About Christian Gottlieb Riedel
Lived 1804 – 1882 (aged 78). Christian Gottlieb Riedel was a German politician.
Christian Riedel, Die Gartenlaube, "Saxony's free-spirited representatives" Christian Riedel (31 January 1804, Luptin – 30 September 1882, Zittau) was a German politician active in the Kingdom of Saxony where he led the left liberals of the German Progress Party in the 1867 Reichstag elections. He was known as "Old Riedel". He was elected for the Zittau Reichstag constituency in the February and August elections of 1867. In 1873 he was elected to the Landtag of the Kingdom of Saxony.
Riedel was a landowner and a farmer. He was self-taught and became politically active during the 1848 Revolution.
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Who was Christian Gottlieb Riedel?
German politician (1804-1882)
When was Christian Gottlieb Riedel born?
Christian Gottlieb Riedel was born on 31 January 1804 in Luptin.
When did Christian Gottlieb Riedel die?
Christian Gottlieb Riedel died on 30 September 1882 in Zittau.
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Christian Gottlieb Riedel was a politician.
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Christian Gottlieb Riedel was German.
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