German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A former German football player.A successful striker, Herbert Zimmermann was signed as striker by FC

A former German football player.A successful striker, Herbert Zimmermann was signed as striker by FC Bayern München and also appeared as striker for 1. FC Köln, the club he joined after he did not get enough games at Bayern. Injury worries of his new club made him appear as defender and doing well on that adopted position prevented him from giving up his new role. After being just part of the squad of FC Bayern München that won the Bundesliga in 1973 and 1974

Was a German politician, who served as Foreign Secretary from 1886 to 1890. His political career was

Was a German politician, who served as Foreign Secretary from 1886 to 1890. His political career was closely tied to that of his father, Otto von Bismarck, and he left office a few days after his father's dismissal. He succeeded his father as the 2nd Prin

Is a country singer from Alice Springs, Northern Territory.In 2005 he was inducted into the hall of

Is a country singer from Alice Springs, Northern Territory.In 2005 he was inducted into the hall of fame at Music NT’s Indigenous Music Awards.[4] He was one of the artists featured in the Buried Country documentary and book.[5] His songs have been covered by Buddy Williams, Auriel Andrew and Trevor Adamson.

Is a retired Austrian football player. Sabitzer started his professional career at Alpine Donawitz a

Is a retired Austrian football player. Sabitzer started his professional career at Alpine Donawitz and scored 9 goals for them in his debut Bundesliga season. He made his debut for Austria in 1992 and earned 6 caps, scoring one goal. His final international game was a March 1997 friendly match against Slovenia.

Is a German orchestral conductor. He is perhaps best known for conducting works by 19th century Roma

Is a German orchestral conductor. He is perhaps best known for conducting works by 19th century Romantic composers, such as Chopin. His discography covers composers from Bach to Debussy. [1] He is an alumnus of the Hochschule für Musik Köln where he studi

Is the executive chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG since December 1 2003. From 1988 until

Is the executive chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG since December 1 2003. From 1988 until 1992 he was general manager at FC Schalke 04, on the same position he worked from 1992 until 1995 at Hamburg and from 1998 until 2001 at Arminia Bielefeld.

Is a German journalist and jurist. He is currently the head of the domestic policy department of the

Is a German journalist and jurist. He is currently the head of the domestic policy department of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. In 1988, Prantl started working for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in the department for domestic policy with focus on legal policy. In 1992

Is a retired Austrian football player and later a football manager.Weber started his professional ca

Is a retired Austrian football player and later a football manager.Weber started his professional career at Sturm Graz and joined Vienna giants Rapid Wien after the World Cup in 1978. He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980-s, claiming the League crown four times, winning 4 domestic cups and most prominently losing the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final in 1985 against Everton.

Is a German politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.Since 2008 Gundelach

Is a German politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.Since 2008 Gundelach is minister of Science and Research in Hamburg.[

A performance artist. She lives in Berlin.Herma Auguste Wittstock studied Fine Arts at Braunschweig

A performance artist. She lives in Berlin.Herma Auguste Wittstock studied Fine Arts at Braunschweig University of Art from 1999 bis 2004 with professors Mara Mattuschka, performance artist Marina Abramovic and film maker Birgit Hein. She attended Master class from 2004 bis 2005 under the guide of Marina Abramovic and Birgit Hein. She is a member of Independent Performance Group (IPG).

Was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. She was the 1924 Olympic champion and is one of fou

Was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. She was the 1924 Olympic champion and is one of four women to have won the World title 5 times, the others being Sonja Henie, Carol Heiss, and Michelle Kwan. She is the most successful Austrian figure skate

Was a German-American statistician who developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards in or

Was a German-American statistician who developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards in order to rapidly tabulate statistics from millions of pieces of data.He entered the City College of New York in 1875 and graduated from the Columbia University School of Mines with an "Engineer of Mines" degree in 1879. In 1880, he listed himself as a mining engineer while living in Manhattan, and he completed his Ph.D. in 1890 at Columbia University. In 1890, on September 15, he married Lucia Beverley Talcott (December 3, 1865 – August 4, 1944) of Veracruz, Mexico, and they had six children (three sons and three daughters).[1]

Was a German football player and was German champions in 1934 and 1935.Being criticized due to a fai

Was a German football player and was German champions in 1934 and 1935.Being criticized due to a failed penalty, he left his club and joined the FC Schalke 04. After 76 games and 27 goals he stopped playing football. During World War II he came into Russian war captivity where he started playing football again. Additionally, Hermann Nattkämper was the last living member of the legendary ´Schalker Kreisel´, a special tactic in football, to which Ernst Kuzorra and Fritz Szepan belonged likewise.

