German Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the coxswain the German boat Fav

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the coxswain the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A. However the IOC medal database credits the bronze medal only to Gustav Moths, who participated only in the semi-final.

Is a German organist, composer and academic. On the initiative of Gabriel Dessauer, who wanted to ma

Is a German organist, composer and academic. On the initiative of Gabriel Dessauer, who wanted to make a performance of Reger's Requiem possible, Beckschäfer wrote an organ version of the short work, which the composer had scored for a huge orchestra and a choir to match. The organ version was premiered in 1985 in the Marktkirche Wiesbaden by the Reger-Chor, formed for the occasion, and Beckschäfer as the organist, conducted by Dessauer.[2]

Was a German architect and urban planner. In 1909 Berg was appointed senior building official in Bre

Was a German architect and urban planner. In 1909 Berg was appointed senior building official in Breslau (Wroclaw), Prussian Silesia. His most notable contribution to architecture is the Centennial Hall built between 1911 and 1913 as part of a series of w

Was a German actor and director of radio plays. He received his first theatrical engagement in 1903

Was a German actor and director of radio plays. He received his first theatrical engagement in 1903 at the Ducal Court Theatre, Meiningen (Herzogliches Hoftheater Meiningen or Meininger Theater). After that he performed in, among other places, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Brno, Stuttgart and Berlin. During his time in Vienna he appeared in the two early Austrian silent films Die Glückspuppe and Der Müller und sein Kind. but afterwards appeared only occasionally in front of the camera in Germany. On 10 October 1917 he was awarded the Charlottenkreuz.[1]

Was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1966. He finished fourth in the individual la

Was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1966. He finished fourth in the individual large hill at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and sixth in the same event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Bolkart is best known as being the winner of the Four Hills Tournament in 1959-60 when he won three of the four events (Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Innsbruck) while finishing fifth in the last event at Bischofshofen. Those three victories were the only one in his career.

German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He

German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 30s. Born won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Breunig, a midfielder,

Was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Breunig, a midfielder, started his career at Karlsruher FV in 1908, and on the final day of the 1909/10 German League season, he scored the winning goal (a penalty kick) in a 1-0 win against Holstein Kiel to win the championship. In 1913 he signed for 1. FC Pforzheim but his football career ended when the First World War began.

Was an Czech-Jewish author, composer, and journalist, known for his close friendship with Franz Kafk

Was an Czech-Jewish author, composer, and journalist, known for his close friendship with Franz Kafka.Max Brod was born in Prague, then part of the province of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary, now the capital of the Czech Republic. Although he was a prolific writer in his own right, he is most famous as a friend, biographer, and literary executor of Franz Kafka.A German-speaking Jew, he went to the Piarist school together with his life-long friend Felix Weltsch, later visited Stephans Gymnasium, then studied law at the German Charles-Ferdinand University (which at the time was divided into a German language university and a Czech language university; he attended the German one) and graduated in 1907 to work in the civil service. From 1912 he was a pronounced Zionist (which he attributed to the influence of Martin Buber) and when Czechoslovakia became independent in 1918, he briefly served as vice-president of the Jüdischer Nationalrat. From 1924, already an established writer, he worked as a critic for the Prager Tagblatt.

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German tea

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German team won the bronze medal in the eights.[2]

Was an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1931 Tour de France, Bulla won three stages

Was an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1931 Tour de France, Bulla won three stages and wore the yellow jersey for one day. He eventually finished the Tour in 15th place overall and won the classification for independent riders. Bulla fini

Was a German composer. Butting was not called for military service in the First World War due to bad

Was a German composer. Butting was not called for military service in the First World War due to bad health. On the urging of his father, he worked as an assistant in his father's business when he returned to Berlin in 1919, where he remained until 1923. However, he was allowed sufficient free time for composing. He quickly got in contact with other young artists and became friendly with Walter Ruttmann and Philipp Jarnach, among others. In 1921, Butting was admitted into the left-wing Novembergruppe and he led their musical events until 1927. In 1925, he was also a musical journalist for the "Sozialistischen Monatsheften" (Socialist Monthly Magazine).

German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, o

German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, one of which is a staple of the violin repertoire.

Was a German-American mathematician and a student of David Hilbert. He is most famous for his work i

Was a German-American mathematician and a student of David Hilbert. He is most famous for his work in geometry, topology and geometric group theory. Dehn's students include Ott-Heinrich Keller, Ruth Moufang, Wilhelm Magnus and the artist Dorothea Rockburn

A German-American biophysicist and Nobel laureate.

A German-American biophysicist and Nobel laureate.

Was a German artist and art theorist. Doerner's artistic education was at the Academy of Fine Arts (

Was a German artist and art theorist. Doerner's artistic education was at the Academy of Fine Arts (Munich) where he studies under Johann Caspar Herterich and Wilhelm von Diez. His style was basically impressionistic. He travelled around Europe, in particular to the Low Countries and Italy and studied the old techniques of painting. He is most noted for his work The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting first published in 1921 and now running to many editions.[1][2][3]

Is a German former footballer who currently works as Borussia Mönchengladbach's director of sport.

Is a German former footballer who currently works as Borussia Mönchengladbach's director of sport.

Was a German conductor, pianist and composer. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, becoming conce

Was a German conductor, pianist and composer. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, becoming concertmaster at Sondershausen. In 1874 he married the pianist and composer Pauline Fichtner, a student of Franz Liszt. She later used the professional name Pauline Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner. Erdmannsdörfer corresponded with Liszt[1], and he premiered Liszt’s symphonic poem Hamlet at Sondershausen on 2 July 1876. [2] He also once owned at least parts of the score of Liszt's lost Piano Concerto No. 3, which was finally pieced together only in 1989 from separate manuscript pages that had been dispersed as far afield as Weimar, Nuremberg and Leningrad

a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, considered one of the chief representatives o

a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, considered one of the chief representatives of Dadaism and Surrealism.

Was a German artist. In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for

Was a German artist. In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Mailcoach".

Austrian-British molecular biologist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1962, shared

Austrian-British molecular biologist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1962, shared with John Kendrew for their studies of the structures of globular proteins.

Was a German conductor and composer, born August Max Fiedler in Zittau, Germany. He first studied th

Was a German conductor and composer, born August Max Fiedler in Zittau, Germany. He first studied the piano with his father, who conducted the accompanying orchestra when Max made his first public appearance at the age of ten in 1870, playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A, K.488. Continuing his musical studies in Zittau with the organist Gustav Albrecht, who had been a pupil of Mendelssohn, Fiedler then entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1877, where the director, Carl Reinecke, was his piano teacher.

Was a German anatomist. He studied with Karl Gegenbaur and published his studies in comparative anat

Was a German anatomist. He studied with Karl Gegenbaur and published his studies in comparative anatomy in Untersuchungen zur Morphologie und Systematik der Vögel, 1888.

Was a German footballer and track athlete. In 1910 Gablonsky became the first Bayern Munich player c

Was a German footballer and track athlete. In 1910 Gablonsky became the first Bayern Munich player called into the German National Football Team. Up through 1911, he was capped a total of 4 times by the national team. As a right-winger, he played over 500 games for Bayern until the end of his career in 1922.

Was a German composer, one of the few composers to write a concerto for organ and orchestra. His can

Was a German composer, one of the few composers to write a concerto for organ and orchestra. His cantata Libertas cruciata was the first composition written specifically to be played on stereo FM radio. He wrote four Masses, a piano concerto, music specifically for amateurs, etc.

Is a German fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany in 1964 and West Germany in 1968 and

Is a German fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany in 1964 and West Germany in 1968 and 1972 in the team épée events.[1]