before 1292, when he became King of the Romans Arnold I, Count of Laurenburg (died c. 1148), was from 1124 Vogt of Idstein Johann Baptist Friedrich Anton von Franqué (1796–1865), physician Wilhelm Fresenius (1913–2004), chemist and industrialist Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg (c. 1255–1313), was the consort of Adolf of Nassau William August Kobbé (1840–1931), U.S. Army general, was the son of Wilhelm Kobbé, born in Idstein Gustav Kobbé (1857–1918), American author of The Complete Opera Book, was another son of Wilhelm Kobbé Christiane Kohl, soprano, grew up in Idstein Karlhans Krohn (1908–2003), sport teacher; popularizer of the game peteca, spent his later years in Idstein Karl Christian von Langsdorf, mathematician, geologist, and engineer, attended the Gymnasium in Idstein Wolf Meyer-Erlach (1891–1982), theologian, college teacher, university rector; 1951–1963 parish administrator in Idstein-Wörsdorf Sebastian Stoskopff (1597–1657), Alsatian painter, lived and died in Idstein Werner Schuster (1939–2001), physician, health informatics specialist and politician Ernst Toepfer (1877–1955), painter, lived for parts of his life in Idstein and died there Honorary citizens Erivan Haub (born 1932), owner of the Tengelmann Group, lived for some years in Idstein. nominated 2008 Hermann Müller (1935–2013), former mayor of Idstein References External links Persecution of witches in Idstein Unionskirche website Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Timber framed buildings in Germany