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== Famous Germans == | |||
* '''Johannes Gutenberg''' (1400c-1463) -- Printer. Inventor of movable type printing in Europe. | |||
* '''Martin Luther''' (1483-1546) -- Priest, theologian and Protestant Reformer. | |||
* '''Johann Sebastian Bach''' (1685-1750) -- Composer. Creator of Mass in B Minor, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, Matthaus Passion, Johannes Passion and many other musical works which are still regarded as some of the greatest of all time. | |||
* '''Immanuel Kant''' (1724–1804) -- Philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason). He is the central figure of modern philosophy who greatly influenced all subsequent philosophy, especially the various schools of Kantianism and idealism. | |||
* '''Johann Wolfgang von Goethe''' (1749-1832) -- Poet, novelist and playwright, author of The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust; widely admired as the most important and influential German-language author of all time. | |||
* '''Ludwig van Beethoven''' (1770–1827) -- Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses that ever lived. His famous Symphony 5 is a beloved classic. He was a pianist and composer. | |||
* '''Richard Wagner''' (1813–1883) -- Composer (Der Ring des Nibelungen) | |||
* '''Karl Marx''' (1818-1883) -- Writer, economist and philosopher. Founder of scientific socialism. | |||
* '''Friedrich Nietzsche''' (1844–1900) philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra) | |||
* '''Richard Strauss''' (1864-1949) -- Composer. | |||
* '''Thomas Mann''' (1875–1955) -- Novelist (Buddenbrooks, Death in Venice). Received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. | |||
* '''Albert Schweitzer''' (1875–1965) -- Physician and philanthropist. Nourished the sick in Africa. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. | |||
* '''Konrad Adenauer''' (1876-1967) -- Chancellor, admired for making post-war West Germany a democratic nation again and a political and economical power. | |||
* '''Albert Einstein''' (1879-1955) -- Theoretical physicist, discovered the general theory of relativity and the law of the photoelectric effect. Hailed for his pacifist stance. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. | |||
* '''Bertolt Brecht''' (1898–1956) -- Writer and playwright | |||
* '''Marlene Dietrich''' (1901–1992) film actress and singer (Der Blaue Engel). | |||
* '''Dietrich Bonhoeffer''' (1906–1945) -- Theologian and Lutheran pastor. Co-founder of the Confessing Church. Resisted against Nazism. He was arrested by the Gestapo in April 1943 and spent time in various concentration camps. He was executed on April 9, 1945, shortly before the end of the war. | |||
* '''Willy Brandt''' (1913-1992) -- Chancellor, implemented the Ostpolitik and admired for his pacifist policies and official public apologies for Germany's war past. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971. | |||
* '''Joseph Alois Ratzinger / Benedict XVI''' (1927) -- German-born pope from April 19, 2005 to February 28, 2013. Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. | |||
* '''Helmut Kohl''' (1930–2017) -- Chancellor (1982–1998). Played an important role in Germany's reunification in 1990. | |||
* '''Wim Wenders''' (1945) -- A prominent German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. | |||
* '''Angela Merkel''' (1954) -- Politician and scientist who served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. | |||
* '''Boris Becker''' (1967) -- Tennis champ of the 1980s and ’90s. | |||
* '''Steffi Graf''' (1969–) tennis player. | |||
* '''Michael Schumacher''' (1969) -- A racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Further, he has a joint record of seven World Drivers’ Championship titles. He retired from the sports world in 2012 with the most wins (91), pole positions (68), and most importantly, podium finishes (155). |
Latest revision as of 17:58, 22 November 2023
Famous Germans
- Johannes Gutenberg (1400c-1463) -- Printer. Inventor of movable type printing in Europe.
- Martin Luther (1483-1546) -- Priest, theologian and Protestant Reformer.
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) -- Composer. Creator of Mass in B Minor, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, Matthaus Passion, Johannes Passion and many other musical works which are still regarded as some of the greatest of all time.
- Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) -- Philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason). He is the central figure of modern philosophy who greatly influenced all subsequent philosophy, especially the various schools of Kantianism and idealism.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) -- Poet, novelist and playwright, author of The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust; widely admired as the most important and influential German-language author of all time.
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) -- Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses that ever lived. His famous Symphony 5 is a beloved classic. He was a pianist and composer.
- Richard Wagner (1813–1883) -- Composer (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
- Karl Marx (1818-1883) -- Writer, economist and philosopher. Founder of scientific socialism.
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra)
- Richard Strauss (1864-1949) -- Composer.
- Thomas Mann (1875–1955) -- Novelist (Buddenbrooks, Death in Venice). Received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929.
- Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) -- Physician and philanthropist. Nourished the sick in Africa. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
- Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) -- Chancellor, admired for making post-war West Germany a democratic nation again and a political and economical power.
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) -- Theoretical physicist, discovered the general theory of relativity and the law of the photoelectric effect. Hailed for his pacifist stance. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
- Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) -- Writer and playwright
- Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) film actress and singer (Der Blaue Engel).
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) -- Theologian and Lutheran pastor. Co-founder of the Confessing Church. Resisted against Nazism. He was arrested by the Gestapo in April 1943 and spent time in various concentration camps. He was executed on April 9, 1945, shortly before the end of the war.
- Willy Brandt (1913-1992) -- Chancellor, implemented the Ostpolitik and admired for his pacifist policies and official public apologies for Germany's war past. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971.
- Joseph Alois Ratzinger / Benedict XVI (1927) -- German-born pope from April 19, 2005 to February 28, 2013. Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
- Helmut Kohl (1930–2017) -- Chancellor (1982–1998). Played an important role in Germany's reunification in 1990.
- Wim Wenders (1945) -- A prominent German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer.
- Angela Merkel (1954) -- Politician and scientist who served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018.
- Boris Becker (1967) -- Tennis champ of the 1980s and ’90s.
- Steffi Graf (1969–) tennis player.
- Michael Schumacher (1969) -- A racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Further, he has a joint record of seven World Drivers’ Championship titles. He retired from the sports world in 2012 with the most wins (91), pole positions (68), and most importantly, podium finishes (155).
Subcategories
This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
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- 1809 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (composer) DEU
- 1810 Geiger, Abraham (scholar) DEU
- 1864 Strauss, Richard (composer) DEU
- 1868 Wittich, Marie (singer) DEU
- 1870 Eysoldt, Gertrud (actor) DEU
- 1873 * Wiene, Robert (director) DEU
- 1874 Doenges, Paula (singer) DEU
- 1892 Lubitsch, Ernst (director) DEU USA
- 1909 Hippler, Fritz (director) DEU
- 1939 Blank, Richard (director) DEU
- 1958 Boder, Michael (conductor) DEU
- 1972 Bergius, Allan (singer) DEU
Pages in category "German"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 512 total.
