1882 - 1934
Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher (pronounced [kʊʁt fɔn ˈʃlaɪ̯çɐ] (listen); 7 April 1882 – 30 June 1934) was a German general and the last chancellor of Germany (before Adolf Hitler) during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with 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 1,390,747 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt von Schleicher is the 790th most popular politician (down from 787th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Germany (down from 214th in 2019) and the 58th 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 790 out of 15,710. Before him are Béla IV of Hungary, Harold Wilson, James V of Scotland, Childeric I, Baudouin of Belgium, and Zeno. After him are John III of Sweden, Jovian, John I Tzimiskes, Jeroboam, Ælla of Northumbria, and Cato the Younger.
1206 - 1270
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 784
1916 - 1995
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 785
1512 - 1542
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 786
440 - 481
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 787
1930 - 1993
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 788
425 - 491
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 789
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 790
1537 - 1592
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 791
331 - 364
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 792
925 - 976
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 793
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 794
800 - 867
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 795
95 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 796
Among people born in 1882, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 17. Before him are Günther von Kluge, Edward Hopper, Emmy Noether, Max Born, Lili Elbe, and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. After him are Melanie Klein, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Abdullah I of Jordan, Umberto Boccioni, and Abd el-Krim. Among people deceased in 1934, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 9. Before him are Lev Vygotsky, Ernst Röhm, Edward Elgar, Fritz Haber, Albert I of Belgium, and Alexander I of Yugoslavia. After him are Sergey Kirov, Raymond Poincaré, Nestor Makhno, Engelbert Dollfuss, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, and Gregor Strasser.
1882 - 1944
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 11
1882 - 1967
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 12
1882 - 1935
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 13
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 14
1882 - 1931
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 15
1882 - 1951
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 16
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 17
1882 - 1960
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 18
1882 - 1944
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 19
1882 - 1967
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 20
1882 - 1951
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 21
1882 - 1916
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 22
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 23
1896 - 1934
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 3
1887 - 1934
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 4
1857 - 1934
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 5
1868 - 1934
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 6
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 7
1888 - 1934
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 8
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 9
1886 - 1934
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 10
1860 - 1934
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 11
1888 - 1934
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 12
1892 - 1934
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 13
1852 - 1934
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 14
1892 - 1934
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 15
Among people born in Germany, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 221 out of 5,289. Before him are Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), Carl Schmitt (1888), Franz Marc (1880), Walter Ulbricht (1893), Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), and Karl May (1842). After him are Max Horkheimer (1895), Michael Ende (1929), Wilhelm Frick (1877), Eckhart Tolle (1948), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), and Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737).
1770 - 1843
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 215
1888 - 1985
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 216
1880 - 1916
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 217
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 218
1370 - 1435
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 219
1842 - 1912
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 220
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 221
1895 - 1973
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 222
1929 - 1995
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 223
1877 - 1946
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 224
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 225
1887 - 1975
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 226
1737 - 1772
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 227
Among politicians born in Germany, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 58. Before him are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Arnulf of Carinthia (850), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), and Walter Ulbricht (1893). After him are Wilhelm Frick (1877), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Irma Grese (1923), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), and Eduard Bernstein (1850).
1882 - 1951
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 52
980 - 1002
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 53
990 - 1039
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 54
850 - 899
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 55
1926 - 2020
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 56
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 57
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 58
1877 - 1946
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 59
1737 - 1772
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 60
1923 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 61
1086 - 1125
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 62
1620 - 1688
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 63
1850 - 1932
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 64