German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a female badminton player from Germany.Schenk played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losin

Is a female badminton player from Germany.Schenk played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing in women's singles to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 32. Besides that she won the German championship in the women doubles with Nicole for the first time.

Is a retired German hurdler. She was raised in Kreuztal and competed for the athletics team LG Kinde

Is a retired German hurdler. She was raised in Kreuztal and competed for the athletics team LG Kindelsberg Kreuztal during her active career. She currently lives in Dortmund. She finished eighth at the 2000 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2001 and 2004 without reaching the finals.

Was a German-Austrian composer. She was a student of Mozart's son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Rober

Was a German-Austrian composer. She was a student of Mozart's son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Robert Schumann dedicated his Humoresque to her. Her granddaughter Vilma von Webenau also became a composer.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was elimin

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres competition. In the 800 metres event he was eliminated in the first round.

Was an Austrian-born German General of Mountain Troops (General der Gebirgstruppen). He commanded th

Was an Austrian-born German General of Mountain Troops (General der Gebirgstruppen). He commanded the 3. Gebirgs-Division, 5. Gebirgs-Division, LXIX Armeekorps, Wehrkreis XI and the Korps Ringel. He was also a recipient of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kre

Was a German geophysicist and statistician.He was awarded his Ph.D. from Göttingen in 1923, then wo

Was a German geophysicist and statistician.He was awarded his Ph.D. from Göttingen in 1923, then worked at the Potsdam magnetic observatory as a post-doctorate. In 1928 he was named professor at Eberswalde, teaching meteorology. He became full professor a

Was a German pianist, conductor and minor composer. He was particularly notable in his early champio

Was a German pianist, conductor and minor composer. He was particularly notable in his early championing of the works of Edward Elgar in Germany. He conducted the continental European premieres of both the Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius. He also had notable associations with Frederick Delius and Gustav Mahler.

October, 1929 to October 1931. Curtius was a member of the right-wing German People's Party and work

October, 1929 to October 1931. Curtius was a member of the right-wing German People's Party and worked closely with Heinrich Br

Was a German chess master.At the beggining of his career, he played in several mini tournaments (Qua

Was a German chess master.At the beggining of his career, he played in several mini tournaments (Quadrangular) in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906. He tied for 7-8th at Eisenach 1896 (the 10th DSB Congress, Robert Henry Barnes won), tied for 7-8th at Amsterdam 1899 (Henry Ernest Atkins won), won at Hamburg/Altona 1906, won at Harburg 1909, and shared 2nd at Barmbek 1911.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German composer. He was organist in Halberstadt.[1] His dialogue motet Ich schlafe, aber mein

Was a German composer. He was organist in Halberstadt.[1] His dialogue motet Ich schlafe, aber mein Herz wachet, for 4 voices (5:27) is recorded on Hanseatic Wedding music. Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen dir. Manfred Cordes. Cpo

Was a German journalist and a significant advocate of Liberalism and Free Trade. He was one of the f

Was a German journalist and a significant advocate of Liberalism and Free Trade. He was one of the first to advocate privatizing the security functions of the state, which would eliminate taxation, therefore coming up with "a form of individualist anarchi

Was a German swimmer who competed in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a German swimmer who competed in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a German judge and politician. The lawyer was president of the Hamburg Parliament between 1902 a

Was a German judge and politician. The lawyer was president of the Hamburg Parliament between 1902 and 1913.He joined the public service of Hamburg in 1880 as a judge and was promoted to the office of president of the Landgericht Hamburg in 1901. He maint

Was a journalist, diplomat and author. He was active in Western Europe, the United States and South

Was a journalist, diplomat and author. He was active in Western Europe, the United States and South America at different times in his life. He was a nephew of the founder of the kindergarten system, Friedrich Fröbel. Julius was educated at the universitie

Was a national team footballer who was killed during the Holocaust.[1]He was deported to Auschwitz c

Was a national team footballer who was killed during the Holocaust.[1]He was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp on March 1, 1943. His date of death is unknown.

An Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape artist.

An Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape artist.

Was a minor German composer. He was a singer and harpsichordist at the Wolfenbüttel court at the ti

Was a minor German composer. He was a singer and harpsichordist at the Wolfenbüttel court at the time of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.[2] With Johann Jacob Löwe (1628–1703), organist at Eisenach, he published Zweyer gleichgesinnten Freunde Tugend- und Schertz Lieder (1657).[3]

Was a German track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the

Was a German track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1906 Summer Olympics. At the Summer Olympics 1900 in Paris he participated in one events. In the 100 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round after finishing fourth in his heat.

Was a German cellist who is most famous for his etudes and solo pieces written for the instrument.

Was a German cellist who is most famous for his etudes and solo pieces written for the instrument.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Favorite

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.

Was a German entomologist.He was co-editor, with Ernst Friedrich Germar of Magazin der Entomologie H

Was a German entomologist.He was co-editor, with Ernst Friedrich Germar of Magazin der Entomologie Hendel & Son. Halle. also known as Germar's Magazine in which he wrote many articles and described new species and genera especially in the Tineidae.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German politician in the Nazi party.In 1922, Lippert participated in the assassination of Fore

Was a German politician in the Nazi party.In 1922, Lippert participated in the assassination of Foreign Minister Walther von Rathenau, and he eventually joined the NSDAP (the Nazi party). He became prominent in the NSDAP due to his rabid anti-Semitism and

He was contemporary and competitor of Dmitri Mendeleev to draw up the first periodic table of chemic

He was contemporary and competitor of Dmitri Mendeleev to draw up the first periodic table of chemical elements. Some five years apart, both Mendeleev and Meyer worked with Robert Bunsen.