Georg August Rudolph
German lawyer and politician, Mayor

Born
September 25th, 1816
208 years ago
Died
December 13th, 1893
131 years ago — 77 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Germany
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Served as the 3rd Mayor of Marburg
Contributed to local governance and public welfare
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