SettingsMembers of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson FRSE, also known as Ferguson of Raith (20 June 1723 (O.S.) (1 July, N.S.) - 22 February 1816) was a Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Adam Ferguson FRSE, also known as Ferguson of Raith (20 June 1723 (O.S.) (1 July, N.S.) - 22 February 1816) was a Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Adolf Butenandt
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist and member of the Nazi party.
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist and member of the Nazi party.
Adolf Kirchhoff
Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff (6 January 1826 - 26 February 1908), German classical scholar and epigraphist.
Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff (6 January 1826 - 26 February 1908), German classical scholar and epigraphist.
Alan Gardiner
Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner (29 March 1879, Eltham – 19 December 1963, Oxford) was one of the premier British Egyptologists of the early and mid-20th century.
Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner (29 March 1879, Eltham – 19 December 1963, Oxford) was one of the premier British Egyptologists of the early and mid-20th century.
Albert Brackmann
Albert Brackmann (21 June 1871, Hanover – 17 March 1952) was a leading German historian associated with the Ostforschung, a multi-disciplined organisation set up to co-ordinate German resear...
Albert Brackmann (21 June 1871, Hanover – 17 March 1952) was a leading German historian associated with the Ostforschung, a multi-disciplined organisation set up to co-ordinate German resear...
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 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...
Andreas Acoluthus
Andreas Acoluthus was a German scholar of orientalism and professor of theology at Breslau.
Andreas Acoluthus was a German scholar of orientalism and professor of theology at Breslau.
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf was a German chemist from Berlin, then capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and a pioneer of analytical chemistry.
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf was a German chemist from Berlin, then capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and a pioneer of analytical chemistry.
Arnold Berliner
Arnold Berliner, German Physicist,, graduated in Physics at the University of Breslau in 1886.
Arnold Berliner, German Physicist,, graduated in Physics at the University of Breslau in 1886.
August Immanuel Bekker
August Immanuel Bekker (21 May 1785 in Berlin – 7 June 1871 in Berlin) was a German philologist and critic.
August Immanuel Bekker (21 May 1785 in Berlin – 7 June 1871 in Berlin) was a German philologist and critic.
August Kopff
August Kopff (February 5, 1882–April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who discovered several comets and asteroids.
August Kopff (February 5, 1882–April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who discovered several comets and asteroids.
August Leopold Crelle
August Leopold Crelle (17 March 1780 – 6 October 1855) was a German mathematician.
August Leopold Crelle (17 March 1780 – 6 October 1855) was a German mathematician.
August von Trott zu Solz
August Bodo Wilhelm Clemens Paul von Trott zu Solz (29 December 1855—27 October 1938) was a German politician.
August Bodo Wilhelm Clemens Paul von Trott zu Solz (29 December 1855—27 October 1938) was a German politician.
Bernhard von Bülow
Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow, named in 1905 Prince von Bülow, was a German statesman who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for three years and then as Chancellor ...
Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow, named in 1905 Prince von Bülow, was a German statesman who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for three years and then as Chancellor ...
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 Brockelmann
Carl Brockelmann (1868–1956), German Semiticist, was the foremost orientalist of his generation.
Carl Brockelmann (1868–1956), German Semiticist, was the foremost orientalist of his generation.
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi was a German mathematician, widely considered to be the most inspiring teacher of his time and is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of his generation.
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi was a German mathematician, widely considered to be the most inspiring teacher of his time and is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of his generation.
Carl Humann
Carl Wilhelm Humann (4 January 1839 - 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist.
Carl Wilhelm Humann (4 January 1839 - 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.
Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.
Carl Schuchhardt
Carl Schuchhardt was a German archaeologist and museum director.
Carl Schuchhardt was a German archaeologist and museum director.
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt (22 February 1817 – 27 June 1880) was a German mathematician.
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt (22 February 1817 – 27 June 1880) was a German mathematician.
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist, was one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time.
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist, was one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time.
Christian Hülsen
Christian Karl Friedrich Hülsen (November 29, 1858 – January 19, 1935) was a German architectural historian of the classical era who later changed to studying the Middle Ages and the Renai...
