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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton

1834 - 1902

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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. A strong advocate for individual liberty, Acton is best known for his timeless observation on the dangers of concentrated authority. In an 1887 letter to an Anglican bishop, he famously wrote, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," underscoring his belief that unchecked power poses the greatest threat to human freedom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton has received more than 1,384,067 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton is the 5,233rd most popular politician (up from 6,337th in 2019), the 1,512th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,734th in 2019) and the 360th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 5,233 out of 19,576. Before him are Andris Bērziņš, Eumenes III, Fatmir Sejdiu, Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Abdelaziz of Morocco. After him are Zimri-Lim, Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Aulus Gabinius, and Tiberius Claudius Narcissus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 22. Before him are Vasily Perov, Aleksis Kivi, Charles Spurgeon, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Kondō Isami, and Kawakami Gensai. After him are Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Carl Bloch, Gaston Planté, William Chester Minor, Heinrich von Treitschke, and Gustav Nachtigal. Among people deceased in 1902, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 18. Before him are Albert of Saxony, Jacint Verdaguer, Henryk Siemiradzki, James Tissot, Victor D'Hondt, and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. After him are Albert Bierstadt, Frederick Abel, Masaoka Shiki, Charles Dow, Friedrich Alfred Krupp, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 1,512 out of 5,161. Before him are Giuseppe Crespi (1665), Achille Compagnoni (1914), Sebastiano Ricci (1659), Princess Marie of Orléans (1813), Anastasius Bibliothecarius (815), and Laura Pausini (1974). After him are Maria Beatrice of Savoy (1792), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Vincenzo Lancia (1881), Bettino Ricasoli (1809), Lina Bo Bardi (1914), and Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1613).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton ranks 360. Before him are Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898), Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815), Antipope Benedict X (1048), Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (-3), John Parricida (1290), and Desiderata of the Lombards (754). After him are Bettino Ricasoli (1809), Leonardo Sciascia (1921), Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1779), Licio Gelli (1919), Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta (1841), and Girolamo Riario (1443).

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