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Albert Gallatin

1761 - 1849

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Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan–American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy. Gallatin was a prominent member of the Democratic-Republican Party, represented Pennsylvania in both chambers of Congress, and held several influential roles across four presidencies, most notably as the longest serving U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Gallatin has received more than 712,651 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Gallatin is the 14,363rd most popular politician (down from 12,596th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 428th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Albert Gallatin ranks 14,363 out of 15,577Before him are Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, Jón Þorláksson, Claude Allègre, Michael Flynn, Giorgi Gakharia, and Plamen Oresharski. After him are DeWitt Clinton, Osred II of Northumbria, Klaus Berntsen, William Colby, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Albert Gallatin ranks 39Before him are Ludwig Abeille, Jacob Hübner, Henry Shrapnel, August Batsch, Richard Anthony Salisbury, and Samuel Dexter. After him are Blasius Merrem, Joshua Brookes, and John Opie. Among people deceased in 1849, Albert Gallatin ranks 55Before him are Mariano Paredes, Maria Edgeworth, William Etty, Edward Hicks, William Townsend Aiton, and José María Carreño. After him are Francisco Ramón Vicuña and George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Albert Gallatin ranks 512 out of 876Before him are Heinz Hermann (1958), Granit Xhaka (1992), Werner Günthör (1961), René Bader (1922), Siem de Jong (1989), and Eugen Meier (1930). After him are Lara Gut-Behrami (1991), Willy Kernen (1929), Ciriaco Sforza (1970), Pierre Jaccoud (1905), Marc Rosset (1970), and Max Miedinger (1910).

Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Albert Gallatin ranks 90Before him are Walter Breisky (1871), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913), Karin Keller-Sutter (1963), Kurt Furgler (1924), Leon Schlumpf (1925), and Alphons Egli (1924). After him are Pierre Jaccoud (1905), Rudolf Gnägi (1917), Uri Rosenthal (1945), C. Douglas Dillon (1909), Klaus Tschütscher (1967), and Hoyte van Hoytema (1971).