SettingsPeople who emigrated to escape Nazism
A. Edward Nussbaum
A. Edward Nussbaum (Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, 1925 – St. Louis, Missouri, 31 October 2009) was a theoretical mathematician and professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis...
A. Edward Nussbaum (Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, 1925 – St. Louis, Missouri, 31 October 2009) was a theoretical mathematician and professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis...
Adolf Busch
Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (August 8, 1891 – June 9, 1952) was a German-born violinist and composer.
Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (August 8, 1891 – June 9, 1952) was a German-born violinist and composer.
Adolf Maislinger
Adolf Maislinger (December 9, 1903, Munich – April 26, 1985, Munich) was a member of the German Resistance and was a survivor of Dachau concentration camp.
Adolf Maislinger (December 9, 1903, Munich – April 26, 1985, Munich) was a member of the German Resistance and was a survivor of Dachau concentration camp.
Adolf Wallenberg
Adolf Wallenberg (10 November 1862 – 1949) was a German internist and neurologist.
Adolf Wallenberg (10 November 1862 – 1949) was a German internist and neurologist.
Agathe von Trapp
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead.
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead.
Albert Grzesinski
Albert Carl Grzesinski (born July 28, 1879 in Treptow an der Tollense, Germany as Albert Lehmann, died January 12, 1948 in Queens, New York City) was a German SPD politician and Minister of ...
Albert Carl Grzesinski (born July 28, 1879 in Treptow an der Tollense, Germany as Albert Lehmann, died January 12, 1948 in Queens, New York City) was a German SPD politician and Minister of ...
Alexander Libermann
Alexander Libermann,, called "Sasha" by friends, was a Bay Area-based pianist and educator who taught piano at Mills College.
Alexander Libermann,, called "Sasha" by friends, was a Bay Area-based pianist and educator who taught piano at Mills College.
Alexander Schneider
Alexander Schneider (21 October 1908 – 2 February 1993) was a violinist, conductor, and educator.
Alexander Schneider (21 October 1908 – 2 February 1993) was a violinist, conductor, and educator.
Alfred Döblin
Alfred Döblin was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz.
Alfred Döblin was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz.
Anatol Goldberg
Anatoly "Anatol" Maksimovich Goldberg (7th May 1910 in St Petersburg, Russia – 5th March 1982 in London) was a broadcaster and writer who became head of the BBC Russian Service during th...
Anatoly "Anatol" Maksimovich Goldberg (7th May 1910 in St Petersburg, Russia – 5th March 1982 in London) was a broadcaster and writer who became head of the BBC Russian Service during th...
Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930) is a German-born British actor.
Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930) is a German-born British actor.
Anna Essinger
Anna Essinger (September 15, 1879 – May 30, 1960) was a German-Jewish educator.
Anna Essinger (September 15, 1879 – May 30, 1960) was a German-Jewish educator.
Anna Seghers
Anna Seghers was a German writer famous for depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.
Anna Seghers was a German writer famous for depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.
Annie Fischer
Annie Fischer (July 5, 1914 - April 10, 1995) was a Hungarian classical pianist.
Annie Fischer (July 5, 1914 - April 10, 1995) was a Hungarian classical pianist.
Ari Rath
Ari Rath (born 6 January 1925) is an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer.
Ari Rath (born 6 January 1925) is an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer.
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Arnold Schoenberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Arnold Zweig
Arnold Zweig (10 November 1887 – 26 November 1968) was a German writer and anti-war activist.
Arnold Zweig (10 November 1887 – 26 November 1968) was a German writer and anti-war activist.
Artur Berger
Artur Semyonovich Berger (Arthur Berger, Артур Семёнович Бергер; 27 May 1892 – 11 January 1981) was an Austrian-Soviet film architect and set designer.
Artur Semyonovich Berger (Arthur Berger, Артур Семёнович Бергер; 27 May 1892 – 11 January 1981) was an Austrian-Soviet film architect and set designer.
August Thalheimer
August Thalheimer (18 March 1884 in Affaltrach, now called Obersulm, Württemberg – 19 September 1948 in Havanna) was a German Marxist activist and theoretician.
August Thalheimer (18 March 1884 in Affaltrach, now called Obersulm, Württemberg – 19 September 1948 in Havanna) was a German Marxist activist and theoretician.
Azriel Carlebach
Dr. Ezriel Carlebach was a journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel.
Dr. Ezriel Carlebach was a journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel.
Bella Fromm
Bella Fromm was a German journalist and author of Jewish origin, who lived in exile in the United States from 1938.
Bella Fromm was a German journalist and author of Jewish origin, who lived in exile in the United States from 1938.
Bernard von Brentano
Bernard von Brentano was a German writer, poet, playwright, storyteller, novelist, essayist and journalist.
Bernard von Brentano was a German writer, poet, playwright, storyteller, novelist, essayist and journalist.
Bruno Adler
Bruno Maria Adler was a German art historian and writer.
Bruno Maria Adler was a German art historian and writer.
Bruno Frank
Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1887 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1887 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright.
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright.
Carry Hauser
Carry Hauser, born Carl Maria Hauser (16 February 1895–28 October 1985), was an Austrian painter, stage set designer and poet.
Carry Hauser, born Carl Maria Hauser (16 February 1895–28 October 1985), was an Austrian painter, stage set designer and poet.
Charles K. Krieger
Charles Kiva Krieger was an interim mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.
Charles Kiva Krieger was an interim mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.
Claude Frank
Claude Frank is a German-born, American Jewish pianist whose career has included appearances with highly reputed orchestras, at major festivals, and in major recital halls around the world.
Claude Frank is a German-born, American Jewish pianist whose career has included appearances with highly reputed orchestras, at major festivals, and in major recital halls around the world.
Curt Valentin
Curt Valentin (1902 Hamburg, Germany–1954 Italy) was a German-born American art dealer known for handling modern art, particularly sculpture, and works classified as "degenerate" by the Nazi reg...
Curt Valentin (1902 Hamburg, Germany–1954 Italy) was a German-born American art dealer known for handling modern art, particularly sculpture, and works classified as "degenerate" by the Nazi reg...
Eduard Steuermann
Eduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892 in Sambor, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Ukraine) – November 11, 1964 in New York City) was an Austrian (and later American) pianist and composer.
Eduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892 in Sambor, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Ukraine) – November 11, 1964 in New York City) was an Austrian (and later American) pianist and composer.
Edward Teller
Edward Teller (Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he...
