Famous People with Name Melchior

Melchior Van Santvoort            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Melchior Van Santvoort: was a Dutch seaman and surviving crew of the Liefde, the ship which transported William Adams to Japan in 1600.He was allowed to leave Japan with the Liefde's Captain Jacob Quaeckernaeck on 1604 on a Red Seal Ship provided by the daimyo of Hirado, with the destination of Patani in the Malay Peninsula.

Melchior De Polignac            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Melchior De Polignac: was a French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal and neo-Latin poet. A younger son of Armand XVI, marquis de Polignac, he was born at Lavoûte-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, Auvergne. At an early age he achieved distinction as a diplomat. In 1695 he was sent as ambassador to Poland, where he succeeded in bringing about the election of François-Louis de Bourbon, prince de Conti as successor to John Sobieski (1697). The subsequent failure of this intrigue led to his temporary disgrace, but in 1702 he was restored to favour, and in 1712 he was sent as the plenipotentiary of Louis XIV of France to the Congress of Utrecht.

Melchior Schildt            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Melchior Schildt: was a German composer and organist of the North German Organ School. He came from a long line of church musicians who had served the town of Hanover for over 125 years. He studied with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck from 1609 to 1612, and in 1629 replaced his recently deceased father as organist at the Marktkirche in Hanover, where he remained until his death.

Melchior Vulpius            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Melchior Vulpius: was a German singer and composer of church music. Vulpius came from a poor craftsman's family. He studied at the local school in Wasungen (in Thuringia) with Johannes Steuerlein. From 1588, he attended the school in Speyer. After marrying in 1589, he obtained a position at the Gymnasium in Schleusingen. In 1596, he was named cantor in Weimar.

Eugène-Melchior            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Eugène-Melchior: was a French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic. His connection with the Revue des deux mondes began in 1873 with his Voyage en Syrie et en Palestine, and subsequently he was a frequent contributor. He did much to awaken French interest in the intellectual life of other countries, especially of Russia, his sympathy with which was strengthened by his marriage in 1878 with a Russian lady, the sister of General Michael Nicolaivitch Annenkoff; De Vogüé was practically the first to draw French attention to Fyodor Dostoevsky and his successors. Eugène-Melchior was also a brother-in-law of Karl de Struve, Russian Ambassador to Japan, the United states, and The Netherlands.

Eugène-Melchior, Vicomte De Vogüé            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Eugène-Melchior, Vicomte De Vogüé: was a French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic. Born in Nice, France, he served in the Franco-Prussian War, and at the conclusion of the war entered the diplomatic service of the Third Republic, being appointed suc

Arne Melchior            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Arne Melchior: is a retired Danish politician of Jewish descent and supporter of Jewish causes. He was member of Danish Parliament during 1973-75 and again 1977-2001. He was minister of traffic in the Conservative Poul Schlüter coalition government from 1982-86, and Minister for Communication and Tourism in the Social Democratic Poul Nyrup Rasmussen coalition government from 1993-94. He represented his party in parliament's Foreign Policy Committee 1994-2001, when he was forced to step down after having publicly defended Israel's use of moderate physical coercion on terror suspects. He later chose to leave the Centre Democratic Parliamentary group. The Centre Democrats lost their representation in parliament in the parliamentary election of 2001. The party was dissolved on 1 February 2008.

Hans Bøchmann Melchior            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Hans Bøchmann Melchior: was a Danish Naturalist. He was the author of Den danske Stats og Norges Pattedyr (The mammals of the Danish state and Norway), published posthumously in 1834.

Bent Melchior            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Bent Melchior: is a former chief rabbi of Denmark. From 1943 to 1945 Bent Melchior was a refugee in Sweden. At the age of 18 Melchior volunteered as a soldier in the Israeli War of Independence of 1948. After a period as a teacher in Copenhagen Melchior had his rabbinical education in London, and in 1963 he became rabbi at the synagogue in Copenhagen. When his father died in 1969, he succeeded him as chief rabbi for the Jewish community in Denmark. He has translated the Pentateuch, the Siddur (Jewish prayer book) and other books into Danish as well as writing several books including his biography. He is a prolific speaker and writer in the Danish community and media. Bent Melchior is married to Lilian; they have four sons, including Michael Melchior.