Province of Silesia
Province of Silesia ranks 4,140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bourgoin-Jallieu, Vittorio Veneto, and Omitama. Memorable people born in Province of Silesia include Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, Remus von Woyrsch, and Heinz Hopf. Province of Silesia has been the birth place of many military personnels and mathematicians. Province of Silesia is located in Poland.
The Province of Silesia was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1742 and established as an official province in 1815, then became part of the German Empire in 1871. In 1919, as part of the Free State of Prussia within Weimar Germany, Silesia was divided into the provinces of Upper Silesia and Lower Silesia. Silesia was reunified briefly from 1 April 1938 to 27 January 1941 as a province of Nazi Germany before being divided back into Upper Silesia and Lower Silesia. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1847 and 1894, Province of Silesia was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, Remus von Woyrsch, and Heinz Hopf.
People Born in Province of Silesia
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Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
1893 - 1968
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1
Remus von Woyrsch
1847 - 1920
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2
Heinz Hopf
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Province of Silesia were military personnels (2) and mathematicians (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Province of Silesia since 1700.
