German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a German chemist. He is notable for his contributions to the chemistry of acetylene. Reppe began

Was a German chemist. He is notable for his contributions to the chemistry of acetylene. Reppe began his interest in acetylene in 1928. Acetylene is a gas which can take part in many chemical reactions. However, it was explosive and accidents often occurred. Because of this danger, small quantities of acetylene were used at a time, and always without high pressures. In fact, it was forbidden to compress acetylene over 1.5 bar at BASF.

Was a German football (soccer) player who played goalkeeper.Junghans started his professional career

Was a German football (soccer) player who played goalkeeper.Junghans started his professional career with Bayern Munich in 1977, where he was the backup for legendary Sepp Maier. In 1979, Maier had to end his career after a car accident, giving Junghans t

Was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to

Was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to the United States, specialized in film scores and soundtracks.Born in Vienna, Jurmann received a classical education, taking his Matura exams in 1921. For some time he studied medicine but in 1924, after working as a lounge pianist in a posh hotel in the Semmering area of Lower Austria, abandoned his studies altogether in order to pursue a career in music. He moved to Berlin and soon became successful with tunes such as "Du bist nicht die Erste". Probably his most famous 1920s song is "Veronika, der Lenz ist da", popularized by the all-male a cappella ensemble, the Comedian Harmonists. With the arrival of sound movies Jurmann also began writing film music, starting with Ihre Majestät, die Liebe (Her Majesty, Love) (1930). Jurman's melodies were so charming and easy to remember that a contemporary paper reported that cinemagoers were humming the new tunes already on the morning following the release of a new film.

Was a German professional footballer who played as a striker. Kaiser played in France for Rennes bet

Was a German professional footballer who played as a striker. Kaiser played in France for Rennes between 1930 and 1938, and was the Ligue 1 topscorer in the 1932-33 season, alongside Robert Mercier, scoring 15 goals.

German surgeon best known for the discovery of Koch's triangle, a triangular shaped area in the righ

German surgeon best known for the discovery of Koch's triangle, a triangular shaped area in the right atrium of the heart, and of Tawara's node, the atrioventricular node which is the beginning of the auricular-ventricular bundle.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.

A former German footballer.The forward starts his career with TSV Busnau. Then he played for Stuttga

A former German footballer.The forward starts his career with TSV Busnau. Then he played for Stuttgarter Kickers and later on for VfB Stuttgart. In 246 Bundesliga-matches he scored 54 goals.

Was an Austrian pianist.Klien studied piano with Josef Dichler at the Music Academy in Vienna and wi

Was an Austrian pianist.Klien studied piano with Josef Dichler at the Music Academy in Vienna and with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. He also studied composition with Paul Hindemith.He was a laureate of the Busoni Competition in Bolzano and the Marguerite Long Competition in Paris and made his debut in the United States in 1969. He was awarded the Bosendorfer Prize in Vienna in 1953.Shortly before his death in 1991 he was honoured with the Joseph Marx Music Prize in 1987 and the honorary gold medal of the city of Vienna in 1989.

Is a retired Austrian football player and currently manager of Austrian second level outfit FC Wacke

Is a retired Austrian football player and currently manager of Austrian second level outfit FC Wacker Innsbruck.He made his debut for Austria in a September 1991 friendly match against Portugal, in which game he immediately scored a goal, and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Is a retired Austrian footballer.Kollmann earned 16 caps for the Austria national football team, and

Is a retired Austrian footballer.Kollmann earned 16 caps for the Austria national football team, and participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German composer of operettas, Possen mit Gesang, and Singspiele as well as popular songs. He w

Was a German composer of operettas, Possen mit Gesang, and Singspiele as well as popular songs. He was also a conductor and a music publisher. Kollo died in Berlin. His son Willi Kollo was also a composer of light music and his grandson is the celebrated Wagnerian tenor René Kollo.

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Ger

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Germany in 1968.

Was a German-American soldier and General in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known fo

Was a German-American soldier and General in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his command of the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II.

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Was a German architect. In 1936 he won a gold medal together with his brother Werner in the art comp

Was a German architect. In 1936 he won a gold medal together with his brother Werner in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Reichssportfeld" ("Reich Sport Field").

Is an Austrian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the seco

Is an Austrian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Stig Cederberg.

Is an Austrian Cross-country skier and coach. As a coach, he was banned from the 2006 and 2010 Olym

Is an Austrian Cross-country skier and coach. As a coach, he was banned from the 2006 and 2010 Olympics after blood transfusion equipment was found in a house used by Austrian skiers during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mayer was accu

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the gold medal as member

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed fours competition.

Walter Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taug

Walter Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taught himself how to draw.Moers has been publishing since 1984. He first became known with cartoon-like comics that were marked by an ironic view of the world and a conscious violation of political correctness. Many of his works first appeared in the satirical magazine Titanic. He remains a regular contributor to this day.

Is a German politician and former Mayor of West Berlin (Berlin after 1990) 1989–1990 and Berlin 19

Is a German politician and former Mayor of West Berlin (Berlin after 1990) 1989–1990 and Berlin 1990-1991. Whilst Governing Mayor, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1989/90. He attended the opening of the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989.

Was a German cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km

Was a German cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sollefteå.

Was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.As a player he played mostly for Austri

Was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.As a player he played mostly for Austria Wien, but in 1938 he moved to Grasshopper Club in Switzerland because he did not want to be divorced from his Jewish wife, which he was ordered to by the Nazi-authorities.

Was a German chess master.Born in Mörs am Niederrhein, he won Frankfurt City Championship in March

Was a German chess master.Born in Mörs am Niederrhein, he won Frankfurt City Championship in March 1942, won ahead of Fritz Sämisch and Ludwig Rellstab at Bad Elster in May 1942. He took 11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1942 (the 9th German Chess Championship, Rell

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals at th

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1950).