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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Marinus van der Lubbe

1909 - 1934

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Marinus van der Lubbe (13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for allegedly 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marinus van der Lubbe has received more than 794,997 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Marinus van der Lubbe is the 95th most popular social activist (down from 38th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 95th in 2019) 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 95 out of 538. Before him are Errico Malatesta, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, Fra Dolcino, Augusto César Sandino, Antipope Clement III, and Ernesto Teodoro Moneta. After him are René Cassin, Syed Ahmad Khan, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Jenny von Westphalen, Louise Michel, and Emilia Plater.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 27. Before him are Benny Goodman, Elia Kazan, Fred Perry, Carmen Miranda, Miep Gies, and John Fante. After him are Magda Schneider, Souphanouvong, Virginia Apgar, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jessica Tandy, and Aleksandar Ranković. Among people deceased in 1934, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 24. Before him are Gustav Holst, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Edmond James de Rothschild, Alice Liddell, Louis Barthou, and Augusto César Sandino. After him are Vlado Chernozemski, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Jean Vigo, Carl von Linde, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, and Nicholas Marr.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marinus van der Lubbe ranks 107 out of 1,427. Before him are Multatuli (1820), Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Gerrit Dou (1613), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Jan Swammerdam (1637). After him are Menno Simons (1496), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Willem Janszoon (1570), Simon van der Meer (1925), and Cornelis Drebbel (1572).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Netherlands

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

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