Christian Karl Friedrich Hülsen (November 29, 1858 – January 19, 1935) was a German architectural historian of the classical era who later changed to studying the Middle Ages and the Renai...
Claude Bourgelat
Claude Bourgelat (March 27, 1712 – January 3, 1779) was a French veterinary surgeon.
Claude Bourgelat (March 27, 1712 – January 3, 1779) was a French veterinary surgeon.
Constantin Carathéodory
Constantin Carathéodory (or Constantine Karatheodori) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή) (13 September 1873 – 2 February 1950) was a Greek mathematician.
Constantin Carathéodory (or Constantine Karatheodori) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή) (13 September 1873 – 2 February 1950) was a Greek mathematician.
Daniel Ernst Jablonski
Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian and reformer of Czech origin, known for his efforts to bring about a union between Lutheran and Calvinist Protestants.
Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian and reformer of Czech origin, known for his efforts to bring about a union between Lutheran and Calvinist Protestants.
Dimitrie Cantemir
Dimitrie Cantemir (; 1673–1723) was twice Prince of Moldavia (in March–April 1693 and in 1710–1711).
Dimitrie Cantemir (; 1673–1723) was twice Prince of Moldavia (in March–April 1693 and in 1710–1711).
Eduard Zeller
Eduard Gottlob Zeller (22 January 1814 – 19 March 1908), was a German philosopher and theologian of the Tübingen School of theology.
Eduard Gottlob Zeller (22 January 1814 – 19 March 1908), was a German philosopher and theologian of the Tübingen School of theology.
Eilhard Mitscherlich
Eilhard Mitscherlich was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his law of isomorphism, which states that compounds crystallizing together probably have similar structures an...
Eilhard Mitscherlich was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his law of isomorphism, which states that compounds crystallizing together probably have similar structures an...
Elimar Klebs
Elimar Klebs (15 October 1852 – 16 May 1918) was a German historian of ancient history.
Elimar Klebs (15 October 1852 – 16 May 1918) was a German historian of ancient history.
Emil du Bois-Reymond
Emil du Bois-Reymond was a German physician and physiologist, the discoverer of nerve action potential, and the father of experimental electrophysiology.
Emil du Bois-Reymond was a German physician and physiologist, the discoverer of nerve action potential, and the father of experimental electrophysiology.
Emil Johann Lambert Heinricher
Emil Johann Lambert Heinricher (November 14, 1856 - July 13, 1934) was an Austrian botanist from Laibach (Ljubljana).
Emil Johann Lambert Heinricher (November 14, 1856 - July 13, 1934) was an Austrian botanist from Laibach (Ljubljana).
Emil Seckel
Emil Seckel (10 January 1864, Neuenheim bei Heidelberg - 26 April 1924, Todtmoos) was a German jurist, law historian.
Emil Seckel (10 January 1864, Neuenheim bei Heidelberg - 26 April 1924, Todtmoos) was a German jurist, law historian.
Emil Warburg
Emil Gabriel Warburg (9 March 1846 Altona - 28 July 1931 Bayreuth) was a German physicist who during his career was professor of physics at the Universities of Strassburg, Freiburg and Berlin.
Emil Gabriel Warburg (9 March 1846 Altona - 28 July 1931 Bayreuth) was a German physicist who during his career was professor of physics at the Universities of Strassburg, Freiburg and Berlin.
Enno Littmann
Ludwig Richard Enno Littmann (September 16, 1875 - May 4, 1958) was a German orientalist.
Ludwig Richard Enno Littmann (September 16, 1875 - May 4, 1958) was a German orientalist.
Ernst Abbe
Ernst Karl Abbe (January 23, 1840 – January 14, 1905) was a German physicist, optometrist, entrepreneur, and social reformer.
Ernst Karl Abbe (January 23, 1840 – January 14, 1905) was a German physicist, optometrist, entrepreneur, and social reformer.
Ernst Heymann
Ernst Heymann (April 6, 1870 - March 2, 1946) was a German jurist from Berlin.
