# Otto Grote zu Schauen

_German politician_

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> Baron Otto Grote zu Schauen was a Hanoverian statesman. His correspondence with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is now part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 25 December 1636 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sønderborg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P19))
- **Died:** 5 September 1693 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P570))
- **Place of death:** Hamburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Brunswick-Lüneburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; statesperson; envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P106))
- **Positions held:** Geheimrat (since 1665); prime minister (since 1665) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964#P39))

## Questions

**When was Otto Grote zu Schauen born?**  
Otto Grote zu Schauen was born on 25 December 1636 in Sønderborg.

**What positions has Otto Grote zu Schauen held?**  
Positions held by Otto Grote zu Schauen include: Geheimrat (since 1665); prime minister (since 1665).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Otto Grote zu Schauen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Grote_zu_Schauen) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2038964](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2038964) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ansichtskarte Otto Grote Reichsfreyherr zu Schauen, Bildseite mit Wappen und unleserlichem Text.jpg by ungenannter Fotograf (Adressseite der Ansichtskarte nicht abgebildet) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ansichtskarte_Otto_Grote_Reichsfreyherr_zu_Schauen,_Bildseite_mit_Wappen_und_unleserlichem_Text.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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