| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Konrad Adenauer |
Politician |
5-Jan-1876 |
19-Apr-1967 |
Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-61 |
| Richard V. Allen |
Government |
1-Jan-1936 |
|
Reagan National Security Advisor |
| Hannah Arendt |
Philosopher |
14-Oct-1906 |
4-Dec-1975 |
Origins of Totalitarianism |
| Robert Bárány |
Doctor |
22-Apr-1876 |
8-Apr-1936 |
Studied inner ear, equilibrium system |
| Hildegard Behrens |
Singer |
9-Feb-1937 |
18-Aug-2009 |
Operatic soprano |
| Ludwig Biermann |
Astronomer |
13-Mar-1907 |
12-Jan-1986 |
Solar winds |
| Rudolf Carnap |
Philosopher |
18-May-1891 |
14-Sep-1970 |
The Logical Syntax of Language |
| Gerhard Casper |
Educator |
25-Dec-1937 |
|
President of Stanford University, 1992-2000 |
| Archibald Cary Coolidge |
Educator |
6-Mar-1866 |
14-Jan-1928 |
The United States as a World Power |
| Alfred Döblin |
Novelist |
10-Aug-1878 |
26-Jun-1957 |
Berlin Alexanderplatz |
| Johann Eck |
Religion |
13-Nov-1486 |
10-Feb-1543 |
Martin Luther's Catholic opponent |
| Paul Ehrlich |
Doctor |
14-Mar-1854 |
20-Aug-1915 |
Father of chemotherapy |
| Konstantin Fehrenbach |
Head of State |
11-Jan-1852 |
26-Mar-1926 |
German Chancellor 1920-21 |
| Hans Filbinger |
Politician |
15-Sep-1913 |
1-Apr-2007 |
Disgraced German politician |
| Romano Guardini |
Religion |
17-Feb-1885 |
1-Oct-1968 |
Roman Catholic theologian |
| Ludwig Haetzer |
Religion |
c. 1500 |
4-Feb-1529 |
Translator of Prophets |
| Martin Heidegger |
Philosopher |
26-Sep-1889 |
26-May-1976 |
Being and Time |
| Philip S. Hench |
Scientist |
28-Feb-1896 |
30-Mar-1965 |
Adrenocortical hormones |
| George de Hevesy |
Chemist |
1-Aug-1885 |
5-Jul-1966 |
Radioisotope researcher |
| Johannes Holtfreter |
Zoologist |
9-Jan-1901 |
13-Nov-1992 |
Chemotaxis |
| Karen Horney |
Psychologist |
16-Sep-1885 |
4-Dec-1952 |
Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy" |
| Karl Jaspers |
Philosopher |
23-Feb-1883 |
26-Feb-1969 |
Existential thinker |
| J. Hans D. Jensen |
Physicist |
25-Jun-1907 |
11-Feb-1973 |
Shell nuclear model |
| Hans Jonas |
Philosopher |
10-May-1903 |
5-Feb-1993 |
Gnostic philosopher |
| Georges J.F. Köhler |
Scientist |
17-Apr-1946 |
1-Mar-1995 |
Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) |
| Hans Krebs |
Scientist |
25-Apr-1900 |
22-Nov-1981 |
Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| Kurt Lewin |
Psychologist |
9-Sep-1890 |
12-Feb-1947 |
Field theorist, group dynamicist |
| Karl Mannheim |
Sociologist |
27-Mar-1893 |
9-Jan-1947 |
Ideology and Utopia |
| Herbert Marcuse |
Philosopher |
19-Jul-1898 |
29-Jul-1979 |
One-Dimensional Man |
| Otto Meyerhof |
Scientist |
12-Apr-1884 |
6-Oct-1951 |
Glycogen-lactic acid cycle |
| Mario J. Molina |
Chemist |
19-Mar-1943 |
|
Ozone depletion |
| Cameron Munter |
Diplomat |
1954 |
|
US Ambassador to Serbia |
| Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard |
Scientist |
20-Oct-1942 |
|
Embryonic development of fruit flies |
| Erwin Panofsky |
Art Historian |
30-Mar-1892 |
14-Mar-1968 |
Studies in Iconology |
| Karl Rahner |
Religion |
5-Mar-1904 |
30-Mar-1984 |
Leading Roman Catholic theologian |
| Johann Reuchlin |
Scholar |
22-Feb-1455 |
6-Jun-1522 |
German humanist and Hebraist |
| James Harvey Robinson |
Historian |
29-Jun-1863 |
16-Feb-1936 |
The Mind in the Making |
| Bert Sakmann |
Scientist |
12-Jun-1942 |
|
Cellular ion channels |
| Wolfgang Schäuble |
Politician |
18-Sep-1942 |
|
CDU Chairman, 1998-2000 |
| Zalman Shazar |
Head of State |
6-Oct-1889 |
5-Oct-1974 |
President of Israel, 1963-73 |
| Otto Stern |
Physicist |
17-Feb-1888 |
17-Aug-1969 |
Molecular beam experiment |
| Leo Strauss |
Philosopher |
20-Sep-1899 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Patron saint of Neoconservatism |
| Chaim Weizmann |
Head of State |
27-Nov-1874 |
9-Nov-1952 |
First President of Israel |
| Adolf Windaus |
Chemist |
25-Dec-1876 |
9-Jun-1959 |
Investigated cholesterol, Vitamin D |
| Joseph Wirth |
Head of State |
6-Sep-1879 |
3-Jan-1956 |
German Chancellor |
