Carl Schurz

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German-American politician Liberal Republican U.S. Senator Union Army general abolitionist human journalist reformer

Carl Schurz was a German-American statesman, reformer, Union Army general, and U.S. senator known for his advocacy of civil service reform, anti-slavery politics, and liberal republican ideals in the 19th century United States.

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instanceOf German-American politician ⓘ
Liberal Republican ⓘ
U.S. Senator ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ
human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
reformer ⓘ
appointedBy Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1829-03-02 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Liblar NERFINISHED ⓘ
present-day Erftstadt, Germany ⓘ
burialPlace Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
deathDate 1906-05-14 ⓘ
deathPlace New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
educatedAt University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Schurz NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Carl NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHonor Carl Schurz High School, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carl Schurz Park, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWork Reminiscences (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
German ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank major general ⓘ
movement Forty-Eighters NERFINISHED ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
name Carl Schurz NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor advocacy of civil service reform ⓘ
anti-slavery politics ⓘ
leadership among Forty-Eighters ⓘ
liberal republican ideals ⓘ
opposition to political corruption ⓘ
support for Reconstruction-era reforms ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
editor ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
politicalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
Liberal Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ
positionHeld U.S. Minister to Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Senator from Missouri ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Margarethe Meyer Schurz NERFINISHED ⓘ
stateRepresented Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Liberal Republican Party (United States) → notableLeader → Carl Schurz ⓘ
XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → commander → Carl Schurz ⓘ
Schurz, Nevada → namedAfter → Carl Schurz ⓘ
Carl Schurz Monument (New York City) → dedicatedTo → Carl Schurz ⓘ
Carl Schurz Monument (New York City) → honours → Carl Schurz ⓘ
Carl Schurz Monument (New York City) → namedAfter → Carl Schurz ⓘ
Carl Schurz Monument (New York City) → hasSubject → Carl Schurz ⓘ