Famous People with Name Engel

Wladyslaw Jerzy Engel            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Jerzy Engel: was a Polish footballer and coach. Engel began his career in football at an early age playing at local club Junak Wloclawek, before moving to Polonia Warszawa (1975-76), Hutnik Warszawa (1976-77) and several other clubs.Engel, nicknamed "Jurek", began playing in midfield or attack before, at the age of 22, being cruelly forced to cut his career short because of injury. With spirits dampened only slightly, he immediately turned to coaching and took over at Polonia Warsaw in the 1976/1977 season.

Carl Ludvig Engel            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Carl Ludvig Engel: was a German architect known for his neoclassical (empire) style. He had a great impact on the architecture of Finland in the first part of the 19th century.His most noted work can be found in Helsinki, which he helped rebuild. His works include the Senate Square and the buildings surrounding it. The buildings are Helsinki Cathedral, The Senate (now the Palace of the Council of State), the library and the main building of Helsinki University. The square is the monumental centre of Helsinki.

Karl Engel            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Karl Engel: was a Swiss pianist.In 1952 Engel was awarded the second prize at the Queen Elisabeth competition. Throughout his concert career he cultivated the art song repertory and worked extensively on works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann. He also held a professorship at Hannover's Musihochschule for three decades.

Katrin Engel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Katrin Engel: is a Austrian handballer playing for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Austrian national team.

Pascal Engel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Pascal Engel: is a French philosopher, working on the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology and philosophy of logic. He was a professor of philosophy of logic at the Sorbonne, he currently works at the University of Geneva, where he collaborates with, among others, Kevin Mulligan. He is a member of Institut Nicod.