SettingsAmerican scientists of German descent
Abraham Jacobi
Abraham Jacobi (May 6, 1830 - July 10, 1919) was a pioneer of pediatrics, opening the first children's clinic in the United States.
Abraham Jacobi (May 6, 1830 - July 10, 1919) was a pioneer of pediatrics, opening the first children's clinic in the United States.
Abraham Robinson
Abraham Robinson (October 6, 1918 – April 11, 1974) was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinite...
Abraham Robinson (October 6, 1918 – April 11, 1974) was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinite...
Adolf Thiel
Adolf Thiel (1915 - June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW.
Adolf Thiel (1915 - June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Andrew Weil
Andrew Thomas Weil is a deceitful quack, best known for establishing and popularizing the field of integrative medicine.
Andrew Thomas Weil is a deceitful quack, best known for establishing and popularizing the field of integrative medicine.
Arthur R. von Hippel
Arthur Robert von Hippel (November 19, 1898 – December 31, 2003) was a German American materials scientist and physicist.
Arthur Robert von Hippel (November 19, 1898 – December 31, 2003) was a German American materials scientist and physicist.
Arthur Rudolph
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
August Herman Pfund
August Herman Pfund (December 28, 1879 – January 4, 1949) was an American physicist and spectroscopist.
August Herman Pfund (December 28, 1879 – January 4, 1949) was an American physicist and spectroscopist.
Barbara A. Schaal
Barbara Anna Schaal (born 1947 in Berlin, Germany, naturalized in 1956) American scientist, evolutionary biologist, is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and vice president of the...
Barbara Anna Schaal (born 1947 in Berlin, Germany, naturalized in 1956) American scientist, evolutionary biologist, is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and vice president of the...
Bernhard Tessmann
Bernhard Robert Tessmann (August 15, 1912 - December 19, 1998) was a German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and NASA.
Bernhard Robert Tessmann (August 15, 1912 - December 19, 1998) was a German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and NASA.
Charles Bendire
Major Charles Emil Bendire (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist.
Major Charles Emil Bendire (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist.
Charles Pfizer
Charles Pfizer (March 22, 1824 in Ludwigsburg as Karl Pfizer – October 19, 1906) was a German chemist who immigrated to the United States in the early 1840s and founded the Pfizer Inc. pha...
Charles Pfizer (March 22, 1824 in Ludwigsburg as Karl Pfizer – October 19, 1906) was a German chemist who immigrated to the United States in the early 1840s and founded the Pfizer Inc. pha...
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz (April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz (April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer.
Charlotte Riefenstahl
Charlotte Riefenstahl (24 May 1899 in Bielefeld, Germany – ) was a German physicist.
Charlotte Riefenstahl (24 May 1899 in Bielefeld, Germany – ) was a German physicist.
Curt Stern
Curt Stern (August 30, 1902 – October 23, 1981) was a German-born American geneticist.
Curt Stern (August 30, 1902 – October 23, 1981) was a German-born American geneticist.
David Alter
David Alter (December 3, 1807 – September 18, 1881) was a prominent American inventor and scientist of the 19th century.
David Alter (December 3, 1807 – September 18, 1881) was a prominent American inventor and scientist of the 19th century.
David Rittenhouse
David Rittenhouse (April 8, 1732 June 26, 1796) was a renowned American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman and public official.
David Rittenhouse (April 8, 1732 June 26, 1796) was a renowned American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman and public official.
Dieter Grau
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Don Zagier
Don Bernard Zagier (born 29 June 1951) is an American mathematician whose main area of work is number theory.
Don Bernard Zagier (born 29 June 1951) is an American mathematician whose main area of work is number theory.
Doreen Rosenstrauch
Doreen Rosenstrauch also known as DrDoRo is a scientist, artist, athlete, physician, and humanist.
Doreen Rosenstrauch also known as DrDoRo is a scientist, artist, athlete, physician, and humanist.
Eberhard Rees
Dr Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees (1909 Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg - April 2, 1998 DeLand, Florida) was a German-American (by becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States) rocketry pi...
Dr Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees (1909 Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg - April 2, 1998 DeLand, Florida) was a German-American (by becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States) rocketry pi...
Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir (; January 26, 1884 – February 4, 1939) was a German-born American anthropologist-linguist and a leader in American structural linguistics.
