German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and

Was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and composer, his income and employment were unstable and he died in poverty. Wilhelm Friedemann (hereafter Friedemann) was born in Weimar, where his father was employed as organist and chamber musician to the Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

Was a German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory

Was a German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation.Ackermann was awarded the Ph.D. by the University of Goettingen in 1925 for his thesis Begründung des "tertium non datur" mittels der Hilbe

Was a German naturalist and explorer.and studied medicine at Breslau and Berlin. It was in Berlin th

Was a German naturalist and explorer.and studied medicine at Breslau and Berlin. It was in Berlin that he became friends with Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, the two men sharing an interest in natural history. Hemprich lectured at Berlin University on comparative physiology, and wrote Grundiss der Naturgeschichte (The Rudiments of Natural History) (1820). In his spare time he studied reptiles and amphibians at the zoological museum under Hinrich Lichtenstein.In 1820 Hemprich and Ehrenberg were invited to serve as naturalists on a primarily archeological expedition to Egypt, led by Prussian General von Minutoli. The two naturalists were sponsored by the Berlin Academy. In March 1821 they separated from the main party and travelled up the river Nile to Dongola, the capital of Nubia. They spent the next two years studying the natural history of that part of Egypt.

Was a German musical conductor, composer and inventor. In 1824 he went to Berlin, where he became a

Was a German musical conductor, composer and inventor. In 1824 he went to Berlin, where he became a member of the royal orchestra, and was in the same year appointed chamber musician to the king. His residence at Berlin gave Wieprecht ample opportunity for the exercise of his genius for military music, on which his fame mainly rests. Several of his marches were early adopted by the regimental bands, and a more ambitious military composition attracted the attention of Gasparo Spontini, at whose house he became an intimate guest.

German conductor and composer.

German conductor and composer.

Was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and

Was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. Furtwängler also made a number of appearances as a conductor abroad. He made his London debut in 1924, and continued to appear there as late as 1938 to conduct a cycle of Richard Wagner's Ring.[1] In 1925 he appeared as guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and made return visits in the following two years.[1]

A former German football player.Defender Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FI

A former German football player.Defender Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and played in two West German matches there. He did miss out on participation at the then forthcoming World Cup because of injury, an injury that had an effect on the duration of his ability to play top-level football in the latter stages of his career, but sustained his toughest injury just on the day of his fourteenth and last West Germany appearance.

Was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars. His astronomica

Was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars. His astronomical research was interrupted when he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht in 1942 and sent to the Eastern Front. In 1945 he was taken prisoner by the Soviets and was not released until 1949. He finally resumed his research at the Institute which had been moved by the U.S. Army to Heidelberg after World War II.

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the equestrian team jumping event.

Is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.

Is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.

Was a German neurologist and psychiatrist born in Stuttgart. He studied under Johann Lukas Schönlei

Was a German neurologist and psychiatrist born in Stuttgart. He studied under Johann Lukas Schönlein at the University of Zurich and physiologist François Magendie in Paris. After receiving his doctorate he practiced medicine in several locations, including Winnethal in Württemberg, a private practice in Stuttgart, the medical clinic in Tübingen and at the University of Kiel. In the early 1850s he went to Egypt to head the medical school in Cairo, and became a personal physician to Abbas I. During his stay in Egypt, he gained experience regarding tropical diseases, and as a result published Klinische und anatomische Beobachtungen über die Krankheiten von Aegypten (1854) and Infectionskrankheiten (1857).

