German Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an Austrian politician who served as Ministerpräsident (prime minister) of the Austrian Empire

Was an Austrian politician who served as Ministerpräsident (prime minister) of the Austrian Empire in 1900 to 1904 and in 1916. Koerber’s knowledge of government was apparent when he launched his career as a bureaucrat in 1874. By 1897 Koerber was a membe

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympic

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian-Jewish women's activist, the founder and leader of the women's suffrage movement in

Was an Austrian-Jewish women's activist, the founder and leader of the women's suffrage movement in Austria.

Is a famous German transvestite actor. Reinhardt attended the Gymnasium Walsrode and went on to beco

Is a famous German transvestite actor. Reinhardt attended the Gymnasium Walsrode and went on to become an actor. He was one of the founders of the Schmidt-Theater on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg in 1988. From 1994 on until 2004 he was in his transvestite role as Lilo Wanders the host(es) of the German TV sex/erotic show Wa(h)re Liebe (a pun on true love and commodity love) on VOX.

Is a retired East German football player and manager.Between 1939 and 1944, Kümmel played for Crick

Is a retired East German football player and manager.Between 1939 and 1944, Kümmel played for Cricket Viktoria Magdeburg. After the war he joined newly-created BSG Eintracht Sudenburg, a predecessor of 1. FC Magdeburg. In 1955 he ended his playing career

Was a German footballer. He played for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the team which won the 1933 German cha

Was a German footballer. He played for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the team which won the 1933 German championship.Between 1928 and 1934 he appeared 17 times for the German national football team, achieving four goals. Though he didn't participate in the tournament, he was part of the German team which came third in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

Was an German stage and film actor notable for his later career in Austria.From 1910 he was a member

Was an German stage and film actor notable for his later career in Austria.From 1910 he was a member of the Burgtheater ensemble in Vienna. He also made occasional appearances in supporting roles in films. On 13 March 1931, he was made an Honorary Citizen of Vienna.On 10 July 1942, at the age of 81, he was deported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto, and from there on 23 September of the same year to Treblinka extermination camp, where he is presumed to have been murdered shortly afterwards.

Was a German architect. Ernst Dircksen studied at the Berlin Bauakademie. In 1867, he relocated to U

Was a German architect. Ernst Dircksen studied at the Berlin Bauakademie. In 1867, he relocated to Upper Silesia and soon became an expert for building railway bridges and railway lines. In 1882, Dircksen was sent to Cologne to redesign and expand the rai

Was a German physicist.Ruska was born in Heidelberg. He was educated at the Technical University of

Was a German physicist.Ruska was born in Heidelberg. He was educated at the Technical University of Munich from 1925 to 1927 and then entered the Technical University of Berlin, where he posited that microscopes using electrons, with waves 1,000 shorter than those of light, could provide a more detailed picture of an object than a microscope utilizing light, in which magnification is limited by the size of the wavelengths. In 1931, he built an electron lens and used several of these in a series to build the first electron microscope in 1933.

Was a German figure skater. He became Olympic champion in pairs in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. T

Was a German figure skater. He became Olympic champion in pairs in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The pair skaters also won several World and European championships.

a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer. Although he was a supporter of the war in t

a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer. Although he was a supporter of the war in the years leading to World War I, his participation in the war made him change his position, and he is mostly known for his sculptures protesting against the war.

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olymp

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German philosopher. In 1976 he was Chairman of the Department of Comparative Literature at the

Was a German philosopher. In 1976 he was Chairman of the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Washington in Seattle. His research included Friedrich von Schlegel and the early Romanticism. Also notable are his books on irony: Irony an

German-born British biochemist, and a 1945 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicin

German-born British biochemist, and a 1945 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin.

Was a German field marshal during World War II.He was born in Essen-Steele, Germany, and was educate

Was a German field marshal during World War II.He was born in Essen-Steele, Germany, and was educated at the Groß Lichterfelde Cadet Academy. Busch entered the Prussian Army in 1904 and served on the Western Front during World War I. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite in 1918. After the war, Busch remained in the army and was appointed Inspector of Transport Troops in 1925.

Is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking civil servant of

Is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking civil servant of the European Commission. He served as Premier of the state of Lower Saxony from 1976 to 1990. He entered politics in his native Germany when he was elected

German-Jewish philosopher. Coming out of the Marburg tradition of neo-Kantianism, he developed a phi

German-Jewish philosopher. Coming out of the Marburg tradition of neo-Kantianism, he developed a philosophy of culture as a theory of symbols founded in a phenomenology of knowledge. His son, Heinz Cassirer, was also a Kantian scholar.

Was a German archaeologist and historian. He was born in Lübeck; his brother was the noted philolog

Was a German archaeologist and historian. He was born in Lübeck; his brother was the noted philologist Georg Curtius. On completing his university studies he was chosen by C. A. Brandis to accompany him on a journey to Greece for the prosecution of archaeological researches. Curtius then became Otfried Müller's companion in his exploration of the Peloponnese, and on Müller's death in 1840 he returned to Germany. In 1844 he became an extraordinary professor at the University of Berlin, and in the same year he was appointed tutor to Prince Frederick William (afterwards the Emperor Frederick III), a post which he held till 1850.

Is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga wi

Is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.Dosp

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.Dospel started his professional career at Austria Wien where he claimed a regular starting place for over 10 seasons.

German mathematician. Highly skilled in applied mathematics, Kummer trained German army officers in

German mathematician. Highly skilled in applied mathematics, Kummer trained German army officers in ballistics; afterwards, he taught for 10 years

Was a Pomeranian composer, music critic, and music educator. He began his education in Bonn where he

Was a Pomeranian composer, music critic, and music educator. He began his education in Bonn where he was first a student of theology and later a music pupil of Albert Dietrich. He then studied under Friedrich Kiel in Berlin. He remained in Berlin for the rest of his life where he worked as a music critic for local publications and taught at the Stern Conservatory, first as a lecturer and then as a full professor since 1898. In 1905 he was elected member of the Akademie der Künste (Prussian Academy of Arts) where he taught until his death in Berlin in 1934. He is best remembered today for his Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op.48 and his String Quartet, Op.56.[1]

Was a German statistician and economist, famous for the Engel curve and the Engel's law.Immediately

Was a German statistician and economist, famous for the Engel curve and the Engel's law.Immediately after the revolution of 1848, he was attached to the royal commission in Saxony appointed to determine the relations between trade and labor. In 1850, he w

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

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Ludwigshafener Ruderverein, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final B.

Was a German keyboardist and composer of light music both for piano and for orchestra. He became wel

Was a German keyboardist and composer of light music both for piano and for orchestra. He became well-known to radio listeners all over the world from the 1930s to 1960s. Although he wrote numerous piano pieces, perhaps his most famous work is the orchestral suite, Südlich der Alpen (South of the Alps). He is also well known as the performer on "der grosse Odeon-orgel"; he performed under the name of Marcel Palotti, somewhere between 1930 and 1937. He created on the Odeon recordings with this (Welte)theatre-organ a very special mysterious sound.