Edward Sapir (; January 26, 1884 – February 4, 1939) was a German-born American anthropologist-linguist and a leader in American structural linguistics.
Eric Schopler
Eric Schopler (1927 – July 7, 2006) was an American psychologist whose pioneering research into autism led to the foundation of the TEACCH program.
Eric Schopler (1927 – July 7, 2006) was an American psychologist whose pioneering research into autism led to the foundation of the TEACCH program.
Erich Auerbach
Erich Auerbach (November 9, 1892 – October 13, 1957) was a philologist and comparative scholar and critic of literature.
Erich Auerbach (November 9, 1892 – October 13, 1957) was a philologist and comparative scholar and critic of literature.
Erich Schmidt
Erich Friedrich Schmidt (September 13, 1897 – October 3, 1964) was a German and American-naturalized archaeologist, born in Baden-Baden.
Erich Friedrich Schmidt (September 13, 1897 – October 3, 1964) was a German and American-naturalized archaeologist, born in Baden-Baden.
Ernst B. Haas
Ernst Bernard Haas (1924 – March 6, 2003) was a German-American political scientist who made numerous contributions to theoretical discussions in the field of international relations.
Ernst Bernard Haas (1924 – March 6, 2003) was a German-American political scientist who made numerous contributions to theoretical discussions in the field of international relations.
Ernst Fraenkel (political scientist)
Ernst Fraenkel (26 December 1898 – 28 March 1975) was a German political scientist.
Ernst Fraenkel (26 December 1898 – 28 March 1975) was a German political scientist.
Ernst Geissler
Ernst Geissler (3 August 1915, Chemnitz, Germany - 3 June 1989, Huntsville, Alabama) was a German-American aerospace engineer.
Ernst Geissler (3 August 1915, Chemnitz, Germany - 3 June 1989, Huntsville, Alabama) was a German-American aerospace engineer.
Ernst Gräfenberg
Ernst Gräfenberg (September 26, 1881 in Adelebsen near Göttingen, Germany – 28 October 1957 in New York City) was a German-born physician (medical doctor) and scientist.
Ernst Gräfenberg (September 26, 1881 in Adelebsen near Göttingen, Germany – 28 October 1957 in New York City) was a German-born physician (medical doctor) and scientist.
Ernst R. G. Eckert
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert (1904 – 2004) was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert (1904 – 2004) was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Ernst Steinhoff
Ernst August Wilhelm Steinhoff (February 11, 1908 – December 2, 1987) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945).
Ernst August Wilhelm Steinhoff (February 11, 1908 – December 2, 1987) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945).
Ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger (December 19, 1913 Niederrimbach, Germany – May 25, 2008) was a German-born American atomic, electrical and rocket scientist.
Ernst Stuhlinger (December 19, 1913 Niederrimbach, Germany – May 25, 2008) was a German-born American atomic, electrical and rocket scientist.
Erwin Panofsky
Erwin Panofsky (30 March 1892 - 14 March 1968) was an art historian, born in Germany, but whose academic career was pursued mostly in America following the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany in ...
Erwin Panofsky (30 March 1892 - 14 March 1968) was an art historian, born in Germany, but whose academic career was pursued mostly in America following the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany in ...
Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse, was a German-born American sculptor, known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics.
Eva Hesse, was a German-born American sculptor, known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics.
Florinda Donner
Florinda Donner (originally Regine Margarita Thal, later Florinda Donner-Grau) was born February 15, 1944 in Amberg, Germany to German parents Rudolph Thal and Katarina Claussnitzer.
Florinda Donner (originally Regine Margarita Thal, later Florinda Donner-Grau) was born February 15, 1944 in Amberg, Germany to German parents Rudolph Thal and Katarina Claussnitzer.
Frank Oppenheimer
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer (August 14, 1912 – February 3, 1985) was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, was a target of McCarthyism, and was later the founder o...
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer (August 14, 1912 – February 3, 1985) was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, was a target of McCarthyism, and was later the founder o...
Frank Schlesinger
Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City – July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer.
Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City – July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer.
Franz Boas
Franz Boas (; July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a Jewish-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology" and "the...
Franz Boas (; July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a Jewish-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology" and "the...
Frederick Cook
Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940) was an American explorer and physician, noted for his claim of having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908.
Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940) was an American explorer and physician, noted for his claim of having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908.