Edward Teller (Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he...
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer was a German scientist, soil scientist, leading advocate of biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophist and disciple of Rudolf Steiner.
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer was a German scientist, soil scientist, leading advocate of biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophist and disciple of Rudolf Steiner.
Elisabeth Mann-Borgese
Elisabeth Mann Borgese, CM was the youngest daughter of Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Pringsheim, sister to Klaus, Erika, Golo, Monika and Michael Mann, sister-in-law to W. H. Auden, and niece ...
Elisabeth Mann Borgese, CM was the youngest daughter of Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Pringsheim, sister to Klaus, Erika, Golo, Monika and Michael Mann, sister-in-law to W. H. Auden, and niece ...
Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann (November 22, 1902, Kolomyya, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine – May 25, 1942, New York City) was an internationally celebrated cellist in the first half of the 20th century.
Emanuel Feuermann (November 22, 1902, Kolomyya, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine – May 25, 1942, New York City) was an internationally celebrated cellist in the first half of the 20th century.
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker (December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years.
Emanuel Lasker (December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years.
Emil Fackenheim
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Ph.D. was a noted Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Ph.D. was a noted Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Emil Rameau
Emil Rameau was a German actor and theatre director.
Emil Rameau was a German actor and theatre director.
Eric Voegelin
Eric Voegelin, born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, was a German-born American political philosopher.
Eric Voegelin, born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, was a German-born American political philosopher.
Erich Katz
Erich Katz was a German-born musicologist, composer, music critic, musician and professor.
Erich Katz was a German-born musicologist, composer, music critic, musician and professor.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was a naturalized American Austrian conductor.
Erich Leinsdorf was a naturalized American Austrian conductor.
Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque, born Erich Paul Remark, was a German author, best known for his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.
Erich Maria Remarque, born Erich Paul Remark, was a German author, best known for his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer.
Erich Zeisl
Erich Zeisl (May 18, 1905 – February 18, 1959) was an Austrian-born Jewish American composer.
Erich Zeisl (May 18, 1905 – February 18, 1959) was an Austrian-born Jewish American composer.
Erika Mann
Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (November 9, 1905 – August 27, 1969) was a German actress and writer, the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann and Katia Mann.
Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (November 9, 1905 – August 27, 1969) was a German actress and writer, the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann and Katia Mann.
Ernest Fleischmann
Ernest Martin Fleischmann (December 7, 1924 – June 13, 2010) was a German-born American impresario who served for 30 years as executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which he u...
Ernest Martin Fleischmann (December 7, 1924 – June 13, 2010) was a German-born American impresario who served for 30 years as executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which he u...
Ernest Saunders
Ernest Walter Saunders is a former British business manager, best known as one of the "Guinness Four", a group of businessmen who attempted fraudulently to manipulate the share price of the Guin...
Ernest Walter Saunders is a former British business manager, best known as one of the "Guinness Four", a group of businessmen who attempted fraudulently to manipulate the share price of the Guin...
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 Kantorowicz
Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz was a German-Jewish historian of medieval political and intellectual history, known for his 1927 book Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite on Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II...
Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz was a German-Jewish historian of medieval political and intellectual history, known for his 1927 book Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite on Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II...
Ernst Kitzinger
Ernst Kitzinger (December 12, 1912 - January 22, 2003) was a German-American historian of late antique, early medieval, and Byzantine art.
Ernst Kitzinger (December 12, 1912 - January 22, 2003) was a German-American historian of late antique, early medieval, and Byzantine art.
Ernst Lehrs
Ernst Lehrs was a German anthroposophist, a teacher, lecturer and writer.
Ernst Lehrs was a German anthroposophist, a teacher, lecturer and writer.
Ernst Ottwalt
Ernst Ottwalt was the pen name of German writer and playwright Ernst Gottwalt Nicolas.
Ernst Ottwalt was the pen name of German writer and playwright Ernst Gottwalt Nicolas.
Ernst Reuter
Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter was the German mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War.
Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter was the German mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War.
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.
Erwin Lendvai
Erwin Lendvai was a Hungarian composer and choral conductor.
Erwin Lendvai was a Hungarian composer and choral conductor.
Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian born physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contribu...
Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian born physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contribu...
Eugene Braunwald
Eugene Braunwald, an eminent American cardiologist, was born August 15, 1929 to Jewish parents Wilhelm Braunwald and Clara Wallach in Vienna.
Eugene Braunwald, an eminent American cardiologist, was born August 15, 1929 to Jewish parents Wilhelm Braunwald and Clara Wallach in Vienna.
Eva Monley
Eva Monley was a German-born Kenyan location scout, production manager and film producer.
Eva Monley was a German-born Kenyan location scout, production manager and film producer.
Felicja Blumental
Felicja Blumental (28 December 1908 – 31 December 1991) was a Polish--Brazilian pianist.
Felicja Blumental (28 December 1908 – 31 December 1991) was a Polish--Brazilian pianist.
Felix Fleischner
Felix G. Fleischner, MD (July 29, 1893, Vienna – August 1969) was an Austrian-American radiologist from Boston.
Felix G. Fleischner, MD (July 29, 1893, Vienna – August 1969) was an Austrian-American radiologist from Boston.
Felix Landau (art)
Felix Henry Landau (1924 – February 17, 2003) was an American art dealer, whose Los Angeles gallery was a showcase for modern and contemporary art in the 1960s.
Felix Henry Landau (1924 – February 17, 2003) was an American art dealer, whose Los Angeles gallery was a showcase for modern and contemporary art in the 1960s.
Felix Rohatyn
Felix George Rohatyn (born May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria) is an American investment banker known for his role in preventing the bankruptcy of New York City in the 1970s, who also served as Uni...
Felix George Rohatyn (born May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria) is an American investment banker known for his role in preventing the bankruptcy of New York City in the 1970s, who also served as Uni...
Felix Salzer
Felix Salzer (June 13, 1904–August 12, 1986) was an Austrian-American music theorist, musicologist and pedagogue.
Felix Salzer (June 13, 1904–August 12, 1986) was an Austrian-American music theorist, musicologist and pedagogue.
Felix Weltsch
Felix Weltsch, Dr. jur et phil., was a German-speaking Jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist.
Felix Weltsch, Dr. jur et phil., was a German-speaking Jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist.
Felix Wolfes
Felix Wolfes (September 2, 1892 — March 28, 1971) was a composer, conductor and music teacher.
Felix Wolfes (September 2, 1892 — March 28, 1971) was a composer, conductor and music teacher.
