Most Famous German Academics
Germany has produced 2,961 notable academics throughout history, led by Friedrich Nietzsche. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher 1844 – 1900
#
37
IK
Immanuel Kant German Philosopher 1724 – 1804
#
60
GW
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel German Philosopher 1770 – 1831
#
175
AS
Arthur Schopenhauer German Academic 1788 – 1860
#
244
MH
Martin Heidegger German Philosopher 1889 – 1976
#
318
HA
Hannah Arendt German Philosopher 1906 – 1975
#
351
AS
Albert Schweitzer German Theologian 1875 – 1965
#
717
WW
Wilhelm Wundt German Philosopher 1832 – 1920
#
1,346
JG
Johann Gottlieb Fichte German Philosopher 1762 – 1814
#
1,963
KJ
Karl Jaspers German Philosopher 1883 – 1969
#
2,152
ME
Meister Eckhart German Philosopher 1260 – 1328
#
2,276
JG
Johann Gottfried Herder German Philosopher 1744 – 1803
#
2,418
FW
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling German Philosopher 1775 – 1854
#
2,458
MS
Max Stirner German Philosopher 1806 – 1856
#
2,538
OS
Oswald Spengler German Historian 1880 – 1936
#
2,770
CS
Carl Schmitt German Philosopher 1888 – 1985
#
2,837
EV
Emil von Behring German Immunologist 1854 – 1917
#
3,205
HG
Hans-Georg Gadamer German Philosopher 1900 – 2002
#
3,547
FF
Friedrich Fröbel German Education 1782 – 1852
#
3,610
JG
Jacob Grimm German Philologist 1785 – 1863
#
3,659