Frederick Traugott Pursh
Frederick Traugott Pursh (or Friedrich Traugott Pursch) (February 4, 1774 – July 11, 1820) was a German-American botanist.
Frederick Traugott Pursh (or Friedrich Traugott Pursch) (February 4, 1774 – July 11, 1820) was a German-American botanist.
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (October 23, 1889 - April 28, 1957) was a German psychiatrist and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who emigrated to America during World War II.
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (October 23, 1889 - April 28, 1957) was a German psychiatrist and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who emigrated to America during World War II.
Fritz Herzog
Fritz Herzog (6 December 1902 to 21 November 2001) was an American mathematician, known for his work in complex analysis and power series.
Fritz Herzog (6 December 1902 to 21 November 2001) was an American mathematician, known for his work in complex analysis and power series.
Fritz John
Fritz John (14 June 1910 – 10 February 1994) was a German-born mathematician specialising in partial differential equations and ill-posed problems.
Fritz John (14 June 1910 – 10 February 1994) was a German-born mathematician specialising in partial differential equations and ill-posed problems.
Fritz Mueller
Fritz K. Mueller (1907-2001 Huntsville, Alabama) was a German engineer.
Fritz K. Mueller (1907-2001 Huntsville, Alabama) was a German engineer.
Gary Franklin
Gary Franklin (September 22, 1928 – October 2, 2007) was a well-known German American broadcast film critic based in Los Angeles, California.
Gary Franklin (September 22, 1928 – October 2, 2007) was a well-known German American broadcast film critic based in Los Angeles, California.
Georg von Tiesenhausen
Dr. Georg F. von Tiesenhausen (born May 18, 1914) is a retired German-American rocket scientist.
Dr. Georg F. von Tiesenhausen (born May 18, 1914) is a retired German-American rocket scientist.
George Engelmann
George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist.
George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist.
Hans Bethe
Hans Albrecht Bethe (; July 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005) was a German-American nuclear physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
Hans Albrecht Bethe (; July 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005) was a German-American nuclear physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
Hans Fichtner
Hans Joachim Oskar Fichtner (September 8, 1917) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Hans Joachim Oskar Fichtner (September 8, 1917) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Hans Georg Dehmelt
Hans Georg Dehmelt (born September 9, 1922 in Görlitz, Germany) is a German-born American physicist, who co-developed the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul, for which they shared one-half of...
Hans Georg Dehmelt (born September 9, 1922 in Görlitz, Germany) is a German-born American physicist, who co-developed the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul, for which they shared one-half of...
Hans K. Ziegler
Hans K. Ziegler (born in 1911 in Munich, Germany; died December 11, 1999) was a pioneer in the field of communication satellites and the use of photovoltaic solar cells as a power source for sat...
Hans K. Ziegler (born in 1911 in Munich, Germany; died December 11, 1999) was a pioneer in the field of communication satellites and the use of photovoltaic solar cells as a power source for sat...
Hans Rademacher
Hans Adolph Rademacher (3 April 1892, Wandsbeck, now Hamburg-Wandsbek – 7 February 1969, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and num...
Hans Adolph Rademacher (3 April 1892, Wandsbeck, now Hamburg-Wandsbek – 7 February 1969, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and num...
Hans Samelson
Hans Samelson (3 March 1916 – 22 September 2005) was a German American mathematician who worked in differential geometry, topology and the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras—important in desc...
Hans Samelson (3 March 1916 – 22 September 2005) was a German American mathematician who worked in differential geometry, topology and the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras—important in desc...
Hans von Ohain
Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German-American engineer, one of the inventors of jet propulsion.
Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German-American engineer, one of the inventors of jet propulsion.
Harold Loesch
Harold Carl Otto Loesch (born October 3, 1926) is a marine biologist and oceanographer who is credited with being the first to examine the Mobile Bay jubilee in an paper Much of his car...
Harold Carl Otto Loesch (born October 3, 1926) is a marine biologist and oceanographer who is credited with being the first to examine the Mobile Bay jubilee in an paper Much of his car...
Harold Marcuse
Harold Marcuse (born November 15, 1957 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American professor of modern and contemporary German history.
Harold Marcuse (born November 15, 1957 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American professor of modern and contemporary German history.
Heinrich Klüver
Heinrich Klüver (May 25, 1897 - February 8, 1979) was a German-American psychologist born in Holstein, Germany.
