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Bismarck

(biz′märk′)

Bismarck, Prince Otto (Eduard Leopold) von 1815-98; Prus. chancellor of the German Empire (1871-90), which he unified: called the Iron Chancellor

capital of N.Dak., on the Missouri River: pop. 56,000

Origin: after Prince Otto (Eduard Leopold) von Bismarck, in recognition of financial aid to the local railroad by Ger investors

See Bismarck in American Heritage Dictionary 4

The capital of North Dakota, in the south-central part of the state on hills overlooking the Missouri River. It was originally a camp for laborers building the Northern Pacific Railroad. Population: 58,300.

, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Called “the Iron Chancellor.” 1815-1898.

Creator and first chancellor of the German Empire (1871-1890). Instrumental in victory over Austria (1866) and the creation of the North German Confederation (1867), he instituted during his chancellorship sweeping social reforms by which he sought to stop the advance of German socialism.

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