Was a German naturalist, collector and apothecary. He arrived in the Cape Colony in 1838 and registe

Was a German naturalist, collector and apothecary. He arrived in the Cape Colony in 1838 and registered as an apothecary. From 1839 to 1840 he collected in the Cape Colony, in particular in the Stellenbosch district and lived in the house of the lay magis

Was a German passenger ship constructed by the Blohm and Voss shipyards. She was named after Wilhelm

Was a German passenger ship constructed by the Blohm and Voss shipyards. She was named after Wilhelm Gustloff, the assassinated German leader of the Swiss Nazi party (NSDAP). The Wilhelm Gustloff was launched on May 5, 1937 measuring 208.50 meters (684 feet) long by 23.59 meters (77.39 feet) wide with a capacity of 25,484 Gross Register Tons. She was requisitioned into the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) on September 1, 1939 and served as a hospital ship during 1939 and 1940. Beginning on November 20, 1940 she was stripped of her medical equipment and repainted from her hospital ship colors (white with a green stripe) to standard naval grey. The Wilhelm Gustloff was then assigned as a floating barracks at the Baltic port of Gotenhafen (Gdynia) – near Danzig for naval personnel from 1940 onwards.

Was an Austrian and German football player who started his career at Admira Vienna.Hahnemann played

Was an Austrian and German football player who started his career at Admira Vienna.Hahnemann played 23 games from 1935 to 1938 for the Austria national football team and scored three goals in these appearances.

Was a German chess player and writer.Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berlin

Was a German chess player and writer.Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berliner Schachzeitung, later to become Deutsche Schachzeitung. He was a civil servant.

Was a German architect. His works include the St. Johannis Harvestehude Hamburg.

Was a German architect. His works include the St. Johannis Harvestehude Hamburg.

German poet and novelist.

German poet and novelist.

Was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Augustin

Was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Augustin Neumann won), shared 1st at Bremen 1906 (Quadrangular), took 4th at Hannover 1907 (Quadrangular), won at Barmbek 1911 (Quadrangular), and took 13th at Mannheim 1914 (DSB-Congress, Hauptturnier A, B. Hallegua won).

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten years in the National Hockey League (N

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten years in the National Hockey League (NHL), primarily with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Born in West Germany, Huber's family moved to Canada when he was an infant, and he has repr

Was a German physicist. From 1918, he was a professor at the University of Berlin. During the period

Was a German physicist. From 1918, he was a professor at the University of Berlin. During the period 1922 to 1924, he was also an expert adviser to the Prussian Ministry of Science, Arts and Culture. From 1928, he was simultaneously a professor at the University of Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin. His position at the former ended when it fell in the Russian sector at the close of World War II, but he achieved emeritus status at the latter in 1955.

Was a German composer and organist, elder son of Johann Pachelbel. Pachelbel studied with his father

Was a German composer and organist, elder son of Johann Pachelbel. Pachelbel studied with his father. The first printed reference to either Pachelbel is in Johann Mattheson's Ehrenpforte. It is believed that Wilhelm Hieronymus served as organist at Fürth and in Erfurt, then in Nuremberg in 1706, at Saint Egidien the same year, and was finally appointed to his father's old post at Saint Sebald from 1719 until his death. Hieronymus published a single portfolio of works in 1725 which included preludes, fugues, and fantasias. Bach's Prelude in B Minor was formerly attributed to Hieronymus. His few surviving compositions are for keyboard.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich.

Is a former Austrian football player.Huberts began his career in his hometown with ASK Voitsberg. Fr

Is a former Austrian football player.Huberts began his career in his hometown with ASK Voitsberg. From there he was transferred to Grazer AK, who got him to the Stadion an der Körösistraße in 1955.

Was an Austrian Jewish philosopher and pedagogue.He studied classical philosophy at the University o

Was an Austrian Jewish philosopher and pedagogue.He studied classical philosophy at the University of Prague and did a doctorate about the theme "The Inscription of Sestos and Polybios". Till 1887 he was a teacher at grammar schools in Prague and Nikolsburg. In 1888 he became a member of the staff of teachers at the grammar school "k.k. Staatsgymnasium im VIII.Bezirk" in Vienna. 1891 he an outside lecturer at the University of Vienna. One of his interest was education and he demanded a change of the educational system in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Another field of his interest was the education of minorities. He wrote a monography about the education of deafblind

Was a German geodesist who did surveys in Germany and Africa and founded the German geodesy journal.

Was a German geodesist who did surveys in Germany and Africa and founded the German geodesy journal. a small town in southern Germany. He studied at the polytechnic institute in Stuttgart and after working for two years as an engineering assistant on the