German Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Baroque composer. About 1680, he traveled to Italy, there studying the organ with Bernardo Pas

Was a Baroque composer. About 1680, he traveled to Italy, there studying the organ with Bernardo Pasquini, a follower of the tradition of Girolamo Frescobaldi; he also met Arcangelo Corelli, whose works he admired very much. From 1690 to his death, he was Kapellmeister to the bishop of Passau.

Was a German Painter.

Was a German Painter.

A professor at the University of Erlangen, GermanyNees studied mathematics, physics and philosophy a

A professor at the University of Erlangen, GermanyNees studied mathematics, physics and philosophy at Erlangen and Stuttgart and in 1969 he received a Ph.D. in "Generative Computer Graphics" under Max Bense, the founder of Information Aesthetics. In 1977 he became honorary professor in Angewandte Informatik at the University of Erlangen and writer at SEMIOSIS, an international paper for semiotics and aesthetics.Since 1964 Nees has been working with computer graphics, sculptures and film – both producing and theorizing about it. In 1965 Nees along with two other pioneers within the field of early computer art, Frieder Nake and A. Michael Noll, organised exhibitions of computer graphics calling it ”Computer Art”.

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics i

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual and team épée events.

Was a German poet and composer of hymns. Neumark was the son of Michael Neumark and his wife Martha.

Was a German poet and composer of hymns. Neumark was the son of Michael Neumark and his wife Martha. From 1630 he attended the Gymnasium in Schleusingen and later transferred to that of Gotha. In 1640 he began law studies at the University of Königsberg. Fleeing the tumult of war he took a position as tutor in Kiel. In 1643 he was able to return to Königsberg, where he devoted himself more and more to music, in which he was greatly supported by Simon Dach.

Is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart.He has played for Bayern Munich's reserve team si

Is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart.He has played for Bayern Munich's reserve team since 2003, and has recently been involved with the first team. He was an unused substitute for Bundesliga games against Hamburger SV and Borussia Dortmund i

Was a German Baroque composer and collector. He is regarded as the founder of the so-called Sämmlun

Was a German Baroque composer and collector. He is regarded as the founder of the so-called Sämmlung Bokemeyer which is now housed in the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin and is considered one of the most important music collections of the late 17th and early 18th century.

A German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the Univ

A German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig. The most prolific composer in history

Is a German actor and drag performer. After school in Ankum, Preuße became a radio and television e

Is a German actor and drag performer. After school in Ankum, Preuße became a radio and television engineer. He later started performing in shows and clubs as an actor En travesti. In the 1980s, nationally famous in Germany, he first played the role of Mary Morgan. He worked together with actor Reiner Kohler, who played Gordy Blanche. In the 1990s and 2000s, Preuße played different roles in German theatre.

Was a German publisher and composer. He was one of the most significant music printers in Germany in

Was a German publisher and composer. He was one of the most significant music printers in Germany in the first half of the 16th century, during the early period of the Protestant Reformation. He was principally active in Wittenberg, the town where Martin Luther famously nailed the 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church, initiating the Reformation, and Rhau's support as a printer was critical to Luther's success.[1] He was the cantor of the Thomanerchor from 1580 to 1520.

Was a German composer. In 1694 Riedel entered the University of Königsberg, to study theology. He w

Was a German composer. In 1694 Riedel entered the University of Königsberg, to study theology. He wrote a serenade (lost) for the celebrations of the coronation of King Friedrich I in 1701 as well as other occasional works for inaugurations, weddings, birthdays and funerals. In 1709 he was appointed Kantor at the Altstadt church, one of Königsberg’s three key musical positions, which he occupied until his death.

Was a German experimental nuclear physicist. He was a participant in a group known as the “first U

Was a German experimental nuclear physicist. He was a participant in a group known as the “first Uranverein,” which was spawned by a meeting conducted by the Reichserziehungsministerium, in April 1939, to discuss the potential of a sustained nuclear reaction. He worked under Werner Heisenberg at the University of Leipzig, and he conducted experiments on spherical layers of uranium oxide surrounded by heavy water. He was a contributor to the German nuclear energy project (Uranverein). In 1945, he was sent to Russia to work on the Soviet atomic bomb project. He returned to Germany in 1957, and he become professor of electrical engineering and director of the Institut für Angewandte Physik at the Hochschule für Elektrotechnik.

Was a German (Prussian) Orientalist, brother of Friedrich August Rosen, and father of Friedrich Rose

Was a German (Prussian) Orientalist, brother of Friedrich August Rosen, and father of Friedrich Rosen. He studied in Berlin and Leipzig. From 1844, he was a dragoman at the Prussian embassy in Constantinople. From 1853 Prussian he was an ambassador in Jer

Was a German-born Roman Catholic priest who became known in the United States as the "Padre of the R

Was a German-born Roman Catholic priest who became known in the United States as the "Padre of the Roses" for his experiments in rose breeding, especially in the use of wild species. Only two of his creations survive today, however: 'Arrilaga' and 'Schoener's Nutkana'.He studied in Engelberg and Einsiedeln from 1883 to 1889. An aunt enabled him to emigrate to America, where he became a priest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Afflicted with illnesses, he ended up in Brooks, Oregon in 1911, where the rose growing activity in nearby Portland caught his interest. He searched the nearby hills for specimens of wild species such as Rosa nutkana.

Was a German chess master.He won at Canterbury 1903, and drew a match with Paul Saladin Leonhardt (2

Was a German chess master.He won at Canterbury 1903, and drew a match with Paul Saladin Leonhardt (2 : 2) at London 1904.[4] Schories earned his master title in Barmen 1905 (B tournament), where he tied for first and defeated Savielly Tartakower in their

One of the first generation of German sociologists. His religious background was complicated but ger

One of the first generation of German sociologists. His religious background was complicated but germane to his marginal status in German academia.

German physicist.As a high school teacher, Ohm started his research with the recently invented elect

German physicist.As a high school teacher, Ohm started his research with the recently invented electrochemical cell,

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1999. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1999. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 5th in the individual normal hill at those same championships. Späth won a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006. His best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the individual normal hill at Turin in 2006. He has four individual career victories, earning them between 2005 and 2008.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

A former German footballer and trainer.His career started with SD Düren 99. From 1953 to 1965 he pl

A former German footballer and trainer.His career started with SD Düren 99. From 1953 to 1965 he played for 1. FC Köln as defender and midfielder. The member of the German 1958 FIFA World Cup squad won 23 caps and scored two goals.Later on he was a trainer for Alemannia Aachen and 1. FC Köln.

Is an Austrian alpine skier. He was third in Super-G at a 2010 World Cup event in Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel. He represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics.

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics.

Was a German actor. He also worked as a voice-over artist, dubbing Peter Sellers as Inspector Closea

Was a German actor. He also worked as a voice-over artist, dubbing Peter Sellers as Inspector Closeau in the Pink Panther movies, among others.

Was a German teacher, poet and writer. He soon moved to a school in Zerbst and - after acquiring his

Was a German teacher, poet and writer. He soon moved to a school in Zerbst and - after acquiring his master's degree in Wittenberg - became rector of the school in his hometown in 1548. He did not remain there for long, however, since in 1551 he was summoned to Goslar and then in1554 appointed to be a schoolmaster in Wernigerode. In 1555 he returned to Wittenberg, and in October that year was admitted to the philosophy faculty of the Wittenberger Akademie.