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- Ludolph of Saxony (M / Germany, c.1295-1378), scholar
- Johannes Gutenberg (M / Germany, 1400ca-1468), printer, publisher
- Nicolaus Cusanus (M / Germany, 1401-1464), scholar
- Conrad Grünenberg (M / Germany, 1425c-1494), traveler
- Johannes Schüssler (M / Germany, 15th cent.), printer
- Lucas Brandis (M / Germany, 15th cent.), printer
- Dietrich Reisach (M / Germany, 16th cent.), scholar
- Johannes Reuchlin (M / Germany, 1455-1522), scholar
- Elia Levita (M / Germany, Italy, 1469-1549), scholar
- Matthias Grünewald (M / Germany, 1470-1528), artist
- Lucas Cranach the Elder (M / Germany, 1472-1553), artist
- Conrad Pellicanus (M / Germany, Switzerland, 1478-1556), scholar
- Albrecht Altdorfer (M / Germany, 1480-1538), artist
- Hans Süss von Kulmbach (M / Germany, 1480-1522), artist
- Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (M / Germany, 1480c-1540), artist
- Martin Luther (M / Germany, 1483-1546), scholar
- Michael Hummelberger (M / Germany, 1487-1527), scholar
- Otto Brunfels (M / Germany, 1488-1534), scholar
- Sebastian Münster (M / Germany, 1488-1552), scholar
- Martin Bucer (M / Germany, 1491-1551), scholar
- Justus Jonas (M / Germany, 1493-1555), scholar
- Caspar Hedio (M / Germany, 1494-1552), scholar
- Hans Sachs (M / Germany, 1494-1576), playwright
- Pilgram Marpeck (M / Germany, 1495-1556), scholar
- Hans Holbein the Younger (M / Germany, 1497c-1543), artist
- Philipp Melanchthon (M / Germany, 1497-1560), scholar
- Wolfgang Musculus (M / Germany, Switzerland, 1497-1563), scholar
- Joachim Camerarius (M / Germany, 1500-1574), scholar
- Sixt Birck (M / Germany, 1501-1554), scholar, playwright
- Georg Major (M / Germany, 1502-1574), scholar
- Paul Fagius (M / Germany, 1504-1549), scholar
- Matthias Garbitius (M / Germany, 1505-1559), scholar
- Thomas Naogeorg (M / Germany, 1508-1563), playwright
- Paul Eber (M / Germany, 1511-1569), scholar
- Antonio Scandello (M / Italy, Germany, 1517-1580), composer
- Matthias Flacius Illyricus (M / Croatia, Germany, 1520-1575), scholar
- Stephan Agricola the Younger (M / Germany, 1524-1562), translator
- Paul Dolscius (M / Germany, 1526-1589), scholar
- Johann Garcaeus (M / Germany, 1530-1574), scholar
- Nikolaus Selnecker (M / Germany, 1530-1592), scholar
- Conrad Lautenbach (M / Germany, 1534-1595), scholar
- Henning Conradinus (M / Germany, 1538-1590), poet
- Salomon Schweigger (M / Germany, 1551–1622), scholar
- Hans von Aachen (M / Germany, 1552-1615), artist
- David Hoeschel (M / Germany, 1556-1617), scholar
- Johannes Buxtorf (M / Germany, 1564-1629), scholar
- Ambrosius Beber (M / Germany, 16th-17th cent.), composer
- Jacob Bidermann (M / Germany, 1578-1639), playwright
- Adam Elsheimer (M / Germany, 1578-1610), artist
- Jeremias Drexel (M / Germany, 1581-1638), scholar
- Heinrich Schütz (M / Germany, 1585-1672), composer
- Johann Liss (M / Germany, 1595-1631), artist
- Athanasius Kircher (M / Germany, 1601/02-1680), scholar
- Johannes Heinrich Ursinus
- Andreas Gryphius (M / Germany, 1616-1664), playwright
- Johann Klaj (M / Germany, 1616-1656), playwright
- Hiob Ludolf (M / Germany, 1624-1704), scholar
- Melchior Barthel (M / Germany, 1625-1672), artist
- Paul Heinlein (M / Germany, 1626-1686), composer
- Johann Ludwig Faber (M / Germany, 1635-1678), librettist
- Philip Jakob Spener (M / Germany, 1635-1705), scholar
- Johann Lund (M / Germany, 1638-1686), scholar
- Johann Christian Hallmann (M / Germany, 1640-1704), playwright
- August Pfeiffer (M / Germany, 1640-1698), German scholar
- Friedrich Funcke (M / Germany, 1642-1699), composer
- Johann Wolfgang Franck (M / Germany, 1644-1710), composer
