German Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a German psychiatrist who was a native of Bentwisch. In 1820 he earned his doctorate from the Fr

Was a German psychiatrist who was a native of Bentwisch. In 1820 he earned his doctorate from the Friedrich Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, and spent the next several years as a general practitioner in the cities of Bernau, Rathenow and Genthin. In 1828 he returned to Berlin as head of the department for mental illness at the Charité. In 1840 he became a full professor and director of the psychiatric clinic. From 1839 until his death in 1860 he taught classes at the University of Berlin. His uncle was noted astronomer Christian Ludwig Ideler (1766-1846).

Was a German astronomer.He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids (almost 400 of them), beginning wi

Was a German astronomer.He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids (almost 400 of them), beginning with 796 Sarita in 1914, working at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl astronomical observatory on the Königstuhl hill above Heidelberg, Germany from 1912 to 1957.His most notable discoveries include 1322 Coppernicus, the Apollo asteroids 1862 Apollo (the namesake of the group) and 69230 Hermes.He also discovered the Trojan asteroids 911 Agamemnon, 1143 Odysseus, 1172 Äneas, 1173 Anchises, 1208 Troilus, 1404 Ajax, 1437 Diomedes, 1749 Telamon.

Was a German astronomer. In 1874, Wilhelm Valentiner lead a successful German expedition to Tschifu

Was a German astronomer. In 1874, Wilhelm Valentiner lead a successful German expedition to Tschifu (China) to observe a solar eclipse. 1875, He took over the directorship of the Mannheim Observatory in 1875. Since the observing conditions in the Mannheim city centre were deteriorating, Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden approved Valentiner's request to relocate the observatory in Karlsruhe in 1880. The telescope, however, was located in a makeshift hut in Karlsruhe Nymphenburg Park. Much to the annoyance of Valentiner, now appointed Professor of the University of Karlsruhe, no new observatory was built. He decided to apply for a position at Königstuhl near Heidelberg.

Was an Austrian taxonomist, entomologist and botanist. Dalla Torre studied natural sciences at the U

Was an Austrian taxonomist, entomologist and botanist. Dalla Torre studied natural sciences at the University of Innsbruck. He then worked in the University as an entomologist and in 1895 became Professor of Zoology at the University of Innsbruck. This bo

Was a German painter. After spending 1813 to 1815 in the Prussian army, Wach then established himsel

Was a German painter. After spending 1813 to 1815 in the Prussian army, Wach then established himself in Paris. He met William Hensel and the two became pupils of the painters Antoine Jean Gros and Jacques Louis David. In 1817 Wach undertook a longer study trip to Italy, above all to study artists from Quattrocento. His strongest influence - according to his own statements - was however Raphael. Two years later Wach returned to Berlin (1819) and set himself up himself as a freelance artist.

Was a steel tycoon. A friend of Andrew Carnegie, with whom he was often compared, at the end of 19th

Was a steel tycoon. A friend of Andrew Carnegie, with whom he was often compared, at the end of 19th century he controlled an effective monopoly on steel and iron resources within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and had by the 1890s acquired one of the large

Is a former East German dissident who now works as a German singer-songwriter.Biermann was one of th

Is a former East German dissident who now works as a German singer-songwriter.Biermann was one of the few children of workers who attended the Heinrich-Hertz-Gymnasium (high school) in Hamburg. After the Second World War, in 1953, he became a member of the Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend, FDJ) and in 1950[citation needed] represented the Federal Republic of Germany at the FDJ's first national meeting.

Is seen today as the pioneer of modern LGBT rights movement. His first homosexual experience was in

Is seen today as the pioneer of modern LGBT rights movement. His first homosexual experience was in 1839 at the age of fourteen, in the course of a brief affair with his riding instructor. He graduated in law and theology from Göttingen University in 1846

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event.

Is a German rower who competed for Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East

Is a German rower who competed for Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was the coxswain of the German boat which finished seventh in the coxed pairs event.

