German Famous Names Starting with Letter G

An Austrian former road bicycle racer who raced between 1993 and 2006.In 1989, Totschnig became the

An Austrian former road bicycle racer who raced between 1993 and 2006.In 1989, Totschnig became the Junior Austrian National Time Trial Champion. He turned professional with the Italian Lampre - Polti team in 1993, remaining with the team in 1994 when Polti became the main sponsor for the first time. Totschnig rode for the German Deutsche Telekom team from 1997 to 2000, before joining his final team, Gerolsteiner, in 2001.

Was a pre-eminent Austrian poet.After dropping out of high school in 1905, Trakl worked for a pharma

Was a pre-eminent Austrian poet.After dropping out of high school in 1905, Trakl worked for a pharmacist for three years and decided to pursue pharmacy as a career. It was at this time that he experimented with playwriting, but his two short plays, All So

Is a former German footballer and coach.He played for VfL Marburg, 1. FC Köln, Kickers Offenbach, 1

Is a former German footballer and coach.He played for VfL Marburg, 1. FC Köln, Kickers Offenbach, 1. FSV Mainz 05, FC Metz, CS Sedan, Olympique Avignonnais, AS Angoulême, Stade Lavallois and RC Paris.

Was a German-born Baroque composer and military officer who dwelt during most of his adult life in N

Was a German-born Baroque composer and military officer who dwelt during most of his adult life in Norway. From 1691 to 1693 Bertouch lived in Kiel. In 1693 he took his doctorate in law with a dissertation entitled De eo quod justum est circa ludos scenicos operasque modernas. He entered military service in July 1693 and was to remain an officer of the Dano-Norwegian army for the rest of his life. He fought twenty-two battles and survived severe injuries. In 1719 he was appointed commander of Akershus Fortress in Christiania (now Oslo), where he continued to live until his death.[2]

Was a German Prince-Bishop of Ratzeburg and Prince-Bishop of Lebus. He also served as a Privy Counci

Was a German Prince-Bishop of Ratzeburg and Prince-Bishop of Lebus. He also served as a Privy Councillor of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and Chancellor of the University of Frankfurt (Oder), commonly called the Viadrina. He was a member of the Blumenthal family.

Was a field marshal in the army of Brandenburg during and after the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).Bo

Was a field marshal in the army of Brandenburg during and after the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).Born 1606 in Neuhofen an der Krems, Upper Austria, into a poor Protestant family, Derfflinger had to leave his home due to religious persecution. He served in the armed forces of various combatant powers, most of the time in that of Sweden.

Was a German architect and Bavarian government building officer. Dollmann completed the Befreiungsha

Was a German architect and Bavarian government building officer. Dollmann completed the Befreiungshalle and expanded the Assyrian Hall in the Glyptothek courtyard. His first significant independent work was the neo-Gothic Church of the Holy Cross in Giesi

Was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fulda (1881–87) and Pri

Was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fulda (1881–87) and Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1881–1914).In 1887, with the approval of the Prussian government, the Pope appointed him prince-bishop of Breslau, and in 1893 he was

Was a German/Austrian astronomer and mathematician.In 1448 he went on a trip to Italy for the sake o

Was a German/Austrian astronomer and mathematician.In 1448 he went on a trip to Italy for the sake of study. There, Giovanni Bianchini of Ferrara and Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa, then in Rome, became interested in the young man and induced him to lecture on astronomy at the University of Ferrara. He refused offers of professorships at Bologna and Padua, and also the appointment as court astronomer to King Ladislaus of Hungary, but went back to Vienna in 1450 to teach. He lectured on philology and classical literature. His scientific teaching was done chiefly in private, his most famous pupil being Johann Müller of Königsberg, later known as Regiomontanus.

Was a German legal scholar. He originally developed a definition of income, now known as Haig-Simons

Was a German legal scholar. He originally developed a definition of income, now known as Haig-Simons income.[1]

Was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister from January 31, 1829 until his death in 1836. He

Was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister from January 31, 1829 until his death in 1836. He was born in Mainz and died in Munich.On October 28, 1835 he became also commander of an infantry regiment, which was named thenceforward Infanterie-Regime

Was a German historian and politician. The political events of 1848-1849, however, delayed his appea

Was a German historian and politician. The political events of 1848-1849, however, delayed his appearance in his new chair. When the German party in Schleswig and Holstein rose against the Danish government, Waitz hastened to place himself at the service

Was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of

Was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of the German cycling team which finished sixth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 36th.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also a member

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the German team which was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metres team race by Sweden.

German philosopher, and with Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, one of t

German philosopher, and with Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, one of the creators of German idealism.

Was a German composer, conductor and violinist. As a young boy he was sent by his father to his uncl

Was a German composer, conductor and violinist. As a young boy he was sent by his father to his uncle, Georg Wening, who had been pastor of the parish of Thalheim (pop. 260) near Erding since 1855. It is possible that Rauchenecker was expected to follow the same career path as his uncle.[4] After this he attended the King Maximilian Grammar School in Munich[5] and here, at the age of eleven, he played first violin accompanying the church choir.[3] Rauchenecker received comprehensive musical instruction in both piano and organ from Theodor Lachner (1798–1877), in the violin from Joseph Walter (1831–1875), in counterpoint from August Baumgartner (1814–1864) [6] and in composition from Franz Lachner (1803–1890)

Was a German physicist in Russia.

Was a German physicist in Russia.

German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and present-day Alaska.

German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and present-day Alaska.

German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compo

German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Herbert C. Brown in 1979.

Was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a former football player and manager from Austria.

Is a former football player and manager from Austria.

Was a German physical chemist, tenured professor of biophysics at University of Munich, peace activi

Was a German physical chemist, tenured professor of biophysics at University of Munich, peace activist, environmentalist and philanthropist. As a scientist, a physicist, he achieved a worldwide reputation for hydrogen bond research. He worked closely with colleagues from both the East and the West during the Cold War. He published 313 scientific papers during his academic career.

A King of Saxony of the House of Wettin.

A King of Saxony of the House of Wettin.

Is a singer and actor from Thursday Island. He performed under his own and and the stage name Vic Sa

Is a singer and actor from Thursday Island. He performed under his own and and the stage name Vic Sabrino. Assang was of Aboriginal, Islander and Asian descent.As Vic Sabrino he may have made the first Australian Rock'n'Roll recording. A single he recorded with Red Perksey & His Orchestra included a version of the Rock Around The Clock. This single may have been recorded in 1955, before Johnny O'Keefe's Wild One in 1957.

A Hungarian Radiochemist who was important in the development of the tracer method where radioactive

A Hungarian Radiochemist who was important in the development of the tracer method where radioactive tracers are used to study chemical processes, e.g., the metabolism of animals. For this he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1943