German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

German historian, came from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westpha

German historian, came from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westphalia.During the period 1859–1866, Sybel was engaged in a literary controversy with the historian, Julius von Ficker, on the significance of the German Empir

Was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the

Was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the consolation tournament.

Was a German composer. As a boy he studied music with his father who was a school teacher and choral

Was a German composer. As a boy he studied music with his father who was a school teacher and choral conductor. He also sang in the boys choir at Regensburg Cathedral for several years. He entered the Munich Akademie der Tonkunst where he studied composition with Ludwig Thuille. In 1905 he was appointed to teach at the Munich Academy and in 1919 was promoted to a full professor. After World War I, Schmid entered a highly successful part of his career both as a performer and composer. He toured throughout Austria, Scandinavia, and Russia. In 1921 he became director of the Karlsruhe Conservatory and assumed the directorship of the Augsburg Music School [now Conservatory] in 1924. He retired from academic work in 1932.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

German geographer, was born at Berlin.He was educated at the university there, studying especially h

German geographer, was born at Berlin.He was educated at the university there, studying especially history, philology and geography. In 1840, in collaboration with Karl Ritter, he issued his first work, Atlas von Hellas und den hellenischen Kolonien, which brought him at once into eminence in the sphere of ancient historical cartography.In 1848 his Historisch-geographischer Atlas der alten Welt appeared, and in. 1854 the first edition of the Atlas antiquus, which has obtained very wide recognition, being issued in English, French, Russian, Dutch and Italian.

Kley studied "practical arts" at the Karlsruhe Akademie and finished his studies in Munich.His early

Kley studied "practical arts" at the Karlsruhe Akademie and finished his studies in Munich.His early works were conventional portraits, landscapes, still lifes, city scenes and historical paintings. From about 1892 he won a reputation as an "industry arti

Was a German-American psychologist born in Holstein, Germany. After having served in the Imperial Ge

Was a German-American psychologist born in Holstein, Germany. After having served in the Imperial Germany Army during World War I, he studied at both the University of Hamburg and the University of Berlin from 1920-23. In the latter year, he arrived in the United States to attend Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in physiological psychology from Stanford University. In 1927 he married Cessa Feyerabend and settled in the United States permanently, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1934. He collaborated most often and fruitfully with Paul Bucy and made various contributions to neuroanatomy throughout his career. His expositions of and experiments with mescaline were also groundbreaking at the time.

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played one match.

Was a German naturalist and zoologist.He became assistant to Coenraad Jacob Temminck at Leiden museu

Was a German naturalist and zoologist.He became assistant to Coenraad Jacob Temminck at Leiden museum. In 1817 he published a monograph on bats and in 1819 he published Conspectus psittacorum. He also published the first monograph on the petrels, and a list of all the birds illustrated in Daubenton's Planches Enluminees.In 1820 he travelled to Java, then part of the colonial Netherlands East Indies, with his friend Johan Coenraad van Hasselt (1797 - 1823) to study the animals of the island, sending back to the museum at Leiden 200 skeletons, 200 mammal skins of 65 species, 2000 bird skins, 1400 fish, 300 reptiles and amphibians, and many insects and crustaceans.

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1959 to 1969.

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1959 to 1969.

Was a Baltic German physicist most famous for formulating Lenz's law in 1833.

Was a Baltic German physicist most famous for formulating Lenz's law in 1833.

Was a Prussian historian born in Rudolstadt, his father being chaplain to the garrison there.His int

Was a Prussian historian born in Rudolstadt, his father being chaplain to the garrison there.His interest in it was greatly stimulated by a journey to Italy in 1823; In 1824 he returned to the subject, and, as the result, published in five volumes a histo

Was a German artist and book illustrator. He was born in Leipzig and studied there. He produced lith

Was a German artist and book illustrator. He was born in Leipzig and studied there. He produced lithographs for instructional posters. In the 1850s, he worked on pictures of animals for a zoological Atlas. Some of his drawings include Ankunft Junger Leoparden bei Hagenbeck in Hamburg ("A box of young leopards arrives at Hagenbeck's Animal Show in Hamburg"), Tierkauf in Afrika ("Buying animals in Africa"), Riesenschlangen-Käfig im Zoologischen Garten Hamburg (Giant snakes' cage in the Hamburg Zoo), and Manatees ("Manatees"). Hagenbeck's Tierpark still brings visitors to Hamburg.

