German Famous Names Starting with Letter L

German poet and novelist born in Berlin.

German poet and novelist born in Berlin.

German philosopher and anthropologist. He was the fourth son of the eminent jurist Paul Johann Ansel

German philosopher and anthropologist. He was the fourth son of the eminent jurist Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach.

Was an Austrian dramatist, novelist and poet. He was born and died in Vienna.Ludwig was only 5 years

Was an Austrian dramatist, novelist and poet. He was born and died in Vienna.Ludwig was only 5 years old when his father died in 1844. His mother, who was to become the most important person in his life as the years went on, tried to make ends meet with her meager widow's pension of 166 guilders and 40 kreuzers. In 1854 when Ludwig’s grandmother, who had been supporting her daughter and grandchild substantially, died, his home and living arrangements became even worse. Financial emergencies drained their savings, but Ludwig's mother was ready to make any sacrifice (including taking up work as a seamstress) so that he could study at the Paulaner elementary school from 1847 to 1850 and then at the Piarist high school from 1851 to 1853. In 1855 he dropped out of school due to increasingly bad grades and from 1856 to 1858 he was an apprentice at the Sallmeyer bookstore. During his employment at the bookstore he was able to read a great deal, but after disagreements with his master his apprenticeship came to an abrupt end.

Was a German oboist and composer. In the summer of 1778 he married the soprano Franziska Danzi, the

Was a German oboist and composer. In the summer of 1778 he married the soprano Franziska Danzi, the sister of Franz Danzi, one of the most outstanding and well-known singers of the time. With her he travelled extensively across Europe: Milan, Paris, London, Vienna, Prague, Naples, Munich and Berlin. The couple's playing and singing complemented each other perfectly and arias with obbligato oboe were written for them, as for instance those in Günther von Schwarzburg (1777) by Ignaz Holzbauer, L'Europa riconosciuta (1778) by Antonio Salieri and Castore e Polluce (1787) by Georg Joseph Vogler.

Was a German economist and politician.After studying at Gießen, Heidelberg and Göttingen, he enter

Was a German economist and politician.After studying at Gießen, Heidelberg and Göttingen, he entered law. When the revolution of 1848 broke out he took an active part as one of the leaders of the republican party in his native city, both as popular orator and as editor of one of the local papers. In 1849 he took part in the republican rising in the Palatinate and Baden; on the restoration of order he was condemned to death, but he had escaped to Switzerland. The next years he spent in exile, at first in London, then in the Netherlands; in 1852 he went to Paris,

Was one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany.Born in Schwerin as the son of an employee of the Fo

Was one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany.Born in Schwerin as the son of an employee of the Fokker company he studied airplane engineering in Berlin. During World War II he was the lead engineer at the Messerschmitt AG building the first jet plane, the Me 262. After the war he created the Bölkow GmbH in Ottobrunn, which with time grew to the biggest aeronautics and spaceflight company, MBB (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm). In the early 1990s it was bought by DASA.

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 forward.

Was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. He was born in Berlin, and spent his youth in Tem

Was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. He was born in Berlin, and spent his youth in Templin and Frankfurt, where he studied both flute and piano. Later, he studied composition with J. A. Gürrlich in Berlin. He became friendly with the composer Clementi, and visited him in Russia, where he stayed for eight years. While in Russia, he married, but was widowed in less than a year. During the Napoleonic wars, he fled to London, where his piano performances were well received. He returned to Berlin in 1815, and lived there for the rest of his life. A nervous disorder in his arm led to the end of his career as a piano virtuoso, and he built a reputation as a teacher, numbering Mendelssohn, Taubert, Henselt, Dorn, and August Wilhelm Bach among his more distinguished pupils.

Was one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany.Born in Schwerin as the son of an employee of the Fo

Was one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany.Born in Schwerin as the son of an employee of the Fokker company he studied airplane engineering in Berlin. During World War II he was the lead engineer at the Messerschmitt AG building the first jet plane,

Was a German actor and director. He headed the Meiningen Ensemble and reformed the Regietheater. Chr

Was a German actor and director. He headed the Meiningen Ensemble and reformed the Regietheater. Chronegk came from a mercantile family and was educated in the gymnasiums in Berlin and Potsdam before going to study the French theatre in Paris for a year. On his return to Germany, he was inspired to begin a career on the stage by Karl August Görner. He acted his first role in 1856 at the Krollschen Theater in Berlin. A member of the Meininger Hoftheater until 1866, Chronegk also appeared in or at Liegnitz and Görlitz, various theatres in Berlin, the Hamburg Thalia, the theatres in Pest, Breslau, Königsberg and the Leipzig Stadttheater.

