German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a German astronomer.He was director of the Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts (ARI) from 1874 until

Was a German astronomer.He was director of the Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts (ARI) from 1874 until his death in 1895.

Was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef. He was born in Vienna and was

Was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef. He was born in Vienna and was court painter between 1835 and 1880. With Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller he is one of the outstanding Austrian portrait painters of the 19th century.He was the son of the gold- and silversmith Franz Amerling and Theresia Kargl. He studied from 1815 to 1824 at the academy of the arts in Vienna, before journeying to Prague where he studied at the Academy until 1826. He spent 1827 and 1828 in London, where he was influenced by the portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence. Further journeys led him to Paris, where he studied with Horace Vernet, and Rome; he then returned to Vienna, where after 1828 he worked for the Austrian court, the aristocracy and middle class. He received the Reichel prize of the academy in Vienna in 1829.

Was a German Classical scholar who taught at the University of Heidelberg, where he headed the Insti

Was a German Classical scholar who taught at the University of Heidelberg, where he headed the Institut für Klassische Archäologie (1879—1920);[1] his most memorable feat was in recognizing scattered fragments of sculpture as the remains of Augustus' Ara Pacis.

German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular at the end of the

German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, but which is now rarely performed.

Was a German physician remembered for describing Müller's sign. He was the son of the head of the m

Was a German physician remembered for describing Müller's sign. He was the son of the head of the medical department in the hospital in Augsburg, and he studied natural sciences in Munich and medicine in Munich, under Carl von Voit, and Würzburg. He was awarded his doctorate in Munich in 1882, and became assistant to Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt in Würzburg and later Berlin. He was habilitated in internal medicine in 1888 and became professor of clinical propaedeutics and laryngology in Bonn. He moved to Breslau in 1890, Marburg in 1892, and Basel in 1899, before returning to Munich in 1902.

Was a German lawyer, liberal politician and vice-chancellor of Germany during the last year of World

Was a German lawyer, liberal politician and vice-chancellor of Germany during the last year of World War I. He was born in Tübingen and was educated at the seminary at Blaubeuren, returning to his home town to study law in 1865. Having completed his university education, he worked as a lawyer in Stuttgart and was first elected to the Reichstag in 1877. He reached the height of his political power during the First World War, during which he advocated a negotiated peace with the allied powers and was appointed vice-chancellor. After the War, he was chairman of the DDP, and remained a member of the new Weimar Reichstag until 6 June 1920.

Was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He is best known for being a member of th

Was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle and one of the key theorists in logical positivism.Waismann was educated in mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna. In 1922, he began to study philosophy under the tutelage of Moritz Schlick, the founder of the Vienna Circle. He emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1938. He was a reader in philosophy of science at the University of Cambridge from 1937 to 1939, and lecturer in philosophy of mathematics at the University of Oxford from 1939 until his death.

Was an instructor in veterinary medicine at the University of Munich. In World War I he served in th

Was an instructor in veterinary medicine at the University of Munich. In World War I he served in the Royal Bavarian 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment "Prince Karl of Bavaria". He was the leader of the Oberland League and ranked alongside Hitler, Ludendorff, Roehm and Kriebel as one of the chief conspirators of the Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923. He was convicted along with Hitler in 1925 but continued to head the Oberland League until 1929.

Is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer O

Is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a German tennis and field hockey player.Rahe competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's s

Was a German tennis and field hockey player.Rahe competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's singles tournament and in the men's doubles tournament together with Oscar Kreuzer. Unfortunately he lost in both competitions in the first round.

German mathematician, astronomer, and systematizer of the Bessel functions (which were discovered by

German mathematician, astronomer, and systematizer of the Bessel functions (which were discovered by Daniel Bernoulli).

Following a short stay in Winnipeg he settled in Montreal in 1934. A prolific artist and thinker, he

Following a short stay in Winnipeg he settled in Montreal in 1934. A prolific artist and thinker, he actively participated in the cultural life of Canada. He was also a passionate art-educator, teaching classes with Canadian painter Marian Scott. Brandtner introduced notions of the German Expressionists to Canada, especially the works of Bauhaus and abstractionism. Brandtner was a close friend of Montreal art dealer Paul Kastel of the Kastel Gallery. Kastel was named the executor of the Brandtner estate, and Kastel continued to promote Brandtner's work over the following four decades. Brandtner died in 1969.

