Famous People with Name Claus

Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf: is a German composer, editor, and author. At the same time, he studied musicology, philosophy with Jürgen Habermas and sociology at university. In 1993 he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy for his dissertation on Arnold Schönberg. For his compositions Mahnkopf has won numerous international prizes, among them the Gaudeamus Prize in 1990, the composition prize of the city Stuttgart and the Composers Award of the Ernst-von-Siemens Music Foundation in 1998. Mahnkopf went to Rome (Villa Massimo), Italy, Venice (Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani), Italy, and Basel (Paul-Sacher-Stiftung), Swiss, on scholarships.

Claus Ogerman            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Claus Ogerman: is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, perhaps best known for his work with Antonio Carlos Jobim. In the 1950s, Ogerman worked in Germany as an arranger-pianist with Kurt Edelhagen, Max Greger, and Delle Haensch. Claus (then Klaus) also worked as a part-time vocalist and recorded several 45 rpms under the pen name of "Tom Collins", duetting with Hannelore Cremer - and he also recorded a solo vocal with the Delle Haensch Jump Combo as well.[1] In 1959, he moved to the United States and joined the producer Creed Taylor at Verve Records, working on recordings with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Kai Winding and Cal Tjader - among countless others. Verve was sold to MGM in 1963. Claus Ogerman, by his own admission in Gene Lees' Jazzletter publication, arranged some 60-70 albums for Verve under Creed Taylor's direction from 1963-1967.[2]. In 1966 Ogerman arranged and conducted Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra (Verve Records). In 1967 he joined Creed Taylor on the A&M/CTi label.

Claus Mørch, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Claus Mørch, Sr.: was a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Claus Ludvig Juell            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Claus Ludvig Juell: was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Claus Tuchscherer            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Claus Tuchscherer: was an East German nordic combined skier who competed in the 1970s. He finished fifth in the Nordic combined event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]