German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a German composer. He is said to have written 84 compositions, mostly songs, including a setting

Was a German composer. He is said to have written 84 compositions, mostly songs, including a setting of Goethe's poem Heidenröslein. It was first publicly performed in 1829, under his direction, and bore as title the first line, "Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn" ("A boy saw a little rose standing"). It was seen as superior to all the roughly 100 versions that had preceded his, and became the outstanding popular-song version (although the Schubert art-song setting, published in 1821, has outlasted it).

Was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist.Dove was born in Liegnitz. Dove studied history, philosop

Was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist.Dove was born in Liegnitz. Dove studied history, philosophy, and the natural sciences at the University of Breslau from 1821 until 1824. In 1824 he continued his education at the University of Berlin, finishing in 1826. In 1828, he became an associate professor at the University of Königsberg; the following year assumed an associate professorship at the University of Berlin.In 1845 he became a full professor at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, where he was elected rector in 1858–1859, and again in 1871–1872.) In 1849 he also became the director of the Prussian Meteorological Institute.

Was a Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer. Ernst was widely seen as the outstanding violinist of

Was a Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer. Ernst was widely seen as the outstanding violinist of his time and Paganini's greatest successor.

Was a popular German film actor.Rühmann's role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led to

Was a popular German film actor.Rühmann's role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led to him immediate stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor (and sometimes singer) throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. Although he never supported the Nazi regime, his career after 1933 must at least be described as opportunistic, similar to that of his friend and colleague Hans Albers. In 1944, he starred in a nostalgic comedy of mistaken identities, Die Feuerzangenbowle, which must now be called the most popular film of his career, especially as a cult movie for students at university. Rühmann's career had a tough start after the war, but by the mid-1950s the former comedian had established himself again as a star, only this time as Germany's leading character actor.

Was an Austrian chess master.In 1899, he tied for 5-7th in Vienna (Géza Maróczy won). In 1900 he t

Was an Austrian chess master.In 1899, he tied for 5-7th in Vienna (Géza Maróczy won). In 1900 he tied for 7-10th in Munich (12th DSB–Congress, Maroczy, Carl Schlechter and Harry Pillsbury won).

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1912 S

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

Was a German composer and conductor. Zöllner returned to Leipzig in 1898 to replace Hermann Kretzsc

Was a German composer and conductor. Zöllner returned to Leipzig in 1898 to replace Hermann Kretzschmar as director of music at Leipzig University, taking over the Paulus male choir. Four year later he was appointed professor of composition at the university as a replacement for his mentor, E.F. Reinecke. From 1903 to 1906 he was the editor of the Leipzig Tageblatt. He was conductor of the Flemish Opera in Antwerp from 1907 until his retirement in 1914. He retired to Freiburg and worked part time as an opera critic for the Breisgauer Zeitung.[1]

Is a German mathematician, who works on algebraic number theory. Leopoldt earned his PhD in 1954 at

Is a German mathematician, who works on algebraic number theory. Leopoldt earned his PhD in 1954 at the University of Hamburg under Helmut Hasse with the thesis Über Einheitengruppe und Klassenzahl reeller algebraischer Zahlkörper (On group of unity and c

Was a German composer and one of the victims Nazi regime. He was interned in the Theresienstadt conc

Was a German composer and one of the victims Nazi regime. He was interned in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in June 1943. He was moved to the Auschwitz concentration camp in September 1944 where he died roughly four months later.

Was a German nuclear physicist. He was deputy director of the Siemens Research Laboratory II in Berl

Was a German nuclear physicist. He was deputy director of the Siemens Research Laboratory II in Berlin. At the close of World War II, he went to the Soviet Union for ten years to work on the Soviet atomic bomb project, for which he received a Stalin Prize. He was director of the Zentralinstitut für Kernforschung (Central Institute for Nuclear Research) at Rossendorf near Dresden, and he was director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. For a few years, he was an agent-in-place in Russia for a Western intelligence agency, and he defected to the West in 1964.

Was a former football player most well known for his stint at Karlsruher SC. In 1957 he became the s

Was a former football player most well known for his stint at Karlsruher SC. In 1957 he became the season's top-scorer in the southern second division. He moved to Karlsruhe in 1952 from FV Daxlanden. Beck was a tall player, blessed with the ability to fi

Was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000

Was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the Unified Team of Germany.

Is a German composer of new classical music.Chur was born in Essen, Germany and began to compose at

Is a German composer of new classical music.Chur was born in Essen, Germany and began to compose at an early age. Since his Symphony No. 1 (1975 - 1978) he has devoted his work to creating music of a new tonal character.