Government functionary, diplomat, philosopher, founder of Humboldt Universität in Berlin, friend of

Government functionary, diplomat, philosopher, founder of Humboldt Universität in Berlin, friend of Goethe and in particular of Schiller, 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 German editor, actor, and translator.

Was a German editor, actor, and translator.

Attaining the rank of Generalfeldmarschall during World War II.

Attaining the rank of Generalfeldmarschall during World War II.

Was a German composer, conductor and teacher. He studied with his father (piano, violin, cello and c

Was a German composer, conductor and teacher. He studied with his father (piano, violin, cello and contrabass) and with the Hamburg cantor Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke. In 1819, he abandoned his career as a concert virtuoso because of the nerve disease of his right hand and he started to compose and teach. In the same year, he co-founded and led Gesellschaft der Freunde des religiösen Gesangs (later Hamburger Singakademie). He also co-founded Hamburger Tonkünstlervereins.

Was a Prussian jurist, chief editor of the Kreuzzeitung (The "New Prussian Newspaper") and was a pol

Was a Prussian jurist, chief editor of the Kreuzzeitung (The "New Prussian Newspaper") and was a politician and minister from the Prussian Conservative Party.He left government service in 1848 and established himself as a lawyer at the High court, and at

Was a German music scholar, voice teacher, and composer. He is best known for his thematic catalog o

Was a German music scholar, voice teacher, and composer. He is best known for his thematic catalog of the works of Carl Maria von Weber. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. I of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.

Von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in t

Von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German Idealism

Was a German pianist and composer.a musician of Cassel, Friedrich was educated at the Paris Conserva

Was a German pianist and composer.a musician of Cassel, Friedrich was educated at the Paris Conservatoire, and soon began to play in public. From 1814 to 1823 he was well known as a brilliant performer and a successful teacher in London, and then settled in Paris, dying at Enghien, near there, in 1849.As a teacher Kalkbrenner developed a piano playing technique that kept the musician's strength in the fingers and hands, instead of the forearm. This technique was used by his student Camille-Marie Stamaty, who taught it to his student, Camille Saint-Saëns.

Was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Tenthredinidae.Konow was a vicar

Was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Tenthredinidae.Konow was a vicar studying entomology in his spare time. He wrote Familie Tenthredinidae in Wytsman's, Genera Insectorum ( Fascicle 29) 176 pp. 1905) and very many short papers describing new species of worldwide Tenthredinidae.

Was a German composer and conductor. He learned piano as a child and played chamber music in his you

Was a German composer and conductor. He learned piano as a child and played chamber music in his youth. After moving to Schwerin he studied under Friedrich Lührss, Paul Aron, and George Rettberg. He composed the song Ach, wie wärs möglich dann, which became quite popular and resulted in his being chosen for the court of Grand Duke Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] He furthered his studies in 1832 with Joseph Birnbach in Berlin and later with Sechter in Vienna (1941-43), as well as with Halevy and Marco Bordogni in Paris. He held a conducting position at a Stuttgart court theater from 1851 to 1861. He died in Schwerin.

Was a German music critic, music-theorist and composer. He was friendly and active with many figures

Was a German music critic, music-theorist and composer. He was friendly and active with many figures of the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Little is known of Marpurg's early life. According to various sources, he studied "philosophy" and music. It is clear that he enjoyed a strong education and was friendly with various leading figures of the Enlightenment, including Winckelmann and Lessing. In 1746, he travelled to Paris as the secretary for a General named either Rothenberg or Bodenberg. There, he became acquainted with important intellectual luminaries, such as the writer and philosopher Voltaire, the mathematician d'Alembert and the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era. A figure in the expressioni

Was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era. A figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s, some of Murnau's films from the silent era have been lost, but most still survive.

Was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion

Was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism. Nietzsche's influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism. His style and radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth have resulted in much commentary and interpretation, mostly in the continental tradition. His key ideas include the death of God, perspectivism, the Übermensch, the eternal recurrence, and the will to power. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be.[2]