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Louis Botha

1862 - 1919

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Louis Botha (locally BOOR-tə, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈbuəta]; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Botha has received more than 769,567 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Botha is the 8,675th most popular politician (down from 8,128th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 40th in 2019) and the 15th most popular South African Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Botha ranks 8,675 out of 19,576. Before him are Juan Belmonte, Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Daniele Manin, Yesü Möngke, Sinsharishkun, and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. After him are Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Marcello Tegalliano, Juliette Drouet, Muhammad III of Córdoba, Achille Starace, and Gisela of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Louis Botha ranks 63. Before him are Eugen Ehrlich, Edvard Westermarck, Adolphe Appia, Léon Boëllmann, Sergei Nilus, and Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. After him are Paul Adam, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Okakura Kakuzō, Alimardan Topchubashov, and Hugo Erdmann. Among people deceased in 1919, Louis Botha ranks 68. Before him are Karl Brugmann, Nikolay Shchors, Franz von Liszt, Itagaki Taisuke, Adolf Schmal, and William Osler. After him are Julia Lermontova, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Luigi Illica, Melchora Aquino, Adelina Patti, and Max Heindel.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Louis Botha ranks 41 out of 454. Before him are Arnold Vosloo (1962), André Brink (1935), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Kevin Carter (1960), Andries Pretorius (1798), and Rory Byrne (1944). After him are C. R. Swart (1894), John Vorster (1915), Marais Viljoen (1915), Esther Brand (1922), Manfred Mann (1940), and Piet Cronjé (1836).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Louis Botha ranks 15. Before him are D. F. Malan (1874), Jan Smuts (1870), Abba Eban (1915), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), and Andries Pretorius (1798). After him are C. R. Swart (1894), John Vorster (1915), Marais Viljoen (1915), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Piet Joubert (1834), and Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795).

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