Florence Kirsch Du Brul
Florence Kirsch Du Brul (1915–July 2, 2005) was a concert pianist and master piano teacher and member of Chicago society in the mid-20th century.
Florence Kirsch Du Brul (1915–July 2, 2005) was a concert pianist and master piano teacher and member of Chicago society in the mid-20th century.
Franz Kraus
Franz Kraus (also known as Franz Krausz; 13 May 1905, St. Pölten, Austria – 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli graphic designer.
Franz Kraus (also known as Franz Krausz; 13 May 1905, St. Pölten, Austria – 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli graphic designer.
Franz Stampfl
Franz F. L. Stampfl MBE was one of the world's leading athletics coaches in the twentieth century.
Franz F. L. Stampfl MBE was one of the world's leading athletics coaches in the twentieth century.
Franz Werfel
Franz Viktor Werfel was an Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned World War I, the Interwar period, and World War II. He is primarily known as the author of The ...
Franz Viktor Werfel was an Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned World War I, the Interwar period, and World War II. He is primarily known as the author of The ...
Frederic Morton
Frederic Morton (born 5 October 1924) is a Jewish Austrian writer who emigrated to the United States in 1940.
Frederic Morton (born 5 October 1924) is a Jewish Austrian writer who emigrated to the United States in 1940.
Frederick Charles Adler
Frederick Charles Adler (usually known as F. Charles Adler) (born on 2 July 1889 in London and died 16 February 1959 in Vienna) was an English-German conductor.
Frederick Charles Adler (usually known as F. Charles Adler) (born on 2 July 1889 in London and died 16 February 1959 in Vienna) was an English-German conductor.
Fridolin Friedmann
Fridolin Friedmann (June 2, 1897–October 15, 1976) was a progressive German-Jewish educator.
Fridolin Friedmann (June 2, 1897–October 15, 1976) was a progressive German-Jewish educator.
Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender was a German film composer and author.
Friedrich Hollaender was a German film composer and author.
Friedrich Paneth
Friedrich Adolf Paneth was an Austrian-born British chemist.
Friedrich Adolf Paneth was an Austrian-born British chemist.
Fritz Eberhard
Fritz Eberhard (October 2, 1896 – March 30, 1982) was a German journalist, anti-fascist and social democrat and fought in the German Resistance against Nazism.
Fritz Eberhard (October 2, 1896 – March 30, 1982) was a German journalist, anti-fascist and social democrat and fought in the German Resistance against Nazism.
Fritz Houtermans
Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans (January 22, 1903 – March 1, 1966) was a Dutch-Austrian-German atomic and nuclear physicist born in Zoppot near Danzig, West Prussia.
Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans (January 22, 1903 – March 1, 1966) was a Dutch-Austrian-German atomic and nuclear physicist born in Zoppot near Danzig, West Prussia.
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 Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.
Fritz Stiedry
Fritz Stiedry (born 11 October 1883, Vienna - died 8 August 1968, Zurich) was an Austrian conductor and composer.
Fritz Stiedry (born 11 October 1883, Vienna - died 8 August 1968, Zurich) was an Austrian conductor and composer.
Georg Ludwig von Trapp
Korvettenkapitän Georg Ludwig, Ritter von Trapp, known as Baron von Trapp, was an Austro-Hungarian Navy officer.
Korvettenkapitän Georg Ludwig, Ritter von Trapp, known as Baron von Trapp, was an Austro-Hungarian Navy officer.
Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti, KBE, (21 October 19125 September 1997) was an orchestral and operatic conductor, best known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London, and as a l...
Sir Georg Solti, KBE, (21 October 19125 September 1997) was an orchestral and operatic conductor, best known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London, and as a l...
Georg Tintner
Georg Tintner CM (22 May 19172 October 1999) was an Austrian-born conductor whose career was principally in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.
Georg Tintner CM (22 May 19172 October 1999) was an Austrian-born conductor whose career was principally in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.
George Grosz
Georg Ehrenfried Groß (July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his savagely caricatural drawings of Berlin life in the 1920s.
Georg Ehrenfried Groß (July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his savagely caricatural drawings of Berlin life in the 1920s.
George Pal
George Pal, born György Pál Marczincsak, was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre.
George Pal, born György Pál Marczincsak, was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre.
George Zames
George Zames (January 7, 1934 – August 10, 1997) was a control theorist and professor at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
George Zames (January 7, 1934 – August 10, 1997) was a control theorist and professor at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Gershon Kingsley
Gershon Kingsley (born October 28, 1922, Bochum, Germany as Götz Gustav Ksinski) a contemporary German American composer, is well known as a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthe...
Gershon Kingsley (born October 28, 1922, Bochum, Germany as Götz Gustav Ksinski) a contemporary German American composer, is well known as a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthe...
Golo Mann
Golo Mann (27 March 1909 – 7 April 1994), born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German historian, essayist and writer.
Golo Mann (27 March 1909 – 7 April 1994), born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German historian, essayist and writer.
Gustav Nossal
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 4 June 1931) is a distinguished Australian research biologist.
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 4 June 1931) is a distinguished Australian research biologist.
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
H. A. Rey
Hans Augusto "H.A." Rey, worked with his wife Margret Rey as authors and illustrators of children's books.
Hans Augusto "H.A." Rey, worked with his wife Margret Rey as authors and illustrators of children's books.
Hanna Bergas
Hanna Bergas (March 11, 1900–January 1987) was a German teacher.
Hanna Bergas (March 11, 1900–January 1987) was a German teacher.
Hanns Jelinek
Hanns Jelinek was an Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonym Hanns Elin.
Hanns Jelinek was an Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonym Hanns Elin.
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 Heilbronn
Hans Arnold Heilbronn (8 October 1908 – 28 April 1975) was a mathematician.
Hans Arnold Heilbronn (8 October 1908 – 28 April 1975) was a mathematician.
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski was a German film actor.
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski was a German film actor.
Hans Hellmann
Hans Gustav Adolf Hellmann (October 14, 1903 – May 29, 1938) was a German theoretical physicist.
Hans Gustav Adolf Hellmann (October 14, 1903 – May 29, 1938) was a German theoretical physicist.
Hans Joseph Meyer
Hans Meyer was a German-born teacher at Bunce Court School in the County of Kent, England.
Hans Meyer was a German-born teacher at Bunce Court School in the County of Kent, England.
Hans Josephsohn
Hans Josephsohn (born May 1920) is a Swiss sculptor.