Ernst Heymann (April 6, 1870 - March 2, 1946) was a German jurist from Berlin.
Eugen Fischer
Eugen Fischer (5 July 1874, Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden – 9 July 1967) was a German professor of medicine, anthropology and eugenics.
Eugen Fischer (5 July 1874, Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden – 9 July 1967) was a German professor of medicine, anthropology and eugenics.
Felix Jacoby
Felix Jacoby (March 19, 1876 – November 10, 1959) was a German classicist and philologist.
Felix Jacoby (March 19, 1876 – November 10, 1959) was a German classicist and philologist.
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (October 26, 1849 – August 3, 1917) was a German mathematician, best known for his contributions to the theory of elliptic functions, differential equations and to grou...
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (October 26, 1849 – August 3, 1917) was a German mathematician, best known for his contributions to the theory of elliptic functions, differential equations and to grou...
Ferdinand von Roemer
Carl Ferdinand von Roemer (5 January 1818 – 14 December 1891), German geologist, had originally been educated for the legal profession at Göttingen, but became interested in geology, and a...
Carl Ferdinand von Roemer (5 January 1818 – 14 December 1891), German geologist, had originally been educated for the legal profession at Göttingen, but became interested in geology, and a...
Franz Aepinus
Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (December 13, 1724 – August 10, 1802) was a German and Russian natural philosopher.
Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (December 13, 1724 – August 10, 1802) was a German and Russian natural philosopher.
Franz Karl Achard
Franz Karl Achard (April 28, 1753, Berlin - April 20, 1821, Kunern, Wohlau-Cunern, Silesia) was a German (Prussian) chemist, physicist and biologist.
Franz Karl Achard (April 28, 1753, Berlin - April 20, 1821, Kunern, Wohlau-Cunern, Silesia) was a German (Prussian) chemist, physicist and biologist.
Friedrich Accum
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (March 29, 1769 – June 28, 1838) was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, effor...
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (March 29, 1769 – June 28, 1838) was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, effor...
Friedrich Kohlrausch
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch was a German physicist who investigated the conductive properties of electrolytes and contributed to knowledge of their behaviour.
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch was a German physicist who investigated the conductive properties of electrolytes and contributed to knowledge of their behaviour.
Friedrich Meinecke
Friedrich Meinecke (October 20, 1862 – February 6, 1954) was a German Liberal and historian, probably the most famous German historian of his generation.
Friedrich Meinecke (October 20, 1862 – February 6, 1954) was a German Liberal and historian, probably the most famous German historian of his generation.
Friedrich Robert Helmert
Friedrich Robert Helmert (July 31, 1843 – June 15, 1917) was a German geodesist and an important writer on the theory of errors.
Friedrich Robert Helmert (July 31, 1843 – June 15, 1917) was a German geodesist and an important writer on the theory of errors.
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestan...
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestan...
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard (November 29, 1795 – May 12, 1867) was a German archaeologist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard (November 29, 1795 – May 12, 1867) was a German archaeologist.
Georg Hamel
Georg Karl Wilhelm Hamel (12 September 1877 – 4 October 1954) was a German mathematician with interests in mechanics, the foundations of mathematics and function theory.
Georg Karl Wilhelm Hamel (12 September 1877 – 4 October 1954) was a German mathematician with interests in mechanics, the foundations of mathematics and function theory.
Georg von der Gabelentz
Hans Georg Conon von der Gabelentz was a German general linguist and sinologist.
Hans Georg Conon von der Gabelentz was a German general linguist and sinologist.
George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
Sir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (February 25, 1682 – December 6, 1771) was an Italian anatomist, celebrated as the father of modern anatomical pathology.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (February 25, 1682 – December 6, 1771) was an Italian anatomist, celebrated as the father of modern anatomical pathology.
Giovanni Mercati
Giovanni Mercati (December 17, 1866 – August 23, 1957) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Giovanni Mercati (December 17, 1866 – August 23, 1957) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Gottfried Achenwall
Gottfried Achenwall was a German philosopher, historian, economist, jurist and statistician.
