German Famous Boy Names with Letter W

Was a German Field Marshal during World War II.Born in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria as Wilhelm Leeb, h

Was a German Field Marshal during World War II.Born in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria as Wilhelm Leeb, he joined the Bavarian Army in 1895 as an officer cadet. After being commissioned a lieutenant of artillery, Leeb served in China during the Boxer Rebellion. He later attended the Bavarian War Academy in Munich (1907 - 1909) and served on the General Staff in Berlin (1909 - 1911).

Was a German musicologist and composer. He is most noted today for his substantial contributions to

Was a German musicologist and composer. He is most noted today for his substantial contributions to the Bach Gesellschaft edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He went to Berlin in 1849, where he taught and joined the Singakademie in 1850. He joined the Leipzig Bach-Verein in 1850, and played in numerous concerts. He became organist of St. Luke's in 1861, conductor of the Berlin Bach-Verein from 1862 to 1874, and Royal Music Director in 1864. He received an honorary D.Phil. from the University of Marburg in 1868. In 1870, he became teacher of theory and composition at the Stern Conservatory. In 1878 he moved to Leipzig, where he became a teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory and organist at the Thomaskirche. In 1880 he succeeded Ernst Richter as Cantor of the Thomasschule zu Leipzig and director of the Thomanerchor.

Was an architect and contractor working for Sander & Kock known for his work in German South-West Af

Was an architect and contractor working for Sander & Kock known for his work in German South-West Africa, today's Namibia. Sander studied Civil engineering in Höxter, Germany. He worked in Berlin before joining the German Colonial Society for South-West A

Was a German polymath who built one of the first calculating machines in 1623.Schickard was born in

Was a German polymath who built one of the first calculating machines in 1623.Schickard was born in Herrenberg and educated at the University of Tübingen, receiving his first degree, B.A. in 1609 and M.A. in 1611. He studied theology and oriental languages at Tübingen until 1613. In 1613 he became a Lutheran minister continuing his work with the church until 1619 when he was appointed professor of Hebrew at the University of Tübingen.

Was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Hamburg 1910 (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier B), shared 2

Was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Hamburg 1910 (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier B), shared 2nd at Hamburg 1913 (Paul Krüger won) , won a simultan game against Emanuel Lasker at Hamburg 1914,[1] and took 15th at Mannheim 1914 (the 19th DSB-Congress

Was a German professor of veterinary medicine, director of the University of Veterinary Medicine Han

Was a German professor of veterinary medicine, director of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (1966–68, 1978–80 and 1980-81[1]) and a specialist for pigs. Schulze studied veterinary medicine at Leipzig University and at Hanover University and became a professor (1950–56) and dean (1952–55) in Leipzig. In 1957 he was appointed a professor in Hanover and established a reputable clinic specializing on pigs.[1] In 1968 he was a founder of the "International Pig Veterinary Society" (IPVS).[2] His dedication to this species earned him the respectful title "Pigs-Schulze" ("Schweine-Schulze") by students, colleagues and vets.[1] Schulze was awarded honorary degrees of the Free University of Berlin, the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, the University of Warsaw and Leipzig University. On August 24, 2006, the university decided to posthumously name a prize after him.[3]

Was a German footballer.A native of Munich, Simetsreiter played his career along the left wing for h

Was a German footballer.A native of Munich, Simetsreiter played his career along the left wing for his club Bayern Munich. He is usually considered the fastest-ever player at this position in the club's history.

Was a World War II army officer,[1] later a financial judge in Hamburg,[2] and a prominent Holocaust

Was a World War II army officer,[1] later a financial judge in Hamburg,[2] and a prominent Holocaust denier.Eckhard Jesse, a German political scientist and authority on radical politics, has defended the publication of the book The Auschwitz Myth. Stäglic

Is a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German mathematician. He was founder and first director of the Mathematical Research Institute

Was a German mathematician. He was founder and first director of the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.

Was an German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer.Wilhelm von Biela was born in Roßla,

Was an German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer.Wilhelm von Biela was born in Roßla, Harz (Northern Germany) and was a captain in the Austrian army where he participated in a number of military campaigns against Napoleon between 1805, 1809 and later on.In the field of astronomy, he specialized in observing and calculating the orbits of comets. He also did some sunspot observations. He independently discovered some comets that others had already found, and made one independent discovery of his own: the lost periodic comet 3D/Biela.

