German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a German economist and politician. He finished his habilitation in 1895 at University of Marburg

Was a German economist and politician. He finished his habilitation in 1895 at University of Marburg in 1895 to become a Privatdozent there. In the following year, he was appointed professor extraordinarius, 1899 zum professor ordinarius of the University

Was a German music theorist, composer, and Kantor. He is known for several theoretical works, and fo

Was a German music theorist, composer, and Kantor. He is known for several theoretical works, and for his beginners' textbook Compendiolum musicae of 1548, which was the most popular book in Lutheran schools during the 16th and 17th centuries, and is today an important source of two-voice compositions of the period.

Was a German mathematician notable for his work on minimal surfaces and the distribution of prime nu

Was a German mathematician notable for his work on minimal surfaces and the distribution of prime numbers. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of Ernst Kummer.

Was a German composer. He was probably born at Bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the

Was a German composer. He was probably born at Bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of Poland at Warsaw. He held the post of conductor at Stuttgart from 1510 till about 1514, then was a composer at the Hofkapelle of Emperor Maximilian I, from 1519(?) at the chapter in Salzburg, and in 1527 Hofkapellmeister of Emperor Ferdinand I in Wien, where he died.

Was a German lawyer who served as commercial attaché to the Imperial German Ambassador to the Unite

Was a German lawyer who served as commercial attaché to the Imperial German Ambassador to the United States Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff during World War I. He was also the paymaster for German espionage and sabotage operations in the United States. In

German statesman for the Kingdom of Prussia. He introduced reforms that paved the way for the unifi

German statesman for the Kingdom of Prussia. He introduced reforms that paved the way for the unification of Germany.

Was a German-American pianist, composer and piano teacher.Gebhard was born in Sobernheim, Germany, b

Was a German-American pianist, composer and piano teacher.Gebhard was born in Sobernheim, Germany, but moved at the age of 10 with his parents to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States, where he studied piano and composition with Clayton Johns until 1895. He went to Vienna, Austria for four years, where he studied under Theodor Leschetizky, and returned to Boston in 1899. He made his piano debut in 1900 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He enjoyed a lengthy career as one of the notable American pianists of the early 20th century. Later in his career, he became a music teacher and taught a number of other famous pianists, most notably Leonard Bernstein. The composer Alan Hovhaness also studied with him.[1]

Was a German classical scholar. He wrote also on Armenian mythology.[1] He was the son of the Swiss

Was a German classical scholar. He wrote also on Armenian mythology.[1] He was the son of the Swiss historian Johann Heinrich Gelzer (1813–1889). He became Professor of Classical Philology and Ancient History at the University of Jena, in 1878. He wrote a still-standard work on Julius Africanus.[2] He worked out the chronology of Gyges, from cuneiform evidence, in an 1875 article.[3]

Was a German physicist. he showed interest in natural sciences from an early age. He studied at the

Was a German physicist. he showed interest in natural sciences from an early age. He studied at the Technical University of Munich (1901), TU Berlin (1902) and University of Munich (1903) and Berlin before obtaining a doctorate at the University of Göttingen in 1907. He became Professor for Electrical Engineering at the Technische Hochschule Dresden in 1911 at the age of 29, thus obtaining the world's first chair in this discipline.

Was a German geologist and paleontologist.Bronn was born at Ziegelhausen near Heidelberg. Studying a

Was a German geologist and paleontologist.Bronn was born at Ziegelhausen near Heidelberg. Studying at the university of Heidelberg he took his doctor's degree in the faculty of medicine in 1821, and in the following year was appointed professor of natural

Was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany, who also played football.

Was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany, who also played football.

German actor.He acted in films such as Berlin Alexanderplatz and others and had one of first roles

German actor.He acted in films such as Berlin Alexanderplatz and others and had one of first roles in the Fritz Lang directed film Metropolis. George is also noted for spooking the young Bertolt Brecht in his first directing job, a production of Arnolt

Germany, was a precision mechanic and inventor, an early pioneer who independently developed designs

Germany, was a precision mechanic and inventor, an early pioneer who independently developed designs for an incandescent light bulb. He emigrated to New York City & lived there until his death.Göbel made a claim for the invention of the first practical bulb which he designed in 1854, a quarter of a century before Edison's patent. However people still disagree on who was the real inventor:There are inconsistent judgements for and against Edison. Edison is only successful in two processes with appeal. This does not mean that the real truth had come forth." [1]

Was a German communist politician during the time of the Weimar Republic; subsequently, during the S

Was a German communist politician during the time of the Weimar Republic; subsequently, during the Spanish Civil War, a leading member of the International Brigades and after World War II an East German statesman.

