German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American actor, singer, choreographer and director. He performed in a musical version of "The

Is an American actor, singer, choreographer and director. He performed in a musical version of "The Elephant Man" at the Neuk?llner Oper in Berlin in 2004.

Was a late German/Swedish baroque composer. He was born in Östergötland, a province in Sweden

Was a late German/Swedish baroque composer. He was born in Östergötland, a province in Sweden and studied in Uppsala. By 1734 he was a violinist at the Kassel court, travelling in England, France, Italy and elsewhere. From 1746 onward, he was Kapellmeister in Nuremberg. He wrote occasional vocal works and numerous symphonies, harpsichord concertos and sonatas, many of which were published. He was a fluent composer in the north German galant style of the time, and is also an appreciated musician and conductor. In a book by Per Lindfors, it is said that Johan Agrell composed a total of at least 22 symphonies.

Was a German organist and composer. He was born in Speinshart, some 150 km from Nuremberg, but spent

Was a German organist and composer. He was born in Speinshart, some 150 km from Nuremberg, but spent most of his life in Augsburg, where he worked as cathedral organist for two years. His only surviving music is a 1693 collection, Ars Magna Consoni et Dissoni, which includes toccatas, Magnificat versets and variations in south German style. The composer's only survivng work is the collection published in 1693 in Augsburg, Ars magna Consoni et Dissoni. The title may be a reference to Athanasius Kircher's famous book, Musurgia universalis, sive ars magna consoni et dissoni (1650). An early description of the work was included by Johann Gottfried Walther in his Musikalisches Lexicon; Walther claimed Speth only compiled the pieces but did not compose. This hypothesis is now generally considered false.

Was an Austrian Ski instructor of the first half of the twentieth century. In 1907 he became a ski g

Was an Austrian Ski instructor of the first half of the twentieth century. In 1907 he became a ski guide at the Hotel Post in St. Anton, Austria where he began work on what became known as the Arlberg technique. After serving as a ski instructor for the A

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Is a World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. He made

Is a World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. He made his World Cup debut on November 29, 2003, in the downhill at Lake Louise, and finished seventh. He won his first World Cup race in Bormio, Italy on Decemb

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and

Was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known.At Vienna 1928, Kmoch placed 6th with 8/13 as Richard Reti won. Then at the Trebitsch Memorial, V

Is an Austrian former professional football player and was last head coach of the Linzer ASK LASK Li

Is an Austrian former professional football player and was last head coach of the Linzer ASK LASK Linz .A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as the greatest ever Austrian player.[1] He started his professional career at Rapid Wien and stayed there for 8 years, apart from a year at Wiener AC. He won the Golden Boot at Rapid Vienna in 1978, attracting the interest of Spanish giants FC Barcelona.

Was an Austrian football midfielder.He earned 12 caps for the Austria national football team. After

Was an Austrian football midfielder.He earned 12 caps for the Austria national football team. After the annexation of Austria by Germany, he earned 5 caps for the Germany national football team, and participated in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Was an Austrian football striker. He earned 8 caps and scored 3 goals for the Austria national footb

Was an Austrian football striker. He earned 8 caps and scored 3 goals for the Austria national football team. After the annexation of Austria by Germany, he earned 12 caps and scored 2 goals for the Germany national football team, and participated in the

Is a former Austrian football forward. Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969-

Is a former Austrian football forward. Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969-1971), Austria Wien (1974-1978) and First Vienna FC. When at Schalke he was fined for 2 years due to his involvement in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal. He made his debut for Austria in September 1969 against West Germany and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where he was the oldest squad member. He earned 20 caps, scoring 4 goals.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired hammer thrower from Austria, who represented his native country in three consecutive Su

Is a retired hammer thrower from Austria, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He also competed at the Winter Olympics, in 1984 as a bobsledder.

