German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a German professor and polymath from Colbitz in the Duchy of Magdeburg. Schulze is best known fo

Was a German professor and polymath from Colbitz in the Duchy of Magdeburg. Schulze is best known for the discovery that certain silver salts, most notably silver chloride and silver nitrate, darken in the presence of light. In an experiment conducted in 1724 he determined that a mixture of silver and chalk reflects less light than untarnished silver. Though his discovery did not provide the means of preserving an image - the silver salts continued to darken unless protected from light - it did provide the foundation for further work in fixing images.

Was a German conductor, chamber musician and choral master for both the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Was a German conductor, chamber musician and choral master for both the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg as well as of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in Gotha in the current German state Thüringen. He was also the composer of many well-known marches. Napoleon's war took on its final end, when the allies of Austria, Prussia and Russia marched into Paris on March 31, 1814 to the tune of the "Pariser Einzugsmarsch". This tune was also used as the climax of 1940 Victory parade of the Germans through Paris. Although attributed initially to Beethoven, Walch is the composer.

Was a German astronomer. Not to be confused with J. G. Westphal, who discovered the lost periodic co

Was a German astronomer. Not to be confused with J. G. Westphal, who discovered the lost periodic comet 20D/Westphal in 1852.He was born in Schwerin. His professional career was spent mostly in Italy. He translated Giuseppe Piazzi's Lezioni elementari di astronomia ad use del real osservatorio di Palermo into German. He died in Sicily.

Was an Austrian chess master.Born in Bohemia (then in the Austrian Empire), as a youth he settled in

Was an Austrian chess master.Born in Bohemia (then in the Austrian Empire), as a youth he settled in Vienna and won the master title at Frankfurt 1887 (the 5th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A). His best tournament achievement was at Graz 1890 (+3 –0 =3) where he finished in 2nd place behind Gyula Makovetz and ahead of Emanuel Lasker and Georg Marco. In 1891 whilst playing in a double-round tournament at Vienna his health broke down when he was sharing the lead with Adolf Albin

Was a German composer of the early Baroque era. He was born in Grünhain and died in Leipzig. He was

Was a German composer of the early Baroque era. He was born in Grünhain and died in Leipzig. He was one of the first to import the early Italian stylistic innovations into German music, and was one of the most polished composers of the period. On the death of his father, Schein moved to Dresden where he joined the choir of the Elector of Saxony as a boy soprano. In addition to singing in the choir, he received a thorough musical training with Rogier Michael, the Kapellmeister, who recognized his extraordinary talent. From 1603 to 1607 he studied at Pforta, and from 1608 to 1612 attended the University of Leipzig, where he studied law in addition to liberal arts. Upon graduating, he was employed briefly by Gottfried von Wolffersdorff as the house music director and tutor to his children; later he became Kapellmeister at Weimar, and shortly thereafter became cantor at Thomasschule zu Leipzig, conducting the Thomanerchor, a post which he held for the rest of his life.

Was a German astronomer.In 1777 he was appointed Secretary of the Royal Chamber of George III in Han

Was a German astronomer.In 1777 he was appointed Secretary of the Royal Chamber of George III in Hanover, where he made the acquaintance of two of William Herschel's brothers. In 1779 he acquired a three-foot-long (91 cm, almost one metre) achromatic refractor with 2.25-inch (57 mm) lens (50 mm) to observe the Sun, Moon and Venus. Herschel's discovery of Uranus in 1781 inspired Schröter to pursue astronomy more seriously, and he resigned his post and became chief magistrate and district governor of Lilienthal.In 1784 he paid 31 Reichsthaler (about 600 Euros of today) for a Herschel reflector of 122 cm focal length and 12 cm aperture. He quickly gained a good name from his observational reports in journals, but was not satisfied and in 1786 paid 600 Reichstaler (an equivalent of six months earnings) for a 214 cm focal length 16.5 cm aperture reflector with eyepieces allowing up to 1,200 magnification

Was a German composer. He is remembered primarily for his peace motet: "Krieges-Angst-Seufftzer" bey

Was a German composer. He is remembered primarily for his peace motet: "Krieges-Angst-Seufftzer" bey itzigen grund-bösen kriegerischen Zeiten instendig zu gebrauchen.[1] On Friedens-Seufftzer und Jubel-Geschrey - Music for the Peace of Westphalia. Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen dir. Manfred Cordes. cpo

Was the German representative in Sark from 1942. He was killed by a mine.

Was the German representative in Sark from 1942. He was killed by a mine.

Was a German musician, composer and an older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach is thought to ha

Was a German musician, composer and an older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach is thought to have been born in Eisenach. After his studies at the Latin school in Eisenach, he became oboist in the municipal band. After the death of their father Johann Ambrosius Bach in 1695, Johann Jacob and Johann Sebastian moved in with their older brother Johann Christoph Bach, organist at Ohrdruf.[1] In 1704, he entered the service in the military band of the army of King Charles XII of Sweden. It is thought that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his Capriccio on the departure of his Beloved Brother BWV 992 on this occasion.[2][3]

radical democrat in Prussia

radical democrat in Prussia

Was a German botanist.Dillen was born at Darmstadt and was educated at the University of Giessen, wh

Was a German botanist.Dillen was born at Darmstadt and was educated at the University of Giessen, where he wrote several botanical papers for the Ephemerides naturae curiosorum, and printed, in 1719, his Catalogus plantarum sponte circa Gissam nascentium,

Was a German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso, and organist. He was among the most famous compose

Was a German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso, and organist. He was among the most famous composers of the era and influenced practically every major composer in Europe by developing the genre of keyboard suite and contributing greatly to the exchange of musical traditions through his many travels. He is also remembered for his highly idiomatic and personal descriptive harpsichord pieces, which are among the earliest known examples of program music.

