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Also Known As Ernst Ludwig von Gerlach
Born March 7, 1795 • Berlin • Germany
Died February 18, 1877 (aged 81) • Berlin • Germany
Founder “Kreuzzeitung”
Political Affiliation Centre Party • German Conservative Party

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Prussian diplomat
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German social and political theorist
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