Gottfried Achenwall was a German philosopher, historian, economist, jurist and statistician.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (sometimes von Leibniz) ( or ) (July 1, 1646 – November 14, 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (sometimes von Leibniz) ( or ) (July 1, 1646 – November 14, 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher.
Gotthilf Hagen
Gotthilf Heinrich Ludwig Hagen (March 3, 1797 - February 3, 1884) was a German physicist and hydraulic engineer.
Gotthilf Heinrich Ludwig Hagen (March 3, 1797 - February 3, 1884) was a German physicist and hydraulic engineer.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.
Gustav Hellmann
Gustav Johann Georg Hellmann or Georg Gustav Hellmann (July 3, 1854 – February 21, 1939) was a German meteorologist.
Gustav Johann Georg Hellmann or Georg Gustav Hellmann (July 3, 1854 – February 21, 1939) was a German meteorologist.
Gustav von Schmoller
Gustav von Schmoller was the leader of the "younger" German historical school of economics.
Gustav von Schmoller was the leader of the "younger" German historical school of economics.
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin was a German-born Swedish biochemist.
Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin was a German-born Swedish biochemist.
Heinrich Kiepert
Heinrich Kiepert (July 31, 1818 - April 21, 1899), German geographer, was born at Berlin as the son of a wealthy businessman.
Heinrich Kiepert (July 31, 1818 - April 21, 1899), German geographer, was born at Berlin as the son of a wealthy businessman.
Heinrich Rickert
Heinrich John Rickert (25 May 1863 – 25 July 1936) was a German philosopher, one of the leading Neo-Kantians.
Heinrich John Rickert (25 May 1863 – 25 July 1936) was a German philosopher, one of the leading Neo-Kantians.
Heinrich Rose
Heinrich Rose (6 August 1795 – 27 January 1864) was a German mineralogist and analytical chemist.
Heinrich Rose (6 August 1795 – 27 January 1864) was a German mineralogist and analytical chemist.
Heinrich von Sybel
Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel (December 2, 1817 - August 1, 1895), German historian, came from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westphalia.
Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel (December 2, 1817 - August 1, 1895), German historian, came from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westphalia.
Hermann Burmeister
Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister was a German zoologist, entomologist, and herpetologist.
Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister was a German zoologist, entomologist, and herpetologist.
Hermann Harms
Hermann August Theodor Harms (16 July 1870 – 27 November 1942) was a German taxonomist and botanist.
Hermann August Theodor Harms (16 July 1870 – 27 November 1942) was a German taxonomist and botanist.
Hermann Struve
Karl Hermann Struve (October 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920) was a Russian astronomer.
Karl Hermann Struve (October 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920) was a Russian astronomer.
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.
Hu Shih
Hu Shih, born Simen and originally wrote under Hu Hung-hsing with the courtesy name Xijiang, was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat.
Hu Shih, born Simen and originally wrote under Hu Hung-hsing with the courtesy name Xijiang, was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat.
Ignacy Krasicki
Ignacy Krasicki (3 February 1735 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading En...
Ignacy Krasicki (3 February 1735 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading En...
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant (; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher from Königsberg (today Kaliningrad of Russia), researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at th...
Immanuel Kant (; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher from Königsberg (today Kaliningrad of Russia), researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at th...
Jacob Fidelis Ackermann
Jacob Fidelis Ackermann was a German professor of anatomy and surgery.
Jacob Fidelis Ackermann was a German professor of anatomy and surgery.
Jacob Paul von Gundling
Jacob Paul Freiherr von Gundling (19 August 1673 in Hersbruck - 11 April 1731 in Potsdam) was a German historian.
Jacob Paul Freiherr von Gundling (19 August 1673 in Hersbruck - 11 April 1731 in Potsdam) was a German historian.
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (June 24, 1704, Aix-en-Provence - January 11, 1771, Toulon) was a French philosopher and writer.
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (June 24, 1704, Aix-en-Provence - January 11, 1771, Toulon) was a French philosopher and writer.
Jean-Baptiste Dubois de Jancigny
Jean-Baptiste Dubois de Jancigny was a French agronomist and scientist.
