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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Alexander Schrijver
Alexander Schrijver is a Dutch mathematician and computer scientist, a professor of discrete mathematics and optimization at the University of Amsterdam and a fellow at the Centrum Wiskunde & In...
Alexander Schrijver is a Dutch mathematician and computer scientist, a professor of discrete mathematics and optimization at the University of Amsterdam and a fellow at the Centrum Wiskunde & In...
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was a German geographer, naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm v...
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was a German geographer, naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm v...
Alfred Jahn
Alfred Jahn was a Polish geographer, geomorphologist, polar explorer and a rector of Wrocław University.
Alfred Jahn was a Polish geographer, geomorphologist, polar explorer and a rector of Wrocław University.
Alfred Rieche
Alfred Rieche (28 April 1902 – 6 November 2001) was a German chemist.
Alfred Rieche (28 April 1902 – 6 November 2001) was a German chemist.
Angela D. Friederici
Angela Friederici (born in Cologne, Germany in 1952) is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and is an internationally recognized ex...
Angela Friederici (born in Cologne, Germany in 1952) is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and is an internationally recognized ex...
Bernhard Korte
Bernhard H. Korte (born November 3, 1938 in Bottrop, Germany) is a German mathematician and computer scientist, a professor at the University of Bonn, and an expert in combinatorial optimization.
Bernhard H. Korte (born November 3, 1938 in Bottrop, Germany) is a German mathematician and computer scientist, a professor at the University of Bonn, and an expert in combinatorial optimization.
Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch (27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel laureate in chemistry.
Carl Bosch (27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel laureate in chemistry.
Carl Wagner
Carl Wilhelm Wagner (born May 25, 1901 in Leipzig, Germany, died December 10, 1977 in Göttingen) was a physical chemist.
Carl Wilhelm Wagner (born May 25, 1901 in Leipzig, Germany, died December 10, 1977 in Göttingen) was a physical chemist.
David E. Wellbery
David E. Wellbery (born 1947) is a prominent literary critic within German Studies.
David E. Wellbery (born 1947) is a prominent literary critic within German Studies.
David Leslie Linton
Professor David Leslie Linton (1906–1971), British geographer and geomorphologist, was professor of geography at Sheffield and Birmingham, best remembered for his work on the landscape developme...
Professor David Leslie Linton (1906–1971), British geographer and geomorphologist, was professor of geography at Sheffield and Birmingham, best remembered for his work on the landscape developme...
Duilio Arigoni
Duilio Arigoni (born December 6, 1928) is a Swiss chemist and Emeritus Professor at ETH Zurich.
Duilio Arigoni (born December 6, 1928) is a Swiss chemist and Emeritus Professor at ETH Zurich.
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS was a New Zealand chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS was a New Zealand chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.
Ernst Neef
Ernst Neef was a German Geographer.
Ernst Neef was a German Geographer.
Ernst Poeppel
Ernst Poeppel (Prof. Dr. Ernst Poeppel ML) is a German psychologist and neuroscientist who was born in 1940.
Ernst Poeppel (Prof. Dr. Ernst Poeppel ML) is a German psychologist and neuroscientist who was born in 1940.
Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker
Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker is a German geneticist, biochemist and research manager.
Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker is a German geneticist, biochemist and research manager.
Franz Martin Hilgendorf
Franz Martin Hilgendorf (December 5, 1839 – July 5, 1904) was a German zoologist and paleontologist.
Franz Martin Hilgendorf (December 5, 1839 – July 5, 1904) was a German zoologist and paleontologist.
Friedrich Seifert
Friedrich Alfred Seifert (born May 8, 1941) is a German mineralogist and geophysicist.
Friedrich Alfred Seifert (born May 8, 1941) is a German mineralogist and geophysicist.
Friedrich von Müller
Friedrich von Müller (17 September 1858, Augsburg – 18 November 1941, Munich) was a German physician remembered for describing Müller's sign.
Friedrich von Müller (17 September 1858, Augsburg – 18 November 1941, Munich) was a German physician remembered for describing Müller's sign.
Fritz Haber
Fritz Haber was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for synthesizing ammonia, important for fertilizers and explosives.
Fritz Haber was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for synthesizing ammonia, important for fertilizers and explosives.
Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl (born 10 October 1936) is a German physicist and a Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany.
Gerhard Ertl (born 10 October 1936) is a German physicist and a Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany.
Grigore Antipa
Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea.
Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea.
Hans Grauert
Hans Grauert (8 February 1930 in Haren, Emsland, Germany – 4 September 2011) was a German mathematician.
Hans Grauert (8 February 1930 in Haren, Emsland, Germany – 4 September 2011) was a German mathematician.
Hans Leopold Meyer
Hans Leopold Meyer 31 March 1871–28 November 1942) was an Austrian chemist.
Hans Leopold Meyer 31 March 1871–28 November 1942) was an Austrian chemist.
Hans-Georg Bohle
Hans-Georg Bohle is a German geographer and development researcher.
Hans-Georg Bohle is a German geographer and development researcher.
Herbert Edelsbrunner
Herbert Edelsbrunner (born 1958) is a computer scientist working in the field of computational geometry, the Arts & Science Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Duke University, Prof...
Herbert Edelsbrunner (born 1958) is a computer scientist working in the field of computational geometry, the Arts & Science Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Duke University, Prof...
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Jean-Pierre Changeux is a French neuroscientist known for his research in several fields of biology, from the structure and function of proteins, to the early development of the nervous system u...
Jean-Pierre Changeux is a French neuroscientist known for his research in several fields of biology, from the structure and function of proteins, to the early development of the nervous system u...
