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Julius von Mirbach

Julius von Mirbach

German politician

Julius Graf von Mirbach (27 June 1839, Sorquitten – 26 June 1921) was a German politician, born in Sorquitten, East Prussia.

Count Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten in his study in 1905

He studied law at University of Königsberg, Bonn, and Berlin and served as an officer in the Prussian Army, resigning in 1865.

In 1874 he entered the Prussian House of Lords and in 1878-81 and 1886-98 was a member of the Reichstag and a prominent figure in the German Conservative Party, taking a foremost part in economic and agrarian reforms, acting as leader of the Steuer-und Wirtschaftsreformer (1879 et seq.). He was created Count in 1888.

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wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Julius von Mirbach". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.


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