List, Luis Garavito, James Earl Ray, and Johann Rattenhuber. After him are Gary Ridgway, Vincenzo Peruggia, Monika Ertl, Michel Fourniret, Matija Gubec, and Armin Meiwes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Wilhelm Voigt ranks 34. Before him are Basil Zaharoff, Vera Zasulich, Lord Randolph Churchill, Paul Rée, Joseph Gallieni, and Eugène Carrière. After him are Hugo Riemann, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Jean Béraud, Hong Tianguifu, Herbert von Bismarck, and Saionji Kinmochi. Among people deceased in 1922, Wilhelm Voigt ranks 44. Before him are Giovanni Verga, Catherine Dolgorukov, Wolfgang Kapp, Jacobus Kapteyn, Lothar von Richthofen, and Ōkuma Shigenobu. After him are Vlaho Bukovac, Edmund Leighton, Gaston, Count of Eu, Paul Durand-Ruel, Eugen Ehrlich, and Stephan Burián von Rajecz.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Wilhelm Voigt ranks 551 out of 3,761. Before him are Lauri Törni (1919), Werner Kempf (1886), Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1846), Andrei Karlov (1954), Zeki Velidi Togan (1890), and Boris Pugo (1937). After him are John of Kronstadt (1829), Irena Szewińska (1946), Natalia Pushkina (1812), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), Gabdulkhay Akhatov (1927), and Markian Popov (1902).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Russia

Among extremists born in Russia, Wilhelm Voigt ranks 3. Before him are Pavlik Morozov (1918), and Shamil Basayev (1965). After him are Dokka Umarov (1964), Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (1874), Mikhail Popkov (1964), and Alexander Pichushkin (1974).

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