German atheists
Adolf Wagner
Adolf Wagner (October 1, 1890 in Algringen, Lothringen - April 12, 1944 in Bad Reichenhall) was a German soldier and high-ranking Nazi Party official from Algringen, Alsace-Lorraine.
Adolf Wagner (October 1, 1890 in Algringen, Lothringen - April 12, 1944 in Bad Reichenhall) was a German soldier and high-ranking Nazi Party official from Algringen, Alsace-Lorraine.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
Artur Axmann
Artur Axmann was the German Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth from 1940 through war's end in 1945.
Artur Axmann was the German Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth from 1940 through war's end in 1945.
Baron d'Holbach
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Christian Lorenz
Flake Lorenz is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Flake Lorenz is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Edgar Bauer
Edgar Bauer (7 October 1820 – 18 August 1886) was a German political philosopher and a member of the Young Hegelians.
Edgar Bauer (7 October 1820 – 18 August 1886) was a German political philosopher and a member of the Young Hegelians.
Edgar Reitz
Edgar Reitz (born November 1, 1932 in Morbach, Hunsrück) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe.
Edgar Reitz (born November 1, 1932 in Morbach, Hunsrück) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe.
Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker was a German socialist politician who led the German Democratic Republic as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1971 until 1989, serving as Head of State as well a...
Erich Honecker was a German socialist politician who led the German Democratic Republic as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1971 until 1989, serving as Head of State as well a...
Ernst Bloch
Ernst Bloch (, July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher.
Ernst Bloch (, July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher.
Ernst Thälmann
Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic.
Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic.
Franz Leopold Neumann
Franz Leopold Neumann (May 23, 1900 – September 2, 1954) was a German-Jewish left-wing political activist, Marxist theorist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and...
Franz Leopold Neumann (May 23, 1900 – September 2, 1954) was a German-Jewish left-wing political activist, Marxist theorist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and...
Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was a German-English industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx.
Friedrich Engels was a German-English industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx.
Friedrich Feuerbach
Friedrich Heinrich Feuerbach (1806-1880) was a German philologist and philosopher.
Friedrich Heinrich Feuerbach (1806-1880) was a German philologist and philosopher.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Friedrich Pollock
Friedrich Pollock was a German social scientist and philosopher.
Friedrich Pollock was a German social scientist and philosopher.
Fritz Müller
Johann Friedrich Theodor Müller (31 March 1821 – 21 May 1897), always known as Fritz, was a German biologist and physician who emigrated to southern Brazil, where he lived in and near ...
Johann Friedrich Theodor Müller (31 March 1821 – 21 May 1897), always known as Fritz, was a German biologist and physician who emigrated to southern Brazil, where he lived in and near ...
Guillermo Kahlo
Carl Wilhelm Kahlo (26 October 1871 – 14 April 1941) was a German photographer and father of artist Frida Kahlo, who painted his portrait.
Carl Wilhelm Kahlo (26 October 1871 – 14 April 1941) was a German photographer and father of artist Frida Kahlo, who painted his portrait.
Gunther von Hagens
Gunther von Hagens is a controversial German anatomist who invented the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination.
Gunther von Hagens is a controversial German anatomist who invented the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination.
Günter Grass
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Hans Beimler (communist)
Hans Beimler (2 July 1895 – 1 December 1936) was an active member of the German Communist Party and a deputy in the Reichstag.
Hans Beimler (2 July 1895 – 1 December 1936) was an active member of the German Communist Party and a deputy in the Reichstag.
Herbert Kroemer
Herbert Kroemer, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1952 from the University of Götti...
Herbert Kroemer, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1952 from the University of Götti...
Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse was a German Jewish philosopher, sociologist and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
Herbert Marcuse was a German Jewish philosopher, sociologist and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
Joachim Kahl
Joachim Kahl (born 1941 in Cologne, Germany) is a German freelance philosopher whose work focuses on the criticism of religion, ethics and aesthetics.
Joachim Kahl (born 1941 in Cologne, Germany) is a German freelance philosopher whose work focuses on the criticism of religion, ethics and aesthetics.
Joseph Dietzgen
Joseph Dietzgen was a German socialist philosopher, Marxist and journalist.
Joseph Dietzgen was a German socialist philosopher, Marxist and journalist.
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Karl Kautsky
Karl Johann Kautsky was a Czech-German philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theoretician.
Karl Johann Kautsky was a Czech-German philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theoretician.
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karlheinz Deschner
Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner (born on May 23, 1924, in Bamberg, Bavaria), is a German researcher and writer who has achieved public attention in Europe for his thorough and fiercely critical ...
Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner (born on May 23, 1924, in Bamberg, Bavaria), is a German researcher and writer who has achieved public attention in Europe for his thorough and fiercely critical ...
Ludwig Feuerbach
Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (July 28, 1804, Landshut, Lower Bavaria – September 13, 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist.
Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (July 28, 1804, Landshut, Lower Bavaria – September 13, 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist.
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (; born 2 June 1920) is a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the literary group Gruppe 47.
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (; born 2 June 1920) is a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the literary group Gruppe 47.
Marcus Siepen
Marcus Siepen (born September 8, 1968 in Krefeld, Germany) is one of two guitarists in the power metal band Blind Guardian.
Marcus Siepen (born September 8, 1968 in Krefeld, Germany) is one of two guitarists in the power metal band Blind Guardian.
Matthias Knutzen
Matthias Knutzen was a German critic of religion and the author of three atheistic pamphlets.
Matthias Knutzen was a German critic of religion and the author of three atheistic pamphlets.
Max Stirner
Johann Kaspar Schmidt, better known as Max Stirner was a German philosopher who was one of the forerunners in nihilism, existentialism, post-modernism, and anarchism, especially of individ...
Johann Kaspar Schmidt, better known as Max Stirner was a German philosopher who was one of the forerunners in nihilism, existentialism, post-modernism, and anarchism, especially of individ...
Michael Schmidt-Salomon
Michael Schmidt-Salomon is a German author, philosopher, and public relations manager.
Michael Schmidt-Salomon is a German author, philosopher, and public relations manager.
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras.
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras.
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.
Sabine Jünger
Sabine Jünger (born 21 May 1973 in Königs Wusterhausen) is a German politician for The Left Party.PDS.
Sabine Jünger (born 21 May 1973 in Königs Wusterhausen) is a German politician for The Left Party.PDS.
Till Lindemann
Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet who is the frontman for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet who is the frontman for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper is a German chanteuse and actress renowned for her interpretation of the work of Kurt Weill.
Ute Lemper is a German chanteuse and actress renowned for her interpretation of the work of Kurt Weill.
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