Was a prolific German composer, best known today for his teaching pieces - simple piano works writte

Was a prolific German composer, best known today for his teaching pieces - simple piano works written for students. He was born in Harpersdorf, Silesia. His sonatinas, including Opp. 4, 49, and 66 (among others) are in a light, fluent classical style, although the harmony occasionally betrays the influence of romanticism. He was also a director and organist - he worked as organist at the church of the 11,000 virgins, and spent a part of his life as the director of a saengerbund (choral festival) in Breslau, where he died.

Was a German chemist. Limpricht was a pupil of Friedrich Wöhler; he worked on the chemistry of fura

Was a German chemist. Limpricht was a pupil of Friedrich Wöhler; he worked on the chemistry of furans and pyrroles, discovering furan in 1870.[1] In 1852 he became lecturer and in 1855 extraordinary professor at the University of Göttingen. In 1860, he became ordinary professor at the Institute for Organic Chemistry at the University of Greifswald. His oldest daughter Marie (1856-1925) married in 1875 to Protestant theologian Julius Wellhausen.

Was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest.W

Was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest.While still a student at the University of Berlin, d'Arrest was party to Johann Gottfried Galle's search for Neptune. On September 23, 1846, he suggested that a recently drawn chart of the sky, in the region of Urbain Le Verrier's predicted location, could be compared with the current sky to seek the displacement characteristic of a planet, as opposed to a stationary star. Neptune was discovered that very night.D'Arrest's later work at the Leipzig Observatory led him, in 1851, to the discovery of the comet named for him (formally designated 6P/d'Arrest). He also studied asteroids (he discovered 76 Freia) and nebulae.

German high-ranking Nazi politician. He headed the Schutzstaffel (SS). Throughout much of the war h

German high-ranking Nazi politician. He headed the Schutzstaffel (SS). Throughout much of the war he was the second-most powerful man in Nazi Germany, having displaced Hermann G

Was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was one of the most powerful men

Was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, competing with Hermann Göring, Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels. He used the Freundeskreis der Wirtschaft for personal advancement.[citation needed] As Reichsführer-SS he oversaw all police and security forces, including the Gestapo.

German novelist who wrote works with social themes whose attacks on the authoritarian and increasing

German novelist who wrote works with social themes whose attacks on the authoritarian and increasingly militaristic nature of post-Weimar German society led to his exile in 1933.

Was a German mathematician who specialized in algebra and number theory. He is best known for his te

Was a German mathematician who specialized in algebra and number theory. He is best known for his text Lehrbuch der Algebra published in 1895 and it is his work in algebra and number theory. In 1866 he became a privatdozent, and in 1869 he was appointed a

Is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won medal

Is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won medals at international rowing competitions.

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

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre and team foil events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Capellmeister at Heidelberg[1], born to the artist David Dalhoff Neal and Marie Ainmill

Was a German Capellmeister at Heidelberg[1], born to the artist David Dalhoff Neal and Marie Ainmiller, and brother to dramatist Maximilian Dalhoff Neal. His grandfather was the great glass painter Max Emanuel Ainmiller. Heinrich graduated from the Munich Conservatory in 1888, then studied orchestral instrumentation at Dresden from 1889–1890, and in Paris from 1891–1893. He, just as his father did, had duel citizenship in Germany as well as the U.S. He married Alice Lessel on March 28, 1896 in Dresden, Germany.

A German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.

A German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.

Was a German politician (DHP, DP and CDU). Hellwege was Federal Minister for Affairs of the Federal

Was a German politician (DHP, DP and CDU). Hellwege was Federal Minister for Affairs of the Federal Council (1949–1955) and Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (1955–1959).