German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a German chess master and problemist.He won at Düsseldorf 1908 (the 16th DSB Congress, Haupttur

Was a German chess master and problemist.He won at Düsseldorf 1908 (the 16th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A). He also took 2nd at Munich 1904 (Quadrangular, Rudolf Spielmann won), took 5th at Nuremberg 1906 (the 15th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, won by Savielly Tartakower), won at Munich 1907,[2] and tied for 11-14th at Hamburg 1910 (the 17th DSB Congress, Carl Schlechter won).

Is a former Austrian football goalkeeper.Born in Klagenfurt, Koncilia made his debut for local side

Is a former Austrian football goalkeeper.Born in Klagenfurt, Koncilia made his debut for local side Austria Klagenfurt at 17, moving to SV Wattens in 1969. After two seasons there he enjoyed his longest and most sucessful spell at FC Wacker Innsbruck, staying there for eight years.

Is an artist based in Los Angeles. His work covers a variety of media such as sculpture, painting, v

Is an artist based in Los Angeles. His work covers a variety of media such as sculpture, painting, video and drawing and he commonly uses text alongside these techniques.[1] His work deals with ideas of love, despair and longing via familiar references to popular culture.[2][3]

Was a German graphic designer and a representative of the Social Democratic Party. During the Weimar

Was a German graphic designer and a representative of the Social Democratic Party. During the Weimar Republic he was acknowledged for his poster design, his book illustrations and his drawings. After World War II he belonged to the re-founders of the asso

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a leading 19th Century German and American economist who developed the "National System" or what

Was a leading 19th Century German and American economist who developed the "National System" or what some[citation needed] would[citation needed] call today the National System of Innovation. He was a forefather of the German Historical school of economics.[1]He was born at Reutlingen, Württemberg. Unwilling to follow the occupation of his father, who was a prosperous tanner, he became a clerk in the public service, and by 1816 had risen to the post of ministerial under-secretary. In 1817 he was appointed professor of administration and politics at the University of Tübingen

Was a German mathematician who became a logician and philosopher. He helped found both modern mathem

Was a German mathematician who became a logician and philosopher. He helped found both modern mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. His work had a far-reaching and foundational influence on 20th-century philosophy and linguistic semantics.

Was a German actor, manager and dramatist. He rejoined his parents, however, in 1759, and became an

Was a German actor, manager and dramatist. He rejoined his parents, however, in 1759, and became an actor. In 1764 he appeared with the Ackermann company in Hamburg, playing leading comedy parts; but these he soon exchanged for the tragic roles in which he became famous. These included Hamlet, King Lear and Philip in Schiller's Don Carlos.

Was a German geologist/mineralogist.Mohs, born in Gernrode, Germany, studied chemistry, mathematics

Was a German geologist/mineralogist.Mohs, born in Gernrode, Germany, studied chemistry, mathematics and physics at the University of Halle and also studied at the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony. After assuming the position of a foreman at a mine in 1801, Mohs moved in 1802 to Austria, where he was employed in trying to identify the minerals in a private collection of a Banker.

An Austrian entomologist who was Director of the Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum, Vienna, at the time of

An Austrian entomologist who was Director of the Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum, Vienna, at the time of his death. He wrote many papers on Diptera and Neuroptera.

Was a German composer and music director in Hamburg. Brauns was born in Lollfuß, Schleswig. In 1682

Was a German composer and music director in Hamburg. Brauns was born in Lollfuß, Schleswig. In 1682 he succeeded Nicolaus Adam Strungk in charge of the Hamburger Ratsmusik, later also taking on the charge of the Cathedral. He died in Hamburg. His Johannes-Passion (1702) and Markus-Passion (1705) were long mistakenly attributed to Reinhard Keiser.

Was an Austrian politician who served as the chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria from 1958 to 1

Was an Austrian politician who served as the chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria from 1958 to 1978.Born as the son of a social democratic engine driver and a master baker's daughter, Peter joined the NSDAP in 1938 and volunteered for the Waffen-SS at the age of barely 17. During World War II, he served at the western and eastern fronts and achieved the rank of Obersturmführer in the 10th regiment of the 1st SS Infantry Brigade. This unit was part of the Einsatzgruppen which systematically shot hundreds of thousands of Jews behind the front during the summer of 1941. Although his unit was almost exclusively engaged in this activity, Peter denied any involvement or knowledge about them after the war. He was interned by American forces for a year in Glasenbach.

Was a German landscape painter.After studying drawing at Weimar, he went in 1821, on Goethe's advice

Was a German landscape painter.After studying drawing at Weimar, he went in 1821, on Goethe's advice, to Dresden, where in 1824 he was invited to accompany the grand duke of Weimar to Belgium. He became a pupil in the academy at Antwerp. From 1827 to 1831 he studied in Italy, and in 1831 received an appointment in the Weimar school of art.In 1834-1836 he executed in tempera six pictures on subjects taken from the Odyssey in the Roman House at Leipzig, in 1836-1837 the landscapes with scenes from Oberon in the Wieland room in the grand-ducal palace at Weimar, and in 1836-1848 six frescoes on Thuringian subjects commissioned by the grand duchess.