As an Austrian actor who appeared in many American films.Donath graduated from Vienna's Academy of D

As an Austrian actor who appeared in many American films.Donath graduated from Vienna's Academy of Dramatic Art and became a prominent actor on the stage in Berlin. He moved to the USA in 1933 when Hitler came to power and began his American film career with Lady from Chungking (1942). He went on to appear in dozens of films, including Gilda (1946), The Jolson Story (1946), Jolson Sings Again (1949), The Great Caruso (1951), My Pal Gus (1952), Sirocco (1951), Torn Curtain (1966). He also appeared frequently on television and on Broadway. He died of leukemia in 1967.

Was a German–Brazilian chess master.In 1928, Engels tied for 1st-2nd with van Nüss in Düsseldorf

Was a German–Brazilian chess master.In 1928, Engels tied for 1st-2nd with van Nüss in Düsseldorf. In 1929, he took 4th in Cologne. In 1929, he won in Duisburg. In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg. In 1930, he tied for 1st-2nd with Weissgerber in Frankfurt. In 1930, Engels lost a match to Ludwig Roedl (+2 –5 =1) in Nürnberg. In 1931, he tied for 11-12th in Swinemünde (27th DSB Kongress).

German statesman. Although his political career spanned sixty years, beginning as early as 1906, he

German statesman. Although his political career spanned sixty years, beginning as early as 1906, he is most noted for his role as the first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949

Was a German writer, playwright and artist. He was born in Rendsburg, Prussia, in 1867. He started h

Was a German writer, playwright and artist. He was born in Rendsburg, Prussia, in 1867. He started his career as an artist in his youth, and attended the Berlin Royal Art Academy before being appointed a professor in 1913. He taught at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bremen from 1898-1931. He was also involved in the founding of a series of folkish religious groups in the early 19th century, as part of a movement to create what its adherents referred to as a "Germanic religious community".

Was a German author and historian, born at Breslau, a son of Abraham Geiger. After study at Heidelbe

Was a German author and historian, born at Breslau, a son of Abraham Geiger. After study at Heidelberg, Göttingen, and Bonn, he became docent in history at Berlin in 1873 and in 1880 was appointed to a chair of modern history there. His more important researches have been concerned with the history of humanism, to which he contributed such studies as Nikolaus Ellenbog, ein Humanist und Theolog des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts (1870); Johann Reuchlin, sein Leben und seine Werke (1871); Petrarca (1874), an examination of Petrarch's significance as author and scholar; and Renaissance und Humanismus in Italien und Deutschland (1882).

Was a German actor, playwright and painter. In his 'Autobiographic Sketch' Wagner describes him as '

Was a German actor, playwright and painter. In his 'Autobiographic Sketch' Wagner describes him as 'a comedian and a painter; he was also the author of a few stage plays, of which one, [...] The Slaughter of the Innocents, had a certain success'. On his deathbed, according to Wagner, Geyer asked his mother 'has he perchance a talent for music?'.[2]

Was a German footballer. He began playing for his home club Bayern Munich in 1927, with whom he won

Was a German footballer. He began playing for his home club Bayern Munich in 1927, with whom he won the German championship in 1932.Goldbrunner played as a centre back 39 times for the German National team between 1933 and 1940. He played in the 1938 France World Cup but promptly retired from the team after a 4 - 2 defeat against Switzerland.

Is a German television actor from Eutin.

Is a German television actor from Eutin.

Was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and liberal who had a major influence on the modern libertar

Was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and liberal who had a major influence on the modern libertarian movement.

Was a poet of Lutheran chorales. Helmbold was crowned poeta laureatus by Maximilian II, Holy Roman E

Was a poet of Lutheran chorales. Helmbold was crowned poeta laureatus by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1566 on the Reichstag at Augsburg.[1]

King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.

King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.

King of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is also referred to as the "Swan King"

King of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is also referred to as the "Swan King" in English and "der M

King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918.

King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918.

German mathematician who published a paper about the inversion transformation in 1831.

German mathematician who published a paper about the inversion transformation in 1831.

Was a German architect and urban planner best known for his ties to the Bauhaus and to Mies van der

Was a German architect and urban planner best known for his ties to the Bauhaus and to Mies van der Rohe, as well as for his work in urban planning at Armour Institute of Technology (now Illinois Institute of Technology), in Chicago, Illinois. Hilberseime