Hans Josephsohn (born May 1920) is a Swiss sculptor.
Hans Sahl
Hans Sahl was a poet, critic, and novelist who began during the Weimar Republic.
Hans Sahl was a poet, critic, and novelist who began during the Weimar Republic.
Hansi Burg
Hansi Burg was an Austrian-born German stage and film actress.
Hansi Burg was an Austrian-born German stage and film actress.
Hedwig von Trapp
Hedwig Maria Adolphine Gobertina von Trapp (28 July 1917 – 14 September 1972) was the fifth child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead (1890–1922).
Hedwig Maria Adolphine Gobertina von Trapp (28 July 1917 – 14 September 1972) was the fifth child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead (1890–1922).
Heinrich Brandler
Heinrich Brandler (1881–1967) was a German communist trade unionist, politician, revolutionary activist, and writer.
Heinrich Brandler (1881–1967) was a German communist trade unionist, politician, revolutionary activist, and writer.
Heinrich Mann
Luiz (Ludwig) Heinrich Mann (27 March 1871 – 11 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with strong social themes.
Luiz (Ludwig) Heinrich Mann (27 March 1871 – 11 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with strong social themes.
Henry Jolles
Henry Jolles (November 28, 1902-July 16, 1965), born Heinz-Frederic Jolles, was a German pianist and composer.
Henry Jolles (November 28, 1902-July 16, 1965), born Heinz-Frederic Jolles, was a German pianist and composer.
Henry Mann
Henry Berthold Mann (27 October 1905, Vienna – 1 February 2000, Tucson) was a professor of mathematics and statistics at Ohio State University.
Henry Berthold Mann (27 October 1905, Vienna – 1 February 2000, Tucson) was a professor of mathematics and statistics at Ohio State University.
Hermann Broch
Hermann Broch (November 1, 1886 – May 30, 1951) was a 20th century Austrian writer, considered one of the major Modernists.
Hermann Broch (November 1, 1886 – May 30, 1951) was a 20th century Austrian writer, considered one of the major Modernists.
Hermann Rauschning
Hermann Rauschning (7 August 1887 – February 8, 1982) was a German Conservative Revolutionary who briefly joined the Nazis before breaking with them.
Hermann Rauschning (7 August 1887 – February 8, 1982) was a German Conservative Revolutionary who briefly joined the Nazis before breaking with them.
Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 in Berlin – 12 June 1966 in Florence) was a German conductor.
Hermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 in Berlin – 12 June 1966 in Florence) was a German conductor.
Hertha Sponer
Hertha Sponer was a German physicist and chemist who contributed to modern quantum mechanics and molecular physics and was the first woman on the physics faculty of Duke University.
Hertha Sponer was a German physicist and chemist who contributed to modern quantum mechanics and molecular physics and was the first woman on the physics faculty of Duke University.
Hugo Chaim Adler
Hugo Chaim Adler (17 January 1896, Antwerp - 24 December 1955, Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Belgian composer, cantor, and choir conductor.
Hugo Chaim Adler (17 January 1896, Antwerp - 24 December 1955, Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Belgian composer, cantor, and choir conductor.
Ignaz Friedman
Ignaz Friedman (also spelled by languages Ignace or Ignacy; exactly Solomon (Salomon) Isaac Freudman(n), שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָק פֿרײדמאַן (February 13, 1882January 26, 1948...
Ignaz Friedman (also spelled by languages Ignace or Ignacy; exactly Solomon (Salomon) Isaac Freudman(n), שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָק פֿרײדמאַן (February 13, 1882January 26, 1948...
Ingolf Dahl
Ingolf Dahl (June 9, 1912 – August 6, 1970) was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.
Ingolf Dahl (June 9, 1912 – August 6, 1970) was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Ismar Isidor Boas
Ismar Isidor Boas (March 28, 1858 – March 15, 1938) was a German gastroenterologist who was born in the town of Exin.
Ismar Isidor Boas (March 28, 1858 – March 15, 1938) was a German gastroenterologist who was born in the town of Exin.
Jascha Horenstein
Jascha Horenstein was an American conductor.
Jascha Horenstein was an American conductor.
Joe Schlesinger
Joe Schlesinger, is a Canadian television journalist and author.
Joe Schlesinger, is a Canadian television journalist and author.
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Johann Heinrich Graf von Bernstorff was a German politician and the ambassador to the United States and Mexico from 1908 to 1917.
Johann Heinrich Graf von Bernstorff was a German politician and the ambassador to the United States and Mexico from 1908 to 1917.
Johanna von Trapp
Johanna Karolina von Trapp (7 September 1919 – 25 November 1994) was the sixth child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead.
Johanna Karolina von Trapp (7 September 1919 – 25 November 1994) was the sixth child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead.
Johannes R. Becher
Johannes Robert Becher (b May 22, 1891 in Munich; d October 11, 1958 in Berlin) was a German politician, novelist, and poet.
Johannes Robert Becher (b May 22, 1891 in Munich; d October 11, 1958 in Berlin) was a German politician, novelist, and poet.
John George Kemeny
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
John Hans Stroh
John Hans Stroh (15 May 1916 – 17 September 1996) was an Australian health advocate, businessman and researcher.
John Hans Stroh (15 May 1916 – 17 September 1996) was an Australian health advocate, businessman and researcher.
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
Joseph Beer
Joseph Beer (; May 7, 1908 – November 23, 1987) was a composer, mainly of operettas, singspiele, and operas.
Joseph Beer (; May 7, 1908 – November 23, 1987) was a composer, mainly of operettas, singspiele, and operas.
Joseph Rosenstock
Joseph Rosenstock (27 January 1895 in Kraków – 17 October 1985 in New York) was a Polish Jewish conductor.
Joseph Rosenstock (27 January 1895 in Kraków – 17 October 1985 in New York) was a Polish Jewish conductor.
Joseph Schacht
Joseph Schacht, born in Ratibor, 15 March 1902, died in Englewood, 1 August 1969, was a British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University in New York.
Joseph Schacht, born in Ratibor, 15 March 1902, died in Englewood, 1 August 1969, was a British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University in New York.
Joseph Wirth
Karl Joseph Wirth, known as Joseph Wirth, (6 September 1879 Freiburg im Breisgau – 3 January 1956 Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German politician of the Catholic Centre Party who serve...
Karl Joseph Wirth, known as Joseph Wirth, (6 September 1879 Freiburg im Breisgau – 3 January 1956 Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German politician of the Catholic Centre Party who serve...
