German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a German composer. Thilman, who actually wanted to become a teacher, encountered music at the ag

Was a German composer. Thilman, who actually wanted to become a teacher, encountered music at the age of 18 and taught himself initially. After a private lesson with Paul Hindemith and Hermann Scherchen, he attended the Leipzig Conservatory in 1929 and studied Composition with Hermann Grabner. The first performances of his works took place after he finished his studies in 1931. They were performed in Donaueschingen by his teacher, Hindemith. In the year 1940, he became the instructor of composition at the "Carl Maria von Weber" School of Music in his hometown, Dresden. He was a professor there from the year 1956 until he became an Emeritus professor in 1968. Among his students were composers Friedrich Goldmann and Udo Zimmermann. Besides his academic activities, he was also involved in the music life of Dresden. In 1960, Thilman coveted the National Prize of East Germany.

Was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveri

Was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.

Was a German Catholic theologian and professor. 1928 he moved to Berlin, where he was busy in the ar

Was a German Catholic theologian and professor. 1928 he moved to Berlin, where he was busy in the area of pastoral care and spiritual guidance of academics. From 1939 to 1954 he lead the parish Mater Dolorosa in Berlin-Lankwitz. After that he became professor at the Free University of Berlin. He wrote hundreds of articles, several dozen books and acted as a writer of church songs which have been published under his pseudonym Johanna Engelmann.

Was a German poet that most likely was born in Central German Thuringia, in Neuhausen (as he calls h

Was a German poet that most likely was born in Central German Thuringia, in Neuhausen (as he calls himself "M. Johannes Plavius Nehusâ Thüringus" in some works) or Plauen (Latinized to Plavia), from which his surname was derived. At the end of 1624, he was part of a Dichterkreis (circle of poets [1]) in Danzig (Gdansk) in Poland and called himself Magister (Master of Arts) for the first time in 1626. Danzig at the time had no university, so Plavius must have obtained his degree somewhere else, most likely Frankfurt/Oder since a Johannes Plavius Tyrigotanus ("Johannes Plavius Thuringian") is listed in the registers of the winter semester of 1621.

Was a Roman Catholic theologian and scholar of patristics. Johannes Quasten (3 May 1900 in Homberg – 10 March 1987 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a Roman Catholic theologian and literary idealist combining enthralling justice ubiquity. He studied Roman Catholic theology at the Westfälische Wilhelms University (Wilhelm's University of Westphalia ) in Münster. In 1926 he was ordained priest. In 1927 he earned his graduate Degree with F.J. Dölger in Münster with a thesis on "Music and singing in the cults of the ancient pagan and early Christian times". Further studies followed in the years 1927-1929 in Rome at the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana

Is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics

Is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics.

German politician of the SPD. He was the eighth President of the Federal Republic of Germany from Ju

German politician of the SPD. He was the eighth President of the Federal Republic of Germany from July 1, 1999, until June 30, 2004, and prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 1998.

Was a German philosopher who offered sharp criticisms of Kant's approach to epistemology[1]. In his

Was a German philosopher who offered sharp criticisms of Kant's approach to epistemology[1]. In his article The Conquest of Subjectivism, Paul Linke pointed out that it was Rehmke who first banned the words, 'subjective,' 'objective,' 'immanent,' and 'transcendent,' from his philosophical vocabulary.[2] He made a courageous break from subjectivism, which was the pervasive philosophical paradigm of the times, and also criticized phenomenalism.

Is a retired German football player. He played 441 games in the Bundesliga. He is the father of Thom

Is a retired German football player. He played 441 games in the Bundesliga. He is the father of Thomas Riedl.

Was a German composer and organist. He composed organ works, concertos and possibly an opera, but is

Was a German composer and organist. He composed organ works, concertos and possibly an opera, but is most remembered today for the numerous copies he made, often the only now remaining, of works by more notable composers. Amongst these copies in his hand are Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 and the oldest copy of the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565. It is possible that the copies were made from versions in Kellner's collection, who was a pupil of Bach. The copies in Kellner's collection, which were made approximately around 1725, are today one of the most important sources of Bach's work.

Was a German politician, novelist, and poet.He was also engaged in many communist organisations, joi

Was a German politician, novelist, and poet.He was also engaged in many communist organisations, joining the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1917, then went over to the Spartacist League in 1918 from which emerged the Communist Party of

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and in the 1906 Summer

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and in the 1906 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he finished fifth in the 800 metres competition as well as in the 1500 metres event. He also participated in the 400 metres event but his exact result is unknown.

