German Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a German geographer.Andree was born in Brunswick. He was educated at Jena, Göttingen, and Berli

Was a German geographer.Andree was born in Brunswick. He was educated at Jena, Göttingen, and Berlin. After having been implicated in a students' political agitation he became a journalist, and in 1851 founded the newspaper Bremer Handelsblatt. From 1855, however, he devoted himself entirely to geography and ethnography, working successively at Leipzig and at Dresden. In 1862 he founded the important geographical periodical Globus. His works include Nordamerika in geographischen und geschichtlichen Umrissen (Brunswick, 1854), Geographische Wanderungen (Dresden, 1859), and Geographie des Welthandels (Stuttgart, 1867-1872). He died at Wildungen.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999.

Was a German politician. He was Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1947 to 1956. He w

Was a German politician. He was Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1947 to 1956. He was President of the Bundesrat and as such acting head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, before the election of President Theodor Heuss.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played one match as halfback.

Was a Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. While during his late career he acquiesced t

Was a Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. While during his late career he acquiesced to reactionary policies, earlier in his career he implemented a variety of Liberal reforms. To him and Baron vom Stein, Prussia was indebted for improvements in its army system, the abolition of serfdom and feudal burdens, the throwing open of the civil service to all classes, and the complete reform of the educational system.[1]

Was a German zoologist who was a pioneer in the field of ecology and a former director of the Museum

Was a German zoologist who was a pioneer in the field of ecology and a former director of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.Möbius was born in the town of Eilenburg in Saxony. At the age of four he attended primary school at the Bergschule Eilenburg, and at the age of 12 he was sent by his father to train as a teacher. In 1844 he passed the exams with distinction and began working as teacher in Seesen, on the northwest edge of the Harz mountain range. In 1849 he began studying natural science and philosophy at Humboldt University in Berlin. After he graduated, he taught zoology, botany, Mineralogy, geography, physics, and chemistry at the Johanneum High School in Hamburg.

Is a German fencer who competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He fenced in the individual an

Is a German fencer who competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He fenced in the individual and team foil and sabre events.

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the gold medal. He played all three matches and scored eight goals.

Is a German comedian and television presenter.The son of a school rector and a teacher, he married h

Is a German comedian and television presenter.The son of a school rector and a teacher, he married his wife Barbara in 1971. They have one daughter, Janina.

Was a socialist active in the Polish and German movements before World War I and an international Co

Was a socialist active in the Polish and German movements before World War I and an international Communist leader after the Russian Revolution. He was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now L'vov in Ukraine), as Karol Sobelsohn, to a Jewish family. He too

Was a German politician, representative of the Bavarian People's Party and the Christian Social Unio

Was a German politician, representative of the Bavarian People's Party and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a representative of the Landtag of Bavaria.

Was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1952 Winter Olympics and 1956 Wi

Was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1952 Winter Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was an Austrian mountaineer, optician and journalist.Blodig ranked among the most outstanding mounta

Was an Austrian mountaineer, optician and journalist.Blodig ranked among the most outstanding mountain climber personalities of his time. Around 1900 Blodig was the first to have climbed all Alpine peaks over 4000 metres. He reported on these climbs in hi

Was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher, and artist who worked in Berlin, Germany. He is famous

Was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher, and artist who worked in Berlin, Germany. He is famous for his close up photographs of plants.He worked as an apprentice in artistic forms of iron casting at the iron foundry in Mägdesprung between 1881 and 18

Was a German historian of mathematics. Bopp studied at the University of Strasbourg and the Universi

Was a German historian of mathematics. Bopp studied at the University of Strasbourg and the University of Heidelberg under Moritz Cantor. In 1906 he habilitated with a work about the Conic sections of Gregorius a Sancto Vincenti, and in 1915 he became pro

Was a German poet, philosopher, and politician. Born in Munich, he was the son of lawyer and agricul

Was a German poet, philosopher, and politician. Born in Munich, he was the son of lawyer and agricultural reformer Simon Rottmanner (1740-1813) and his wife Maria Anna Barbara Paur (1746-1828). His cousin was German composer and organist Eduard Rottmanner

Is a retired football defender.During his club career, Brauneder played for Wiener Sport-Club, Rapid

Is a retired football defender.During his club career, Brauneder played for Wiener Sport-Club, Rapid Wien and Stahl Linz.

Was a German linguist. He is a towering figure in Indo-European linguistics.During most of his profe

Was a German linguist. He is a towering figure in Indo-European linguistics.During most of his professional life (1887-1919), Brugmann was professor of Sanskrit and comparative linguistics at the University of Leipzig.As a young man, Brugmann sided with the emerging Neogrammarian school, which asserted the inviolability of phonetic laws and adhered to a strict research methodology.Brugmann's fame rests on the two volumes on phonology, morphology, and word formation which he contributed to the five-volume Grundriss der vergleichenden Grammatik der indogermanischen Sprachen, published from 1886 to 1893. The other three volumes were written by Berthold Delbrück and provided a still-unsurpassed account of Proto-Indo-European syntax.

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.

German politician. He served as the fifth Federal President of West Germany.

German politician. He served as the fifth Federal President of West Germany.

Was a German organist and composer. Agthe served as court organist to Frederick Albrecht, Prince of

Was a German organist and composer. Agthe served as court organist to Frederick Albrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Among his compositions are six Singspiele, a ballet, and piano sonatas. He died in Ballenstedt; a son, Albrecht Agthe, was a music teacher.

German naval Commander who served in the Imperial German Navy during World War One and commanded the

German naval Commander who served in the Imperial German Navy during World War One and commanded the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during the second half of World War Two.

Was a German Protestant theologian.[1] Daub was one of the leaders of a school which sought to recon

Was a German Protestant theologian.[1] Daub was one of the leaders of a school which sought to reconcile theology and philosophy, and to bring about a speculative reconstruction of orthodox dogma. In the course of his intellectual development, he came suc

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing FK Austria Wien.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing FK Austria Wien.

Was an Austrian footballer and manager.As a player Decker played for both Germany and Austria nation

Was an Austrian footballer and manager.As a player Decker played for both Germany and Austria national football team, scoring 27 goals in 33 matches.