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11,401 |
Brigitte Helm
|
German actress
|
Female
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1906
|
1996
| |
11,402 |
Emmy Hennings
|
German poet, editor
|
Female
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1885
|
1948
| |
11,403 |
Carl Ludwig Blume
|
German-Dutch botanist (1796-1862)
|
Male
|
Netherlands; German Confederation
|
Researcher
|
1796
|
1862
| |
11,404 |
Carl Zuckmayer
|
German writer and playwright (1896–1977)
|
Male
|
United States of America; Switzerland; Germany
|
Artist
|
1896
|
1977
| |
11,405 |
George Grey
|
British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898)
|
Male
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Politician
|
1812
|
1898
| |
11,406 |
Karl Mannheim
|
Hungarian-German philosopher and sociologist
|
Male
|
Hungary; United Kingdom; Germany
|
Artist
|
1893
|
1947
| |
11,407 |
Max Horkheimer
|
German philosopher and sociologist
|
Male
|
United States of America; Germany
|
Teacher
|
1895
|
1973
| |
11,408 |
Emil Kraepelin
|
German psychiatrist
|
Male
|
Weimar Republic
|
Teacher
|
1856
|
1926
| |
11,409 |
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
|
Russian artist (1806-1858)
|
Male
|
Russian Empire
|
Artist
|
1806
|
1858
| |
11,410 |
Carl Zeiss
|
German optical physicist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1816
|
1888
| |
11,411 |
Peder Kofod Ancher
|
Danish judge
|
Male
|
Denmark
|
Teacher
|
1710
|
1788
| |
11,412 |
Ulrich Beck
|
German sociologist & scholar
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Teacher
|
1944
|
2015
|
natural causes
|
11,413 |
Georg Simmel
|
German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858-1918)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Teacher
|
1858
|
1918
| |
11,414 |
Amalie Dietrich
|
German naturalist, explorer and collector (1821-1891)
|
Female
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1821
|
1891
| |
11,415 |
Richard Huelsenbeck
|
German poet
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1892
|
1974
| |
11,416 |
Franz Boas
|
German-American anthropologist
|
Male
|
United States of America; German Empire; German Confederation
|
Researcher
|
1858
|
1942
|
natural causes
|
11,417 |
Theodor Bilharz
|
German physician
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Teacher
|
1825
|
1862
|
natural causes
|
11,418 |
Stanisław Brzozowski
|
Polish writer
|
Male
|
Poland; Russian Empire
|
Literary critic; philosopher
|
1878
|
1911
| |
11,419 |
Andreas Baader
|
German left-wing terrorist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Terrorist
|
1943
|
1977
|
suicide
|
11,420 |
Bill Pertwee
|
English comedy actor
|
Male
|
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Artist
|
1926
|
2013
| |
11,421 |
Johann Tetzel
|
German Dominican friar and seller of indulgences
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Religious figure
|
1460
|
1519
| |
11,422 |
Baldur von Schirach
|
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1907
|
1974
| |
11,423 |
Bruno Bauer
|
German philosopher and historian
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1809
|
1882
| |
11,424 |
Gustav Fechner
|
German scientist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1801
|
1887
| |
11,425 |
Hugh Welch Diamond
|
British photographer and psychiatrist
|
Male
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Artist
|
1808
|
1886
| |
11,426 |
Ernst vom Rath
|
German diplomat (1909-1938)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1909
|
1938
|
homicide
|
11,427 |
Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
|
English noble
|
Male
|
Kingdom of England
|
Feudatory
|
1303
|
1377
| |
11,428 |
Wilhelm Frick
|
German Nazi official (1877-1946)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1877
|
1946
|
capital punishment
|
11,429 |
Ernst Heinrich Weber
|
German psychologist
|
Male
|
Germany; German Confederation; Confederation of the Rhine
|
Researcher
|
1795
|
1878
| |
11,430 |
Ignace Gelb
|
American historian
|
Male
|
United States of America; Poland
|
Researcher
|
1907
|
1985
| |
11,431 |
Friedrich Carl von Savigny
|
German jurist (1779-1861)
|
Male
|
Kingdom of Prussia
|
Researcher
|
1779
|
1861
| |
11,432 |
Margot Honecker
|
East German politician (1927-2016)
|
Female
|
Chile; Nazi Germany; German Democratic Republic; Weimar Republic
|
Politician
|
1927
|
2016
|
natural causes
|
11,433 |
Eduard Meyer
|
German historian of antiquity
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1855
|
1930
| |
11,434 |
Lee Marvin
|
American film actor (1924-1987)
|
Male
|
United States of America
|
Artist
|
1924
|
1987
|
natural causes