Julius Rudel
Julius Rudel (born 6 March 1921) is an American opera and orchestra conductor who emigrated to the United States from Austria at the age of 17 and studied conducting at the Mannes College of Mus...
Julius Rudel (born 6 March 1921) is an American opera and orchestra conductor who emigrated to the United States from Austria at the age of 17 and studied conducting at the Mannes College of Mus...
Karl Geiringer
Karl Geiringer was a musicologist, educator, and biographer of composers.
Karl Geiringer was a musicologist, educator, and biographer of composers.
Karl Löwith
Karl Löwith (January 9, 1897 – May 26, 1973), was a German-Jewish philosopher, a student of Heidegger.
Karl Löwith (January 9, 1897 – May 26, 1973), was a German-Jewish philosopher, a student of Heidegger.
Karl Rankl
Karl Rankl (1 October 1898 – 6 September 1968) was a British conductor and composer of Austrian birth.
Karl Rankl (1 October 1898 – 6 September 1968) was a British conductor and composer of Austrian birth.
Kurt Adler
Kurt Adler (March 1, 1907 – September 21, 1977) was an Austrian classical music conductor, chorus master and pianist with a European musical education.
Kurt Adler (March 1, 1907 – September 21, 1977) was an Austrian classical music conductor, chorus master and pianist with a European musical education.
Kurt Heinig
Kurt Heinig was a German lithograph, politician and journalist.
Kurt Heinig was a German lithograph, politician and journalist.
Kurt Herbert Adler
Kurt Herbert Adler (2 April 1905 – 9 February 1988) was an Austrian-born American conductor and opera house director.
Kurt Herbert Adler (2 April 1905 – 9 February 1988) was an Austrian-born American conductor and opera house director.
Kurt Stern
Kurt Stern was a screenwriter who worked for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft in East Germany.
Kurt Stern was a screenwriter who worked for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft in East Germany.
Ladislav Hecht
Ladislav Hecht (August 31, 1909 – May 27, 2004) was a Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s.
Ladislav Hecht (August 31, 1909 – May 27, 2004) was a Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s.
Leah Rabin
Leah Rabin was the widow of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995.
Leah Rabin was the widow of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995.
Leo Blech
Leo Blech (21 April 1871 – 25 August 1958) was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Schauspielhaus (later the Berlin State Opera...
Leo Blech (21 April 1871 – 25 August 1958) was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Schauspielhaus (later the Berlin State Opera...
Leopold B. Felsen
Leopold B. Felsen (born in Munich in 1924; died in the US September 24, 2005) was a physicist known for studies of Electromagnetism and wave-based disciplines.
Leopold B. Felsen (born in Munich in 1924; died in the US September 24, 2005) was a physicist known for studies of Electromagnetism and wave-based disciplines.
Leó Szilárd
Leó Szilárd was an Austro-Hungarian physicist and inventor who conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, and in late 1939 wrote the ...
Leó Szilárd was an Austro-Hungarian physicist and inventor who conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, and in late 1939 wrote the ...
Lisa Tetzner
Lisa Tetzner (born in Zittau on November 10, 1894; died July 2, 1963 in Carona, Switzerland) was a German-born Swiss children's writer known for her work with fairy-tales.
Lisa Tetzner (born in Zittau on November 10, 1894; died July 2, 1963 in Carona, Switzerland) was a German-born Swiss children's writer known for her work with fairy-tales.
Lotte Lehmann
Charlotte "Lotte" Lehmann was a German soprano who was especially associated with German repertory.
Charlotte "Lotte" Lehmann was a German soprano who was especially associated with German repertory.
Ludwig Lenel
Ludwig Lenel was an organist and composer.
Ludwig Lenel was an organist and composer.
Magnus Hirschfeld
Magnus Hirschfeld (May 14, 1868 – May 14, 1935) was a German physician and sexologist.
Magnus Hirschfeld (May 14, 1868 – May 14, 1935) was a German physician and sexologist.
Manfred George
Manfred George, born Manfred Georg Cohn, later shortened to Manfred Georg, was a German journalist, author and translator.
Manfred George, born Manfred Georg Cohn, later shortened to Manfred Georg, was a German journalist, author and translator.
Marc Rich
Marc Rich (born December 18, 1934) is an international commodities trader and entrepreneur.
Marc Rich (born December 18, 1934) is an international commodities trader and entrepreneur.
Marcel Hellman
Marcel Hellman was a Romanian-born British film producer.
Marcel Hellman was a Romanian-born British film producer.
Margret Rey
Margret Elizabeth Rey, born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein, was, the co-author and illustrator of children's books, the most famous of which are the Curious George series.
Margret Elizabeth Rey, born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein, was, the co-author and illustrator of children's books, the most famous of which are the Curious George series.
Maria Franziska von Trapp
Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp is the second-oldest daughter of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and Agatha Whitehead von Trapp.
Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp is the second-oldest daughter of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and Agatha Whitehead von Trapp.
Maria von Trapp
Maria Augusta von Trapp, also known as Baroness Maria von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers.
Maria Augusta von Trapp, also known as Baroness Maria von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers.
Marietta Blau
Marietta Blau (* 29 April 1894 in Vienna, † 27 January 1970 in Vienna) was an Austrian physicist.
Marietta Blau (* 29 April 1894 in Vienna, † 27 January 1970 in Vienna) was an Austrian physicist.
Marta Eggerth
Marta Eggerth (born April 17, 1912) is a singer/actress from "The Silver Age of Operetta".
Marta Eggerth (born April 17, 1912) is a singer/actress from "The Silver Age of Operetta".
Martina von Trapp
Martina von Trapp (17 February 1921 – 25 February 1951) was a member of the Trapp Family Singers and was the seventh child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead.
Martina von Trapp (17 February 1921 – 25 February 1951) was a member of the Trapp Family Singers and was the seventh child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead.
Maryla Jonas
The pianist Maryla Jonas (b.
The pianist Maryla Jonas (b.
Maurice Abravanel
Maurice Abravanel was a Swiss-American Jewish conductor of classical music.
Maurice Abravanel was a Swiss-American Jewish conductor of classical music.
Max Alsberg
Max Alsberg was a famous criminal lawyer of the Weimar Republic.
Max Alsberg was a famous criminal lawyer of the Weimar Republic.
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 Brauer
Max Julius Friedrich Brauer (born September 3, 1887 in Ottensen; died February 1973 in Hamburg) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and First Mayor of Hamburg.