German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his

German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his father, Konrad Kaspar (1705–1777), was pastor. Griesbach's fame rests upon his work in New Testament criticism, in which he inaugurated a new epoch. His solution to the synoptic problem bears his name, but the Griesbach hypothesis has been largely discredited in favor of the two-source hypothesis.

Was an Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist from Mannheim.Though not a formally traine

Was an Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist from Mannheim.Though not a formally trained zoologist he worked his way up through the ranks to eventually become the director of the Fish Collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. Not a traveler or explorer like many of the scientists of the time, he remained in Vienna where he studied and catalogued specimens sent to him from the field.

Was a German naturalist.He was born at Darmstadt. After studying at Göttingen and Heidelberg he spe

Was a German naturalist.He was born at Darmstadt. After studying at Göttingen and Heidelberg he spent two years at Leiden, where his attention was specially devoted to the amphibians and fishes. He then returned to Darmstadt as an assistant in the grand ducal museum, of which in 1840 he became inspector. In 1829 he published Skizze zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der europäischen Thierwelt, in which he regarded the animal world as developed from lower to higher forms, from the amphibians through the birds to the beasts of prey; but subsequently he repudiated this work as a youthful indiscretion,

Was a German theologian born in the village of Wenkheim, today part of Werbach, Baden-Württemberg.

Was a German theologian born in the village of Wenkheim, today part of Werbach, Baden-Württemberg. In 1873 he received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg, where in 1877 he became an associate professor to the theological faculty. He specialized in the fields of Old Testament exegesis and Semitic languages.

Was a German jurist, publicist and researcher, whose work earned him the title "The Father of German

Was a German jurist, publicist and researcher, whose work earned him the title "The Father of German Constitutional Law" and whose political commitment to the principles of Liberalism caused him to lose academic positions and spend years as a political pr

Was an Alsatian Jesuit theologian. His best-known writings are in the form of letters, Aim to settin

Was an Alsatian Jesuit theologian. His best-known writings are in the form of letters, Aim to setting forth points of Catholic doctrine to Protestants. These letters have been collected in two separate volumes and published under the titles: "Lettres d'un Docteur Allemand", 14th ed. (Strasburg, 1789), "Lettres d'un Théologien", 13th ed. (Strasburg, 1750).

Was a German violinist and composer. All the known facts of his life and activity are from Musikalis

Was a German violinist and composer. All the known facts of his life and activity are from Musikalischen Lexikon by Johann Gottfried Walther (Johann Sebastian Bach's cousin), a dictionary which first appeared in 1732. He was born in Witterda bei Erfurt. Between 1670 and 1674 he is said to have remained a violinist in the orchestra of Cosimo III of the Medicis in Florence. From 1674 he was concertmaster at the court of Dresden. After the death of his patron in 1680 he became the Italian secretary at the elector's court in Mainz and was ordained a canon. He died in Mainz.

Was a German Hebraist and professor of theology at Berlin University. He was one of the earliest stu

Was a German Hebraist and professor of theology at Berlin University. He was one of the earliest students of Hebrew epigraphy. On graduating from the University of Göttingen Bellermann accepted a position as teacher at Reval, Russia, where he remained for four years. On his return to Erfurt in 1782, he became "Magister legens" in the gymnasium, and later assistant professor of theology and philosophy in the University of Erfurt. In 1804 he was appointed director of the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster at Berlin, and professor of theology at the university in that city. He died at Berlin.

Was the most important modelleur of the Meissen porcelain manufacture.After apprenticing at the scul

Was the most important modelleur of the Meissen porcelain manufacture.After apprenticing at the sculptor Thomae in Dresden, Kändler became assistant of Johann Jakob Kirchner at Meissen porcelain, and succeeded him as "modelmaster" in 1733 when Kirchner resigned. His models were heavy on rococo style, leading a porcelain trend of the day.Kändler was appointed court sculptor by Augustus II the Strong in 1731. He became known for his animal sculptures including one of Clara the rhinoceros.

Was a German flutist, flute maker and composer. He began his musical studies as a child with his unc

Was a German flutist, flute maker and composer. He began his musical studies as a child with his uncle (his blacksmith father died when Quantz was young. At his deathbed, he begged his son to follow in his footsteps), later going to Dresden and Vienna. He abandoned the violin and the oboe in order to pursue the flute. It was during his time as musician to Frederick Augustus II of Poland that he began to concentrate on the flute, performing more and more on the instrument. He gradually became known as the finest flautist in Europe, and toured France and England. He became a flute teacher, flute maker and composer to Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) in 1740. He was an innovator in flute design, adding keys to the instrument to help with intonation, for example. He often criticized Vivaldi for being too wild when he played.

Was a German Protestant theologian and philosopher of Scottish ancestry who was born in Tribsees, We

Was a German Protestant theologian and philosopher of Scottish ancestry who was born in Tribsees, Western Pomerania. He was the father of Georg Ludwig Spalding (1762–1811), who was a professor at Grauen Kloster in Berlin. He studied philosophy and theology at the Universities of Rostock and Greifswald, and afterwards worked as an auxiliary preacher in his hometown. In 1755 he became a pastor in Lassan, and two years later served as a minister in the town of Barth.

A notable Austrian scientist who performed groundbreaking work in chemistry, physics (thermodynamics

A notable Austrian scientist who performed groundbreaking work in chemistry, physics (thermodynamics, optics, electrodynamics) and crystal forms.

Was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and

Was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known.