Jean-Baptiste Dubois de Jancigny was a French agronomist and scientist.
Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont
Jean-Baptiste Armand Louis Léonce Élie de Beaumont was a French geologist.
Jean-Baptiste Armand Louis Léonce Élie de Beaumont was a French geologist.
Jean-Philippe Baratier
Jean-Philippe Baratier (also Johann Philipp Baratier; January 19, 1721, Schwabach near Nuremberg – October 5, 1740) was a German scholar.
Jean-Philippe Baratier (also Johann Philipp Baratier; January 19, 1721, Schwabach near Nuremberg – October 5, 1740) was a German scholar.
Johann Andreas Segner
Johann Segner (October 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777) was a Hungarian born (original name: Segner János András) German scientist.
Johann Segner (October 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777) was a Hungarian born (original name: Segner János András) German scientist.
Johann Augustus Eberhard
Johann Augustus Eberhard (August 31, 1739 – January 6, 1809) was a German theologian and "popular philosopher".
Johann Augustus Eberhard (August 31, 1739 – January 6, 1809) was a German theologian and "popular philosopher".
Johann Christoph Adelung
Johann Christoph Adelung (8 August 1732 – 10 September 1806) was a German grammarian and philologist.
Johann Christoph Adelung (8 August 1732 – 10 September 1806) was a German grammarian and philologist.
Johann Euler
Johann Albrecht Euler (27 November 1734 in St. Petersburg – 17 September 1800 in St. Petersburg) was a Swiss-Russian astronomer and mathematician.
Johann Albrecht Euler (27 November 1734 in St. Petersburg – 17 September 1800 in St. Petersburg) was a Swiss-Russian astronomer and mathematician.
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist.
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist.
Johann Georg Abicht
Johann Georg Abicht (21 March 1672, Königsee – 5 June 1740) was a German Lutheran theologian from Königsee, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Johann Georg Abicht (21 March 1672, Königsee – 5 June 1740) was a German Lutheran theologian from Königsee, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Johann Georg Sulzer
Johann Georg Sulzer (1720–1779) was a Swiss professor of Mathematics, who later on moved on to the field of electricity.
Johann Georg Sulzer (1720–1779) was a Swiss professor of Mathematics, who later on moved on to the field of electricity.
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 1744 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 1744 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Gottfried Zinn
Johann Gottfried Zinn was a German anatomist and botanist member of the Berlin Academy.
Johann Gottfried Zinn was a German anatomist and botanist member of the Berlin Academy.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert (August 26, 1728 – September 25, 1777) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer.
Johann Heinrich Lambert (August 26, 1728 – September 25, 1777) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer.
Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey
Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (31 May 1711 – 7 March 1797) was a German author who wrote in French.
Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (31 May 1711 – 7 March 1797) was a German author who wrote in French.
Johann Homann
Johann Baptist Homann (20 March 1664 – 1 July 1724) was a German geographer and cartographer, who made maps of the Americas.
Johann Baptist Homann (20 March 1664 – 1 July 1724) was a German geographer and cartographer, who made maps of the Americas.
Johann Leonhard Rost
Johann Leonhard Rost (14 August 1688 – 22 March 1727) was a German astronomer and author from Nuremberg.
Johann Leonhard Rost (14 August 1688 – 22 March 1727) was a German astronomer and author from Nuremberg.
Johann Peter Süssmilch
Johann Peter Süßmilch or Süssmilch (September 3, 1707 in Zehlendorf - March 22, 1767 in Berlin) was a German priest, statistician and demographer.
Johann Peter Süßmilch or Süssmilch (September 3, 1707 in Zehlendorf - March 22, 1767 in Berlin) was a German priest, statistician and demographer.
Johann Silberschlag
Johann Esaias Silberschlag (16 November 1721 – 22 November 1791) was a German Lutheran theologian and natural scientist from Aschersleben, Principality of Halberstadt.
Johann Esaias Silberschlag (16 November 1721 – 22 November 1791) was a German Lutheran theologian and natural scientist from Aschersleben, Principality of Halberstadt.