Joachim Milberg
Joachim Milberg is a German Professor of Production Engineering and past CEO of BMW AG. He is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG.
Joachim Milberg is a German Professor of Production Engineering and past CEO of BMW AG. He is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Johannes Stark
Johannes Stark was a German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved with the Deutsche Physik movement under the Nazi regime.
Johannes Stark was a German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved with the Deutsche Physik movement under the Nazi regime.
Jules A. Hoffmann
Jules A. Hoffmann (born 2 August 1941) is a Luxembourgish-born French biologist.
Jules A. Hoffmann (born 2 August 1941) is a Luxembourgish-born French biologist.
Ludwig Reichenbach
Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 - March 17, 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist.
Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 - March 17, 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist.
Martin J. Lohse
Martin J. Lohse, M.D. born August 26th, 1956, is a German physician and pharmacologist doing research on G protein-coupled receptors.
Martin J. Lohse, M.D. born August 26th, 1956, is a German physician and pharmacologist doing research on G protein-coupled receptors.
Matthias Hentze
Matthias W. Hentze (b. 25 January 1960, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany) is a German scientist.
Matthias W. Hentze (b. 25 January 1960, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany) is a German scientist.
Max Bergmann
Max Bergmann was a Jewish-German biochemist.
Max Bergmann was a Jewish-German biochemist.
Max Deuring
Max Deuring (9 December 1907, Göttingen, Germany – 20 December 1984, Göttingen, Germany) was a mathematician.
Max Deuring (9 December 1907, Göttingen, Germany – 20 December 1984, Göttingen, Germany) was a mathematician.
Max Planck
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, ForMemRS, was a German physicist who discovered quantum physics, initiating a revolution in natural science and philosophy.
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, ForMemRS, was a German physicist who discovered quantum physics, initiating a revolution in natural science and philosophy.
Michel Che
Professor Michel Che completed his doctorate in 1968 at the University of Lyon and studied as postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University.
Professor Michel Che completed his doctorate in 1968 at the University of Lyon and studied as postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University.
Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke
Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke is a Dutch historian of science, who began his academic career as a marine geologist.
Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke is a Dutch historian of science, who began his academic career as a marine geologist.
Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Oskar Langendorff
Oskar Langendorff (b. 1 February 1853 in Breslau, d. 10 May 1908 in Rostock; his first name is sometimes given as "Oscar") was a German physician and physiologist known primarily for his experim...
Oskar Langendorff (b. 1 February 1853 in Breslau, d. 10 May 1908 in Rostock; his first name is sometimes given as "Oscar") was a German physician and physiologist known primarily for his experim...
Otto Hahn
Otto Hahn FRS was a German chemist and Nobel laureate, a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry.
Otto Hahn FRS was a German chemist and Nobel laureate, a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry.
Pierre Braunstein
Pierre Braunstein (born 4 October 1947) is a French chemist.
Pierre Braunstein (born 4 October 1947) is a French chemist.
Siegfried Blechert
Siegfried Blechert (born 1946 in Aalborg, Denmark) is a German-chemist.
Siegfried Blechert (born 1946 in Aalborg, Denmark) is a German-chemist.
Siegfried Passarge
Otto Karl Siegfried Passarge was a German geographer from East Prussia.
Otto Karl Siegfried Passarge was a German geographer from East Prussia.
Stephan Luckhaus
Stephan Luckhaus is a German mathematician who is currently Professor at the University of Leipzig working in pure and applied analysis.
Stephan Luckhaus is a German mathematician who is currently Professor at the University of Leipzig working in pure and applied analysis.
Thomas Cremer
Thomas Cremer (* July 7, 1945 in Miesbach, Germany ), is a German professor of human genetics and anthropology with a main research focus on molecular cytogenetics and 3D/4D analyses of nuclear ...
Thomas Cremer (* July 7, 1945 in Miesbach, Germany ), is a German professor of human genetics and anthropology with a main research focus on molecular cytogenetics and 3D/4D analyses of nuclear ...
Thomas Henning
Thomas Henning (born 1956) is a German astrophysicist.
Thomas Henning (born 1956) is a German astrophysicist.
Tom Rapoport
Tom Abraham Rapoport (17 June 1947) is a German-American cell biologist who studies protein transport in cells.
Tom Abraham Rapoport (17 June 1947) is a German-American cell biologist who studies protein transport in cells.
Walter Dieminger
Walter Dieminger, (July 7, 1907 – September 29, 2000) was a German space scientist and director of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy from 1955 to 1975.
Walter Dieminger, (July 7, 1907 – September 29, 2000) was a German space scientist and director of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy from 1955 to 1975.
Werner Schreyer
Werner Schreyer was a German mineralogist and experimental metamorphic petrologist.
Werner Schreyer was a German mineralogist and experimental metamorphic petrologist.
Wilhelm Ostwald
Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (Vilhelms Ostvalds; 2 September 1853 – 4 April 1932) was a Baltic German chemist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (Vilhelms Ostvalds; 2 September 1853 – 4 April 1932) was a Baltic German chemist.
Wladimir Köppen
Wladimir Petrovich Köppen was a Russian geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist of German origin.
Wladimir Petrovich Köppen was a Russian geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist of German origin.
Wolfgang Steglich
Wolfgang Steglich (born 12 August 1933) is a German chemist.
Wolfgang Steglich (born 12 August 1933) is a German chemist.
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich FRS (Якаў Барысавіч Зэльдавіч, Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич) (8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist born in Belarus.
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich FRS (Якаў Барысавіч Зэльдавіч, Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич) (8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist born in Belarus.