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Otto Georg Thierack

Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (died 1946)

Born
April 19, 1889
Died
October 26, 1946
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1889

About Otto Georg Thierack

Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (died 1946) After going through several mid-level professional posts, he became vice president of the Reich Court in 1935, and in May 1936 president of the Volksgerichtshof, which had been newly founded in 1934. When he became Reich Minister of Justice in August 1942, Thierack saw to it that the lengthy paperwork involved in clemency proceedings for those sentenced to death was greatly shortened.

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Otto Georg Thierack timeline

  1. After going through several mid-level professional posts, he became vice president of the Reich Court in 1935, and in May 1936 president of the Volksgerichtshof, which had been newly founded in 1934.
  2. When he became Reich Minister of Justice in August 1942, Thierack saw to it that the lengthy paperwork involved in clemency proceedings for those sentenced to death was greatly shortened.

The world when Otto Georg Thierack was born

Otto Georg Thierack was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Otto Georg Thierack's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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