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Dessau (deu)

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Dessau ranks 345th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brescia, Livorno, and Kumamoto. Memorable people born in Dessau include Max Müller, Moses Mendelssohn, and Maximilian von Weichs. Memorable people who died in Dessau include Christian Gottlob Neefe, Heinrich Schwabe, and Wilhelm Müller. Dessau has been the birth place of many politicians and noblemen and the death place of many politicians and noblemen. Dessau is located in Germany.

Dessau is a district of the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Until 1 July 2007, it was an independent city. The population of Dessau is 67,747. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 943 and 1967, Dessau was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Max Müller, Moses Mendelssohn, and Maximilian von Weichs. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Dessau including Christian Gottlob Neefe, Heinrich Schwabe, and Wilhelm Müller.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dessau were politicians (16), noblemen (7), companions (2), linguists (1), and philosophers (1),  while most who died were politicians (9), noblemen (2), composers (1), astronomers (1), and writers (1).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dessau, including Thomas Kretschmann. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dessau, including John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Dessau since 1700.

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