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Wilhelm Liebknecht

1826 - 1900

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Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈliːpknɛçt] ; 29 March 1826 – 7 August 1900) was a German socialist and one of the principal founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). His political career was a pioneering project combining Marxist revolutionary theory with practical legal political activity. Under his leadership, the SPD grew from a tiny sect to become Germany's largest political party. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Liebknecht has received more than 199,228 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Liebknecht is the 2,769th most popular politician (down from 2,622nd in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 724th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular German Politician.

Wilhelm Liebknecht was a German socialist who was most famous for being a co-founder of the German Social Democratic Party.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Over the past year Wilhelm Liebknecht has had the most page views in the with 48,336 views, followed by English (27,941), and Russian (8,912). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (81.34%), Malagasy (64.12%), and Latvian (53.52%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wilhelm Liebknecht ranks 2,769 out of 19,576. Before him are Alpha Condé, Idriss Déby, Emperor Suzong of Tang, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. After him are Sigebert I, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, John Sherman, and Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, Wilhelm Liebknecht ranks 6. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, Carlo Collodi, Eugénie de Montijo, Charles XV of Sweden, and Gustave Moreau. After him are Ludwig Minkus, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Frederic Edwin Church, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, and Alexander Afanasyev. Among people deceased in 1900, Wilhelm Liebknecht ranks 14. Before him are Robert Luther, John Ruskin, Vladimir Solovyov, Étienne Lenoir, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Naim Frashëri. After him are John Sherman, Emil Škoda, Nicolas Chauvin, Osman Nuri Pasha, Frederic Edwin Church, and Mary Kingsley.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Liebknecht ranks 732 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843), Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), Walther Wenck (1900), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Max Beckmann (1884), and Johann Franz Encke (1791). After him are Peter Parler (1330), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Franz Stuck (1863), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), and Harald Schumacher (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Liebknecht ranks 202. Before him are Artur Axmann (1913), Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Alfred Hugenberg (1865), Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585), and Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865). After him are Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Günter Schabowski (1929), and Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371).

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