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Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

1887 - 1977

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Johann Ludwig "Lutz" Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (Born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk; 22 August 1887 – 4 March 1977) was a German senior government official who served as the minister of finance of Germany from 1932 to 1945 and de facto chancellor of Germany during May 1945. A non-partisan conservative, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Finance by Franz von Papen in 1932. At the request of President Paul von Hindenburg, he continued in that office under Kurt von Schleicher and Adolf Hitler. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk has received more than 1,415,076 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk is the 762nd most popular politician (up from 884th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Germany (up from 251st in 2019) and the 59th most popular German Politician.

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk was most famous for being a Nazi Minister of Finance and Minister of the Reich.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 762 out of 19,576. Before him are Marwan I, Justin I, Cleopatra I Syra, Dmitry Medvedev, Pepi II Neferkare, and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Enver Pasha, Umar II, Karl Liebknecht, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, and Henry III of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 11. Before him are Chiang Kai-shek, Erich von Manstein, Charles I of Austria, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Padre Pio, and Ernst Röhm. After him are Arthur Rubinstein, Jozef Tiso, Bernard Montgomery, Wilhelm Canaris, Juan Gris, and Vidkun Quisling. Among people deceased in 1977, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 8. Before him are Elvis Presley, Maria Callas, Vladimir Nabokov, Wernher von Braun, Anthony Eden, and Stefania Turkewich. After him are Ludwig Erhard, René Goscinny, Roberto Rossellini, Jacques Prévert, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, and Makarios III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 205 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Dilthey (1833), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Nico (1938), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Jupp Heynckes (1945), and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086). After him are Nelly Sachs (1891), Karl Liebknecht (1871), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), and Carl Ritter (1779).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk ranks 59. Before him are Augustus III of Poland (1696), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Conrad III of Germany (1093), and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086). After him are Karl Liebknecht (1871), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756), Eduard Bernstein (1850), and Walter Ulbricht (1893).

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