German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a German footballer. He was born in Munich-Sendling. Most of his career was spent with Bayern München, where he played as a defender.Bauer played five times in the German national football team between 1951 and 1958. The highlight of his career was being included in the squad for the 1954 World Cup. He also won the German Football Association Cup in 1957 with Munich.

Is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In

Is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished eighth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the Nordic combined event he finished 17th.

He is known as the first to record electroencephalograms from human subjects and is the discoverer o

He is known as the first to record electroencephalograms from human subjects and is the discoverer of the rhythmic Alpha brain waves.He studied medicine at the University of Jena, receiving his doctorate in 1897. In 1900 he was hired as an assistant to Otto Ludwig Binswanger (1852-1929), chairman of the University's psychiatry and neurology clinic. There, he joined two famous scientists and physicians, Oskar Vogt (1870-1959) and Korbinian Brodmann (1868-1918) in their research on lateralization of brain function. He became a professor in 1906 and succeeded Binswanger in 1919. He later served as Rector at the University of Jena (1927-1928) and eventually became Professor Emeritus in Psychology in 1938.

Was a German politician and union leader.From 1924 to 1926 he was Stadtverordneter of the SPD in Col

Was a German politician and union leader.From 1924 to 1926 he was Stadtverordneter of the SPD in Cologne. In 1928 he was elected to the Reichstag where he remained until 1933.

He was a cellist and composer who studied with Klengel, Becker, and Schroeder. He taught in Frankfur

He was a cellist and composer who studied with Klengel, Becker, and Schroeder. He taught in Frankfurt and was the solo cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in thr

Is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Innsbruck in 1976. Brandner also won two medals at the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1979 and a bronze in 1977. He also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (1977), one silver (1972), and two bronzes (1973, 1980).

Was an important German organist and composer. Buchner was a student of Paul Hofhaimer, and may have

Was an important German organist and composer. Buchner was a student of Paul Hofhaimer, and may have worked for the emperor Maximilian I while Hofhaimer was away. From 1506 he worked in Constance as the cathedral organist. His relationship with Heinrich Isaac is unclear, but three of the odd-numbered sequence verses he set are in the same transpositions as the Choralis Constantinus (he also set Victimae paschali laudes, whereas Isaac used a different easte sequence, Laudes salvatori). When, in the course of the Reformation, the bishop was forced to move his seat to Meersburg, Buchner followed him to continue in his post, while maintaining a residence in Constance

Was a German painter and printmaker in woodcut.Hollstein ascribes 834 woodcuts to him, mostly for bo

Was a German painter and printmaker in woodcut.Hollstein ascribes 834 woodcuts to him, mostly for book illustrations, with slightly over a hundred being "single-leaf", that is prints not for books. The best of them show a talent for striking compositions, and a blend, not always fully successful, of Italian Renaissance forms and underlying German style. From about 1508 he spent much of his time working on the woodcut projects of Maximilian I until the Emperor's death in 1519. He was responsible for nearly half of the 135 prints in the Trumphs of Maximilian, which are large and full of character. He also did most of the illustrations for Weiss Kunig and much of Theurdank.

Was (amongst other things) an Austria-born poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written

Was (amongst other things) an Austria-born poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese ( med ana schwoazzn dintn, 1958), which however never after were to be the focus of his oeuvre.Artmann was born in Vienna as the son of shoe maker Johann Artmann and his wife Marie (nee Schneider). After growing up in Vienna and attending Volks- & Hauptschule, he worked as an office intern for three years; in 1940, he was conscripted during World War II, and transferred to a punishment battalion after suffering a war wound in 1941.

Is a former German football (soccer) player.During his club career, he played for SV Sodingen, Borus

Is a former German football (soccer) player.During his club career, he played for SV Sodingen, Borussia Dortmund, Westfalia Herne, and Karlsruher SC. He also played 7 times for the Germany national football team, scoring 3 goals, and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

A German actor.

A German actor.

Was a prominent German structural geologist.Following the war, he began a study of plutons and their

Was a prominent German structural geologist.Following the war, he began a study of plutons and their interior structure. In 1919 he became professor of geology at the University of Breslau. His younger brother, Ernst Cloos, who was born in 1898, would come to study geology at Breslau under his brother and later became a prominent geologist as well.In 1926 Cloos left Breslau to become professor of geology at the University of Bonn. He made additional geological trips to explore the scandinavian region, England, and North America.

Was a German physician and neurologist remembered for Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome. He attend

Was a German physician and neurologist remembered for Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome. He attended universities in Freiberg, Leipzig and Munich, earning his doctorate in 1900. From 1900 to 1907 he worked in Leipzig, Heidelberg, Berlin and Tübingen, and from 1907 to 1916 he was the senior physician at the city hospital in Mainz. In 1916 he became director of the medical clinic of Rostock, becoming professor in 1921.

Was a German historian. Delbrück was one of the first modern military historians, basing his method

Was a German historian. Delbrück was one of the first modern military historians, basing his method of research on the critical examination of ancient sources, the use of auxiliary disciplines, like demography and economics, to complete the analysis and t

Is a German artist in constructivism. He was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1947 as the son of an ele

Is a German artist in constructivism. He was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1947 as the son of an electrical engineer. Zingraff showed an early interest in the arts, in particular in trompe-l'œil, the optical illusion technique.[1]

A German former footballer who played as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg as a mid

A German former footballer who played as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg as a midfielder. He won seven caps for West Germany in the late 80s, and went to Euro 88, but his career was cut short by injury in 1994.

Is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). From 1972-1974

Is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). From 1972-1974 he was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Foreign Minister. From 1974-1978 he was the Minister of Finance and from 1978-1982 he was the Minister of Defen

Was an Austrian nordic skier who competed during the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he

Was an Austrian nordic skier who competed during the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished ninth in the nordic combined event, 30th in the ski jumping individual large hill, and 31st in the 18 km cross country skiing event.

Was a German lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar. Holthusen was a member of the SS (since 193

Was a German lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar. Holthusen was a member of the SS (since 1933) and of the Nazi Party (since 1937). During the Second World War, between 1939 and 1944, he served in the German army. In the early 1960s Holthusen worked at the Goethe-Institut in New York City, subsequently obtaining a professorship at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, a post which he held until 1981. In 1960, Mascha Kaléko refused the Berlin Theodor Fontane Price because Holthusen was a jury member.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montrea

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.

Was a German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. The best resu

Was a German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. The best result he achieved in the league was 5th place.

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.

Is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid Enn was

Is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid Enn was bronze medalist in the giant slalom.

Was a German-born Austrian composer of classical music. From 1916 to 1919 he studied in Karlsruhe wi

Was a German-born Austrian composer of classical music. From 1916 to 1919 he studied in Karlsruhe with Alfred Lorenz. He was also a student of both Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg, two prominent members of the so-called Second Viennese School. Apostel's music was banned during the Nazi era, but he continued to live in Vienna, where he died in 1972.

A German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the opera Palestrina, lo

A German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the opera Palestrina, loosely based on the life of the great sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.