German Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a German-born American sculptor.He was apprenticed with the firm of Buhler and Lauter in New Yor

Was a German-born American sculptor.He was apprenticed with the firm of Buhler and Lauter in New York where he received his early training. He took evening classes at the Art Students League of New York. Much of his early work was as a muralist, including

A German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara B

A German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach.

Was a German chemist, known for his studies in analytical chemistry.In 1845, he was appointed to the

Was a German chemist, known for his studies in analytical chemistry.In 1845, he was appointed to the chair of chemistry, physics and technology at the Wiesbaden Agricultural Institution, and three years later, he became the first director of the chemical laboratory which he induced the Nassau government to establish at that place. Under his leadership and direction, this laboratory continuously increased in size and popularity, a school of pharmacy being added in 1862 (though given up in 1877) and an agricultural research laboratory in 1868.

Was a German conductor and composer. Born in Cronenberg, Wuppertal, he initially worked as a dyer of

Was a German conductor and composer. Born in Cronenberg, Wuppertal, he initially worked as a dyer of silk before conductor Karl Wilhelm discovered his musicical talent and encouraged him to pursue a music career. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and after graduating from the school joined the conservatory's faculty as a professor of piano and music theory, teaching there for several decades. He was notably one of Julius Reubke's teachers, and Reubke dedicated his Sonata on the 94th Psalm to him. He was a highly respected choral conductor in his native country and was one of the founders of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein. He died in Leipzig in 1888 at the age of 60.

Was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of

Was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.Ritter's father died when he was two. At the age of five, he was enrolled in the Schnepfenthal Salzmann School, a school focused on the study of nature (apparently influenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writings on children's education). This experience would influence Ritter throughout his life, as he retained an interest in new educational modes, including those of Johann Pestalozzi. Indeed, much of Ritter's writing was based on Pestalozzi's three stages in teaching: the acquisition of the material, the general comparison of material, and the establishment of a general system.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played one match as forward.

Was a leading Austrian chess master at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a

Was a leading Austrian chess master at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.

German jurist, political theorist, and professor of law.

German jurist, political theorist, and professor of law.

Was a German athlete, who was born in Münster and won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestli

Was a German athlete, who was born in Münster and won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also competed in weightlifting. Schuhmann, who was a member of the Berliner Turnerschaft, was a member of the s

A German romanticist painter and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important representati

A German romanticist painter and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of the Biedermeier era.

Was a German philosopher and psychologist. He had an important influence on Edmund Husserl, the foun

Was a German philosopher and psychologist. He had an important influence on Edmund Husserl, the founder of modern phenomenology, Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler and Kurt Koffka, co-founders of Gestalt psychology, as well as the renowned Austrian novelist Robert Musil who was his doctoral student. Stumpf is also credited with the introduction in current philosophy of the concept of state of affairs (Sachverhalt), which was later popularised through Husserl's works.

Was a German chess master.In 1870, he took 3rd in the first Austrian Chess Federation Congress, held

Was a German chess master.In 1870, he took 3rd in the first Austrian Chess Federation Congress, held in Graz (Johann Berger won). In 1871, he took 4th in Krefeld (9th WDSB–Congress, West German Chess Congress, Louis Paulsen won); took 3rd in Leipzig (1st MDSB–Congress, Middle German Chess Congress, Adolf Anderssen won); won in Wiesbaden (Pentagonal); took 4th in Bad Ems (Samuel Mieses won)

Was a German geographer, brother of botanist Wilhelm Troll.From 1919 until 1922 Troll studied amongs

Was a German geographer, brother of botanist Wilhelm Troll.From 1919 until 1922 Troll studied amongst other biology, chemistry, geology, geography and physics at the Universität in München. In 1921 he obtained his doctorate in botany and in 1925 his habil

Was a German banker, industrialist and Nazi Party politician. He served as Mayor of Hamburg for the

Was a German banker, industrialist and Nazi Party politician. He served as Mayor of Hamburg for the majority of the Nazi period of government. He was appointed mayor of Hamburg on 8 March 1933 after being endorsed by a new coalition controlling the city m

A Prussian soldier, military historian and influential military theorist.

A Prussian soldier, military historian and influential military theorist.

Was a German architect; he worked primarily in Berlin, Potsdam, and Bayreuth. He modified the origin

Was a German architect; he worked primarily in Berlin, Potsdam, and Bayreuth. He modified the original Deutscher Dom and Französischer Dom cathedrals in Berlin and added the domed towers.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

journalist and pacifist

journalist and pacifist

Was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He earned his medical degree a

Was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He earned his medical degree at the University of Breslau (1870). He died in Germany due to injuries suffered during a bicycle accident [1].Shortly after Paul Broca published his findings on language deficits caused by damage to what is now referred to as Broca's area, Wernicke began pursuing his own research into the effects of brain disease on speech and language. Wernicke noticed that not all language deficits were the result of damage to Broca's area. Rather he found that damage to the left posterior, superior temporal gyrus resulted in deficits in language comprehension. This region is now referred to as Wernicke's area, and the associated syndrome is known as Wernicke's aphasia, for his discovery.

Was an internationally notable professor of physics and research physicist, famous for the discovery

Was an internationally notable professor of physics and research physicist, famous for the discovery of the Ramsauer-Townsend effect. He pioneered the field of electron and proton collisions with gas molecules.From 1907 to 1909, Ramsauer was a teaching assistant to Philipp Lenard in the physics department at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg. It was here that he conducted research on the quantum effect of the transparency of noble gases to slow electrons, known as the Ramsauer-Townsend effect. Subsequently, he was a staff scientist at the Radiological Institute in Heidelberg. During World War I, he served as an artillery officer. From 1921, he was an ordinarius professor at the Danzig Technische Hochschule.[4] [5]

German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist, born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, Germany (at the time un

German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist, born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, Germany (at the time under Swedish rule). He was the discoverer of many chemical substances, most notably discovering oxygen (although Joseph Priestley published his findings first)

Was a German Social Democrat politician during the Weimar era.He was Interior Minister of Prussia fr

Was a German Social Democrat politician during the Weimar era.He was Interior Minister of Prussia from 1920 to 1926, Minister of the Interior from 1928 to 1930 and Interior Minister of Prussia again from 1930 to 1932. Along with fellow Social Democrat, Ot

Was a German born engineer who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British sub

Was a German born engineer who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject.He was born in the village of Lenthe, today part of Gehrden, near Hanover, Germany, where his father, Christian Ferdinand Siemens (July 31, 1787-January 16, 1840), a tenant farmer, farmed an estate belonging to the Crown. His mother was Eleonore Deichmann (1792-July 8, 1839), and William, or Carl Wilhelm, was the fourth son of a family of fourteen children. Of his siblings, Ernst Werner Siemens, the fourth child, became a famous electrician and was associated with William in many of his inventions. He is also a brother of Carl Heinrich von Siemens and a cousin of Alexander Siemens.

Is a United Kingdom born German businessman. Forster became the group Chief Executive of Tata Motors

Is a United Kingdom born German businessman. Forster became the group Chief Executive of Tata Motors in January, 2010.[1] In April 2001, Forster was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Adam Opel AG. In June 2004 he became President of GM Europe, b

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the gold medal as coxswa

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the gold medal as coxswain of the German boat in the coxed fours competition.