|
11,435 |
Julius Wellhausen
|
German theologian
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Religious figure
|
1844
|
1918
| |
11,436 |
Rudolf Franz Lehnert
|
Czech photographer
|
Male
|
France; Germany
|
Artist
|
1878
|
1948
| |
11,437 |
Fritz Heitmann
|
German architect
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Architect
|
1853
|
1921
| |
11,438 |
Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg
|
Count of Luxembourg and Count of Namur (1113-1196)
|
Male
|
Politician
|
1113
|
1196
| ||
11,439 |
Prince Maximilian of Baden
|
German chancellor (1867-1929)
|
Male
|
German Empire; Grand Duchy of Baden
|
Politician
|
1867
|
1929
| |
11,440 |
August von Mackensen
|
German general
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Military personnel
|
1849
|
1945
| |
11,441 |
Kuno Meyer
|
German Celtic scholar
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1858
|
1919
| |
11,442 |
Ludwig Guttmann
|
British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games
|
Male
|
United Kingdom; Germany
|
Neurologist; neurosurgeon
|
1899
|
1980
| |
11,443 |
Hans Werner Henze
|
German composer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1926
|
2012
| |
11,444 |
Johann Georg Faust
|
alchemist, astrologer and magician of the German Renaissance
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Physician
|
1480
|
1541
| |
11,445 |
Wilhelm Kühne
|
physiologist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1837
|
1900
| |
11,446 |
Mary of Teck
|
Queen consort of the United Kingdom Empress of India
|
Female
|
United Kingdom; Germany; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Statesperson
|
1867
|
1953
|
natural causes
|
11,447 |
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
|
German prince, royalist general and admiral (1619-1682)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1619
|
1682
| |
11,448 |
Franz Bopp
|
German linguist
|
Male
|
Kingdom of Prussia
|
Researcher
|
1791
|
1867
| |
11,449 |
Horst Faas
|
German photojournalist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1933
|
2012
| |
11,450 |
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
|
German scholar and author
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1798
|
1874
| |
11,451 |
Gert Fröbe
|
German actor (1913-1988)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1913
|
1988
|
natural causes
|
11,452 |
Kate Bosse-Griffiths
|
Welsh-German egyptologist and writer
|
Female
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1910
|
1998
| |
11,453 |
Caroline Herschel
|
German-British astronomer
|
Female
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1750
|
1848
| |
11,454 |
Hans Werner Richter
|
German writer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1908
|
1993
| |
11,455 |
George de Hevesy
|
Hungarian chemist
|
Male
|
Hungary; Sweden
|
Researcher
|
1885
|
1966
| |
11,456 |
W. G. Sebald
|
German writer and academic
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1944
|
2001
|
natural causes
|
11,457 |
Heinrich Zimmer
|
German Celtist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1851
|
1910
| |
11,458 |
Rudolph I of Germany
|
count of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218-1291)
|
Male
|
Austria
|
Sovereign
|
1218
|
1291
| |
11,459 |
Ralf Dahrendorf
|
German-British sociologist, politician (1929-2009)
|
Male
|
United Kingdom; Germany
|
Researcher
|
1929
|
2009
|
natural causes
|
11,460 |
Caroline of Ansbach
|
queen of Great Britain
|
Female
|
Germany; Kingdom of Great Britain
|
Politician
|
1683
|
1737
| |
11,461 |
Andrew Sachs
|
British actor
|
Male
|
United Kingdom
|
Artist
|
1930
|
2016
|
natural causes
|
11,462 |
Johann Elert Bode
|
German astronomer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Astronomer
|
1747
|
1826
| |
11,463 |
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
|
British princess
|
Female
|
Germany
|
Aristocrat
|
1719
|
1772
|
natural causes
|
11,464 |
Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
|
first Landgrave of Hesse
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Ruler
|
1244
|
1308
| |
11,465 |
Dieter Wisliceny
|
SS-Hauptsturmführer (1911-1948)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1911
|
1948
| |
11,466 |
Pavel Cherenkov
|
Soviet physicist
|
Male
|
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
|
Researcher
|
1904
|
1990
| |
11,467 |
Sophie Scholl
|
German resistance fighter during the Nazi regime, member of the White Rose
|
Female
|
Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
|
University student; resistance fighter
|
1921
|
1943
|
capital punishment
|
11,468 |
Rudolf Höss
|