Born in Vienna, graduating from the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977, he lived for a short time in

Born in Vienna, graduating from the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977, he lived for a short time in West Berlin, singing in a jazz-rock band. When he returned to Vienna he was calling himself "Falco," reportedly in tribute to the East German skier Falko Weißpflog, and playing in the Austrian bands Spinning Wheel and Hallucination Company. En route to becoming an international rock star in his own right,

Was a Dutch/German organist and composer. He was one of the most important German composers of the 1

Was a Dutch/German organist and composer. He was one of the most important German composers of the 17th century, a friend of Dieterich Buxtehude and a major influence on Johann Sebastian Bach, however, very few works of his survive to this day. Reincken received primary music education in Deventer in 1650–54, from Lucas van Lennick, organist of the Grotekerk (Lebuinuskerk). In 1654 he departed for Hamburg to study under Heinrich Scheidemann, organist of St. Katharine's Church (Katharinenkirche). In 1657 he returned to Deventer and became organist of Bergkerk on March 11; however, after only a year he left for Hamburg again, this time to become Scheidemann's assistant. When the older composer died in 1663, Reincken succeeded him at St. Katharine's. In 1665 he married one of Scheidemann's daughters, and their only child Margaretha-Maria was born three years later.

Was a German philosopher and publicist.[1] Bergk was professor of philosophy and jurisprudence at th

Was a German philosopher and publicist.[1] Bergk was professor of philosophy and jurisprudence at the University of Leipzig. A Kantian, he defended the French revolution in his Untersuchungen aus dem Natur-, Staats- und Völkerrechte (1796) and translated

Was a German composer and violinist. He was regarded as one of the foremost violinists in his days.

Was a German composer and violinist. He was regarded as one of the foremost violinists in his days. As a young boy, Birkenstock studied with Ruggiero Fedeli in Kassel, but he was soon sent to Berlin to engage in additional studies with Jean Baptiste Volumier. After that Birkenstock went to Bayreuth to study with Fiorelli. In 1708 he completed his studies with Francois Duval in Paris. Upon his return to Kassel, he became a member of the kapelle in 1708 where he stayed until 1722 when he embarked on a concert tour to Holland.

Was a German Baroque architect. After the War of the Palatine Succession, the Elector Johann Wilhelm

Was a German Baroque architect. After the War of the Palatine Succession, the Elector Johann Wilhelm initiated the reconstruction of Heidelberg giving Breuning and other architects a broad field of activity.

Was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an e

Was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. In many of these operas he collaborated with the poet Christian Felix Weiße. Furthermore, Hiller was a teacher who encouraged musical education for women, his pupils including Elisabeth Mara and Corona Schröter.[1]

Was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Has

Was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a great friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.

Was the father of the composer Johann Bernhard Bach, and organist and municipal orchestra director o

Was the father of the composer Johann Bernhard Bach, and organist and municipal orchestra director of Erfurt, Germany. He was Johann Sebastian Bach's uncle and Johannes Bach's son. He was a violist and performer in the Stadtmusikanten Kompagnie in Erfurt. He was organist at the Kaufmannskirche and the Michaeliskirche; on 30 June 1682 he was named the director of the Ratsmusik; in 1694 he held the position of trade with the "Nurnberger Ware."

Was an Austrian actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in 1796.[1]P

Was an Austrian actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in 1796.[1]Problems with the printing of his play Mathilde von Altenstein caused him to fall into debt, and unable to afford to publish a new play he had written, Senefelder experimented with a novel etching technique using a greasy, acid resistant ink as a resist on a smooth fine-grained stone of Solnhofen limestone. He then discovered that this could be extended to allow printing from the flat surface of the stone alone, the first planographic process in printing.

Was an Austrian diplomat. Johann Amadeus was sent to the school of Oriental languages. He entered th

Was an Austrian diplomat. Johann Amadeus was sent to the school of Oriental languages. He entered the Austrian foreign office as an interpreter and was appointed dragoman to the embassy at Constantinople. In 1769 he was appointed chargé d'affaires, and in

Was a German musician, composer and music publisher. In 1774, as the patriarch of a Huguenot family,

Was a German musician, composer and music publisher. In 1774, as the patriarch of a Huguenot family, André founded one of the first music publishing houses to be independent of a bookshop, in Offenbach am Main. Among his closest friends in Offenbach were Goethe, at the time of his engagement to Anna Elisabeth Schönemann, and he is pictured in the seventeenth book of Goethe's autobiography Dichtung und Wahrheit with an Offenbach am Main background in 1775.