German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th in the two-man event at t

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Was a German football player. He was born in Schönau an der Katzbach, Lower Silesia and died in Kö

Was a German football player. He was born in Schönau an der Katzbach, Lower Silesia and died in Köln.The goalscoring midfielder, who won the first Bundesliga trophy with 1. FC Köln in 1963, played just one of his three internationals for West Germany outside a FIFA World Cup. Therefore he was part at the 1958 FIFA World Cup and at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, playing one match on each occasion.

Hamburg was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Hamburg was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He was the twin broth

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He was the twin brother of Julius Thomson, who also competed for Germany at the Olympics in fencing.

Is a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters

Is a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters.[citation needed] He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remains one of the most important figures in finance of the European Un

A former German footballer.Then he turned over to Westfalia Herne. As a member of this team, he play

A former German footballer.Then he turned over to Westfalia Herne. As a member of this team, he played 18 times for the Germany national football team. His next team was Borussia Dortmund. From 1963 to 1967 he played 81 times in the German Bundesliga for Dortmund as well as 21 times for the German National Football Team.

Was a chemist responsible, along with Franz Fischer, for the development of the Fischer-Tropsch proc

Was a chemist responsible, along with Franz Fischer, for the development of the Fischer-Tropsch process. Tropsch worked in a dye factory in Mülheim in 1916–1917, then for a few months at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research. From 1917 to 1920 Tropsch worked in a tar distillery of the Rütgers company in Niederau, but returned to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research in 1920, staying until 1928. There he worked with both Franz Fischer and Otto Roelen. It was during this time that the ground-breaking inventions of the Fischer-Tropsch process were patented.

He has been a member of the Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar since 1982. He studied composition o

He has been a member of the Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar since 1982. He studied composition of electronic music at the College of Music, Dresden and since 1989 has participated in several concert cycles of Karlheinz Stockhausen to study the art of

Was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1971.He was born in Graz, Austr

Was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1971.He was born in Graz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria.

Was a German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Philosophie des Als Ob (Philosoph

Was a German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Philosophie des Als Ob (Philosophy of As If), published in 1911, but written more than thirty years earlier.[3] He was educated at Tübingen, Leipzig, and Berlin, became a tutor and later a philosophy professor at Strasbourg before moving to the university at Halle in 1884. From 1892, he was a full professor.

Was a German composer and conductor.

Was a German composer and conductor.

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 19th in the two-man event at t

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 19th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

A German ornithologist.Berlepsch studied zoology at the University of Halle. He used his inherited w

A German ornithologist.Berlepsch studied zoology at the University of Halle. He used his inherited wealth to sponsor bird collectors in South America, including Jan Kalinowski and Hermann von Ihering. His collection of 55,000 birds was sold to the Senckenberg Museum at Frankfurt on Main after his death.

Was a German zoologist who worked on ornithology and entomology. Boetticher was employed at the natu

Was a German zoologist who worked on ornithology and entomology. Boetticher was employed at the natural history museum in Coburg.

Was a German architect. He designed the Church of St Martin, Landshut and completed it in 1498.

Was a German architect. He designed the Church of St Martin, Landshut and completed it in 1498.

German-born Swedish biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for t

German-born Swedish biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes

Was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was

Was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was known as János Koessler. He was taught the organ from 1874 to 1877 by Joseph Rheinberger and attended the choir lessons of Franz Wüllner in Munich. Immediately after that, he moved to Dresden, where he was appointed director and a teacher for music theory and choir songs at the Dresden School of Music. From 1878 he was also conductor of the Dresdner Liedertafel orchestra. From 1882 to 1908, he initially taught organ and choir at the National Music Academy of Budapest in Hungary. Later, he also became Professor for composition and was also given a peerage.

Was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who participated in the Silesian Wars of Frederick the Great.In

Was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who participated in the Silesian Wars of Frederick the Great.In 1699, Lehwaldt began his military service when he entered the battalion "Weiße Grenadier-Garde" (Nr. 18). He participated in the War of the Spanish Succession since 1702 and experienced his trial by fire in the September siege of Venlo. In spring 1704, his battalion fought in the Battle of Blenheim, and Lehwaldt was promoted to Fähnrich on 16 September.

Was a German chemist, renowned for his discovery of diazomethane in 1894. ,[1][2] Pechmann condensat

Was a German chemist, renowned for his discovery of diazomethane in 1894. ,[1][2] Pechmann condensation[3][4] and Pechmann pyrazole synthesis.[5] He also first prepared 1,2-diketones (e.g., diacetyl), acetonedicarboxylic acid, methylglyoxal and diphenyltriketone; established the symmetrical structure of anthraquinone.

Is a German canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fourth together wit

Is a German canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fourth together with his partner Heinrich Sack in the C-2 1000 metre event.

German entrepreneur, economist and author of literature in scientific management. Wehrmann started h

German entrepreneur, economist and author of literature in scientific management. Wehrmann started his career during his schooldays as independent entrepreneur by dealing in used refrigerators, stoves and washing machines. He studied economy in German and

Was a German Renaissance artist, also known as The Petrarch Master for his woodcuts illustrating Pet

Was a German Renaissance artist, also known as The Petrarch Master for his woodcuts illustrating Petrarch's De remediis utriusque fortunae, or Remedies for Both Good and Bad Fortune, or Phisicke Against Fortune. [3] He is best known today for his very lively scenes and caricatures of working life and people, many created to illustrate the abstract philosophical maxims of Cicero and Petrarch.[4]

A former German football player. He was capped once for Germany in 1955 against Republic of Ireland.

A former German football player. He was capped once for Germany in 1955 against Republic of Ireland. With his club side Eintracht Frankfurt, he won the German championship in 1959 and reached the European Cup final in the following year against Real Madrid which the Eagles lost.

Is a German former footballer who played as a defender. He spent much of his career in Berlin, with

Is a German former footballer who played as a defender. He spent much of his career in Berlin, with three years at Tennis Borussia, and nine years in two spells at Hertha BSC. He also spent two years with Bayern Munich, where he had his greatest successes

An Austrian author, director and producer of films. He attended the Austrian Association of Cinemato

An Austrian author, director and producer of films. He attended the Austrian Association of Cinematography and earned a diploma as a camera assistant. Later, he did a postgraduate at the Academy of Media Arts KHM in Cologne, Germany. He also has studied neuroscience at the University of Vienna and graduated from the neurosurgical department at the Humboldt University of Berlin’s Steglitz Clinic.[1]