1893 in Germany
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- KaiserKaiserKaiser is the German title meaning "Emperor", with Kaiserin being the female equivalent, "Empress". Like the Russian Czar it is directly derived from the Latin Emperors' title of Caesar, which in turn is derived from the personal name of a branch of the gens Julia, to which Gaius Julius Caesar,...
- Wilhelm II - ChancellorChancellor of GermanyThe Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...
- Leo von CapriviLeo von CapriviGeorg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli was a German major general and statesman, who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany...
Kingdoms
- King of BavariaKing of BavariaKing of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished...
- Otto of BavariaOtto of BavariaOtto , was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II... - King of Prussia - Kaiser Wilhelm II
- King of Saxony - Albert of SaxonyAlbert of SaxonyAlbert of Saxony may refer to:* Albert of Saxony * Albert I, Duke of Saxony * Albert, Duke of Saxony * Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen * Albert of Saxony...
- King of Württemberg - William II of WürttembergWilliam II of WürttembergWilliam II was the fourth King of Württemberg, from 6 October 1891 until the abolition of the kingdom on 30 November 1918...
Grand Duchies
- Grand Duke of Baden - Frederick I
- Grand Duke of Hesse - Ernest LouisErnest Louis, Grand Duke of HesseErnest Louis Charles Albert William , was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1892 until 1918...
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
- Frederick Francis III - Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Frederick William
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg - Peter IIPeter II, Grand Duke of OldenburgPeter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg was the ruler of Oldenburg from 1853 to 1900.-Family:Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter was the only son of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg by his second wife Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. He was born on 8 July 1827 in Oldenburg. In his youth, he...
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachSaxe-Weimar-EisenachThe Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach. It was raised to a Grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Vienna Congress. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was...
- Charles AlexanderCharles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachKarl Alexander August Johann, Grand Duke of Saxony; 24 June 1818 – 5 January 1901) was the ruler of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1853 until his death.-Biography:...
Principalities
- Schaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...
- Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont ....
to 8 May, then George, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeGeorge, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeGeorg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:... - Schwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany with its capital at Rudolstadt.-History:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands...
- Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtGünther Victor, Prince of SchwarzburgGünther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg was the final sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.-Biography:... - Schwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...
- Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen - Principality of LippePrincipality of LippeLippe was a historical state in Germany. It was located between the Weser River and the southeast part of the Teutoburg forest.-History:...
- Woldemar, Prince of LippeWoldemar, Prince of LippeWoldemar of Lippe was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe reigning from 1875 until his death.-Early life and reign:... - Reuss Elder LineReuss Elder LineThe Principality of Reuss Elder Line was a state in Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. The Counts Reuss of Greiz, Lower- and Upper Greiz , were elevated to princely status in 1778. Its members bore the title Prince Reuss, Elder Line, or Prince Reuss of Greiz...
- Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of GreizHeinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of GreizPrince Heinrich XXII Reuss of Greiz was the reigning sovereign of Reuss, a small principality of the German states, from 1859 to his death in 1902.-Reign:... - Reuss Younger Line - Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger LineHeinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line-Early life:Heinrich XIV was born at Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, sixth child of Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line , and his wife, Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf , .-Prince Reuss...
- Waldeck and PyrmontWaldeck (state)Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....
- George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontGeorge Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym...
to 12 May, then Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt - Frederick I, Duke of AnhaltFrederick I, Duke of AnhaltFrederick I was a German prince of the house of Ascania who ruled the Duchy of Anhalt from 1871 to 1904.-Early life:...
- Duke of Brunswick - Prince Albert of Prussia (regent)
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg - Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaErnst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaErnest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the second sovereign duke of the German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, reigning from 1844 to his death...
to 22 August, then Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...
from 23 August - Duke of Saxe-Meiningen - Georg II, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , was the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1866 to 1914.-Family and early life:...
Colonial Governors
- CameroonKamerunGerman Cameroon was a West African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon.-History:-1800s:...