- Johann Theile (M / Germany, 1646-1724), composer
- Augustinus Erath (M / Germany, 1648-1719), translator
- Johann Helvicus Willemer (M / Germany, 1651-1729), scholar
- Ernst Glück (M / Germany, Latvia, 1652-1705), scholar
- Abraham Hinckelmann (M / Germany, 1652–1692), scholar
- Johann Georg Conradi (M / Germany, 1654-1699), composer
- Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (M / Germany, 1654-1704), scholar
- Paul Thymich (M / Germany, 1656-1694), librettist
- Caspar Heinrich Graun (M / Germany, 1659-1710), scholar
- August Hermann Francke (M / Germany, 1663-1727), scholar
- Gottfried Vockerodt (1665-1727), German scholar
- Gottfried Arnold (M / Germany, 1666-1714), scholar
- ~ Joannes Ernestus Grabe (1666-1711), German-British scholar
- Heinrich Muhle (M / Germany, 1666-1733), scholar
- Johann Albert Fabricius (M / Germany, 1668-1735), scholar
- Johann Christian Nehring (M / Germany, 1671-1736), scholar
- Georg Caspar Schürmann (M / Germany, 1672-1751), composer
- August Gottlieb Meissner (M / Germany, 1753-1807), novelist
- Barthold Heinrich Brockes (M / Germany, 1680-1747), librettist
- Georg Philipp Telemann (M / Germany, 1681-1767), composer
- Theodor Hase (M / Germany, 1682-1731), scholar
- Johann Christoph Wolf (M / Germany, 1683-1739), scholar
- Georg Christian Lehms (M / Germany, 1684-1717), novelist
- Johann Sebastian Bach (M / Germany, 1685-1750), composer
- Georg Frideric Haendel (M / Germany, Britain, 1685-1759), composer
- Christian Henrich Postel (M / Germany, 1685-1705), librettist
- Johann Albrecht Bengel (M / Germany, 1687-1752), scholar
- Hermann Samuel Reimarus (M / Germany, 1694-1768), scholar
- Johann Eberhard Rau (M / Germany, 1695-1770), scholar
- David Friedrich Megerlin (1698-1778), scholar
- Johann Adolph Hasse (M / Germany, 1699-1783), composer
- Johann Leonhard Reckenberger (1702-1773), scholar
- Carl Heinrich Graun (M / Germany, 1704-1759), composer
- Johann August Ernesti (1707-1781), scholar
- Josef Anton Hafner (M / Germany, 1709-1756), artist
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (M / Germany, 1714-1787), composer
- Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791), scholar
- Friedrich Eberhard Boysen (1720-1800), scholar
- Johann Benedikt Carpzov (1720-1803), scholar
- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (M / Germany, 1724-1803), poet
- Karl Wilhelm Ramler (M / Germany, 1725-1798), librettist
- Johann Salomo Semler (1725-1791), scholar
- Naphtali Herz Wessely (1725-1805), scholar
- Charles Godfrey Woide (1725-1790), scholar
- Johann Gottfried Körner
- Johann Friedrich Löwen (M / Germany, 1727-1771), translator
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), scholar
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (M / Germany, 1732-1795), composer
- Christoph Friedrich Loesner (1734–1803), scholar
- Karl Friedrich Bahrdt (1741-1792), scholar
- Johann Gottlieb Naumann (M / Germany, 1741-1801), composer
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803), scholar
- Christian Friedrich von Matthaei (1744-1811), scholar
- Johann Jakob Griesbach (1745-1812), scholar
- Franz Oberthür (1745-1831), scholar
- Joseph Schuster (M / Germany, 1748-1812), composer
- Franz Seydelmann (M / Germany, 1748-1806), composer
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (M / Germany, 1749-1832), translator
- Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (1752-1827), scholar
- Johann Philipp Gabler (1753-1826), scholar
- Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer (M / Germany, Denmark, 1753-1823), scholar
- David August von Apell (M / Germany, 1754-1832), composer