Johannes Vahlen
Johannes Vahlen (September 27, 1830 – November 30, 1911) was a German classical philologist who was a native of Bonn.
Johannes Vahlen (September 27, 1830 – November 30, 1911) was a German classical philologist who was a native of Bonn.
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, born Giuseppe Lodovico Lagrangia, was a mathematician and astronomer born in Turin, Piedmont, who lived part of his life in Prussia and part in France.
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, born Giuseppe Lodovico Lagrangia, was a mathematician and astronomer born in Turin, Piedmont, who lived part of his life in Prussia and part in France.
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment.
Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment.
Julius Friedländer
Eduard Julius Theodor Julius Friedländer (June 25, 1813 – April 4, 1884) was a German numismatist.
Eduard Julius Theodor Julius Friedländer (June 25, 1813 – April 4, 1884) was a German numismatist.
Justus Olshausen
Justus Olshausen (May 9, 1800 – December 28, 1882) was a German orientalist who made contributions to Semitic and Iranian philology.
Justus Olshausen (May 9, 1800 – December 28, 1882) was a German orientalist who made contributions to Semitic and Iranian philology.
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal (December 24, 1812 – June 3, 1894) was an eminent German jurist and the son of Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal.
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal (December 24, 1812 – June 3, 1894) was an eminent German jurist and the son of Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal.
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg was a German mineralogist from Berlin, Prussia.
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg was a German mineralogist from Berlin, Prussia.
Karl Gottlob Zumpt
Karl Gottlob (Timotheus) Zumpt (April 1, 1792 – June 25, 1849) was a German philologist from Berlin.
Karl Gottlob (Timotheus) Zumpt (April 1, 1792 – June 25, 1849) was a German philologist from Berlin.
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker (1879 – 8 April 1940) was a German weapons engineer and artillery general.
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker (1879 – 8 April 1940) was a German weapons engineer and artillery general.
Karl Holl
Karl Holl (May 15, 1866 -- May 23, 1926 in Berlin) was a Professor of theology and church history at Tübingen and Berlin and is considered one of the most influential church historians of his era.
Karl Holl (May 15, 1866 -- May 23, 1926 in Berlin) was a Professor of theology and church history at Tübingen and Berlin and is considered one of the most influential church historians of his era.
Karl Lachmann
Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Lachmann (March 4, 1793 - March 13, 1851) was a German philologist and critic.
Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Lachmann (March 4, 1793 - March 13, 1851) was a German philologist and critic.
Karl Philipp Moritz
Karl Philipp Moritz (b. Hamelin, September 15, 1756, d. Berlin, June 26, 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the Sturm und Drang, late enlightenment, and classicist periods, in...
Karl Philipp Moritz (b. Hamelin, September 15, 1756, d. Berlin, June 26, 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the Sturm und Drang, late enlightenment, and classicist periods, in...
Kurt Heinrich Sethe
Kurt Heinrich Sethe (30 June 1869 – 6 July 1934) was a noted German Egyptologist and philologist from Berlin.
Kurt Heinrich Sethe (30 June 1869 – 6 July 1934) was a noted German Egyptologist and philologist from Berlin.
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Louis Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history.
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history.
Ludwig Bieberbach
Ludwig Georg Elias Moses Bieberbach (4 December 1886 – 1 September 1982) was a German mathematician.
Ludwig Georg Elias Moses Bieberbach (4 December 1886 – 1 September 1982) was a German mathematician.
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer FRS (February 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosop...
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer FRS (February 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosop...
Marie Jules César Savigny
Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (April 5, 1777 - October 5, 1851) was a French zoologist.
Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (April 5, 1777 - October 5, 1851) was a French zoologist.
Martin Grabmann
Martin Grabmann (5 January 1875 - 9 January 1949) was a German historian of theology and philosophy, medievalist.
Martin Grabmann (5 January 1875 - 9 January 1949) was a German historian of theology and philosophy, medievalist.
Martin Gropius
Martin Carl Philipp Gropius (August 11, 1824, Berlin - December 13, 1880) was a German architect.
Martin Carl Philipp Gropius (August 11, 1824, Berlin - December 13, 1880) was a German architect.
