German Famouse Personalities

Angelus Silesius

A German mystic poet and physician, Angelus Silesius, is known for his contribution to the Counter Reformation through his religious literary works. To know more about his childhood, profile, timeline and career read on.

Born: 25 December 1624 German

Johannes Stark

Johannes Stark was a German scientist who won the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the Stark Effect. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 15 April 1874 German

Hermann Staudinger

Hermann Staudinger was a German chemist who was awarded the ‘Nobel Prize in Chemistry’ in 1953. This biography profiles his childhood, life, career, research, achievements and timeline.

Born: 23 March 1881 German

Otto Stern

Otto Stern was a German born American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1943. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 17 February 1888 German

Gerd Binnig

Gerd Binnig is a German physicist known for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope. This biography of Gerd Binnig provides detailed information about his childhood, life, research career, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 20 July 1947 German

Johannes Peter Müller

Johannes Peter Müller was a German physiologist and comparative anatomist. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 14 July 1801 German

Manfred Eigen

Biophysical Chemist

Manfred Eigen is a German biophysical chemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1967. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 09 May 1927 German

William Dieterle

William Dieterle was a German actor and film director with an extensive Hollywood career. This biography of William Dieterle provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 15 July 1893 German

Hans Albers

Hans Albers is one of the most notable German actors of the 1930s and 40s. Read this biography to know in details about his childhood, life, career and timeline.

Born: 22 September 1891 German

Gustav Ludwig Hertz

Gustav Ludwig Hertz was Nobel Prize winning German physicist who did path breaking work in the field of inelastic electron collisions in gases. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 22 July 1887 German