I believe that would be Vladmir Lenin
It was "B. Philippe de Vitry" who was a Medieval composer and was also a politician and author famous for his writings on music theory, since at the time not many people knew the fundamentals of such theory.
On the other hand, the Americans had many intangible advantages. The British fought a war far from home. Military orders, troops, and supplies sometimes took months to reach their destinations. ... They had to persuade the Americans to give up their claims of independence.