German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

He was a leading member of the Vienna Circle and a prominent advocate of logical positivism.

He was a leading member of the Vienna Circle and a prominent advocate of logical positivism.

Was an Austrian tenor concert and opera singer.Christ began his career in 1939 as chorister in the V

Was an Austrian tenor concert and opera singer.Christ began his career in 1939 as chorister in the Vienna Volksoper. He then studied for three years with Adolf Vogel in Vienna. In 1941 he made his debut as soloist at the Landestheater in Innsbruck, and he worked from 1946-49 at the Zürich City Theatre as lyric tenor and operetta singer. In 1949 he went back to the Vienna Volksoper, where he remained a member of the Company until his retirement in 1976.

German philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature.

German philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the first Slovene to qualify f

Was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the first Slovene to qualify for the Olympics and the first Slovene winner of the Olympic medal. He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal. In the individual fo

Was the German founder of the sportswear company PUMA and the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf

Was the German founder of the sportswear company PUMA and the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adi started, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory). Rudi joined in 1924

Was a German footballer. He holds the record for having made the most appearances for VfR Mannheim i

Was a German footballer. He holds the record for having made the most appearances for VfR Mannheim in the Oberliga Süd, with whom he won the German championship in 1949.

Was a German composer and Kapellmeister. After completing his musical education, he took a position

Was a German composer and Kapellmeister. After completing his musical education, he took a position as a clarinettist in Brno in 1880, then worked as a Kapellmeister in Passau, Eger, Prague and Salzburg.

Was a German politician and SS-Oberführer. A protégé of Hermann Göring, Diels was in charge of t

Was a German politician and SS-Oberführer. A protégé of Hermann Göring, Diels was in charge of the Gestapo from 1933 to 1934.He joined the Prussian interior ministry in 1930 and was promoted to an advisory position in the Prussian police in 1932, targetin

German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine.

German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxless fours competition.

Was a German librarian, writer and scientist, called by his biographer John Carswell a "rogue". He i

Was a German librarian, writer and scientist, called by his biographer John Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, originally a satirical work with political aims. In 1767, he was appointed professor in Cassel, and subsequently librarian. He contributed in 1769 a zoological paper to the 59th volume of the Philosophical Transactions, which led to his being selected an honorary member of the Royal Society in London, and he wrote voluminously on all sorts of subjects. In 1774, he started a periodical called the Cassel Spectator.[1] From 1767, he was responsible for some collections of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). He had to flee to England in 1775 after having gone to Italy in 1775 to buy curios for the Landgrave. He was found to have sold the Landgrave's valuables for his own profit.[1]

A German, was a pioneer rock climber at Elbsandsteingebirge near Dresden. He began climbing at the a

A German, was a pioneer rock climber at Elbsandsteingebirge near Dresden. He began climbing at the age of 17 and was soon at the leading edge of the fledgling sport. He and Oliver Perry-Smith, an American college student and fellow climber living in Dresd

Was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his

Was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder a huge collection.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German boat, whi

Was a German rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German boat, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours.

Was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and from May 4, 1940 to November 1943 was the first commandant of Aus

Was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and from May 4, 1940 to November 1943 was the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, where the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum estimates more than a million people were killed.

Is a Professor of Department of Chinese Studies in University of Heidelberg, Germany.[1] He is also

Is a Professor of Department of Chinese Studies in University of Heidelberg, Germany.[1] He is also the Secretary-General of European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS, Chinese: ??????).[2]

Was a German football forward.Gellesch played for FC Schalke 04 (1926-1946) and TuS Lübbecke (1946-

Was a German football forward.Gellesch played for FC Schalke 04 (1926-1946) and TuS Lübbecke (1946-1950).On the national level he played for Germany national team (20 matches/one goal), and was a participant at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Is a West German former luger who competed in the 1970s. He won two bronze medals in the men's doubl

Is a West German former luger who competed in the 1970s. He won two bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1972, 1977). After retiring from luge, Grosswang formed Rudi Grosswang Services (RGS), a marketing firm in Germany that has been involved in the marketing of the International Luge Federation (FIL) since the mid 1990s. This includes partnering with FIL's long time sponsors Viessmann and Eberspäacher.

A German physicist. He is best known for his contributions to the algebraic formulation of axiomatic

A German physicist. He is best known for his contributions to the algebraic formulation of axiomatic quantum field theory, namely the Haag-Kastler axioms, and a central no-go theorem in QFT, Haag's theorem, which demonstrates the nonexistence of a unitary time-evolution operator in the interaction picture.Haag studied Physics at Technische Hochschule Stuttgart, now the University of Stuttgart, from 1948 to 1954 and then worked on his dissertation in Munich. His supervisor was Fritz Bopp. From 1956 to 1957 he was at Max Planck Institute in Göttingen. After doing one year each as visiting professor at Princeton University and University of Marseille, he was professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for six years until 1966.

German illustrator and photographer, was born in Radeburg near Dresden, as the son of watchmaker Joh

German illustrator and photographer, was born in Radeburg near Dresden, as the son of watchmaker Johann Traugott Zill (Zille since 1854) and Ernestine Louise (born Heinitz). In 1867, his family moved to Berlin, where he finished school in 1872 and started an apprenticeship as a lithographer.

Was a German nuclear physicist.He did pioneering work which contributed to the understanding nuclear

Was a German nuclear physicist.He did pioneering work which contributed to the understanding nuclear energy levels. He worked on the German nuclear energy project Uranverein. After World War II, the Soviet Union sent him to establish and head Laboratory V in Obninsk. From 1957, he was at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. He settled in East Germany in 1959, and he held teaching posts and directed nuclear physics institutes at the Technische Hochschule Dresden.From 1928 Pose was an unsalaried assistant and from 1930 a regular assistant to the physicist Gerhard Hoffmann, who was doing research in nuclear reaction measurements.[2] [3] [4] In 1929, Pose studied the nuclear reactions of aluminum nuclei bombarded with alpha particles. His experiments showed the existence of discrete energy levels in the nucleus

Was a German inventor. He was born in Eggmühl, Bavaria, Germany.From 1919 to 1923 he studied electr

Was a German inventor. He was born in Eggmühl, Bavaria, Germany.From 1919 to 1923 he studied electrical engineering in Munich. He worked there from 1923 to 1929 as assistant of Prof. Max Dieckmann, with whom he operated a television station at the Verkehrsausstellung (lit.: Traffic exhibition) in Munich in 1925. In the same year Hell invented an apparatus called the Hellschreiber, an early forerunner to the fax.

Was a German philosopher and logician. He also had a medical degree and was unusually well versed in

Was a German philosopher and logician. He also had a medical degree and was unusually well versed in biology. He argued that if the physical world is governed by mechanical laws, relations and developments in the universe could be explained as the functio

prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party. On the eve of

prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party. On the eve of war with the Soviet Union,

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 11th in the four-man event at t

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 11th in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.