Famous People with Name Weigel

Helene Weigel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Helene Weigel: was one of the outstanding German actors of her generation. She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht.The daughter of a Jewish lawyer, she became a Communist Party member from 1930 and Artistic Director of The Berliner Ensemble after her husband Brecht's death in 1956. Among the Brecht roles she is most noted for creating are: Pelagea Vlassova, The Mother of 1932, Antigone in Brecht's version of the Greek tragedy, the title role in his Civil War play Senora Carrar's Rifles and, most famously, the iconic Mother Courage.

Erhard Weigel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Erhard Weigel: was a German mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig. From 1653 until his death he was professor of mathematics at Jena University. He was the teacher of Leibniz in 1663, and other notable students. He

Christian Ehrenfried Weigel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Christian Ehrenfried Weigel: was a German scientist and, beginning in 1774, a professor of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Botany, and Mineralogy at the University of Greifswald. In 1771 he received his degree, having studied under Johann Christian Erxleben in Göttingen. In 1806, Weigel was ennobled and carried from then on a "von" in his name. He became the personal physician of the Swedish royal house two years later. Among other things, Weigel developed a cooling heat exchanger (German Gegenstromkühler) (1771), which was later improved upon by Justus von Liebig and then became to be known as the Liebig condenser (Liebigkühler).

Benjamin Weigelt            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Benjamin Weigelt: is a German football player with SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the 3rd Liga. His position is Defender.Weigelt played as youth player for the former Bundesliga club KFC Uerdingen 05. After four years there he left the club and went to Rot-Weiss Essen where he also