Famous People with Name Hillebrand

Dennis Hillebrand            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Dennis Hillebrand: is a German football player, he is currently playing for FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt.

Joseph Hillebrand            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Joseph Hillebrand: was a German novelist, philosopher and historian of literature. He was originally a Catholic, studied at Hildesheim and at Göttingen, and in 1815 entered the priesthood and taught at Hildesheim, but resigned his position on accepting protestant views. Upo

William Hillebrand            Origin/Culture/Country: German

William Hillebrand: was a German physician. He traveled the world, including over 20 years in the Hawaiian islands. In 1850, Hillebrand lived at what is now Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu. He also became known as a botanist. Hillebrand then went to San Francisco and finally arrived in the Kingdom of Hawaii December 22, 1850. He stayed for a little over 20 years and made significant contributions that endure to this day. He was able to speak the Hawaiian language as well as German, English, Latin, and French.[1]

William Francis Hillebrand            Origin/Culture/Country: German

William Francis Hillebrand: was an American chemist. He studied organic chemistry for three semesters with Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig at the University of Strasbourg, but changed to geochemistry and metallurgy by studying at the Freiberg Mining Academy. After returning home to the United States, he started working as a chemist at the United States Geological Survey in 1880. He changed to the National Bureau of Standards in 1909 where he was chief chemist.[1]

Niels Peter Hillebrandt            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Niels Peter Hillebrandt: was a Danish organist and composer.