- Johann Joachim Bellermann (1754-1842), scholar
- Georg Lorenz Bauer (1755-1806), scholar
- Thaddäus Anton Dereser (1757-1827), scholar
- Heinrich Paulus (1761-1851), scholar
- Heinrich Karl Alexander Haenlein (1762-1829), scholar
- Johann Leonhard Hug (1765-1846), scholar
- Ulrich Jasper Seetzen (1767-1811), scholar
- Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834), scholar
- Karl Heinrich Venturini (1768-1849), scholar
- Zacharias Werner (M / Germany, 1768-1823), playwright
- Peter Aloys Gratz (1769-1849), scholar
- Ludwig van Beethoven (M / Germany, 1770-1827), composer
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), scholar
- Siegfried August Mahlmann (M / Germany, 1771-1826), playwright
- Johann Ernst Christian Schmidt (1772-1831), scholar
- Leonhard Berthold (1774-1822), scholar
- Anne Catherine Emmerich (F / Germany, 1774-1824), visionary
- Johann Georg Christian Apel (M / Germany, 1775-1841), composer
- Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider (1776-1848), scholar
- Philipp Otto Runge (M / Germany, 1777-1810), artist
- Wilhelm Martin Leberecht De Wette (1780-1849), scholar
- Christian Gottlob Leberecht Grossmann (1783-1857), scholar
- Wilhelm Gesenius (1786-1842), scholar
- Friedrich Strauss (M / Germany, 1786-1863), novelist
- Christian Gottlob Wilke (1786-1854), scholar
- Friedrich Rückert (M / Germany, 1788-1866), scholar, playwright
- August Neander (1789-1850), scholar
- Friedrich Lücke (1791-1855), scholar
- Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792-1860), scholar
- Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler (1792-1854), scholar
- Friedrich Bleek (1793-1859), scholar
- Isaak Markus Jost (1793-1860), scholar
- Karl Lachmann (1793-1851), scholar
- Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (M / Germany, 1794-1872), artist
- J. Martin Augustin Scholtz (1794-1852), scholar
- Auguste Crelinger (F / Germany, 1795-1865), actor
- Charles Zeuner (M / Germany, United States, 1795-1857), composer
- Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann (1796-1864), German scholar
- Hermann Olshausen (1796-1839), scholar
- Karl August Credner (1797-1857), scholar
- Heinrich Heine (M / Germany, 1797-1856), poet
- Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger (1799-1890), scholar
- August Tholuck (1799-1877), scholar
- Eduard Grell (M / Germany, 1800-1886), composer
- Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer (1800-1873), scholar
- Jost Michaël (M / Germany, 19th cent.), playwright
- Christian Hermann Weisse (1801-1866), scholar
- Wilhelm Dindorf (1802-1883), German scholar
- Gustav Flügel (1802–1870), scholar
- Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg (1802-1869), scholar
- Johann Peter Lange (1802-1884), scholar
- August Riedel (M / Germany, 1802-1883), artist
- Heinrich Ewald (1803-1875), scholar
- August Friedrich Gfrörer (1803-1861), scholar
- Wilhelm von Kaulbach (M / Germany, 1804-1874), artist
- Eduard Wilhelm Eugen Reuss (1804-1891), scholar
- Bernhard Ritter (1804-1893), scholar
- Rudolf Anger (1806-1866), scholar
- August Ferdinand Dähne (1807-1878), scholar
- Carl Ludwig Wilibald Grimm (1807-1891), book
- Ferdinand Hitzig (1807-1875), scholar
- Carl Spitzweg (M / Germany, 1808-1885), artist
- David Friedrich Strauss (1808-1874), scholar
- Gustav Weil (1808–1889), scholar
- Bruno Bauer (1809-1882), scholar
- Hermann Gustav Hoelemann (1809-1886), scholar
- Gustav Volkmar (1809-1893), scholar
- Levi Herzfeld (1810-1884), scholar
- Leopold Stein (M / Germany, 1810-1882), playwright
- Karl Ferdinand Gutzkow (M / Germany, 1811-1878), playwright
- Ferdinand Hiller (M / Germany, 1811-1885), composer