Famous People with Name Hartmann

Hartmann Schedel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Hartmann Schedel: was a German physician, humanist and historian, one of the first cartographers to make use of the printing press. He was born in Nuremberg. Matheolus Perusinus served as his tutor.Schedel is best known for his writing the text for the Nuremberg Chronicle, known as Schedelsche Weltchronik (English translation: Schedel's World Chronicle'), published in 1493 in Nuremberg. This was probably a commission from Anton Koberger, as much of the point of the work was its lavish illustrations. The Chronicle is therefore an incunabulum. Many of the maps in his Nuremberg Chronicle illustrated cities and countries for the first time ever, because not too much was known till then. Cities were featured in the chronicle as the material was ready and Cracow, Lübeck, Nissa or Neyß are described towards the end.

Hartmann "Harti" Weirather            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Hartmann "Harti" Weirather: is an Austrian former alpine skier. During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982. In addition

Hartmann Lauterbacher            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Hartmann Lauterbacher: was a high area leader (Obergebietsführer) of the Hitler Youth, as well as Nazi Gauleiter of the Gau of South Hanover-Braunschweig and an SS Gruppenführer.In January 1941, Lauterbacher was appointed to the Prussian State Council, and took over as High Pre

Georg Hartmann            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Georg Hartmann: was a German engineer, instrument maker, author, printer, humanist, churchman, and astronomer. At the age of 17, he began studying theology and mathematics at the University of Cologne. After finishing his studies, he travelled through Italy and finally settled in Nuremberg in 1518. There he constructed astrolabes, globes, sundials, quadrants and other instruments. Hartmann was possibly the first to discover the inclination of Earth's magnetic field

Michael John Hartmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Michael John Hartmann: is a Hong Kong judge serving in the Court of Appeal of the High Court of the territory, and as a local non-permanent judge in the territory's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal. He was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), British India on 24 July 1944 and raised in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He received an LLB from the University of London through the University College of Rhodesia in 1967. He was an attorney in Rhodesia from 1971 until moving to Hong Kong to join the Legal Department in 1983. He left the government and was appointed a judge in the District Court in 1991.[2] He is currently holding Australian citizenship.

Johan Ernst Hartmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Johan Ernst Hartmann: was a Danish organist and composer.

Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann: was a Danish composer. In 1836, he made his first study tour to Germany and France, where he made the acquaintance of such significant musical figures as Frédéric Chopin, Gioachino Rossini, Luigi Cherubini, and Louis Spohr. Spohr and the Danish composer Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse were Hartmann's most important mentors. Further journeys to Germany followed in the next few years, during which he also founded the Danish Musical Association in 1836, remaining its chairman until the end of his life. In 1843, he transferred from the Garnisons Kirke to play the organ for the Vor Frue Kirke, and became the director of the Student Choral Association. He also held both these posts until his death. In 1867, after having taught at the Conservatory of Giuseppe Siboni since 1827, Hartmann helped co-establish and direct the Copenhagen Conservatory with Niels Gade and Holger Simon Paulli. He was the director of the Copenhagen Musical Society briefly in 1890 following the death of Gade. During his lifetime, Hartmann occupied a central place in Danish musical life and was considered by many to be an absolute authority on musical matters.

August Wilhelm Hartmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

August Wilhelm Hartmann: was a Danish composer.