Was a German theoretical nuclear physicist who worked in the German Uranverein. After World War II,

Was a German theoretical nuclear physicist who worked in the German Uranverein. After World War II, he worked at the university of Stuttgart and was the founder of the Institut für Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme. After 1939, Höcker and Paul O. Müller collaborated with von Weizsäcker at the Kaiser-Wilhelm Institut für Physik (KWIP, after World War II reorganized and renamed the Max Planck Institute for Physics), in Berlin-Dahlem, on the theory behind the Uranmaschine (uranium machine, i.e., nuclear reactor). In 1942, Höcker was an Assistant (Assistant) at the KWIP.[1]

Was a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960

Was a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is a German professor of Religious Studies and the History of Christianity at the University of Saar

Is a German professor of Religious Studies and the History of Christianity at the University of Saarland, Germany. He is the co-editor with Gerd Rudiger Puin of the book Die dunklen Anfänge. Neue Forschungen zur Entstehung und frühen Geschichte des Islam ("The Hidden Origins of Islam: New Research Into Its Early History", Hans Schiller Verlag, 2005 / Prometheus Books 2008), which argues that Islam was not originally conceived as a distinct religion.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

German former football player.

German former football player.

Is a German radio-journalist, media-expert and major in the German Air Force. He was speaker of the

Is a German radio-journalist, media-expert and major in the German Air Force. He was speaker of the NATO detachment in Siauliai and the German detachment of EUFOR RD CONGO in Kinshasa/ DR Congo. Smuda was a correspondent for Deutschlandradio, Germany´s na

Is a former East German race walker.

Is a former East German race walker.

Is the current Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Germany based Soft

Is the current Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Germany based Software Company Software AG. He was selected by Software AG's Board of Directors in 2003 as Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer prior

Is a German television actor.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German physicist who focuses on algebraic quantum field theory. Rehren studied physics in Heide

Is a German physicist who focuses on algebraic quantum field theory. Rehren studied physics in Heidelberg, Paris and Freiburg. In Freiburg he received his PhD (advisor Klaus Pohlmeyer) in 1984. Habilitation 1991 in Berlin. Since 1997 he teaches physics in Göttingen. In 1999 he discovered the Algebraic holography (also Rehren duality), a duality in the sense of the Holographic principle, which maps N=4 superconformal SU(N) Yang-Mills theory to an ordinary quantum field theory on AdS5. This is at least in superficial contradiction to the more well known Maldacena duality, the AdS/CFT correspondence.

Was a German journalist of the Frankfurter Rundschau and a politician of the liberal Free Democrats

Was a German journalist of the Frankfurter Rundschau and a politician of the liberal Free Democrats (FDP). Flach became member of the liberal LDP (in the Soviet zone of Germany) and worked in 1948/1949 for the LDP newspaper Norddeutsche Zeitung in Schweri

Is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. Apel worked i

Is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. Apel worked in ethics, the philosophy of language and human sciences. He wrote extensively in these fields, and published widely in German and foreign languages, althou

Was a German astronomer and astrophysicist. His research focused on the Sun, and for that purpose he

Was a German astronomer and astrophysicist. His research focused on the Sun, and for that purpose he initiated construction of several solar telescopes and founded the Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics. He spent one semester in Paris where he visited the Meudon observatory. He later worked at the Göttingen Observatory where he tried to develop a method to measure the UV radiation of the Sun. After an unsuccessful attempt at Jungfraujoch, he realized that the elevation of 3,454 meters was insufficient for this measurement. The balloon-borne instruments of Erich Regener proved to be more useful and Kiepenheuer was able to measure the UV radiation of the Sun at a height of 27 km. Kiepenheuer also improved aerial cameras and tested them during World War II in high-altitude flights over the United Kingdom.

Is a German geodesist and professor at the University of Bonn (FRG). In the global geodetic communit

Is a German geodesist and professor at the University of Bonn (FRG). In the global geodetic community he is well known for his research work in geodetic statistics,[1] particularly robust parameter estimation and in gravity field models.

Is a retired West German hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships.

Is a retired West German hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships.[1] He became West German champion in 1979, 1981 and 1982. He represented the sports club VfL Sindelfingen.[2]