(Kamerun) - Eugen von ZimmererEugen von ZimmererEugen Ritter von Zimmerer was a governor of the German colony of Kamerun between 1890 and 1893.-Early career:Zimmerer was born on 24 November 1843 in Germersheim, the son of a Bavarian officer....
(3rd term) to 27 June, then ... Leist - German East AfricaGerman East AfricaGerman East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
(Deutsch-Ostafrika) - Julius Freiherr von Soden to 15 September, then Friedrich Radbod Freiher von Schele - German New GuineaGerman New GuineaGerman New Guinea was the first part of the German colonial empire. It was a protectorate from 1884 until 1914 when it fell to Australia following the outbreak of the First World War. It consisted of the northeastern part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups...
(Deutsch-Neuguinea) — Georg Schmiele (Landeshauptleute of the German New Guinea Company) - German South-West AfricaGerman South-West AfricaGerman South West Africa was a colony of Germany from 1884 until 1915, when it was taken over by South Africa and administered as South West Africa, finally becoming Namibia in 1990...
(Deutsch-Südwestafrika) - Curt von FrançoisCurt von FrancoisCurt Karl Bruno von François was a military and political figure in the early days of German colonialism in Africa. He is remembered as one of the pioneers of German Southwest Africa ....
(commissioner until November, then Landeshauptleute) - TogolandTogolandTogoland was a German protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana. The colony was established during the period generally known as the "Scramble for Africa"...
- Jesko von PuttkamerJesko von PuttkamerJesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer was a German colonial military chief, and nine times governor of Kamerun:*13 May 1887 - 4 October 1887*14 August 1890 - 2 December 1890*31 December 1894 - 27 March 1895...
(acting commisssioner until November, then Landeshauptleute) (2nd term)
Events
- 15 June - In the federal election the Social Democratic Party of GermanySocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
come top with 1.7 million votes but still only finish fourth overall in terms of seats, behind the Centre PartyCentre PartyThere are several self-described centrist political parties with the name Centre Party.Nordic Agrarian parties most typically use this name.-Active parties:: Åland Centre: Estonian Centre Party: Centre Party: Centre Party: German Centre Party: Centre Party: Center Party: Lithuanian Centre Party:...
, German Conservative PartyGerman Conservative PartyThe German Conservative Party was a right-wing political party of the German Empire, founded in 1876.- Policies :It was generally seen as representing the interests of the German nobility, the East Elbian Junkers and the Evangelical Church of the Prussian Union, and had its political stronghold...
and the National Liberal PartyNational Liberal Party (Germany)The National Liberal Party was a German political party which flourished between 1867 and 1918. It was formed by Prussian liberals who put aside their differences with Bismarck over domestic policy due to their support for his highly successful foreign policy, which resulted in the unification of...
. Anti-Semitic parties see their vote share increase five times over. - Undated - Cholera RiotsCholera Riots- Cholera Riots in Russia :The Cholera Riots were the riots of the urban population, peasants and soldiers in Russia in 1830-1831 during the cholera outbreak....
break out in HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
resulting in the deaths of a sanitary officer and a policeman. The riots are eventually quashed by bayonet-wielding troops. - Undated - Eugen RichterEugen RichterEugen Richter was a German politician and journalist.-Career:Born as the son of a combat medic, Richter attended the Gymnasium in his home town of Düsseldorf. Since 1856, he studied Law and Economics at the Universities of Bonn, Berlin and Heidelberg, that he finished with a law degree in 1859...
leads his followers in a split from the German Free-minded Party to form the Free-minded People's Party.
Arts
- 23 December - Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel. Humperdinck was born at Siegburg in the Rhine Province; at the age of 67 he died in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.-Life:After receiving piano lessons, Humperdinck produced his first composition...
's opera Hänsel und Gretel receives its premiere in WeimarWeimarWeimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
. - Undated - Franz Kaim establishes the Munich Philharmonic.