Was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Ol

Was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Eight years later he was a member of the Austrian team in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.

Was a German football player who played his entire career for Eintracht Frankfurt. Höfer joined the

Was a German football player who played his entire career for Eintracht Frankfurt. Höfer joined the Frankfurt side as a 15 year old and debuted in 1953.Until 1966 the defender gathered over 300 appearances.

Is a former German football player, he has dual German and American nationality.Urbas began his care

Is a former German football player, he has dual German and American nationality.Urbas began his career with the youth teams of Bayern Munich and 1860 München, before moving to Unterhaching.

Was a businessman from Germany who was a judge and member of the cabinet of the Kingdom of Hawaii. A

Was a businessman from Germany who was a judge and member of the cabinet of the Kingdom of Hawaii. After selling Grove Farm to its manager George Norton Wilcox,[5] in 1865 he moved to Honolulu to work in the capital. On July 10, 1869 he was appointed to t

Was a German-born astronomer who spent the great portion of his career in the United Kingdom.Upon gr

Was a German-born astronomer who spent the great portion of his career in the United Kingdom.Upon graduation from Munich, Brück followed his friend Albrecht Unsöld to the Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory; Unsöld had earned his doctorate the year before, also under Sommerfeld. While there, he participated in the physics colloquium at the Humboldt University of Berlin with the physicists Max von Laue and Albert Einstein and the astronomer Walter Grotrian. With growing difficulties under National Socialism, Brück left Germany in 1936 to take a temporary research assistantship at the Vatican Observatory. In 1937 he moved to the University of Cambridge to join the circle of the modern astrophysicists around Arthur Eddington. In time, Brück became Assistant Director of the Observatories and John Couch Adams Astronomer, specializing in solar spectroscopy. Under his tenure, he taught a course in classical astronomy and started the student astronomical society, which fostered the careers of many astronomers.[4

Was a German eugenicist, doctor, professor of 'Racial Hygiene' and SA-Sanitäts-Gruppenführer durin

Was a German eugenicist, doctor, professor of 'Racial Hygiene' and SA-Sanitäts-Gruppenführer during the National Socialist era.

Was a German monk and musician. He first went to Paris, where he played to audiences including the K

Was a German monk and musician. He first went to Paris, where he played to audiences including the King. He later went to Naples, where he lived for a number of years and played violin under the assumed name Cervetti. He returned sometime thereafter to the monastery in Seelau, where at one point he traveled with his superiors to Prague. After returning to Seelau, he developed the urge to travel once more, and left the monastery for a final time in 1779 to go to Italy again, where he died in Milan in December 1779.

Was a German researcher of electrical engineering. In 1883 he patented the "Pendelzähler" - the fir

Was a German researcher of electrical engineering. In 1883 he patented the "Pendelzähler" - the first accurate watt-hour meter. The meter contained two pendulum clocks, with coils around their pendulum bobs. One was accelerated and the other slowed in proportion to the current used. A differential gear mechanism measured the difference in speed between the two clocks and counted this on a series of dials.[3] The first meters used clockwork clocks that required manual winding monthly. Later models were self-winding by electricity.[3] This meter was introduced into Great Britain by Hugo Hirst, and made and sold by his General Electric Company from 1888.[4]

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played one match as back.

Was a German entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera and Odonata. In 1845 he began to collaborate

Was a German entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera and Odonata. In 1845 he began to collaborate with Edmond de Sélys Longchamps.Hagen was the son of Carl Heinrich Hagen and Anna Hagen née Linck. He became a physician graduating from the University of Königsberg in 1840. He married Johanna Maria Gerhards in 1851. Hagen emigrated to the United States of America in 1867. He developed the department of entomology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard.He became, in 1870, the first professor of entomology in an American university He was a member of several scientific societies including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and theAmerican Entomological Society.

Was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Orthoptera and Dermaptera.Krauss was a physician.His

Was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Orthoptera and Dermaptera.Krauss was a physician.His collection is in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Was an Austrian writer, playwright, director, and critic.During a prolonged stay in Paris he discove

Was an Austrian writer, playwright, director, and critic.During a prolonged stay in Paris he discovered his interest in literature and art. He then worked as an art critic first in Berlin, then in Vienna.From 1906-1907, he worked as a director with Max Reinhardt at the German Theater in Berlin, and starting in 1918 he was a Dramaturg with the Vienna Burgtheater. Later, he found work as a reader with the S. Fischer Verlag, a German publishing company, where he befriended Arno Holz.