Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to: Surname Carl Erdmann (1898—1945), German historian Eduard Erdmann (1896—1958), Baltic German pianist and composer Hans Otto Erdmann (1896–1944), member of the German resistance Hugo Erdmann (1862—1910), German chemist Johann Eduard Erdmann (1805—1892), German philosopher Karin Erdmann (born 1948), German mathematician Karl Gottfried Erdmann (1774—1835), German physician and botanist Mojca Erdmann (born 1975), German opera soprano Nikolai Erdman (1900—1970), Russian dramatist Otto Linné Erdmann (1804–1869), German chemist Rhoda Erdmann (1870–1935), German cell biologist Susi Erdmann (born 1968), German luger and bobsledder Ralph Erdmann, American pathologist Wilfried Erdmann (born 1940), German sailor Wolfgang Erdmann (1898–1946), German general of paratroopers First name Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer Erdmann August, Hereditary Prince of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1615–1651) Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz (1683–1745) See also Erdman German-language surnames German given names