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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Industrial Age Figures in Europe
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Frederick Robinson, Viscount Goderich
1782–1859United Kingdom
He rose through finance and diplomacy to briefly become prime minister, only to preside over a government so fragile it collapsed within months.
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Friedrich Ebert
1871–1925Germany
He became Germany's first democratic president in a revolution he didn't want, crushed the uprisings that threatened it, and died before he could see what was coming next.
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