- Undated - Johannes BrahmsJohannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
completes his Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms)Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms)The Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118, are some of the most beloved items that the composer Johannes Brahms wrote for the solo instrument. Completed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, the collection was the second to last composition to be published during Brahms' lifetime. It was also his...
. - Undated - Oskar PanizzaOskar PanizzaLeopold Hermann Oskar Panizza was a German psychiatrist and avant-garde author, playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, publisher and literary journal editor...
publishes the novel The Operated JewThe Operated JewThe Operated Jew is a satirical antisemitic book published by the German physician Oskar Panizza in 1893. Written from a medical perspective, it highlighted the more scientific form of racism that became characteristic of the modern era.-Plot summary:...
, a satirical, anti-Semitic novel with scientific racismScientific racismScientific racism is the use of scientific techniques and hypotheses to sanction the belief in racial superiority or racism.This is not the same as using scientific findings and the scientific method to investigate differences among the humans and argue that there are races...
overtones.
Commerce
- 20 June - ZentisZentisZentis is a German jam and confectionery manufacturer. It supplies finished products to customers and also to companies, especially dairy product industries, for which it is the market leader in Europe.-History:...
, a confectionery and preserve concern, begins trading in AachenAachenAachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
. - 1 September - Franz Ramesohl and Franz Schmidt open a milk separator-producing workshop under the name of Ramesohl & Schmidt oHG in OeldeOeldeOelde is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near Beckum.-Division of the town:Oelde consists of 5 districts:* Oelde* Stromberg* Lette* Sünninghausen* Kirchspiel...
. The workshop forms the basis of the still extant company GEA Westfalia SeparatorGEA Westfalia SeparatorGEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH with head office in Oelde, Westphalia is a German manufacturer of separators and decanters which is affiliated to the GEA Group...
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Science
- Undated - Rudolf DieselRudolf DieselRudolf Christian Karl Diesel was a German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine.-Early life:Diesel was born in Paris, France in 1858 the second of three children of Theodor and Elise Diesel. His parents were Bavarian immigrants living in Paris. Theodor...
operates the first successful diesel engineDiesel engineA diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
. - Undated - Wilhelm DörpfeldWilhelm DörpfeldWilhelm Dörpfeld was a German architect and archaeologist, the pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological projects...
begins his excavations on the site of the ancient city of TroyTroyTroy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
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Association football clubs established
- 6 March - Leipziger BC 1893Leipziger BC 1893Leipziger Ballspiel-Club was a German association football club from Leipzig, Saxony. Founded on 6 March 1893 in the Keglerheim as a football and cricket club at the instigation of a group of three Englishmen, it is notable as a founding member of the German Football Association at Leipzig in...
- 10 May - Minerva BerlinMinerva BerlinMinerva Berlin is a German association football club from the city of Berlin. The club was established 10 May 1893 as Berliner Fußball Club Minerva taking its name from the Roman goddess of wisdom...
- 2 July - TSF DitzingenTSF DitzingenThe TSF Ditzingen is a German association football club from the city of Ditzingen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was formed on 2 July 1893 under the name of TV Ditzingen. However, it did not have a football department until 1920...
- 29 July - Altonaer FC von 1893
- 9 September - Stuttgarter FußballvereinVfB StuttgartVerein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
- 1 October - SV Nord Wedding 1893
- 18 November - Akademischer SC 1893 BerlinAkademischer SC 1893 BerlinAkademischer Sport-Club 1893 Berlin was a German association football club based in Berlin and is notable as one of the founding clubs of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900....
- 22 November - Berliner Fussball Club vom Jahre 1893Berliner Fussball Club vom Jahre 1893Berliner Fußball-Club vom Jahre 1893 was a German association football club from the city of Berlin. The club is notable as one of the founding clubs of the German Football Association at Leipzig in 1900...
- November - Sportbrüder LeipzigSportbrüder LeipzigSportbrüder Leipzig was a German association football club from the city of Leipzig, Saxony.-History:Founded in November 1893 as Sport Club Sportbrüder Leipzig it was one of Germany's earliest football clubs and a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900.Sportbrüder merged...