Was a German wrestler, boxer, and film actor most noted for his portrayal of Vigo the Carpathian in

Was a German wrestler, boxer, and film actor most noted for his portrayal of Vigo the Carpathian in the 1989 film Ghostbusters II.

Was a German philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of Humboldt Universität. He

Was a German philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of Humboldt Universität. He is especially remembered as a linguist who made important contributions to the philosophy of language and to the theory and practice of education. In particular, he is widely recognized as having been the architect of the Prussian education system which was used as a model for education systems in countries such as the United States and Japan.

Was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister under Maximilian II of Bavaria from April 13, 185

Was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister under Maximilian II of Bavaria from April 13, 1859 to June 12, 1861.Afterwards he served as commander in chief of the Munich garrison, where he died in 1867.[2] On June 15, 1846, he married Adelheid von Z

Is a German journalist, actor and author. After school he studied theater at Max-Reinhardt-Schule für Schauspiel in Berlin. Later he worked as a journalist for Radio Bremen. From 1972 to 1998 Wieben was a news presenter on the TV channel ARD in Tagesschau

German physicist who, in 1893, used theories about heat and electromagnetism to compose Wien's displ

German physicist who, in 1893, used theories about heat and electromagnetism to compose Wien's displacement law, which relates the maximum emission of a blackbody to its temperature.

Was a German psychologist.

Was a German psychologist.

Was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer.Beer's fame d

Was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer.Beer's fame derives from his hobby, astronomy. He built a private observatory with a 9.5 cm refractor in Tiergarten, Berlin. Together with Johann Heinrich Mädler he produced the first exact map of the Moon (entitled Mappa Selenographica) in 1834-1836, and in 1837 published a description of the Moon (Der Mond nach seinen kosmischen und individuellen Verhältnissen). Both remained the best descriptions of the Moon for many decades.In 1830, Beer and Mädler created the first globe of the planet Mars. In 1840 they made a map of Mars and calculated its rotation period to be 24 h 37 min 22.7 s, only 0.1 seconds different from the actual period as it is known today.

Was a German composer of sacred and secular song melodies, biblical motets and choral and instrument

Was a German composer of sacred and secular song melodies, biblical motets and choral and instrumental music. She is one of only two women that have had compositions included in the Protestant hymnal. In 1860 her father became the Professor and Director of the Royal Theological Seminary and Superintendent for Wittenberg. The family moved there to a big house at the parish church square where Johann Bugenhagen had lived and where Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon had met. Mina Koch spent the first years there in a girls' school in Droyßig in Zeitz, where her Confirmation was celebrated. The Wittenberg church music director and organist Carl Stein (1824–1902) gave her music theory and harmony lessons.

Was a German-Swiss composer. His opera Der König der dunklen Kammer, based on a work by Rabindranat

Was a German-Swiss composer. His opera Der König der dunklen Kammer, based on a work by Rabindranath Tagore, won the Emil Hertzka Prize.

Was a German sculptor. In 1959 he was posthumously awarded the National Prize of the German Democrat

Was a German sculptor. In 1959 he was posthumously awarded the National Prize of the German Democratic Republic. In 1914 he served as a soldier in the First World War, which he survived only after being seriously wounded. After the war he attended the College of Ceramics in Höhr, near Koblenz. In the years which followed he worked as a freelance sculptor in the town of his birth, as well as in Düsseldorf and Munich. He also exhibited works in conjunction with the group Das Junge Rheinland, whose members included Otto Dix and Max Ernst. In 1920 he married Hette Meyerbach.

Is a former German football player of Dutch parents. He played for Rot-Weiss Essen from 1965–76 an

Is a former German football player of Dutch parents. He played for Rot-Weiss Essen from 1965–76 and in 1980–81. Between 1976 and 1979 he played for Borussia Dortmund before leaving to play one season for the Dallas Tornado of the NASL (North American Socc

Was a German politician and jurist. He was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria

Was a German politician and jurist. He was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria in the 1950s.[1]

Is a former German footballer.He helped 1. FC Köln reach the top division a year after their founda

Is a former German footballer.He helped 1. FC Köln reach the top division a year after their foundation in the western second division. He also helped steer Köln to their first championship final in 1953.

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German tea

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German team won the bronze medal in the eights.[2]