1882 - 1934
Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher (pronounced [ˈkʊʁt fɔn ˈʃlaɪçɐ] ; 7 April 1882 – 30 June 1934) was a German general and the penultimate chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with Adolf Hitler, Schleicher was murdered by Hitler's SS during the Night of the Long Knives in 1934. Schleicher was born into a military family in Brandenburg an der Havel on 7 April 1882. Entering the Prussian Army as a lieutenant in 1900, he rose to become a General Staff officer in the Railway Department of the German General Staff and served in the General Staff of the Supreme Army Command during World War I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt von Schleicher has received more than 1,912,355 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Kurt von Schleicher is the 862nd most popular politician (down from 789th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Germany (down from 221st in 2019) and the 71st most popular German Politician.
Kurt von Schleicher was a German general and politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1932 to 1933. He was appointed Chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg, and served until Adolf Hitler took power in 1933.
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Among politicians, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 862 out of 15,577. Before him are Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Eleanor of Austria, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Nikolai Yezhov. After him are Calvin Coolidge, Harold Godwinson, Sima Yi, Abū Lahab, Irma Grese, and Justin I.
1888 - 1975
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 856
1086 - 1125
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 857
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 858
1498 - 1558
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 859
900 - 877
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 860
1895 - 1940
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 861
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 862
1872 - 1933
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 863
1022 - 1066
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 864
179 - 251
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 865
549 - 624
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 866
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 867
450 - 527
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 868
Among people born in 1882, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 17. Before him are Georgi Dimitrov, Max Born, Ion Antonescu, Emmy Noether, Günther von Kluge, and Melanie Klein. After him are Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Umberto Boccioni, Edward Hopper, Abd el-Krim, Abdullah I of Jordan, and Mohammad Mosaddegh. Among people deceased in 1934, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 8. Before him are Paul von Hindenburg, Lev Vygotsky, Fritz Haber, Ernst Röhm, Edward Elgar, and Albert I of Belgium. After him are John Dillinger, Sergey Kirov, Raymond Poincaré, Nestor Makhno, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 11
1882 - 1970
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 13
1882 - 1935
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 14
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 15
1882 - 1960
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 16
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 17
1882 - 1944
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 18
1882 - 1916
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 19
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 20
1882 - 1963
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 21
1882 - 1951
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 22
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 23
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 2
1896 - 1934
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 3
1868 - 1934
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 4
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 5
1857 - 1934
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 6
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 7
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 8
1903 - 1934
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 9
1886 - 1934
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 10
1860 - 1934
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 11
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 12
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 13
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 14
Among people born in Germany, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 244 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich Müller (1900), Pope Clement II (1005), Eduard Buchner (1860), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), and Martin Niemöller (1892). After him are Irma Grese (1923), Joachim Gauck (1940), Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Adam Weishaupt (1748), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), and Ernst Jünger (1895).
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 238
1005 - 1047
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 239
1860 - 1917
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 240
1086 - 1125
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 241
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 242
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 243
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 244
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 245
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 246
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 247
1748 - 1830
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 248
1855 - 1936
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 249
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 250
Among politicians born in Germany, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 71. Before him are Wilhelm Frick (1877), Wilhelm Pieck (1876), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), and Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956). After him are Irma Grese (1923), Joachim Gauck (1940), Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Julius Streicher (1885), and Helmut Schmidt (1918).
1877 - 1946
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 65
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 66
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 67
1895 - 1952
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 68
1086 - 1125
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 69
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 70
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 71
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 72
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 73
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 74
1887 - 1977
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 75
1885 - 1946
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 76
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 77