SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Marinus van der Lubbe

1909 - 1934

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Marinus van der Lubbe (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrinʏs fɑn dər ˈlʏbə]; 13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for setting fire to the Reichstag building—the national parliament of Germany—on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution argued that van der Lubbe had acted on behalf of a wider communist conspiracy, while left-wing anti-Nazis argued that the fire was a false flag attack arranged by the Nazis themselves. Most historians agree that van der Lubbe acted alone, although this is occasionally disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marinus van der Lubbe has received more than 890,539 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Marinus van der Lubbe is the 90th most popular social activist (up from 95th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Netherlands and the most popular Dutch Social Activist.

Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch communist who set fire to the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany on February 27, 1933. Van der Lubbe was sentenced to death and executed on January 10, 1934.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 90 out of 840. Before him are Errico Malatesta, Augusto César Sandino, Fra Dolcino, Amílcar Cabral, Betty Williams, and Toussaint Louverture. After him are Thomas Cranmer, Jimmy Hoffa, Vasil Levski, Kim Hyong-jik, Liu Xiaobo, and Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 26. Before him are Isaiah Berlin, Ernst Gombrich, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Carmen Miranda, Magda Schneider, and Souphanouvong. After him are Aleksandar Ranković, Benny Goodman, Errol Flynn, Fred Perry, John Fante, and Oldřich Nejedlý. Among people deceased in 1934, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 22. Before him are Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Tōgō Heihachirō, John Dillinger, Edmond James de Rothschild, Augusto César Sandino, and Gustav Holst. After him are Louis Barthou, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Alice Liddell, Vlado Chernozemski, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, and Nicholas Marr.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 107 out of 1,646. Before him are Norbert of Xanten (1080), Leo Beenhakker (1942), Multatuli (1820), Herman Boerhaave (1668), Jacobus Arminius (1560), and Kees van Dongen (1877). After him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), William II of Holland (1228), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Edwin van der Sar (1970), and Mark Rutte (1967).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Netherlands

Among social activists born in Netherlands, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 1. After him are Gaius Julius Civilis (25), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Johannes Kleiman (1896), and Hannie Schaft (1920).

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