Heinrich Klüver (May 25, 1897 - February 8, 1979) was a German-American psychologist born in Holstein, Germany.
Heinrich Wilhelm Blasius
Heinrich Wilhelm Blasius (1818–1899), later known as William Blasius was a German-American meteorologist.
Heinrich Wilhelm Blasius (1818–1899), later known as William Blasius was a German-American meteorologist.
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat
Heinz Ludwig Fraenkel-Conrat (July 29, 1910 – April 10, 1999) was a biochemist, famous for his viral research.
Heinz Ludwig Fraenkel-Conrat (July 29, 1910 – April 10, 1999) was a biochemist, famous for his viral research.
Helmut Hölzer
Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
Henry Otley Beyer
Henry Otley Beyer (July 13, 1883 – December 31, 1966) was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Filipinos and other scholars about Philippine i...
Henry Otley Beyer (July 13, 1883 – December 31, 1966) was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Filipinos and other scholars about Philippine i...
Herbert Simon
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University...
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University...
Hugo Münsterberg
Hugo Münsterberg (June 1, 1863 – December 19, 1916) was a German-American psychologist.
Hugo Münsterberg (June 1, 1863 – December 19, 1916) was a German-American psychologist.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jack Steinberger
Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German-American physicist currently residing near Geneva, Switzerland.
Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German-American physicist currently residing near Geneva, Switzerland.
Jacques Loeb
Jacques Loeb (born April 7, 1859, in Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate; died February 11, 1924, in Hamilton, Bermuda) was a German-born American physiologist and biologist.
Jacques Loeb (born April 7, 1859, in Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate; died February 11, 1924, in Hamilton, Bermuda) was a German-born American physiologist and biologist.
James Ingo Freed
James Ingo Freed (June 23, 1930 – December 15, 2005) was an American architect born in Essen, Germany during the Weimar Republic.
James Ingo Freed (June 23, 1930 – December 15, 2005) was an American architect born in Essen, Germany during the Weimar Republic.
Jesco von Puttkamer
Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (born September 22, 1933) is a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig.
Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (born September 22, 1933) is a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig.
Johann Peter Gogarten
Johann Peter Gogarten was born in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Johann Peter Gogarten was born in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Karen Horney
Karen Horney ( in English) born Danielsen (16 September 1885 – 4 December 1952) was a German-American psychoanalyst.
Karen Horney ( in English) born Danielsen (16 September 1885 – 4 December 1952) was a German-American psychoanalyst.
Karl August Wittfogel
Karl August Wittfogel (1896 - 1988) was a German-American playwright, historian, and sinologist.
Karl August Wittfogel (1896 - 1988) was a German-American playwright, historian, and sinologist.
Karl Birnbaum
Karl Birnbaum (August 20, 1878, Schweidnitz/Świdnica - March 31, 1950, Philadelphia, Penn.) was a German-American psychiatrist and neurologist.
Karl Birnbaum (August 20, 1878, Schweidnitz/Świdnica - March 31, 1950, Philadelphia, Penn.) was a German-American psychiatrist and neurologist.
Karl Brandt (economist)
Karl Brandt (January 9, 1899 – July 8, 1975) was a German-American agricultural economist.
Karl Brandt (January 9, 1899 – July 8, 1975) was a German-American agricultural economist.
Katherine Esau
Katherine Esau (3 April 1898 – 4 June 1997) was a German-American botanist.
Katherine Esau (3 April 1898 – 4 June 1997) was a German-American botanist.
Klaus Fuchs
Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs (29 December 1911 – 28 January 1988) was a German theoretical physicist and atomic spy who in 1950 was convicted of supplying information from the American, British...
Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs (29 December 1911 – 28 January 1988) was a German theoretical physicist and atomic spy who in 1950 was convicted of supplying information from the American, British...
Konrad Dannenberg
Konrad Dannenberg (August 5, 1912 – February 16, 2009) was a German-American rocket pioneer and member of the German rocket team brought to the United States after World War II.
Konrad Dannenberg (August 5, 1912 – February 16, 2009) was a German-American rocket pioneer and member of the German rocket team brought to the United States after World War II.
Krafft Arnold Ehricke
Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 - December 11, 1984) was a rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization.
Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 - December 11, 1984) was a rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization.