Max Julius Friedrich Brauer (born September 3, 1887 in Ottensen; died February 1973 in Hamburg) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and First Mayor of Hamburg.
Max Brod
Max Brod was a German-speaking Czech Jewish, later Israeli, author, composer, and journalist.
Max Brod was a German-speaking Czech Jewish, later Israeli, author, composer, and journalist.
Max Gerson
Max Gerson was a German physician who developed the Gerson Therapy, an alternative dietary therapy, which he claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases.
Max Gerson was a German physician who developed the Gerson Therapy, an alternative dietary therapy, which he claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases.
Max Glass
Max Glass was an Austrian screenwriter and film producer.
Max Glass was an Austrian screenwriter and film producer.
Max Mack
Max Mack was an German screenwriter, film producer and director during the Silent era.
Max Mack was an German screenwriter, film producer and director during the Silent era.
Max Marcuse
Max Marcuse was a Jewish-German dermatologist and sexologist.
Max Marcuse was a Jewish-German dermatologist and sexologist.
Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt (September 9, 1873 – October 30, 1943) was an Austrian (later naturalized American) theater and film director and actor.
Max Reinhardt (September 9, 1873 – October 30, 1943) was an Austrian (later naturalized American) theater and film director and actor.
Michael Mann (scholar)
Michael Thomas Mann (April 21, 1919 – January 1, 1977) was a German-born musician and professor of German literature.
Michael Thomas Mann (April 21, 1919 – January 1, 1977) was a German-born musician and professor of German literature.
Michael Roemer
Michael Roemer (January 1, 1928– ) is a film director, producer and writer.
Michael Roemer (January 1, 1928– ) is a film director, producer and writer.
Michael Steinberg (music critic)
Michael Steinberg was an American music critic, musicologist, and writer best known, according to San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, for "the illuminating, witty and often d...
Michael Steinberg was an American music critic, musicologist, and writer best known, according to San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, for "the illuminating, witty and often d...
Milton weber
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Milton Weber
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Monika Mann
Monika Mann (June 7, 1910 – March 17, 1992) was a German novelist.
Monika Mann (June 7, 1910 – March 17, 1992) was a German novelist.
Moriz von Kuffner
Moriz von Kuffner (January 30, 1854 – March 5, 1939) was a Jewish-Austrian industrialist, art collector, mountaineer and philanthropist.
Moriz von Kuffner (January 30, 1854 – March 5, 1939) was a Jewish-Austrian industrialist, art collector, mountaineer and philanthropist.
Moshe Dluznowsky
Moshe Dluznowsky, Yiddish-writing journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist, editor of the journal „Tomaszower Wokhenblat”.
Moshe Dluznowsky, Yiddish-writing journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist, editor of the journal „Tomaszower Wokhenblat”.
Mutz Greenbaum
Mutz Greenbaum (February 3, 1896 – July 5, 1968), sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum was a Berlin, Germany-born film cinematographer.
Mutz Greenbaum (February 3, 1896 – July 5, 1968), sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum was a Berlin, Germany-born film cinematographer.
Ortvin Sarapu
Ortvin Sarapu MBE, sometimes known as "Mr Chess", was a New Zealand chess International Master who won or co-won the New Zealand Chess Championship 20 times between 1952 and 1990.
Ortvin Sarapu MBE, sometimes known as "Mr Chess", was a New Zealand chess International Master who won or co-won the New Zealand Chess Championship 20 times between 1952 and 1990.
Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.
Oskar Morgenstern
Oskar Morgenstern was a German-born Austrian economist.
Oskar Morgenstern was a German-born Austrian economist.
Otto Braun
Otto Braun (28 January 1872 – 14 December 1955) was a German Social Democratic politician who intermittently served as Prime Minister of Prussia from 1920 to 1932.
Otto Braun (28 January 1872 – 14 December 1955) was a German Social Democratic politician who intermittently served as Prime Minister of Prussia from 1920 to 1932.
Otto Königsberger
Otto H. Königsberger (13 October 1908 – 3 January 1999) was a German architect who worked mainly in urban development planning in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Otto H. Königsberger (13 October 1908 – 3 January 1999) was a German architect who worked mainly in urban development planning in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Otto Landsberg
Otto Landsberg was a German jurist and politician.
Otto Landsberg was a German jurist and politician.
Otto Lowy
Otto Lowy was the host of CBC Radio 2's The Transcontinental for 22 years until his death.
Otto Lowy was the host of CBC Radio 2's The Transcontinental for 22 years until his death.
Otto Redlich
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Otto Wels
Otto Wels (September 15, 1873, Berlin – September 16, 1939) was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1919 and a member of parliament from 1920 to 1933.
Otto Wels (September 15, 1873, Berlin – September 16, 1939) was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1919 and a member of parliament from 1920 to 1933.
Otto Špaček
Otto Špaček was a Czechoslovakian World War II fighter pilot who fought against Nazi Germany in Great Britain and France.
Otto Špaček was a Czechoslovakian World War II fighter pilot who fought against Nazi Germany in Great Britain and France.
Paul Breisach
Paul Breisach (June 3, 1896 – December 26, 1952) was an Austrian-born conductor.
Paul Breisach (June 3, 1896 – December 26, 1952) was an Austrian-born conductor.
Paul Fromm
Paul Fromm was a Jewish Chicago wine merchant and performing arts patron through the Fromm Music Foundation.
Paul Fromm was a Jewish Chicago wine merchant and performing arts patron through the Fromm Music Foundation.
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.
Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.
Paul László
Paul László or Paul Laszlo (6 February 1900 – 27 March 1993) was a Hungarian-born modern architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries.
Paul László or Paul Laszlo (6 February 1900 – 27 March 1993) was a Hungarian-born modern architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries.
Paul Nemenyi
Paul Felix Nemenyi was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Paul Felix Nemenyi was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Paul Pulewka
Paul Pulewka (11 February 1896 – 22 October 1989) was a German pharmacologist from Elbing (Elbląg).
Paul Pulewka (11 February 1896 – 22 October 1989) was a German pharmacologist from Elbing (Elbląg).
Paul Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher.
Paul Johannes Tillich was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher.
Paul Wittgenstein
Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First W...
Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First W...
Peter Bentley
Peter John Gerald Bentley, is a Canadian businessman and was the third Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia.
Peter John Gerald Bentley, is a Canadian businessman and was the third Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia.
