German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a German musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, Kimi ga Yo and The Anthe

Was a German musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, Kimi ga Yo and The Anthem of the Korean Empire. Eckert was a native of Neurode (Nowe Ruda), Prussian Silesia, and the son of a court official. He studied in the conservatories of Breslau (Wroclaw) and the Royal Conservatory in Dresden, and specialized in military music at Neiße. He received an appointment to became bandmaster to the Kaiserliche Marine at Wilhelmshaven, where he caught the attention of the Japanese government in 1879.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished fifth in the four-man event and ninth in the two-man event.

German mineralogist, physicist and mathematician.

German mineralogist, physicist and mathematician.

Is the chairman of Robert Bosch GmbH.[1] He studied industrial engineering at the University of Karl

Is the chairman of Robert Bosch GmbH.[1] He studied industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe and joined Robert Bosch GmbH in 1975. In 1988, he was transferred to the United States, but he returned to Germany in 1989. In 1990, Fehrenbach becam

Was a photographer.Fiedler was born in Prostejov, near Olomouc in Moravia. Fiedler was a pupil of Hu

Was a photographer.Fiedler was born in Prostejov, near Olomouc in Moravia. Fiedler was a pupil of Hugo Erfurth. He was regarded as an eccentric during his apprenticeship in Pilsen, and worked in 1905 and again in 1912 with Rudof Dührkoop in Hamburg, and f

Was an Austrian footballer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian team

Was an Austrian footballer 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 forward, even after breaking both of his legs in the second quarter of the third game.

Is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in the downhill

Is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in the downhill at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is a German former professional footballer, who is currently general manager of Jahn Regensburg.Gerb

Is a German former professional footballer, who is currently general manager of Jahn Regensburg.Gerber spent most of his teenage years playing in the youth ranks at Bayern Munich, until finally making the senior squad in 1971–72, aged just 17. He made his

Is a German cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a silver medal in the 4 x

Is a German cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and had his best individual finish of sixth in the 15 km at the 2007 championships in

Is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics. In 1984 he finished fou

Is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics. In 1984 he finished fourth in the Olympic slalom event. He also competed in the giant slalom competition but did not finish the race.

Is a former Austrian footballer.Born in Vienna, Hasil started his career at local giants Rapid Wien

Is a former Austrian footballer.Born in Vienna, Hasil started his career at local giants Rapid Wien before moving abroad to play for Schalke 04. After one season in Germany, he moved to Feyenoord and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970.

Was a German politician who served as the fifth and eighth State President of Baden and the eleventh

Was a German politician who served as the fifth and eighth State President of Baden and the eleventh Minister of Finance in the Weimar Republic. He was a member of the Centre Party, and later the CDU. Köhler represented the Centre Party in the Baden Landtag from 1913 to 1927.

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he and his partner Günther Karl finished twelfth in the coxless pairs event.

Was a German zoologist who was born in Spandau. He studied mathematics and natural history at the Un

Was a German zoologist who was born in Spandau. He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, and beginning in 1840 was an assistant to Martin Lichtenstein (1780-1857) at the Humboldt Museum of Natural History in Berlin. In 1849 he became a professor of zoology and natural history at the University of Bonn.

Is a retired German football player who played for 1860 Munich and Werder Bremen, as well as Elche C

Is a retired German football player who played for 1860 Munich and Werder Bremen, as well as Elche CF in Spain.

Was an early protein scientist, and is famous for his studies of salts that influence the solubility

Was an early protein scientist, and is famous for his studies of salts that influence the solubility and conformational stability of proteins. Hofmeister was the first to propose that polypeptides were amino acids linked by peptide bonds in 1902, although this model of protein primary structure was independently and simultaneously conceived by Emil Fischer.

Is a German composer and pianist. From his youth, Hummel was interested in music and, in particular,

Is a German composer and pianist. From his youth, Hummel was interested in music and, in particular, the works of Richard Strauss, Eugen Papst and Hans Knappertsbusch. In Munich and Salzburg he studied both composition and piano. He became a virtuoso pianist and travelled across Europe performing, and making 60 recordings of, much of the standard repertoire of classical, romantic and contemporary piano music before.[1] In the 1970s he ceased to publicly perform as a pianist choosing, instead, to concentrate on composition. Since then his operas, symphonies, ballets, concerti and chamber works have been performed, many times, in even the most renowned concert halls and opera houses of Europe.

Was a German pianist and composer of light music. He wrote pleasant and technically undemanding pian

Was a German pianist and composer of light music. He wrote pleasant and technically undemanding piano music: rondos, fantasies, variations, dances, etc. His first success was Variations militaires à 4 mains, op. 12, a simple imitation of Ignaz Moscheles's variations on the Alexandermarsch, and soon his popularity was such that for one work of ten pages he was paid 2000 francs.[1][2] Two years after publishing the instruction book Nouvelle méthode pour le piano-forte, op. 60 (1833), he moved back to Koblenz, where he continued to compose; he moved back to Paris after a few years but retired for good in 1848.

Was a German violinist, composer, conductor and music teacher who spent the greater part of his life

Was a German violinist, composer, conductor and music teacher who spent the greater part of his life in France, where he became director of the Bordeaux Grand Théâtre.[1] Possibly the most talented pupil of Johann Stamitz, Beck is an important representative of the second generation of the so-called Mannheim school. His fame rests on his 24 symphonies that are among the most original and striking of the pre-Classical period. He was one of the first composers to introduce the regular use of wind instruments in slow movements and put an increasing emphasis on thematic development. His taut, dramatic style is also remarkable for its employment of bold harmonic progressions, flexible rhythms and highly independent part writing.[2]

Was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. B

Was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, where he died.

Was a footballer who played international football for both West Germany and Saarland.[1] Born in So

Was a footballer who played international football for both West Germany and Saarland.[1] Born in Sondernheim, Immig played professionally for Karlsruher FV, Stuttgarter Kickers and 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1960s. Along with Pepi Isser, Heini Isser, and Fr

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1960s. Along with Pepi Isser, Heini Isser, and Fritz Isser .

Was a German Resistance fighter against the National Socialists and a Communist politician.He also j

Was a German Resistance fighter against the National Socialists and a Communist politician.He also joined the Rote Hilfe and the Rote Frontkämpferbund (RFB). His activity in the Communist Youth group, led to him being elected the organization leader of th

Was an Austrian clergyman, academic, politician, civil servant, editor and author. He remains especi

Was an Austrian clergyman, academic, politician, civil servant, editor and author. He remains especially famous as author of the book Hitler’s Youth. From 1919 until 1934, Jetzinger served as social democratic assemblyman in the federal state Diet (electo

Was a German lithographer and composer. Late in the 18th century, he met Alois Senefelder, starting

Was a German lithographer and composer. Late in the 18th century, he met Alois Senefelder, starting a producting association for about the next three decades. With Lieder composed by Gleissner,[2] Senefelder demonstrated that lithography could be successfully used for the publication of music.