Kurt Benirschke
Kurt Benirschke (born May 26, 1924) is a German-born American pathologist, geneticist and expert on the placenta and reproduction in humans and myriad mammalian species.
Kurt Benirschke (born May 26, 1924) is a German-born American pathologist, geneticist and expert on the placenta and reproduction in humans and myriad mammalian species.
Kurt H. Debus
Kurt Heinrich Debus (November 19, 1908–October 10, 1983) was a German V-2 rocket scientist during World War II who, after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip, beca...
Kurt Heinrich Debus (November 19, 1908–October 10, 1983) was a German V-2 rocket scientist during World War II who, after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip, beca...
Ludwig Roth
Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.
Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.
Magnus von Braun
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to ...
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to ...
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Maria Goeppert-Mayer was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus.
Markus Brunnermeier
Markus K. Brunnermeier is a financial economist specializing in financial crises and panics.
Markus K. Brunnermeier is a financial economist specializing in financial crises and panics.
Max August Zorn
Max August Zorn (June 6, 1906 in Krefeld, Germany – March 9, 1993 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States) was a German-born American mathematician.
Max August Zorn (June 6, 1906 in Krefeld, Germany – March 9, 1993 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States) was a German-born American mathematician.
Max Bentele
Max Bentele (born Ulm, Germany January 15, 1909 - died New York, USA May 19, 2006 at age 97) was a pioneer in the field of jet aircraft turbines and mechanical engineering.
Max Bentele (born Ulm, Germany January 15, 1909 - died New York, USA May 19, 2006 at age 97) was a pioneer in the field of jet aircraft turbines and mechanical engineering.
Max Delbrück
Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück (September 4, 1906 – March 9, 1981) was a German-American biophysicist and Nobel laureate.
Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück (September 4, 1906 – March 9, 1981) was a German-American biophysicist and Nobel laureate.
Michael Witzel
Michael Witzel (born 1943 at Schwiebus, Germany, now Poland) is Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University, United States.
Michael Witzel (born 1943 at Schwiebus, Germany, now Poland) is Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University, United States.
Oswald Lange
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group".
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group".
Otto Eckstein
Otto Eckstein (August 1, 1927–March 22, 1984) was a German-born economist at Harvard University, member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1964 to 1968), and co-founder o...
Otto Eckstein (August 1, 1927–March 22, 1984) was a German-born economist at Harvard University, member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1964 to 1968), and co-founder o...
Otto Stern
Otto Stern (17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.
Otto Stern (17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.
Paul Alfred Biefeld
Dr. Paul Alfred Biefeld (22 March 1867 – 21 June 1943) was born in Jöhstadt, Saxony, Germany.
Dr. Paul Alfred Biefeld (22 March 1867 – 21 June 1943) was born in Jöhstadt, Saxony, Germany.
Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf
Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf (born in Atchison, Kansas on July 20, 1899; died July 22, 1989) was an American botanist and agronomist.
Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf (born in Atchison, Kansas on July 20, 1899; died July 22, 1989) was an American botanist and agronomist.
Peter Bergmann
Peter Gabriel Bergmann (Berlin, 24 March 1915 – Seattle, 19 October 2002) was a German-American physicist best known for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory encompassin...
Peter Gabriel Bergmann (Berlin, 24 March 1915 – Seattle, 19 October 2002) was a German-American physicist best known for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory encompassin...
Rainer Kurt Sachs
Rainer Kurt Sachs (born June 13, 1932) is a German-American computational radiation biologist and astronomer.
Rainer Kurt Sachs (born June 13, 1932) is a German-American computational radiation biologist and astronomer.
Reinhold Aman
Reinhold Aman (born April 8, 1936) is a former chemical engineer and professor of German, and the publisher of Maledicta, a scholarly journal dedicated entirely to the study of offensive lan...
Reinhold Aman (born April 8, 1936) is a former chemical engineer and professor of German, and the publisher of Maledicta, a scholarly journal dedicated entirely to the study of offensive lan...
Richard Friederich Arens
Richard Friederich Arens (24 April 1919 – 3 May 2000) was an American mathematician.
Richard Friederich Arens (24 April 1919 – 3 May 2000) was an American mathematician.
Rudolf Arnheim
Rudolf Arnheim (July 15, 1904 – June 9, 2007) was a German-born author, art and film theorist and perceptual psychologist.