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1900
|
1947
|
capital punishment
|
11,469 |
Josef Ganz
|
German car designer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Journalist
|
1898
|
1967
| |
11,470 |
Julius Streicher
|
German publisher, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1885-1946)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1885
|
1946
|
capital punishment
|
11,471 |
Samson Raphael Hirsch
|
Jewish theologian, germany 19th century
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Rabbi
|
1808
|
1888
| |
11,472 |
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
|
German banker
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Banker; philanthropist
|
1744
|
1812
| |
11,473 |
Anton Drexler
|
German politician (1884-1942)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1884
|
1942
| |
11,474 |
Wladimir Köppen
|
German meteorologist (1846-1940)
|
Male
|
Nazi Germany; Russian Empire; Weimar Republic; German Empire
|
Researcher
|
1846
|
1940
| |
11,475 |
Jürgen Stroop
|
SS General; war criminal (1895-1952)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1895
|
1952
|
capital punishment
|
11,476 |
Moses Mendelssohn
|
German Jewish philosopher and theologian
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1729
|
1786
| |
11,477 |
Leopold Zunz
|
German Reform Rabbi (1794-1886)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1794
|
1886
| |
11,478 |
Shlomo Carlebach
|
Jewish musician
|
Male
|
United States of America; Germany
|
Artist
|
1925
|
1994
|
natural causes
|
11,479 |
Ernest Edwin Sechler
|
American aerospace engineer and scientist
|
Male
|
United States of America
|
Engineer
|
1905
|
1979
| |
11,480 |
Ernst Thälmann
|
German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany
|
Male
|
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
|
Politician
|
1886
|
1944
|
extrajudicial killing
|
11,481 |
Otto von Feldmann
|
German politician (1873-1945)
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Politician
|
1873
|
1945
| |
11,482 |
Heinrich Rickert
|
German philosopher
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Teacher
|
1863
|
1936
| |
11,483 |
Rolf Agop
|
German conductor and academic
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Teacher
|
1908
|
1998
| |
11,484 |
August von Haxthausen
|
German agriculturalist, economist, lawyer, and folk song collector
|
Male
|
Kingdom of Prussia
|
Artist
|
1792
|
1866
| |
11,485 |
Jakob Böhme
|
German Christian mystic and theologian
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Religious figure
|
1575
|
1624
| |
11,486 |
Otto Lesser
|
German astronomer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Astronomer
|
1830
|
1887
| |
11,487 |
Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl
|
writer, Philosopher of Volkish thought
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1823
|
1897
| |
11,488 |
Hermann Goldschmidt
|
German-French astronomer and painter (1802-1866)
|
Male
|
France; Germany
|
Artist
|
1802
|
1866
| |
11,489 |
Lion Feuchtwanger
|
German writer
|
Male
|
United States of America; Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
|
Artist
|
1884
|
1958
| |
11,490 |
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
|
German astronomer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Astronomer
|
1892
|
1979
| |
11,491 |
Wilhelm Julius Foerster
|
German astronomer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Teacher
|
1832
|
1921
| |
11,492 |
Wilhelm von Gloeden
|
German photographer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1856
|
1931
| |
11,493 |
Armin T. Wegner
|
German photographer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1886
|
1978
| |
11,494 |
Edgar Hilsenrath
|
German-Jewish writer
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1926
|
2018
| |
11,495 |
Johann Heinrich Hübschmann
|
German philologist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1848
|
1908
| |
11,496 |
Walter Andreas Schwarz
|
singer, author, Kabarettist, author of radio dramas and translator
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Artist
|
1913
|
1992
| |
11,497 |
Herluf Bidstrup
|
Danish cartoonist
|
Male
|
Denmark; Germany
|
Artist
|
1912
|
1988
| |
11,498 |
Wilhelm Windelband
|
German philosopher
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1848
|
1915
| |
11,499 |
Walter Birnbaum
|
German physicist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Researcher
|
1897
|
1925
| |
11,500 |
Johannes Lepsius
|
German Protestant missionary, Orientalist, and humanist
|
Male
|
Germany
|
Religious figure
|
1858
|
1926
|
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