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Most Famous German Scientists & Academics

Science 2,787
Germany 19,303
05 AE Albert Einstein Albert Einstein German Physicist 1879–1955
16 KM Karl Marx Karl Marx German Economist 1818–1883
244 AS Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer German Academic 1788–1860
268 MW Max Weber Max Weber German Sociologist 1864–1920
283 JK Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler German Naturalist 1571–1630
347 FE Friedrich Engels Friedrich Engels German Economist 1820–1895
416 WH Werner Heisenberg Werner Heisenberg German Physicist 1901–1976
449 CF Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss German Mathematician 1777–1855
513 MP Max Planck Max Planck German Physicist 1858–1947
674 WV Wernher von Braun Wernher von Braun German Physicist 1912–1977
951 RK Robert Koch Robert Koch German Biologist 1843–1910
1,141 WR Wilhelm Röntgen Wilhelm Röntgen German Physicist 1845–1923
1,149 MB Max Born Max Born German Physicist 1882–1970
1,335 EH Edmund Husserl Edmund Husserl German Mathematician 1859–1938
1,611 EH Ernst Haeckel Ernst Haeckel German Biologist 1834–1919
1,991 RV Rudolf Virchow Rudolf Virchow German Biologist 1821–1902
2,047 AM Albertus Magnus Albertus Magnus German Chemist 1206–1280
2,092 LF Ludwig Feuerbach Ludwig Feuerbach German Anthropologist 1804–1872
2,370 EN Emmy Noether German Mathematician 1882–1935
2,374 PE Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich German Biologist 1854–1915
2,541 HS Heinrich Schliemann Heinrich Schliemann German Anthropologist 1822–1890
2,660 JM Josef Mengele Josef Mengele German Anthropologist 1911–1979
2,746 NO Nicholas of Cusa Nicholas of Cusa German Mathematician 1401–1464
2,799 BR Bernhard Riemann Bernhard Riemann German Mathematician 1826–1866
3,096 GF Gottlob Frege Gottlob Frege German Mathematician 1848–1929
3,367 PM Philip Melanchthon Philip Melanchthon German Astronomer 1497–1560
3,610 FF Friedrich Fröbel Friedrich Fröbel German Education 1782–1852
4,035 PL Philipp Lenard Philipp Lenard German Physicist 1862–1947
4,660 FM Franz Mesmer Franz Mesmer German Physician 1734–1815
4,812 SH Samuel Hahnemann Samuel Hahnemann German Physician 1755–1843
4,831 KH Karen Horney Karen Horney German Psychiatrist 1885–1952
4,951 MM Mileva Marić Mileva Marić German Mathematician 1875–1948
5,388 KB Karl Benz Karl Benz German Engineer 1844–1929
5,421 KL Kurt Lewin Kurt Lewin German Psychologist 1890–1947
5,486 MH Magnus Hirschfeld Magnus Hirschfeld German Physician 1868–1935
5,879 WV Werner von Siemens Werner von Siemens German Inventor 1816–1892
5,981 FV Ferdinand von Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin German Inventor 1838–1917
6,106 RC Rudolf Clausius Rudolf Clausius German Physicist 1822–1888
6,135 KF Klaus Fuchs Klaus Fuchs German Scientist 1911–1988
6,417 FW Friedrich Wöhler Friedrich Wöhler German Chemist 1800–1882
6,760 AA Alois Alzheimer Alois Alzheimer German Psychiatrist 1864–1915
6,937 UB Ulrich Beck Ulrich Beck German Sociologist 1944–2015
7,202 EM Ernst Mayr Ernst Mayr German Biologist 1904–2005
7,372 KW Karl Weierstrass Karl Weierstrass German Mathematician 1815–1897
7,483 OL Otto Lilienthal Otto Lilienthal German Engineer 1848–1896
7,600 FL Friedrich List Friedrich List German Economist 1789–1846
7,642 PG Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet German Mathematician 1805–1859
7,677 FT Ferdinand Tönnies Ferdinand Tönnies German Sociologist 1855–1936
7,692 HW Hermann Weyl Hermann Weyl German Mathematician 1885–1955
7,799 HA Hans Adolf Krebs Hans Adolf Krebs German Biochemist 1900–1981
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Inside Germany Scientists & Academics

2,787 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous germany scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Germany Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1940s with 209 people.

What Germany Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Academic are Germany Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 20% of all notables (551).

Germany Scientists & Academics over-index on academic — 25.8× the global rate.

  1. Academic551
  2. Physician226
  3. Teacher195
  4. Mathematician182
  5. Chemist180
  6. Botanist150
  7. Physicist132
  8. Economist119
  1. Academic55125.8×
  2. Education11424.2×
  3. Teacher19523.0×
  4. Ornithologist3017.0×
  5. Chemist18016.6×
  6. Entomologist3414.7×
  7. Zoologist4713.9×
  8. Archaeologist5913.6×

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