Peter Bentley (businessman)
Peter John Gerald Bentley, is a Canadian businessman and was the third Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia.
Peter John Gerald Bentley, is a Canadian businessman and was the third Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia.
Peter Lax
Peter David Lax (born 1 May 1926) is a mathematician working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.
Peter David Lax (born 1 May 1926) is a mathematician working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.
Peter Morley (filmmaker)
Peter Morley, OBE (born 1924) is a German-born British television producer and documentary filmmaker.
Peter Morley, OBE (born 1924) is a German-born British television producer and documentary filmmaker.
Peter Thullen
Peter Thullen (born in Trier on August 24, 1907; died in Lonay on June 24, 1996) was a German/Ecuadorian mathematician.
Peter Thullen (born in Trier on August 24, 1907; died in Lonay on June 24, 1996) was a German/Ecuadorian mathematician.
Peter Weiss
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality.
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality.
Ralph Benatzky
Ralph Benatzky, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 16 October 1957, born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin.
Ralph Benatzky, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 16 October 1957, born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin.
Raul Hilberg
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Reinhold Baer
Reinhold Baer (July 22, 1902 – October 22, 1979) was a German mathematician, known for his work in algebra.
Reinhold Baer (July 22, 1902 – October 22, 1979) was a German mathematician, known for his work in algebra.
Riane Eisler
Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American scholar, writer, and social activist.
Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American scholar, writer, and social activist.
Richard Beer-Hofmann
Richard Beer-Hofmann was an Austrian dramatist and poet.
Richard Beer-Hofmann was an Austrian dramatist and poet.
Richard Ettinghausen
Richard Ettinghausen (1906, Frankfurt am Main, Germany-April 2, 1979, Princeton, New Jersey) was a historian of Islamic art and chief curator of the Freer Gallery.
Richard Ettinghausen (1906, Frankfurt am Main, Germany-April 2, 1979, Princeton, New Jersey) was a historian of Islamic art and chief curator of the Freer Gallery.
Richard Goldner
Richard Goldner (23 June 1908 – 27 September 1991) was a Romanian-born, Viennese-trained Australian violist, pedagogue and inventor.
Richard Goldner (23 June 1908 – 27 September 1991) was a Romanian-born, Viennese-trained Australian violist, pedagogue and inventor.
Richard Kohn
Richard Kohn was an Austrian football player and later coach of FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Richard Kohn was an Austrian football player and later coach of FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Richard Krautheimer
Richard Krautheimer (Fürth (Franconia), Germany, July 6, 1897 – Rome, Italy, November 1, 1994) was a 20th century art historian, architectural historian, Baroque scholar, and Byzantinist.
Richard Krautheimer (Fürth (Franconia), Germany, July 6, 1897 – Rome, Italy, November 1, 1994) was a 20th century art historian, architectural historian, Baroque scholar, and Byzantinist.
Robert Aumann
Robert John Aumann (Hebrew name: ישראל אומן - Yisrael Aumann, born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli-American mathematician and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Robert John Aumann (Hebrew name: ישראל אומן - Yisrael Aumann, born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli-American mathematician and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Rolf Nesch
Rolf (Emil Rudolf) Nesch (January 7, 1893 - October 27, 1975) was an expressionist artist, especially noted for his printmaking.
Rolf (Emil Rudolf) Nesch (January 7, 1893 - October 27, 1975) was an expressionist artist, especially noted for his printmaking.
Rudolf Breitscheid
Rudolf Breitscheid, was a leading member of the Social Democratic Party and a delegate to the Reichstag during the era of the Weimar Republic in Germany.
Rudolf Breitscheid, was a leading member of the Social Democratic Party and a delegate to the Reichstag during the era of the Weimar Republic in Germany.
Rudolf Firkušný
Rudolf Firkušný (; 11 February 191219 July 1994) was a Czech-born, American classical pianist.
Rudolf Firkušný (; 11 February 191219 July 1994) was a Czech-born, American classical pianist.
Rudolf Hilferding
Rudolf Hilferding was an Austrian-born Marxist economist, leading socialist theorist, politician and chief theoretician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic, alm...
Rudolf Hilferding was an Austrian-born Marxist economist, leading socialist theorist, politician and chief theoretician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic, alm...
Rudolf Meinert
Rudolf Meinert was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director.
Rudolf Meinert was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director.
Rudolf Rocker
Johann Rudolf Rocker (March 25, 1873– September 19, 1958) was an anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist.
Johann Rudolf Rocker (March 25, 1873– September 19, 1958) was an anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist.
Rupert von Trapp
Rupert Georg von Trapp (1 November 1911 – 22 February 1992) was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music.
Rupert Georg von Trapp (1 November 1911 – 22 February 1992) was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music.
Ruth Eisemann-Schier
Ruth Eisemann Schier (born 1941/1942) is best known as the first woman to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
Ruth Eisemann Schier (born 1941/1942) is best known as the first woman to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
Samuel Adler (composer)
Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American (German-born) composer and conductor.
Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American (German-born) composer and conductor.
Selmar Aschheim
Selmar Aschheim (October 4, 1878 – 1965) was a German gynecologist who was a native of Berlin.
Selmar Aschheim (October 4, 1878 – 1965) was a German gynecologist who was a native of Berlin.
Shlomo Carlebach (musician)
Shlomo Carlebach, known as Reb Shlomo to his followers, was a Jewish rabbi, religious teacher, composer, and singer who was known as "The Singing Rabbi" during his lifetime.
Shlomo Carlebach, known as Reb Shlomo to his followers, was a Jewish rabbi, religious teacher, composer, and singer who was known as "The Singing Rabbi" during his lifetime.
Siegfried Aufhäuser
Siegfried Aufhäuser was a German politician and union leader, and from 1921 to 1933, chairman of the largely white-collar AfA-Bund.
Siegfried Aufhäuser was a German politician and union leader, and from 1921 to 1933, chairman of the largely white-collar AfA-Bund.
Simon Kornblit
Simon Kornblit (August 1, 1933 – July 2, 2010) was a Belgian-born American studio executive and actor.
Simon Kornblit (August 1, 1933 – July 2, 2010) was a Belgian-born American studio executive and actor.
Stefan Wolpe
Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 – April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer.
Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 – April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer.
Stefanie Zweig
Stefanie Zweig (born 19 September 1932, Leobschütz (now Głubczyce, Upper Silesia) is a German Jewish writer.
