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German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936)

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Georg Michaelis was a German male author and audiobook reader. Born on September 8, 1857, he died on July 24, 1936. His literary output includes five works, among which are *Weltreisegedanken*, *Für Staat und Volk*, *Fur Staat Und Volk Autobiographie*, and *Die Wasserbewegung an der Oberfläche des Indischen Ozeans im Januar und Juli*.

The subject is associated with the category "Georg Michaelis (Reichskanzler)" in the Commons repository. His name appears in 347 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Monarch
Wilhelm II
Deputy
Karl Helfferich
Preceded by
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Succeeded by
Georg von Hertling
Born
( 1857-09-08 ) 8 September 1857, Haynau , Province of Silesia , Kingdom of Prussia
Died
24 July 1936 (1936-07-24) (aged 78), Bad Saarow , Province of Brandenburg , Nazi Germany
Party
None as Chancellor, later the German National People's Party
Spouse
Margarete Schmidt
Children
Elisabeth , Charlotte , Emma , Georg Sylvester , Wilhelm , Eva , Martha

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ludwig
Gender
male
Citizenship
Nazi Germany
Place of birth
Chojnów
Place of death
Bad Saarow
Occupation
lawyer
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
law
Conflict
World War I
Image
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2004-0720-500, Georg Michaelis.jpg
Work location
Berlin
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Commons category
Georg Michaelis (Reichskanzler)
date of birth
1857-09-08
date of death
1936-07-24
name in native language
Georg Michaelis
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Encyclopedic overview

Georg Michaelis (8 September 1857 – 24 July 1936) was the imperial chancellor of the German Empire for a few months in 1917 during the First World War. He was the first (and, in the German Empire, the only) commoner to hold the post, though the Supreme Army Command under Paul von Hindenburg had de facto control over the country.

After graduating from law school, Michaelis moved to Tokyo where he taught at the German Studies Society School. Upon his return to Germany, he joined the Prussian civil service. He was appointed undersecretary of state in the Prussian Finance Ministry in 1909, and from 1915 on he headed he headed the Imperial Grain Office and was responsible for food procurement in Prussia during the First World War.

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