German Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a German swimmer and water polo player who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th cent

Was a German swimmer and water polo player who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 metre events. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in the 200 metre backstroke and 200 m

Is a German musician who played a crucial part in founding the bands Deine Lakaien, Qntal and Helium

Is a German musician who played a crucial part in founding the bands Deine Lakaien, Qntal and Helium Vola. Ernst Horn studied classical music in Munich, Freiburg and Hamburg and worked as a conductor in state theatres in Karlsruhe and Oldenburg. He was also a conductor and a pianist in the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich. In 1985 he gave up his career as a conductor so that he could devote himself fully to composing his own music. He also became a specialist on electronic music. He became famous through the band Deine Lakaien which he founded in 1985 with Alexander Veljanov; the popularity of this band has far exceeded the borders of the German speaking countries. He has also been successful with many other projects in which he took part - in addition to his activity in the bands Qntal and Helium Vola which play medieval music he composes and plays electronic music for dramas and radio plays.

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil competitions at the 1924

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

German writer. In addition to his many novels, he is well known for Storm of Steel, an account of hi

German writer. In addition to his many novels, he is well known for Storm of Steel, an account of his experience during the First World War.

Is a German film and television actor.

Is a German film and television actor.

He is a German psychiatrist and the author of On the Psychology of the Uncanny (1906)[1]. "Reference

He is a German psychiatrist and the author of On the Psychology of the Uncanny (1906)[1]. "Reference has often been made to Jentsch’s essay on the uncanny, in the vast secondary literature of psychoanalysis after Freud, as if its content were already known, familiar and thus not requiring to be read. The essay had never before been translated into English; in as much as it now appears both familiar and unfamiliar, its reappearance here can be called ‘uncanny.’" He is the beginning factor when it comes to discussing The Uncanny Valley.

Was a German Protestant missionary to China born in Württemberg, Germany. He served in Evangelical-

Was a German Protestant missionary to China born in Württemberg, Germany. He served in Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg as pastor. Adopting a Chinese name (???), he later came to Lilang, Xin'an district in Canton, China under the Basel Mission. In April 1865 he transferred to the London Missionary Society at Guangzhou to take in charge of the Boluo Mission and the Hakka villages outside Guangzhou. In January 1870 he moved to Hong Kong while still having charge of the Boluo Mission. In 1875 he became Director of Chinese Studies. In April 1879 he resigned from the London Missionary Society.

Was a German grammar school teacher, writer, colonial adventurer and anti-Semitic politician.Politic

Was a German grammar school teacher, writer, colonial adventurer and anti-Semitic politician.Politically active Henrici was initially involved in the left-wing Progressive Party; after 1880, however, he became a radical anti-Semitic Agitator in the Berlin

A senior Nazi official during World War II. He was the highest ranking SS leader to face trial. He w

A senior Nazi official during World War II. He was the highest ranking SS leader to face trial. He was executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Was a German physicist and professor at the University of Jena. He was born in Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar

Was a German physicist and professor at the University of Jena. He was born in Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and died in Jena. Abbe is best known for his work in optics.He designed the first refractometer, which he described in a booklet published in 1874.[1] He created the Abbe number, a measure of any transparent material's variation of refractive index with wavelength. Already a professor in Jena, he was hired by Carl Zeiss to improve the manufacturing process of optical instruments, which back then was largely based on trial and error. In a long and fruitful collaboration, Abbe created the mathematical foundation of microscope design, which became essential for the later preeminent position of the Zeiss company. In particular, he discovered the Abbe sine condition, a breakthrough in lens design. He also invented the Abbe condenser, used for microscope illumination.[2] During his association with Carl Zeiss' microscope works, he also introduced the eight-hour workday, in remembrance of the 14-hour workday of his own father.

Was an Austrian chess master and journalist.Falkbeer moved to Vienna to study law, but ended up beco

Was an Austrian chess master and journalist.Falkbeer moved to Vienna to study law, but ended up becoming a journalist. During the European Revolutions of 1848, Falkbeer fled Vienna for Germany. He played chess with German masters Adolf Anderssen and Jean Dufresne in Leipzig, Berlin, Dresden, and Bremen.

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he won the g

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the K-1 10000 m event.

Was an Austrian (and from 1945 an American) composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles

Was an Austrian (and from 1945 an American) composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (1974).

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as defender.

Was a German backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olym

Was a German backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a German soccer player of the pre-war era. During his entire career, he played for Schalke 04, w

Was a German soccer player of the pre-war era. During his entire career, he played for Schalke 04, whom he led to six national championships and one national cup. He is commonly regarded as the greatest Schalke player of all time.Ernst Kuzorra was born as the son of East Prussian immigrants in the industrial town of Gelsenkirchen where his father worked as a coal miner. He joined the club in 1924 at the age of 14, allegedly playing his first match in his confirmation shoes after being asked to join the team while watching from the sidelines.

Was a German jurist. His wife was Anna Landsberg (1878 - 1938), and son was Dr. Paul Ludwig Landsber

Was a German jurist. His wife was Anna Landsberg (1878 - 1938), and son was Dr. Paul Ludwig Landsberg (1901 - 1944).

Was a German footballer. He was born in Augsburg and died in Aschaffenburg.He played for the Germany

Was a German footballer. He was born in Augsburg and died in Aschaffenburg.He played for the Germany national football team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. In total, he made 65 appearances and scored 31 goals for the national team.

Was an automotive engineer and racing driver from Neindorf, Germany. He contributed to the design of

Was an automotive engineer and racing driver from Neindorf, Germany. He contributed to the design of the BMW 328 sports car in the late 1930s.[1] He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, on August 2, 1953, but he retired with fuel pump failur

Was Professor ordinarius of economics and statistics or State Sciences and cameralistics in Basel, R

Was Professor ordinarius of economics and statistics or State Sciences and cameralistics in Basel, Riga, Dorpat (now Tartu), Karlsruhe, and finally for 26 years in Gießen. Laspeyres was the scion of a Huguenot family of originally Gascon descent which had

Was a German-born Jewish film director. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of be

Was a German-born Jewish film director. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch".

Was a German composer and author of a famous dictionary of musicians. was an organist and composer o

Was a German composer and author of a famous dictionary of musicians. was an organist and composer of some distinction, and under his direction Ernst Ludwig at an early age made great progress in his musical studies. In 1765 he went to Leipzig to study law, but the claims of music, which had gained additional strength from his acquaintanceship with J. A. Hiller, soon came to occupy almost his sole attention. On his return to Sondershausen he was appointed music teacher to the children of the prince, and in 1775 he succeeded his father as court organist.

Was a German entomologist.After 1836 Taschenberg studied mathematics and natural sciences in Leipzig

Was a German entomologist.After 1836 Taschenberg studied mathematics and natural sciences in Leipzig and Berlin.He went, then, as an auxiliary teacher to the Franckesche Stiftungen and dedicated himself to arranging the important beetle collection of prof

Was a conservative Prussian judge, politician, and editor. He was the son of Carl Friedrich Leopold

Was a conservative Prussian judge, politician, and editor. He was the son of Carl Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach and the brother of Ludwig Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach.In 1829, he became Agricultural and Municipal Court Director in Halle. By 1835, Gerlach

Was an Austrian football player.Melchior made his debut for Austria in an April 1946 friendly match

Was an Austrian football player.Melchior made his debut for Austria in an April 1946 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1948 Summer Olympics