Stefanie Zweig (born 19 September 1932, Leobschütz (now Głubczyce, Upper Silesia) is a German Jewish writer.
Steve Shirley
Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA, FBCS is a British businesswoman and philanthropist.
Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA, FBCS is a British businesswoman and philanthropist.
Theodore S. Weiss
Theodore S. "Ted" Weiss was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Theodore S. "Ted" Weiss was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Theodore von Kármán
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly ...
Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly ...
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown (March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian-American actress who was successful in radio, film, theater, and television.
Vanessa Brown (March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian-American actress who was successful in radio, film, theater, and television.
Vernon Ingram
Vernon M. Ingram, Ph.D., FRS (19 May 1924 — 17 August 2006) was a German American professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Vernon M. Ingram, Ph.D., FRS (19 May 1924 — 17 August 2006) was a German American professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Victor Conrad
Victor Conrad was an Austrian-American physicist, seismologist and meteorologist.
Victor Conrad was an Austrian-American physicist, seismologist and meteorologist.
Victor Francis Hess
Victor Francis Hess (24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays.
Victor Francis Hess (24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays.
Vilém Flusser
Vilém Flusser was a Czech-born philosopher, writer and journalist.
Vilém Flusser was a Czech-born philosopher, writer and journalist.
Walter Bricht
Walter Bricht (September 9, 1904 - March 20, 1970) was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
Walter Bricht (September 9, 1904 - March 20, 1970) was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
Walter Bruno Henning
Walter Bruno Henning was a scholar of Middle Iranian languages and literature, especially of the corpus discovered by the Turpan expeditions of the early 20th century.
Walter Bruno Henning was a scholar of Middle Iranian languages and literature, especially of the corpus discovered by the Turpan expeditions of the early 20th century.
Walter Freud
Anton Walter Freud, (April 3, 1921 in Vienna - February 8, 2004 Oxted), was a chemical engineer and a member of the Royal Pioneer Corps and the British Special Operations Executive.
Anton Walter Freud, (April 3, 1921 in Vienna - February 8, 2004 Oxted), was a chemical engineer and a member of the Royal Pioneer Corps and the British Special Operations Executive.
Walter Gotell
Walter Jack Gotell was a German-British actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB in the James Bond film series.
Walter Jack Gotell was a German-British actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB in the James Bond film series.
Walter Jurmann
Walter Jurmann (October 12, 1903 - June 17, 1971) was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to the United States, specialized in film scor...
Walter Jurmann (October 12, 1903 - June 17, 1971) was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to the United States, specialized in film scor...
Walter Kaufmann (author)
Walter Kaufmann (born Yitzhak Schmeidler, January 19, 1924 in Berlin) is a German writer.
Walter Kaufmann (born Yitzhak Schmeidler, January 19, 1924 in Berlin) is a German writer.
Walter M. Elsasser
Walter Maurice Elsasser was a German-born American physicist considered a "father" of the presently accepted dynamo theory as an explanation of the Earth's magnetism.
Walter Maurice Elsasser was a German-born American physicist considered a "father" of the presently accepted dynamo theory as an explanation of the Earth's magnetism.
Walter Mehring
Walter Mehring (29 April 1896 – 3 October 1981) was a German author and one of the most prominent satirical authors in the Weimar Republic.
Walter Mehring (29 April 1896 – 3 October 1981) was a German author and one of the most prominent satirical authors in the Weimar Republic.
Walther Bensemann
Walther Bensemann (13 January 1873 – 12 November 1934) was a German pioneer of football and founder of the country's major sports publication, Kicker.
Walther Bensemann (13 January 1873 – 12 November 1934) was a German pioneer of football and founder of the country's major sports publication, Kicker.
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 Trapp
Werner Ritter von Trapp (21 December 1915 – 11 October 2007) was the second-oldest son of Georg Ritter von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead.
Werner Ritter von Trapp (21 December 1915 – 11 October 2007) was the second-oldest son of Georg Ritter von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead.
Wilhelm Hoegner
Wilhelm Hoegner was the second Bavarian prime minister after World War II and father of the Bavarian constitution.
Wilhelm Hoegner was the second Bavarian prime minister after World War II and father of the Bavarian constitution.
Wilhelm Koenen
Wilhelm Koenen was a communist and an East German politician.
Wilhelm Koenen was a communist and an East German politician.
Wilhelm Marckwald
Wilhelm Marckwald was a German actor and director in both theater and film.
Wilhelm Marckwald was a German actor and director in both theater and film.
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 Eichler
Willi Eichler (January 7, 1896 - October 17, 1971) was a German journalist and politician with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Willi Eichler (January 7, 1896 - October 17, 1971) was a German journalist and politician with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Willi Wolff
Willi Wolff (1883–1947) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director.
Willi Wolff (1883–1947) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director.
William Stern (psychologist)
William Stern (29 April 1871 - 27 March 1938), born Louis William Stern, was a German psychologist and philosopher noted as a pioneer in the field of the psychology of personality and inte...
William Stern (29 April 1871 - 27 March 1938), born Louis William Stern, was a German psychologist and philosopher noted as a pioneer in the field of the psychology of personality and inte...
Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992), was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974...
Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992), was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974...
Wladimir Vogel
Wladimir Rudolfowitsch Vogel (b. 17 February/29 February 1896 in Moscow; d. 19 June 1984 in Zurich) was a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction.
Wladimir Rudolfowitsch Vogel (b. 17 February/29 February 1896 in Moscow; d. 19 June 1984 in Zurich) was a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction.
Wolfgang Doeblin
Wolfgang Döblin, known in France as Vincent Doblin, was a German-French mathematician.
Wolfgang Döblin, known in France as Vincent Doblin, was a German-French mathematician.
Wolfgang Heinz (actor)
David Hirsch (May 18, 1900 - October 30, 1984), known as Wolfgang Heinz, was an Austrian and East German actor and theater director.
David Hirsch (May 18, 1900 - October 30, 1984), known as Wolfgang Heinz, was an Austrian and East German actor and theater director.
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfram Eberhard (March 17, 1909 – August 15, 1989) was a professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley focused on Western, Central and Eastern Asian societies.
Wolfram Eberhard (March 17, 1909 – August 15, 1989) was a professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley focused on Western, Central and Eastern Asian societies.
Ödön von Horváth
Edmund Josef von Horváth was a German-writing Austro-Hungarian-born playwright and novelist.
Edmund Josef von Horváth was a German-writing Austro-Hungarian-born playwright and novelist.