- Undated - FC Association 1893 HamburgFC Association 1893 HamburgFußball Club Association Hamburg was a German football club established in 1893 in Hamburg. The team played as part of the Hamburger-Altonaer Fußball Bund between 1896 and 1900 and was a founding member of the DFB at Leipzig in 1900. The short-lived club disappeared soon afterwards....
- Undated - FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national...
- Undated - KSV Hessen KasselKSV Hessen KasselKSV Hessen Kassel is a German association football club based in Kassel, Hesse. The club was founded as FC Union 93 Kassel in 1893 and just two years later joined FC Hassia 93 Cassel to form Casseler FV 95...
- Undated - VfB Einheit zu Pankow
Transport
- The Bremer VulkanBremer VulkanBremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement....
shipbuilding company opens at the Johann Lange shipyard in BremenBremenThe City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. - The Prussian S 3 steam locomotive begins production.
Births
- 2 January - Walter HörnleinWalter HörnleinWalter "Papa" Hörnlein was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield...
, General - 12 January - Hermann GöringHermann GöringHermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"...
, ReichsmarschallReichsmarschallReichsmarschall literally in ; was the highest rank in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II after the position of Supreme Commander held by Adolf Hitler....
of Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... - 12 January - Alfred RosenbergAlfred Rosenberg' was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi Party. Rosenberg was first introduced to Adolf Hitler by Dietrich Eckart; he later held several important posts in the Nazi government...
, Nazi ideologue - 15 January - Georg, Crown Prince of SaxonyGeorg, Crown Prince of SaxonyGeorg, Crown Prince of Saxony, , the last Crown Prince of Saxony, was the heir to the King of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, at the time of the monarchy's abolition on 13 November 1918.-Life:The prince was born on 15 January 1893 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany...
, nobleman - 18 January - Wolfgang KlempererWolfgang KlempererDr. Wolfgang Benjamin Klemperer was born in Dresden, Germany, the son of the Austrian nationals Leon and Charlotte Klemperer. He was in his time a prominent aviation and aerospace scientist and engineer, who ranks among the pioneers of early aviation.Klemperer invented and patented a visual flight...
, aviation scientist - 18 January - Hans SchlemmerHans SchlemmerDipl.-Ing. Johann "Hans" SchlemmerIn German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXV. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 22 January - Otto HerfurthOtto HerfurthOtto Herfurth was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, General - 8 February - Werner WillikensWerner WillikensWerner Willikens was a German politician with the Nazi Party. His phrase "working towards the Fuehrer", as used in a 1934 speech, has become a well used description of Nazi bureaucracy in the literature.-Biography:Willikens enrolled in the German Imperial Army in 1912 and served in World War I as...
, politician - 13 February - Franz BrandtFranz BrandtLeutnant Franz Brandt was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.Brandt entered the war an artilleryman. In July 1915 he transferred to aviation. His first assignment after training was Kasta 14, between July and September 1916. In December, he moved on to Schutzstaffel 2; he...
, flying ace - 17 February - Gustav HöhneGustav HöhneGustav Höhne was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 17 February - Wolff von StutterheimWolff von StutterheimWolff von Stutterheim was a German Generalmajor. He came from an old military family which produced several generals and seven Knights of the order Pour le Mérite...
, General - 21 February - Friedrich ManschottFriedrich ManschottVizefeldwebel Friedrich Manschott was a World War I flying ace credited with 12 aerial victories.Manschott earned his flyer's badge on 10 August 1917. His first assignment was to a reconnaissance unit, FA 203. There he downed his first foe, a Farman, on 15 December 1916. He was then transferred to...
, flying ace - 26 February - Otto KissenberthOtto KissenberthOtto Kissenberth was a German flying ace of World War I.Born in Landshut, Bavaria in 1893, Kissenberth studied at Grenoble University completing an engineering degree in Munich and then working for the Gustav Otto aircraft works as a mechanical engineer.With his interest in aircraft design,...
