German Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was an Austrian politician. He was born in Untertannowitz (Dolní Dunajovice) (Moravia) and died in

Was an Austrian politician. He was born in Untertannowitz (Dolní Dunajovice) (Moravia) and died in Vienna. He is called the Father of the Republic because he was the 1st President of Austria in 1919/20 and founded the present 2nd Republic in 1945.Renner was born the 18th child of a poor farmer but because of his intelligence he was allowed to go to high school. One of his teachers was Wilhelm Jerusalem. And from 1890 to 1896 he studied law at the University of Vienna - in 1895 he was one of the founding members of the Naturfreunde (i.e. friends of nature) and created their logo.

Was a German theoretical physicist and political leader. As a scientist, his contributions were in a

Was a German theoretical physicist and political leader. As a scientist, his contributions were in atomic physics.From 1920 to 1925, Bechert studied physics and mathematics at the University of Munich, in the Institute of Theoretical Physics. He received his doctor of philosophy under Arnold Sommerfeld, in 1925. Under a fellowship of the Rockefeller Foundation, from 1925 to 1926, he accomplished postdoctoral studies and research at the Physics Institute of the University of Madrid. From 1926 to 1933, he was an assistant to Sommerfeld, completing his Habilitation in 1930 and becoming a Privatdozent. [

Was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist and linguist and pioneer of modern archaeology.the third son

Was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist and linguist and pioneer of modern archaeology.the third son of Karl Peter Lepsius and Friedericke Glaser, and studied Greek and Roman archaeology at the universities of Leipzig (1829–1830), Göttingen (1830–1832), and Berlin (1832–1833). After receiving his doctorate following his dissertation De tabulis Eugubinis in 1833, he traveled to Paris where attended lectures by the French classicist Jean Letronne, an early disciple of Jean-François Champollion and his work on the decipherment of the Egyptian language, visited Egyptian collections all over Europe and studied lithography and engraving.

Was a German conductor, organist, and harpsichordist. He was born in Plauen and studied first in Dre

Was a German conductor, organist, and harpsichordist. He was born in Plauen and studied first in Dresden and then Leipzig, where he received his degree in 1949. In the same year, he became organist at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Johann Sebastian Bach once held the position as Musical Director. In 1951, he moved to Munich, where he taught at the conservatory and was cantor and organist at St. Mark's Church. He also conducted the Munich Bach Choir starting in 1954 and the Munich Bach Orchestra. In the 1960s and 1970s, he did a great deal of recording and undertook tours to Japan, the United States, and the Soviet Union.

Was a German operatic bass.Although he sang roles such as Seneca in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Boris

Was a German operatic bass.Although he sang roles such as Seneca in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Boris Godunov and Falstaff, it is with the Austro-German repertoire and, above all, the works of Wagner with which Ridderbusch is most associated. He made his Bayreuth Festival debut in 1967.

Was a German conductor.Born in Kiel, Germany, he studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and in

Was a German conductor.Born in Kiel, Germany, he studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and in Vienna. He was heavily involved in creating three orchestras in his lifetime, most notably the Chamber Orchestra of the Saar. With this group he created one of the recorded collections of Bach's orchestral music. These recordings originally saw the light of day in the early 1960s as Erato and Club Français du Disque releases in France and appeared then under license with various American labels (notably Nonesuch) on both LP and cassette.

Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikol

Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz.

Was an Austrian chess player and botanist.He moved to Graz at the age of 17 to become a student and

Was an Austrian chess player and botanist.He moved to Graz at the age of 17 to become a student and often frequented the mountainside café, a popular meeting place for chess players. As he already had a recognisable chess talent, he joined a local club 'S

German philosopher

German philosopher

Was a German composer and music educator. He is well-known for his piano and string works as well as

Was a German composer and music educator. He is well-known for his piano and string works as well as his numerous choral compositions. After teaching a period in Meersburg, Pracht had been appointed music teacher at the Humboldt Gymnasium in Karlsruhe where he worked more than two decades until retiring in 1945. As a teacher he published many music education works for piano, strings and brass as well as musicological papers.

Was a German architect and university lecturer

Was a German architect and university lecturer

Was an Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 mete

Was an Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 meter events. He participated in swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the 200 meter backstroke and the bronze medal in the

Was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was the 1930-1936 World Champion an

Was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was the 1930-1936 World Champion and the 1929-1936 European Champion.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

An Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.His best known successes were at the 197

An Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.His best known successes were at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event and a bronze medal in the individual normal hill event. Schnabl also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976. He also won a bronze at the 1975 Ski flying World Championships.

A former alpine ski racer, one of the best in the 1960s. [1]During his lengthy career (1958-72), Sch

A former alpine ski racer, one of the best in the 1960s. [1]During his lengthy career (1958-72), Schranz won twenty major downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major slaloms. Late in his career he was the successor to Jean-Claude Killy as the World Cup overall champion in 1969, and again in 1970. He was also the downhill champion for those two seasons and was the giant slalom season champion in 1969. Had the World Cup series begun five years earlier, Schranz would be much better known.

Was a German cellist, composer and conductor, and son of violinist Karl Schröder. He studied as a c

Was a German cellist, composer and conductor, and son of violinist Karl Schröder. He studied as a child with his father and with Karl Drechsler in Dessau. In his early youth he studied with Friedrich Kiel and was appointed to the Sondershausen Hofkapelle at the age of 14. He toured Europe with his family's acclaimed string quartet traveling throughout Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, and even as far as St. Petersburg. In 1872 he was appointed Kapellmeister of the Kroll Oper in Berlin; late that year, the string quartet was disbanded on his appointment to the Brunswick Hofkapelle commencing in 1873. A year later he became solo cellist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and professor at the conservatory. He returned to Sondershausen in 1881, replacing Max Erdmannsdörffer as Hofkapellmeister and founding a music school; this he sold to A. Schultze in 1886 when he was appointed conductor of the Duitse Opera in Rotterdam.

Was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished sixth in the 10 met

Was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished sixth in the 10 metre platform event.

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the consolation tournament and scored one goal.

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed in the 50 km event at t

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did not finish.

German Jewish physicist and astronomer. He is also the father of astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild

German Jewish physicist and astronomer. He is also the father of astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild.

Was an Austrian politician and the first Federal President of Austria.Karl Seitz was born in Vienna,

Was an Austrian politician and the first Federal President of Austria.Karl Seitz was born in Vienna, then capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire, as the son of a struggling small-time coal trader. Following the premature death of his father in 1875, the family was thrown into abject poverty, and Seitz had to be sent off to an orphanage. Seitz nonetheless received adequate education and earned a scholarship enabling him to enroll in a teacher training college in the Lower Austrian city of St. Pölten. In 1888, he took employment as a public elementary school teacher in Vienna.

Was an Austrian footballer who represented both the Austrian and German national sides. He played cl

Was an Austrian footballer who represented both the Austrian and German national sides. He played club football for Vorwärts XI, 1. Simmeringer SC, FK Teplice, Wiener AC, FK Austria Wien, LSV Markersdorf an der Pielach, First Vienna FC and SPC Helfort Wie

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the hammer throw.

Was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the hammer throw.