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Abraham Lewinsky
Abraham Lewinsky was a late nineteenth to early twentieth century German rabbi.
Abraham Lewinsky was a late nineteenth to early twentieth century German rabbi.
Abraham Lewysohn
Abraham Lewysohn was a Hebraist and rabbi of Peiskretscham, Upper Silesia.
Abraham Lewysohn was a Hebraist and rabbi of Peiskretscham, Upper Silesia.
Adolf Aron Baginsky
Adolf Aron Baginsky (May 22, 1843 – 1918) was a Jewish-German professor of diseases of children at Berlin University.
Adolf Aron Baginsky (May 22, 1843 – 1918) was a Jewish-German professor of diseases of children at Berlin University.
Adolf Martin Schlesinger
Adolf Martin Schlesinger (4 October 1769 – 11 October 1838) was a German music publisher whose firm became one of the most influential in Berlin in the early nineteenth century.
Adolf Martin Schlesinger (4 October 1769 – 11 October 1838) was a German music publisher whose firm became one of the most influential in Berlin in the early nineteenth century.
Albert Bielschowsky
Albert Bielschowsky (bi:lšofski
January 3, 1847 – October 21, 1902) was a German literary historian (Literaturwissenschaftler).
Albert Bielschowsky (bi:lšofski
January 3, 1847 – October 21, 1902) was a German literary historian (Literaturwissenschaftler).
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (22 January 1855, Schweidnitz - 30 July 1916, Breslau) was a German physician who discovered the causative agent (pathogen) of gonorrhea, a strain of bacteria tha...
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (22 January 1855, Schweidnitz - 30 July 1916, Breslau) was a German physician who discovered the causative agent (pathogen) of gonorrhea, a strain of bacteria tha...
Alfred Kerr
Alfred Kerr, born Alfred Kempner, was an influential German-Jewish theatre critic and essayist, nicknamed the Kulturpapst.
Alfred Kerr, born Alfred Kempner, was an influential German-Jewish theatre critic and essayist, nicknamed the Kulturpapst.
Alicia Koplowitz, 7th Marquise of Bellavista
Doña Alicia Koplowitz y Romero de Juseu, 7th Marquise of Bellavista, is a Spanish magnate and former chairwoman of the construction group Dragados, ranking Spain's richest woman in Forbes Worl...
Doña Alicia Koplowitz y Romero de Juseu, 7th Marquise of Bellavista, is a Spanish magnate and former chairwoman of the construction group Dragados, ranking Spain's richest woman in Forbes Worl...
Alicia Koplowitz, Marquise of Bellavista
Doña Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juseu, Marquise of Bellavista, (Doña Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juseu, marquesa de Bellavista) is a Spanish magnate and former chairwoman of the construction grou...
Doña Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juseu, Marquise of Bellavista, (Doña Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juseu, marquesa de Bellavista) is a Spanish magnate and former chairwoman of the construction grou...
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German-born cellist of world renown and is a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German-born cellist of world renown and is a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz.
Arnold Mendelssohn
Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn (Racibórz, 26 December 1855 – Darmstadt, 18 February 1933) was a German composer and music teacher.
Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn (Racibórz, 26 December 1855 – Darmstadt, 18 February 1933) was a German composer and music teacher.
Benno Landsberger
Benno Landsberger was one of the most important German Assyriologists.
Benno Landsberger was one of the most important German Assyriologists.
David Cassel
David Cassel (March 7, 1818 – January 22, 1893) was a German historian and Jewish theologian.
David Cassel (March 7, 1818 – January 22, 1893) was a German historian and Jewish theologian.
David Kalisch
David Kalisch was a German playwright and humorist.
David Kalisch was a German playwright and humorist.
David Rosin
David Rosin was a German Jewish theologian from Rosenberg, Silesia.
David Rosin was a German Jewish theologian from Rosenberg, Silesia.
Edith Stein
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edmund Lesser
Edmund Lesser (May 12, 1852 - June 7, 1918) was a German dermatologist who was a native of Neisse.
Edmund Lesser (May 12, 1852 - June 7, 1918) was a German dermatologist who was a native of Neisse.
Emin Pasha
Mehmed Emin Pasha — he was born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer and baptized Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer — was a physician, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equato...
Mehmed Emin Pasha — he was born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer and baptized Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer — was a physician, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equato...
Fritz Haber
Fritz Haber (9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for synthesizing ammonia, important for fertilizers a...
Fritz Haber (9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for synthesizing ammonia, important for fertilizers a...
Fritz Katz
Fritz Katz (1898 in Zaborze, Prussian Silesia - 1969 in Athens) was a pioneer in organ transplant techniques, performing one of the first successful grafts of adrenal glands.
Fritz Katz (1898 in Zaborze, Prussian Silesia - 1969 in Athens) was a pioneer in organ transplant techniques, performing one of the first successful grafts of adrenal glands.
Fritz Stern
Fritz Richard Stern (born February 2, 1926) is a German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history, and historiography.
Fritz Richard Stern (born February 2, 1926) is a German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history, and historiography.
Heimann Hariton Tiktin
Heimann Hariton Tiktin (August 9, 1850 – March 13, 1936), born Heimann Tiktin, was a Silesian-born Romanian Jewish linguist and academic, one of the founders of modern Romanian lingu...
Heimann Hariton Tiktin (August 9, 1850 – March 13, 1936), born Heimann Tiktin, was a Silesian-born Romanian Jewish linguist and academic, one of the founders of modern Romanian lingu...
Immanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch
Immanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch (1829 – 28 October 1873) was a German oriental scholar of Jewish extraction.
Immanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch (1829 – 28 October 1873) was a German oriental scholar of Jewish extraction.
Jakob Guttmann (rabbi)
Rabbi Jakob Guttmann (22 April, 1845, Beuthen, Oberschlesien - 29 September, 1919, Breslau) was a German Jewish theologian, philosopher of religion (Religionsphilosoph).
Rabbi Jakob Guttmann (22 April, 1845, Beuthen, Oberschlesien - 29 September, 1919, Breslau) was a German Jewish theologian, philosopher of religion (Religionsphilosoph).
Jakub Egit
Jakub Egit was a Zionist leader and Soviet soldier.
Jakub Egit was a Zionist leader and Soviet soldier.
Joachim Prinz
Joachim Prinz was a German rabbi who was outspoken against Nazism and became an American Jewish leader.
Joachim Prinz was a German rabbi who was outspoken against Nazism and became an American Jewish leader.
Joel Löwe
Joel Löwe (born in 1760; died Breslau, February 11, 1802) was a German-Jewish Biblical commentator.
Joel Löwe (born in 1760; died Breslau, February 11, 1802) was a German-Jewish Biblical commentator.
Joseph Zedner
Joseph Zedner (born at Gross-Glogau, February 10, 1804; died at Berlin October 10, 1871) was a German Jewish bibliographer and librarian.
Joseph Zedner (born at Gross-Glogau, February 10, 1804; died at Berlin October 10, 1871) was a German Jewish bibliographer and librarian.
Karl Weigert
Karl Weigert, Carl Weigert (born at Münsterberg in Silesia, 19 March 1845; died at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 5 August 1904) was a German Jewish pathologist.
Karl Weigert, Carl Weigert (born at Münsterberg in Silesia, 19 March 1845; died at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 5 August 1904) was a German Jewish pathologist.
Ludwig Guttmann
Sir Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann CBE, FRS (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German neurologist who founded the Paralympic Games while living in England, and is considered one of the founding father...
Sir Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann CBE, FRS (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German neurologist who founded the Paralympic Games while living in England, and is considered one of the founding father...
Ludwig Traube (physician)
Ludwig Traube was a German physician and co-founder of the experimental pathology in Germany.
Ludwig Traube was a German physician and co-founder of the experimental pathology in Germany.
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 Rostal
Max Rostal was a violinist and a viola player.
Max Rostal was a violinist and a viola player.
Michael Sachs
Michael Sachs was a German rabbi from Glogau, Silesia.
Michael Sachs was a German rabbi from Glogau, Silesia.
Moritz Hermann Eduard Meier
Moritz Hermann Eduard Meier (1796-1855) was a German classical scholar, born at Glogau.
Moritz Hermann Eduard Meier (1796-1855) was a German classical scholar, born at Glogau.
Moritz Traube
Moritz Traube (12 February 1826, Ratibor, Province of Silesia, Prussia, now Racibórz, Poland — 28 June 1894, Berlin, German Empire) was a German chemist (physiological chemistry) and unive...
Moritz Traube (12 February 1826, Ratibor, Province of Silesia, Prussia, now Racibórz, Poland — 28 June 1894, Berlin, German Empire) was a German chemist (physiological chemistry) and unive...
Oscar Slater
Oscar Joseph Slater (8 January 1872 – 31 January 1948) was a victim of British miscarriage of justice.
Oscar Joseph Slater (8 January 1872 – 31 January 1948) was a victim of British miscarriage of justice.
Oskar Seidlin
Oskar Seidlin (February 17, 1911 — December 11, 1984); German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories.
Oskar Seidlin (February 17, 1911 — December 11, 1984); German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories.
Otto Stern
Otto Stern (17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.
Otto Stern (17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.
Ottomar Rosenbach
Ottomar Ernst Felix Rosenbach (January 4, 1851, Krappitz, Silesia - March 20, 1907) was a German physician.
Ottomar Ernst Felix Rosenbach (January 4, 1851, Krappitz, Silesia - March 20, 1907) was a German physician.
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich (14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and a Nobel laureate.
Paul Ehrlich (14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and a Nobel laureate.
Paulus Stephanus Cassel
Paulus Stephanus Cassel, born Selig Cassel, was a German Jewish convert to Christianity, writer, orator, and missionary to Jews.
Paulus Stephanus Cassel, born Selig Cassel, was a German Jewish convert to Christianity, writer, orator, and missionary to Jews.
Rudolf Fränkel
Rudolf Fränkel, often anglicised as Rudolf or Rudolph Frankel was a German-Jewish architect who was among the leaders of the pre-war avant-garde movement in Berlin.
Rudolf Fränkel, often anglicised as Rudolf or Rudolph Frankel was a German-Jewish architect who was among the leaders of the pre-war avant-garde movement in Berlin.
Rudolf Meidner
Rudolf Alfred Meidner (23 June 1914 in Breslau, Silesia - 9 December 2005 in Lidingö, Sweden) was a Swedish economist.
Rudolf Alfred Meidner (23 June 1914 in Breslau, Silesia - 9 December 2005 in Lidingö, Sweden) was a Swedish economist.
Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Siegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century.
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.
Wilhelm Ebstein
Wilhelm Ebstein (November 27, 1836, Jauer, Prussian Silesia – October 22, 1912) was a German physician.
Wilhelm Ebstein (November 27, 1836, Jauer, Prussian Silesia – October 22, 1912) was a German physician.
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...
Yehuda Gruenfeld
Yehuda Gruenfeld an Israeli chess Grandmaster.
Yehuda Gruenfeld an Israeli chess Grandmaster.