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Franz Ritter von Epp

1868 - 1947

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Franz Ritter von Epp (born Franz Epp; from 1918 as Ritter von Epp; 16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947) was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army. Successful wartime military service earned him a knighthood in 1916. After the end of World War I and the dissolution of the German Empire, Epp was a commanding officer in the Freikorps and the Reichswehr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Ritter von Epp has received more than 314,432 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Franz Ritter von Epp is the 5,256th most popular politician (down from 4,562nd in 2019), the 1,444th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,260th in 2019) and the 412th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 5,256 out of 19,576. Before him are Ian Smith, Seleucus V Philometor, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Erich Naumann, and Ferenc Mádl. After him are Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia, Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad, John George IV, Elector of Saxony, Miroslav Filipović, Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, and Toqta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 59. Before him are James Brendan Connolly, Eleanor H. Porter, Jane Avril, Olga Knipper, Louis Couturat, and Émile Chartier. After him are Paul Otlet, Francis Jammes, Ahmed Shawqi, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., and Empress Dowager Longyu. Among people deceased in 1947, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 56. Before him are P. D. Ouspensky, Franz Böhme, Victor Serge, Dorothea Binz, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Gusztáv Jány. After him are Huda Sha'arawi, Slavko Kvaternik, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, Alfredo Casella, Władysław Raczkiewicz, and Franz Xaver Schwarz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 1,444 out of 7,253. Before him are Anton Dostler (1891), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825), Hugo Riemann (1849), Erich Naumann (1905), and Georg Baselitz (1938). After him are John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668), Saint Afra (300), Natalia Alexeievna (1755), Franz Walter Stahlecker (1900), Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1767), and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 412. Before him are Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861), Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (1240), Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803), Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (1751), Gondioc (450), and Erich Naumann (1905). After him are John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668), Natalia Alexeievna (1755), Franz Walter Stahlecker (1900), Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654), Prince Charles of Prussia (1801), and Arnold Gehlen (1904).

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