Johann Ruijsch or Giovanni Ruisch was an explorer, cartographer, astronomer, manuscript illustrator

Johann Ruijsch or Giovanni Ruisch was an explorer, cartographer, astronomer, manuscript illustrator and painter from the Low Countries who produced a famous map of the world: the second oldest known printed representation of the New World. This Ruysch map was published and widely distributed in 1507.In old documents Ruysch was sometimes called a Fleming or German, but he was likely born in Utrecht in the current Netherlands. It is thought (see the Beneventanus commentary below) that he accompanied John Cabot on his expedition to North America in 1497 and 1498, or, considering the prevalence of Portuguese names on his 1507 map, a Portuguese ship leaving from Bristol. Around 1505, Ruysch probably entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Martin in Cologne as a secular priest. Soon he left for Rome, where pope Julius II gave him a dispensation concerning his priestly occupation

Is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 2006. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km

Is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 2006. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles

Is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany. He also won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the mixed team event (1988), a silver in the mixed team event (1990), and a bronze in the men's singles event (1988).

Was a German linguist. He developed the Wellentheorie ('wave theory') of language development.Schmid

Was a German linguist. He developed the Wellentheorie ('wave theory') of language development.Schmidt was born in Prenzlau, Province of Brandenburg. He studied philology (historical linguistics) with the great Indo-Europeanist August Schleicher and specialized in Indo-European, especially Slavic, languages. He earned a doctorate in 1865 and worked from 1866 as a teacher at a gymnasium in Berlin.In 1868 Schmidt was invited by the University of Bonn to take a position as professor of German and Slavic languages. In Bonn he published the work Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der indogermanischen Sprachen ('The Relationships of the Indo-Germanic Languages', 1872), which presented his Wellentheorie ('wave theory'). According to this theory, new features of a language spread from a central point in continuously weakening concentric circles, similar to the waves created when a stone is thrown into a body of water.

Was a German composer.[1] Schultz was born in Lüneburg, and died in Dannenberg, but little is known

Was a German composer.[1] Schultz was born in Lüneburg, and died in Dannenberg, but little is known of his life.

A prominent 20th century German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved

A prominent 20th century German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved with the Deutsche Physik movement under the Nazi regime.

Was a prominent 20th century German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely invo

Was a prominent 20th century German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved with the Deutsche Physik movement under the Nazi regime.Stark worked in various positions at the Physics Institute of his alma mater until 1900, when he became an unsalaried lecturer at the University of Göttingen. An extraordinary professor at Hanover by 1906, in 1908 he became professor at the RWTH Aachen University. He worked and researched at physics departments of several universities, including the University of Greifswald, until 1922. In 1919, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields" (the latter is known as the Stark effect)

Was a German zoologist specialized in malacology. His Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde (En

Was a German zoologist specialized in malacology. His Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde (English edition published by the Smithsonian under the title Handbook of Systematic Malacology) is a standard work. From 1904 until his retirement in 1925 he was the curator of the malacological collection at the Museum für Naturkunde (Museum of Natural History) in Berlin. Thiele described more than 1.500 new species of molluscs; until today their types are deposited with the Museum of Natural History in Berlin. Especially important are his works on the Mollusca of the First German Antarctica Expedition and of the German Deep Sea Expedition aboard the vessel Valdivia.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was the coxs

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Van den Bergh started his

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Van den Bergh started his professional career with Mönchengladbach, making his first appearance on September 16, 2006 in the Bundesliga.

Was a German historian who was born in Bettenhausen, which today is situated in the district of Schm

Was a German historian who was born in Bettenhausen, which today is situated in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. He studied history, theology and philology at the University of Jena, where two of his instructors were Heinrich Luden (1778-1847) and

Was a German/Austrian astronomer, mathematician, humanist and early instrument maker. He received th

Was a German/Austrian astronomer, mathematician, humanist and early instrument maker. He received the degree of a master of arts at Vienna University in 1406. From 1408, he was a lecturer at Vienna University, lecturing on Aristotle's Physics (1408) and Meteora (1409, 1411), Peter of Spain (1410) and algorismus de minutiis (1412). He fell seriously ill in 1412, and in 1415 and 1416 studied theology, completing a bachelor degree in 1416.

Is a German football player who playing for FC Wegberg-Beeck.

Is a German football player who playing for FC Wegberg-Beeck.