Rudolf Arnheim (July 15, 1904 – June 9, 2007) was a German-born author, art and film theorist and perceptual psychologist.
Rudolph Minkowski
Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski) (May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer.
Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski) (May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer.
Stephen Fleck
Stephen Fleck (September 18, 1912 – December 19, 2002) was a professor in the Psychiatry and Epidemiology and Public Health Departments at the Yale University School of Medicine from 1953 ...
Stephen Fleck (September 18, 1912 – December 19, 2002) was a professor in the Psychiatry and Epidemiology and Public Health Departments at the Yale University School of Medicine from 1953 ...
W. E. Metzenthin
Waldemar Eric Metzenthin was a German American scholar.
Waldemar Eric Metzenthin was a German American scholar.
Walter Baade
Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade (March 24, 1893 – June 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who emigrated to the USA in 1931.
Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade (March 24, 1893 – June 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who emigrated to the USA in 1931.
Walter Charles Langer
Walter Charles Langer (February 5, 1899 – July 4, 1981) was a Cambridge, Massachusetts psychoanalyst best known for his role in preparing a World War II psychological analysis of Adolf Hitler th...
Walter Charles Langer (February 5, 1899 – July 4, 1981) was a Cambridge, Massachusetts psychoanalyst best known for his role in preparing a World War II psychological analysis of Adolf Hitler th...
Walter Dornberger
Major-General Dr Walter Robert Dornberger (6 September 1895 - 27 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket ...
Major-General Dr Walter Robert Dornberger (6 September 1895 - 27 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket ...
Walter Haeussermann
Walter Haeussermann (also spelled Häussermann; March 2, 1914 – December 8, 2010) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group", both at Peenemünde and...
Walter Haeussermann (also spelled Häussermann; March 2, 1914 – December 8, 2010) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group", both at Peenemünde and...
Walter Jacobi
Walter Jacobi (January 13, 1918 – August 19, 2009) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Walter Jacobi (January 13, 1918 – August 19, 2009) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Werner Dahm
Werner Karl Dahm (February 16, 1917 Lindenthal, Germany - January 17, 2008 Huntsville, Alabama) was an early spaceflight scientist of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office who emigrated to the ...
Werner Karl Dahm (February 16, 1917 Lindenthal, Germany - January 17, 2008 Huntsville, Alabama) was an early spaceflight scientist of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office who emigrated to the ...
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German philosopher, rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket t...
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German philosopher, rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket t...
Wilhelm Siegmund Frei
Wilhelm Siegmund Frei (September 5, 1885, Neustadt - January 27, 1943) was a German dermatologist best known for his contributions to Durand-Nicholas-Favre disease, a sexually transmitted diseas...
Wilhelm Siegmund Frei (September 5, 1885, Neustadt - January 27, 1943) was a German dermatologist best known for his contributions to Durand-Nicholas-Favre disease, a sexually transmitted diseas...
Willi Apel
Willi Apel (October 10, 1893 – March 14, 1988) was a German-American musicologist.
Willi Apel (October 10, 1893 – March 14, 1988) was a German-American musicologist.
William L. Langer
William Leonard Langer (March 16, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was the chair of the history department at Harvard University and the World War II volunteer head of the Research and Analysis branch ...
William Leonard Langer (March 16, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was the chair of the history department at Harvard University and the World War II volunteer head of the Research and Analysis branch ...
William Prager
William Prager (May 23, 1903, Karlsruhe - 1980) was a German-born US applied mathematician.
William Prager (May 23, 1903, Karlsruhe - 1980) was a German-born US applied mathematician.
Willy Ley
Willy Ley (October 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States.
Willy Ley (October 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States.
Wilton M. Krogman
Wilton Marion Krogman (1903–1987) was an American anthropologist.
Wilton Marion Krogman (1903–1987) was an American anthropologist.
Wladimir Seidel
Wladimir P. Seidel (December 21, 1906 - January 12, 1981 in Detroit) was a German-Americanmathematician.
Wladimir P. Seidel (December 21, 1906 - January 12, 1981 in Detroit) was a German-Americanmathematician.
Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler (January 21, 1887 – June 11, 1967) was a German-American psychologist and phenomenologist who, like Max Wertheimer, and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psych...
Wolfgang Köhler (January 21, 1887 – June 11, 1967) was a German-American psychologist and phenomenologist who, like Max Wertheimer, and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psych...