Martin Knudsen
Martin Hans Christian Knudsen (February 15, 1871 in Hasmark – May 27, 1949 in Copenhagen) was a Danish physicist who taught and conducted research at the Technical University of Denmark He is pr...
Martin Hans Christian Knudsen (February 15, 1871 in Hasmark – May 27, 1949 in Copenhagen) was a Danish physicist who taught and conducted research at the Technical University of Denmark He is pr...
Martin P. Nilsson
Martin Persson Nilsson (Stoby, Kristianstad County 12 July 1874 — Lund 7 April 1967) was a Swedish philologist, mythographer, and a scholar of the Greek, Hellenistic and Roman religious systems.
Martin Persson Nilsson (Stoby, Kristianstad County 12 July 1874 — Lund 7 April 1967) was a Swedish philologist, mythographer, and a scholar of the Greek, Hellenistic and Roman religious systems.
Matthias Bel
Matthias Bel or Matthias Bél (Matthias Bel; Bél Mátyás; Matthias Belius; Matej Bel; March 22, 1684 – August 29, 1749) was a lutheran pastor and polymath from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Matthias Bel or Matthias Bél (Matthias Bel; Bél Mátyás; Matthias Belius; Matej Bel; March 22, 1684 – August 29, 1749) was a lutheran pastor and polymath from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Max Born
Max Born was a German-British physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics.
Max Born was a German-British physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics.
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.
Max Volmer
Max Volmer was a German physical chemist, who made important contributions in electrochemistry, in particular on electrode kinetics.
Max Volmer was a German physical chemist, who made important contributions in electrochemistry, in particular on electrode kinetics.
Max von Laue
Max Theodor Felix von Laue was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals.
Max Theodor Felix von Laue was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals.
Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker
Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker (15 October 1811 – 21 July 1886) was a German historian and politician.
Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker (15 October 1811 – 21 July 1886) was a German historian and politician.
Montesquieu
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enli...
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enli...
Nicolaas Hartsoeker
Nicolaas Hartsoeker (26 March 1656, Gouda - 10 December 1725, Utrecht) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope circa 1694.
Nicolaas Hartsoeker (26 March 1656, Gouda - 10 December 1725, Utrecht) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope circa 1694.
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.
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.
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (December 11, 1806 – July 1, 1886) was a German mineralogist and geologist.
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (December 11, 1806 – July 1, 1886) was a German mineralogist and geologist.
Paul Drude
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (July 12, 1863 – July 5, 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics.
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (July 12, 1863 – July 5, 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics.
Paul Erman
Paul Erman (February 29, 1764 – October 11, 1851) was a German physicist from Berlin, Brandenburg.
Paul Erman (February 29, 1764 – October 11, 1851) was a German physicist from Berlin, Brandenburg.
Paul Ramdohr
Paul Ramdohr, also Paul A. Ramdohr (1 January 1890 in Überlingen – 8 March 1985 in Hohensachsen/Weinheim), was a German mineralogist, ore deposit-researcher and a pioneer of ore microscopy.
Paul Ramdohr, also Paul A. Ramdohr (1 January 1890 in Überlingen – 8 March 1985 in Hohensachsen/Weinheim), was a German mineralogist, ore deposit-researcher and a pioneer of ore microscopy.
Paul Wendland
(Johann Theodor) Paul Wendland (August 17, 1864 – September 10, 1915) was a German classical philologist.
(Johann Theodor) Paul Wendland (August 17, 1864 – September 10, 1915) was a German classical philologist.
Peter Debye
Peter Joseph William Debye FRS was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.
Peter Joseph William Debye FRS was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.
Philipp Lenard
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard (June 7, 1862 – May 20, 1947), known in Hungarian as Lénárd Fülöp Eduárd Antal, was a Hungarian - German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize f...
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard (June 7, 1862 – May 20, 1947), known in Hungarian as Lénárd Fülöp Eduárd Antal, was a Hungarian - German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize f...
