German Famous Boy Names with Letter W

Is a former German tennis player. In 1962 the right-handed Bungert reached the quarter-finals of the

Is a former German tennis player. In 1962 the right-handed Bungert reached the quarter-finals of the International Australian Championships, the doubles finals of the International French Championships and the International Tennis Tournament of Monte Carl

A German painter and poet who is known for his satirical picture stories. After studying first mecha

A German painter and poet who is known for his satirical picture stories. After studying first mechanical engineering and then art in D

A German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.

A German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.

Was a German politician who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Suhl, Pr

Was a German politician who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Suhl, Prussian Saxony. Cuno's government is best known for its passive resistance of the French occupation of the Ruhr Area (1922-1923). Cuno's government was also

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 chess master.He participated in some strong tournaments. In 1897, he tied for 13-14th i

Was a German chess master.He participated in some strong tournaments. In 1897, he tied for 13-14th in Berlin (Rudolf Charousek won). In 1898, he tied for 2nd-4th in Cologne (11th DSB Kongress; Amos Burn won). In 1899, he tied for 10-11th in London (Emanuel Lasker won). In 1900, he took 6th in Munich (12th DSB Kongress; Geza Maroczy, Harry Pillsbury and Carl Schlechter won). In 1902, he took 13th in Hanover (13th DSB Kongress; Dawid Janowski won).

German physicist, who, on November 8, 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wav

German physicist, who, on November 8, 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or R

A German physicist, who, on November 8, 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a w

A German physicist, who, on November 8, 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

German politician who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923.

German politician who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923.

Was a German politician with the Nazi Party.Dreher was a member of the Reichstag, first being electe

Was a German politician with the Nazi Party.Dreher was a member of the Reichstag, first being elected in 1928 and retaining his seat until the fall of the Third Reich.In the early 1930s he was close to Gregor Strasser for a time.

Was a German physicist.In 1831, on the recommendation of Carl Friedrich Gauss, he was called to Göt

Was a German physicist.In 1831, on the recommendation of Carl Friedrich Gauss, he was called to Göttingen as professor of physics, although but twenty-seven years of age. His lectures were interesting, instructive, and suggestive. Weber thought that, in order to thoroughly understand physics and apply it to daily life, mere lectures, though illustrated by experiments, were insufficient, and he encouraged his students to experiment themselves, free of charge, in the college laboratory. As a student of twenty years he, with his brother, Ernst Heinrich Weber, Professor of Anatomy at Leipzig,

Was a legendary German aircraft designer and manufacturer. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son

Was a legendary German aircraft designer and manufacturer. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son of a wine merchant. His stepfather was the American painter and Munich Academy Professor Carl von Marr.

Was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess

Was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess Championship; took 2nd, behind Kurt Richter, at Aachen 1935, took 11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1937 (Georg Kieninger won), took 16th at Bad Oeynhausen 1939 (Erich Eliskases won), tied for 8-11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1941 (Paul Felix Schmidt and Klaus Junge won), tied for 13-14th at Weidenau 1947 (Kieninger won), tied for 12-14th at Essen 1948 (Wolfgang Unzicker won),[1] and shared 11th at Duesseldorf 1951 (Rudolf Teschner won).

Was a German entomologist.He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in Archiv für Nat

Was a German entomologist.He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in Archiv für Naturgeschichte.

prominent Nazi official, serving as Minister of the Interior of the Third Reich. He was executed fo

prominent Nazi official, serving as Minister of the Interior of the Third Reich. He was executed for war crimes after the end of World War II.

Was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and

Was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and composer, his income and employment were unstable and he died in poverty. Wilhelm Friedemann (hereafter Friedemann) was born in Weimar, where his father was employed as organist and chamber musician to the Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

Was a German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory

Was a German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation.Ackermann was awarded the Ph.D. by the University of Goettingen in 1925 for his thesis Begründung des "tertium non datur" mittels der Hilbe

Was a German naturalist and explorer.and studied medicine at Breslau and Berlin. It was in Berlin th

Was a German naturalist and explorer.and studied medicine at Breslau and Berlin. It was in Berlin that he became friends with Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, the two men sharing an interest in natural history. Hemprich lectured at Berlin University on comparative physiology, and wrote Grundiss der Naturgeschichte (The Rudiments of Natural History) (1820). In his spare time he studied reptiles and amphibians at the zoological museum under Hinrich Lichtenstein.In 1820 Hemprich and Ehrenberg were invited to serve as naturalists on a primarily archeological expedition to Egypt, led by Prussian General von Minutoli. The two naturalists were sponsored by the Berlin Academy. In March 1821 they separated from the main party and travelled up the river Nile to Dongola, the capital of Nubia. They spent the next two years studying the natural history of that part of Egypt.

Was a German musical conductor, composer and inventor. In 1824 he went to Berlin, where he became a

Was a German musical conductor, composer and inventor. In 1824 he went to Berlin, where he became a member of the royal orchestra, and was in the same year appointed chamber musician to the king. His residence at Berlin gave Wieprecht ample opportunity for the exercise of his genius for military music, on which his fame mainly rests. Several of his marches were early adopted by the regimental bands, and a more ambitious military composition attracted the attention of Gasparo Spontini, at whose house he became an intimate guest.

German conductor and composer.

German conductor and composer.

Was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and

Was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. Furtwängler also made a number of appearances as a conductor abroad. He made his London debut in 1924, and continued to appear there as late as 1938 to conduct a cycle of Richard Wagner's Ring.[1] In 1925 he appeared as guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and made return visits in the following two years.[1]

A former German football player.Defender Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FI

A former German football player.Defender Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and played in two West German matches there. He did miss out on participation at the then forthcoming World Cup because of injury, an injury that had an effect on the duration of his ability to play top-level football in the latter stages of his career, but sustained his toughest injury just on the day of his fourteenth and last West Germany appearance.

Was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars. His astronomica

Was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars. His astronomical research was interrupted when he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht in 1942 and sent to the Eastern Front. In 1945 he was taken prisoner by the Soviets and was not released until 1949. He finally resumed his research at the Institute which had been moved by the U.S. Army to Heidelberg after World War II.

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the equestrian team jumping event.

Is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.

Is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.