Was a German manager, publisher, and author. He moved to Berlin in 1901 and opened a shop for women'

Was a German manager, publisher, and author. He moved to Berlin in 1901 and opened a shop for women's clothes. In 1923, Radszuweit, who was gay,[1] founded the organisation Bund für Menschenrecht E.V. (BfM), which worked for the rights of gay people and f

Was a German Chemist and a founder of Conservation science. Friedrich Rathgen was born in Eckernför

Was a German Chemist and a founder of Conservation science. Friedrich Rathgen was born in Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, on 2 June 1862. He began his formal education at the University of Göttingen in 1881 where he studied the natural sciences. After a brief period of study in Berlin, Rathgen completed his education at the University of Marburg where he received his doctoral degree in organic chemistry in 1886 (Rathgen 1886). The following year Rathgen served as a research assistant to the German chemist, H. H. Landholt, in Berlin where he worked on various aspects of sugar polarization. In 1888 Rathgen was appointed the first Director of the newly formed Chemical Laboratory of the Royal Museums of Berlin where he remained until his retirement in 1927

Was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for coining the term Lebensraum ("living space").A

Was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for coining the term Lebensraum ("living space").After the completion of his schooling, Ratzel began a period of travels that see him transform from zoologist/biologist to geographer. He began field work in the Mediterranean, writing letters of his experiences. These letters led to a job as a traveling reporter for the Kölnische Zeitung ("Cologne Journal"), which provided him the means for further travel. Ratzel embarked on several expeditions, the lengthiest and most important being his 1874-1875 trip to North America, Cuba, and Mexico. This trip was a turning point in Ratzel’s career. He studied the influence of people of German origin in America, especially in the Midwest, as well as other ethnic groups in North America.

Was a German geodesist and an important writer on the theory of errors.In 1870 Helmert became instru

Was a German geodesist and an important writer on the theory of errors.In 1870 Helmert became instructor and in 1872 professor at RWTH Aachen, the new Technical University in Aachen. At Aachen he wrote Die mathematischen und physikalischen Theorien der hö

Was a German composer.He was born in Lommatzsch, Saxony, Germany. His father was music director for

Was a German composer.He was born in Lommatzsch, Saxony, Germany. His father was music director for a church, so the father trained the son in music to prepare him as a successor. Thus Volkmann learned to play the organ and the piano with his father, as well as violin and cello, and by age 12, he was playing the cello part in String Quartets by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. In 1832, Robert Volkmann entered the Freiberg Gymnasium for the purpose of becoming a teacher. There he studied music with Anacker, who encouraged him to devote himself to music more fully.[1] From there he went on to Leipzig in 1836 to study with C.F. Becker. There, in Leipzig, Volkmann met Robert Schumann, who encouraged Volkmann. They met again several times after that.

Was a German poet, translator and professor of Oriental languages.Rückert was born at Schweinfurt,

Was a German poet, translator and professor of Oriental languages.Rückert was born at Schweinfurt, the eldest son of a lawyer. He was educated at the local Gymnasium and at the universities of Würzburg and Heidelberg. For some time (1816-1817) he worked o

Was a German oboist and composer. He played in the Stuttgart court orchestra, and composed chorales

Was a German oboist and composer. He played in the Stuttgart court orchestra, and composed chorales as well as pieces for the oboe and the zither.[1] One of the best-known 19th-century oboe concertos, by Bernhard Molique, was likely written for Ruthardt, and first performed at Stuttgart in 1829.[2]

Was a German philosopher and theologian.[1] In 1753 he was appointed first professor of Greek, then

Was a German philosopher and theologian.[1] In 1753 he was appointed first professor of Greek, then theology at the University of Königsberg, though he resigned both positions in 1770 due to the University's failure to pay a salary, plus the onerous duty

German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (1788

German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (1788

Was a German composer of what could be referred to as light music. Already in those early days he wr

Was a German composer of what could be referred to as light music. Already in those early days he wrote film scores. For a short period between 1934 and 1937 he also worked as a Kapellmeister. He composed a number of operettas and Schlager, many of which have been popular ever since.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and sabre events at the 1

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and sabre events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German academic working in theology, social pedagogy and social ethics, as well as a pioneer o

Was a German academic working in theology, social pedagogy and social ethics, as well as a pioneer of peace movements. After studying at several gymnasia, Siegmund-Schultze studied philosophy and theology in Breslau and Magdeburg. In 1908 he became the secretary of the Church Committee for friendly relations between Great Britain and Germany (Kirchlichen Komitees zur Pflege freundschaftlicher Beziehungen zwischen Großbritannien und Deutschland) and later secretary to the World Christian Student League for social work and foreign mission (Christlichen Studentenweltbundes für Sozialarbeit und Ausländermission).