Is a German sociologist and a political analyst residing in Mexico. He is better known for his lefti

Is a German sociologist and a political analyst residing in Mexico. He is better known for his leftist ideals. He contributes to several journals and has published more than 30 books about conflict in Latin America, global society and the ideological controversies that characterised the 20th century, among other philosophical and social scientific topics.

Was a German professional footballer who played club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He won

Was a German professional footballer who played club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He won three caps for the German national side between 1936 and 1938, participating at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and became Borussia Mönchengladbach's first ever i

Was a German biologist, botanist and ecologist. Ellenberg was an advocate of viewing ecological syst

Was a German biologist, botanist and ecologist. Ellenberg was an advocate of viewing ecological systems through holistic means.In 1932 he moved to Montpellier, where he started his studies of ecology under the direction of Swiss ecologist Josias Braun-Blanquet. Later he studied botany, zoology, chemistry and geology in Heidelberg, Hanover and Göttingen, where he obtained a doctorate in 1938 in Göttingen under Franz Firbas.After completing his doctorate he worked at the central office for vegetation mapping in Hannover under the direction of Reinhold Tüxen and during World War II served in a "research relay". Ellenberg successfully worked on developing roof plantings of bunkers that would allow them to blend in with landscape and deceive hostile airplanes.

Is the federal president of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004.In January 2004 Fischer announced

Is the federal president of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004.In January 2004 Fischer announced that he would run for President to succeed Thomas Klestil. He was elected on 25 April 2004 as the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party of Austria (SP

A former German football (soccer) player.He played for 1. FC Köln (1966-1979), winning the Bundesli

A former German football (soccer) player.He played for 1. FC Köln (1966-1979), winning the Bundesliga title in 1978, and the German Cup in 1966, 1977 and 1978. He also played for TSV 1860 München (1979-1980).For the Germany national football team, he earned 39 caps and scored 8 goals. He was in the championship winning squad of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1976 European Football Championship and the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as forward.

Was a German composer and harpsichordist. As harpsichordist, Hartig made numerous recordings, mostly

Was a German composer and harpsichordist. As harpsichordist, Hartig made numerous recordings, mostly in the role of continuo player rather than soloist. His compositional output consists mainly of concertos, sonatas, songs, oratorios and choral works. He also gained a distinguished reputation as a pedagogue. His students included Carlo Domeniconi and Roland Pfrengle.

A former German footballer.Gründel played in his entire career 161 matches in the Bundesliga and sc

A former German footballer.Gründel played in his entire career 161 matches in the Bundesliga and scored 24 goals. The midfielder played for Germany on four occasions. In 1986 he was called up by then manager Franz Beckenbauer to the 26 men pre-squad for the World Cup in Mexico. Finally, he was cut out, together with later 1990 World Champion Guido Buchwald.

Was a German photographer and experimental artist born in Düsseldorf. Mebusch studied photography a

Was a German photographer and experimental artist born in Düsseldorf. Mebusch studied photography and visual communication with Otto Steinert and Erich vom Endt. He lived and worked in about forty countries in Europe, Africa and America. Mebusch spoke fluent English, Spanish, French and was familiar with Greek and Arabic.[citation needed] He was also a lecturer at the Folkwang-School in Essen and organized and curated art and photo-projects, including the Beuys Festival in 1991 in Düsseldorf.

Was a German experimental photographer who co-founded the Fotoform group with Otto Steinert.

Was a German experimental photographer who co-founded the Fotoform group with Otto Steinert.

Was a West German nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 15th in the nordic combined ev

Was a West German nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 15th in the nordic combined event and 54th in the 18 km cross country skiing event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Hauser was also four time national champion in the Nordic combine

Was a German choral conductor and an academic, known for founding the Knabenchor Hannover in 1950 an

Was a German choral conductor and an academic, known for founding the Knabenchor Hannover in 1950 and leading it until 2001.[1] In 1950 he founded the Knabenchor Hannover. In 1961 he cofounded the youth orchestra "Junges Sinfonieorchester Hannover" (JSO).[2] He prepared the boys choir for the recording of Bach cantatas in a collaboration with Gustav Leonhardt, published as "Das Kantatenwerk" by Teldec. Hennig belonged to the first conductors pursuing historically informed performance and revived neglected works of Heinrich Schütz and Andreas Hammerschmidt, among others. He conducted the choir in five Schütz recordings between 1982 and 1999, four of them won prizes such as the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis.[3] He also premiered works of composers such as Alfred Koerppen, who wrote in 1951 a youth opera Virgilius, der Magier von Rom that the choir performed successfully at the "Sängerfest" in Frankfurt.[4]