German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a solid-state physicist. He is best known for co-authoring the 1961 work on solar cells that deta

Is a solid-state physicist. He is best known for co-authoring the 1961 work on solar cells that detailed what is today known as the Shockley-Queisser limit, which is now considered the key contribution in this field.[1] Queisser left Shockley for Bell Labs in 1964, working on gallium arsenide for optical electronics. It was during this time that he invented a high-power luminescent diode, an infrared light emitting diode (LED) that now forms the basis of almost every household remote control device.[1] Modifications of the basic design represent practically every LED in existence today.

Is a German choral conductor, conducting the Thomanerchor from 1972 until 1991 as the fifteenth Thom

Is a German choral conductor, conducting the Thomanerchor from 1972 until 1991 as the fifteenth Thomaskantor since Johann Sebastian Bach. He is also a tenor and an academic. Hans-Joachim Rotzsch was educated from 1940 to 1945 at the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt, directed by Kurt Thomas. In 1949 he began to study church music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig, organ with Günther Ramin.[1]

German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other categories. He is the son of the

German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other categories. He is the son of the legendary Hans Stuck.

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was a crew member of the West German boat which finished twelfth in the coxed fours event.

Is a German scientist and current President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The mechanical engineer

Is a German scientist and current President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The mechanical engineer with a doctoral degree was the Director of the Fraunhofer IAO (since its foundation), besides he is also Professor of Industrial Science and Technology Management at the University of Stuttgart. Since October 1, 2002 he is the President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. He is also a member of the Scientific Board of AutoUni Wolfsburg.

Is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented East Germany and comp

Is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented East Germany and competed for the club SC Dynamo Berlin. On 20 July 1973 he established a new European record in 100 metres with 10.0 seconds in Dresden. The next day he ran the 200 m on the same track and set a new East German record of 20.2 seconds.

Is a mathematical physicist at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen who works on operator algebr

Is a mathematical physicist at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen who works on operator algebras and quantum field theory. He introduced Borchers algebras and the Borchers commutation relations and Borchers classes in quantum field theory. He was awar

Is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in

Is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 1998, and has been re-elected on two occasions.

A German psychologist and psychotherapist known as the main founder of Gestalt Theoretical Psychothe

A German psychologist and psychotherapist known as the main founder of Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy. Walter worked with Wolfgang Metzger, one of the most eminent representatives of second generation Gestalt theory in Germany. Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy found considerable recognition as a scientific psychotherapy method in German-speaking countries.

Is a German scholar of constitutional law and was President of the Federal Constitutional Court of G

Is a German scholar of constitutional law and was President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 2002 to 2010. Three years after graduating from law school in 1967 with the first law state examination, Papier completed his Ph.D. studies at

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished eighth in the K-2 1000 m

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German television actor.

Was a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964

Was a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.

Is a photographer and author. Over three decades, he has criss-crossed the Arctic regions of Canada

Is a photographer and author. Over three decades, he has criss-crossed the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska, capturing images and stories of the Inuit. He has driven 16 times from his home in Ottawa to different parts of the North logging from 20 500 to 25 000 km each trip. He has driven the Mackenzie Ice Road to Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea at three occasions and has explored by sailboat the remote, uninhabited fjords of Labrador.[1]

Is a German reporter, born 1961 in Königs Wusterhausen near Berlin, he grew up in Stuttgart. He was

Is a German reporter, born 1961 in Königs Wusterhausen near Berlin, he grew up in Stuttgart. He was the most efficient in exposing Eurostat scandal, the EU statistical body based in Luxembourg. Working for German news magazine Stern, for months he wrote h

Is a German visual artist. Feldmann's approach to art-making is one of collecting, ordering and re-p

Is a German visual artist. Feldmann's approach to art-making is one of collecting, ordering and re-presenting. He began working in 1968, producing the first of the small handmade books that would become a signature part of his work. These modest books, simply entitled Bilde (Picture) or Bilder (Pictures), would include one or more reproductions from a certain type - knees of women, shoes, chairs, film stars, etc. - their subjects isolated in their ubiquity and presented without captions.

Is a former (West) German middle distance runner who won the gold medal over 800 m at the 1982 Europ

Is a former (West) German middle distance runner who won the gold medal over 800 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens where he unexpectedly defeated world-record holder Sebastian Coe. Those were his second and last European Athletics Championships, because he had competed already in the 1978 European Championships in Prague, where he had been eliminated in the 800-metre heats or semifinals.[1] Coe had suffered from injuries and a glandular sickness which made him underachieve in Athens.[2]

Is a German judge, international law scholar, and former diplomat. Since March 11th, 2003 he has ser

Is a German judge, international law scholar, and former diplomat. Since March 11th, 2003 he has served as Justice at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. In March 2009, he was appointed vice president of the court.[1] After his military duty fr

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he won the gold

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he won the gold medal as crew member of the East German boat in the eights competition.

S a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

S a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany in the individual and team épée events at the 196

Is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a German entrepreneur and lawyer. He is the owner and chairman of Rudolf WILD GmbH & Co. KG, whic

Is a German entrepreneur and lawyer. He is the owner and chairman of Rudolf WILD GmbH & Co. KG, which, according to company information, is the world's largest private manufacturer of natural flavor ingredients for food products and beverages. Hans-Peter

Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated Ger

Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war.

Is a German philosopher and neurosurgeon. Bothe is founder of the recent field of research on Neurob

Is a German philosopher and neurosurgeon. Bothe is founder of the recent field of research on Neurobionics. Bothe studied Philosophy and Medicine from 1973 until 1981 in Tübingen und Mainz, graduated 1978 in Philosophy with Magister Artium, later working

Is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2

Is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2003, and has been re-elected on one occasion.