Was a German journalist and politician.On 30 August 1942, during combat with Russian 'Ratas', he was

Was a German journalist and politician.On 30 August 1942, during combat with Russian 'Ratas', he was forced to land and was captured by Russian ground forces, becoming a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.

Was an ornithologist, botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. His father

Was an ornithologist, botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. His father Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (author of Icones Florae Germanicae et Helveticae) was also a well-known botanist.He started his study of orchids at the age of 18 and assisted his father in the writing of Icones. He became a Doctor in Botany with his work on the pollen of orchids (see ‘Selected Works’).Soon after his graduation, Reichenbach was appointed to the post of extraordinary professor of botany at the Leipzig in 1855. He then became director of the botanic gardens at the Hamburg University (1863-1889).

Was a German artist and an art professor at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Heinrich Harder, as

Was a German artist and an art professor at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Heinrich Harder, as a landscape painter exhibited paintings inspired by the scenery of Lüneburg, Mecklenburg, the Harz mountains, Sweden and Switzerland, at the Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung in 1891.

Was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author.The dramatic rediscovery of his pre-w

Was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author.The dramatic rediscovery of his pre-war Nazi links made headlines in 1997, but he is best known for his books The White Spider and Seven Years in Tibet.He was designated to participate in the combined Alpine skiing competition at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. However, the Austrian Alpine skiing team decided to boycott the event due to a conflict regarding the skiing instructor's status as professionals. As a result, Harrer did not participate.

A journalist, essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. He is remembered chie

A journalist, essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. He is remembered chiefly for selections of his lyric poetry,

Is a Saar sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he

Is a Saar sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 12th in the K-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was a German constructivist artist of the New Objectivity movement.Hoerle was born in Cologne. He st

Was a German constructivist artist of the New Objectivity movement.Hoerle was born in Cologne. He studied at the Cologne School of Arts and Crafts but was mostly self-taught as an artist. After military service in World War I he became active in the Cologne Dada scene, publishing in 1920 the Krüppelmappe (Cripples Portfolio). His work retained a certain dour absurdism after he adopted a figurative constructivist style influenced by the Russians Vladimir Tatlin and El Lissitzky and by the Dutch movement De Stijl. His paintings feature generic-looking figures, presented in strict profile or in stiffly frontal poses.

Was a German theoretical and applied physicist who invented the transistron. He did fundamental work

Was a German theoretical and applied physicist who invented the transistron. He did fundamental work in III-V compound semiconductors, and paved the way for microwave semiconductor elements and laser diodes.Starting in 1931, Welker studied at the University of Munich under Arnold Sommerfeld, and was granted a Ph.D. in 1936.[1] The book Electrodynamics - Lectures on Theoretical Physics Volume III by Sommerfeld was based on lecture notes prepared by Welker during the winter semester of 1933/1934.[2][3] Welker was granted his Habilitation under Sommerfeld in 1939.[4

Was a German musician, professor and composer. He gathered his first musical experiences on the mand

Was a German musician, professor and composer. He gathered his first musical experiences on the mandolin, in singing and playing percussion instruments. At the age of eight he began his studies on the violin. Nine years old, he became student of the Konvikt of Bad Ziegenhals, where he chanted in a choir and received his first systematic education in music theory. He studied composition in Berlin in the class of Paul Hindemith. Since 1936 he played the bassoon in the symphonic orchestra of the Reichssender Saarbrücken (today: Saarländischer Rundfunk). 1947 he became an instructor at the Konservatorium Saarbrücken (University of Music Saarbrücken, today: Hochschule für Musik Saar).

Was a clarinet virtuoso of the Romantic era who is generally considered as being not only an outstan

Was a clarinet virtuoso of the Romantic era who is generally considered as being not only an outstanding performer of his time, but highly influential in the creation of several composers' compositions. In his youth, Baermann took lessons from Joseph Beer (1744–1811) at the military school in Potsdam. After his skill came to the attention of the Berlin court in 1804, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia had the 20 year old musician pursue his training in Berlin under the guidance of Franz Tausch (1762–1817). He was employed in the court orchestra of Munich from 1807 until his retirement in 1834 when his son Carl Baermann succeeded him.

Was a German composer. During World War I Kaminski was also active as a choirmaster and teacher of c

Was a German composer. During World War I Kaminski was also active as a choirmaster and teacher of composition. Later he received a professorship at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, where he became director of a master class in composition (thus treading in the footsteps of Hans Pfitzner). His most significant pupils were Carl Orff, Heinz Schubert und Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling.