Famous People with Name Hajo

Hajo Meyer            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Hajo Meyer: is a Jewish-German-Dutch physicist and political activist.[1]In 1938 Meyer fled from Nazi Germany to the Netherlands alone, without his parents.[2] He went into hiding in 1943, but was arrested after a year and spent ten months in Auschwitz. His parents, who were deported from Germany, did not survive.After the war, Meyer returned to the Netherlands, and studied theoretical physics. He started working for Philips and eventually became director of the Philips Physics Laboratory (NatLab). After his retirement he took courses in England and worked as a builder of new violins and violas.

Alfréd Hajós            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Alfréd Hajós: was an Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.

Henrik Hajós            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Henrik Hajós: was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 Olympics he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition he was eliminate