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (; Saint-Malo, 17 July 1698 – Basel, 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (; Saint-Malo, 17 July 1698 – Basel, 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
Richard Kuhn
Richard Kuhn (December 3, 1900 – August 1, 1967) was an Austrian-German biochemist, Nobel laureate, and Nazi collaborator.
Richard Kuhn (December 3, 1900 – August 1, 1967) was an Austrian-German biochemist, Nobel laureate, and Nazi collaborator.
Richard Payne Knight
Richard Payne Knight was a classical scholar and connoisseur best known for his theories of picturesque beauty and for his interest in ancient phallic imagery.
Richard Payne Knight was a classical scholar and connoisseur best known for his theories of picturesque beauty and for his interest in ancient phallic imagery.
Roderick Murchison
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet KCB DCL FRS FRSE FLS PRGS PBA MRIA (22 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet KCB DCL FRS FRSE FLS PRGS PBA MRIA (22 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system.
Stanisław August Poniatowski
Stanisław August Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Stanisław August Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Stanisław Augustus Poniatowski
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Sven Hedin
Sven Anders Hedin KNO1kl RVO (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, and travel writer, as well as an illustrator of his own works.
Sven Anders Hedin KNO1kl RVO (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, and travel writer, as well as an illustrator of his own works.
Tadeusz Stefan Zieliński
Tadeusz Stefan Zieliński (in Фадде́й Фра́нцевич Зели́нский; Kiev Guberniya, then Russian Empire, September 14, 1859 – May 8, 1944, Bavaria, Germany); was a prominent Polish classical philologist...
Tadeusz Stefan Zieliński (in Фадде́й Фра́нцевич Зели́нский; Kiev Guberniya, then Russian Empire, September 14, 1859 – May 8, 1944, Bavaria, Germany); was a prominent Polish classical philologist...
Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer generally regar...
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer generally regar...
Theodor Vahlen
Karl Theodor Vahlen was an Austrian-born mathematician who was an ardent supporter of the Nazi Party.
Karl Theodor Vahlen was an Austrian-born mathematician who was an ardent supporter of the Nazi Party.
Thomas Johann Seebeck
Thomas Johann Seebeck (pronounced ; 9 April 1770 – 10 December 1831) was a physicist who in 1821 discovered the thermoelectric effect.
Thomas Johann Seebeck (pronounced ; 9 April 1770 – 10 December 1831) was a physicist who in 1821 discovered the thermoelectric effect.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Enno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (22 December 1848 – 25 September 1931) was a German Classical Philologist.
Enno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (22 December 1848 – 25 September 1931) was a German Classical Philologist.
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit...
François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit...
Walter Anderson (folklorist)
Walter Anderson (October 10, 1885, Minsk, Belarus – August 23, 1962 in Kiel, Germany) was a German ethnologist (folklorist).
Walter Anderson (October 10, 1885, Minsk, Belarus – August 23, 1962 in Kiel, Germany) was a German ethnologist (folklorist).
Walther Bothe
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg – 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 with Max Born.
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg – 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 with Max Born.
Werner Heisenberg
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory.
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Wilhelm Jaeger (July 30, 1888 – October 9, 1961) was a classicist of the 20th century.
Werner Wilhelm Jaeger (July 30, 1888 – October 9, 1961) was a classicist of the 20th century.
Werner von Siemens
Ernst Werner Siemens, von Siemens since 1888, was a German inventor and industrialist.
Ernst Werner Siemens, von Siemens since 1888, was a German inventor and industrialist.
Wilhelm Abraham Teller
Wilhelm Abraham Teller (9 January 1734 – 9 December 1804) was a German Protestant theologian who championed a rational approach to Christianity.
Wilhelm Abraham Teller (9 January 1734 – 9 December 1804) was a German Protestant theologian who championed a rational approach to Christianity.
Wilhelm Gesenius
Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (3 February 1786 – 23 October 1842) was a German orientalist and Biblical critic.
Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (3 February 1786 – 23 October 1842) was a German orientalist and Biblical critic.
Wilhelm Grimm
Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger was an Austrian mineralogist, geologist and physicist.
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger was an Austrian mineralogist, geologist and physicist.
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University o...
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University o...
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.