Famous People with Name Friedrich

Friedrich Ernst Ludwig Fischer            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Friedrich Ernst Ludwig Fischer: was a Russian botanist, born in Germany. He was director of the St Petersburg botanical garden from 1823 to 1850.In 1815, he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1841, his status was changed to that of foreign me

Friedrich Mandl            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Friedrich Mandl: was chairman of Hirtenberger Patronen-Fabrik, a leading Austrian armaments firm founded by his father, Alexander Mandl.Mandl was a prominent fascist, but rather attached to the Austrofascism and Italian varieties than to Nazism. In the 1930s he became close to Prince Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, the commander of the Austrian fascist private army ("Heimwehr") leader, whom he furnished with weapons and ammunition. Following incorporation of Austria into Nazi Germany with the Anschluss of 1938, Mandl's remaining property which had not yet been transferred to Swiss ownership was seized, since he had supported the separatist Austrofascism and his father was Jewish. Despite Mandl's Jewish heritage, his then-wife Hedy Lamarr wrote in her autobiography 'Ecstacy and Me' that both Italian dictator Benito Mussollini and German dictator Adolf Hitler attended Mandl's parties. Lamarr described Mandl as extremely controlling, and wrote that she escaped only by disguising herself as a maid and fleeing to Paris, where she obtained a divorce. Until 1940, Mandl tried to establish contact with Hermann Göring's office in order to supply Germany with iron.

Friedrich "Fritz" Waller            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Friedrich "Fritz" Waller: was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s.

Friedrich "Fritz" Halmen            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Friedrich "Fritz" Halmen: was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all three matches.

Friedrich "Fritz" Maurer            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Friedrich "Fritz" Maurer: was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Heike Friedrich            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Heike Friedrich: is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.She had not lost in a single major international championship in any event when she was defeated by Janet Evans in the 400 m in the Seoul Olympics. Freidrich had already won the 200 m freestyle on the previous day.

Jürgen 'Atze' Friedrich            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Jürgen 'Atze' Friedrich: is a retired German football player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Dragutin Friedrich            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Dragutin Friedrich: was a Croatian footballer who represented the national team of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Robert Herman Julius Friedrich            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Herman Julius Friedrich: was a professional wrestler best known by his ring name Ed "Strangler" Lewis, whose career spanned four decades. He was a ten time World Heavyweight Champion, including six reigns under the original undisputed version of the belt, and wrestled in 6200 mat

Inka Friedrich            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Inka Friedrich: is a German actress. Having studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, Friedrich won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the 2005 film Sommer vorm Balkon.