, flying ace - 28 February - Gerhard RoßbachGerhard RoßbachGerhard Roßbach was a German Freikorps leader and organizer of nationalist groups after World War I....
, FreikorpsFreikorpsFreikorps are German volunteer military or paramilitary units. The term was originally applied to voluntary armies formed in German lands from the middle of the 18th century onwards. Between World War I and World War II the term was also used for the paramilitary organizations that arose during...
leader - 6 March - Fritz Otto BernertFritz Otto BernertOberleutnant Fritz Otto Bernert was a leading German fighter ace of World War I. He scored 27 victories despite being essentially one-armed.-Early life and service:...
, flying ace - 12 March - Erwin PlanckErwin PlanckErwin Planck was a German politician, and a resistance fighter in the Third Reich.Born in Berlin, Erwin Planck was theoretical physicist Max Planck's and his first wife's fourth child. After his Abitur in 1911, Planck went into the military and pursued a career as an officer...
, politician - 16 March - Herbert von BoseHerbert von BoseHerbert von Bose was head of the press division of the Vice Chancellery in Germany under Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen.- Imperial Germany and Weimar Republic :...
, publicist - 20 March - Kurt Wissemann, flying ace
- 21 March - Walter SchreiberWalter SchreiberDr Walter Paul Emil Schreiber was a German military officer and brigadier-general of the Medical Service of the Wehrmacht....
, General - 23 March - Andreas von AulockAndreas von AulockAndreas Maria Karl von Aulock was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 79th Infantry Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, officer - 24 March - Walter BaadeWalter BaadeWilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade was a German astronomer who worked in the USA from 1931 to 1959.-Biography:He took advantage of wartime blackout conditions during World War II, which reduced light pollution at Mount Wilson Observatory, to resolve stars in the center of the Andromeda galaxy for the...
, astronomer - 24 March - Emmy Göring, actress and wife of Hermann Göring
- 27 March - Wilhelm Wulff, astrologer
- 30 March - Theodor KranckeTheodor KranckeTheodor Krancke was an admiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, Admiral - 6 April - Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, prince and horse rider
- 6 April - Alfred GerstenbergAlfred GerstenbergAlfred Gerstenberg was a German Luftwaffe general. During World War II he organized a very effective defensive perimeter around oil fields in Ploieşti, Romania....
, General - 13 April - Günther KrappeGünther KrappeGünther Krappe was a German officer in the Second World War. He commanded the 61st Infantry Division.- Promotions :*Leutnant *Oberleutnant *Hauptmann...
, officer - 17 April - Maximilian von HerffMaximilian von HerffMaximilian von Herff was a German Schutzstaffel general from Hanover.Herff served as an officer of the Reichswehr in the First World War, attaining the rank of colonel and winning the Iron Cross First and Second Class. During the Second World War, Herff served in North Africa as commander of the...
, General - 18 April - Johann MicklJohann MicklJohann Mickl was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Born in Zenkovci in prekmurian-German family...
, General - 23 April - Thomas-Emil von WickedeThomas-Emil von WickedeThomas-Emil von Wickede was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the X. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
, General - 25 April - Ernst TorglerErnst TorglerErnst Torgler was a controversial member of the Communist Party of Germany prior to World War II and a defendant in the Reichstag Fire Trial.-Biography:...
, politician - 29 April - Johann ReichhartJohann ReichhartJohann Reichhart was a German executioner. He kept detailed records of his work which amounted to 3,165 executions....
, executioner - 30 April - Viktor SchobingerViktor SchobingerLeutnant Viktor Shobinger was a World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed victories. Victory number two was confirmed over Charles Dawson Booker; however, an unharmed Booker did manage to crash-land his ruined Sopwith Triplane within British lines. Shobinger was severely wounded in the...
, flying ace - 6 May - Hinrich Wilhelm KopfHinrich Wilhelm Kopfthumb|right|Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf 1948Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf was a German politician, who served as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony from 1946 to 1955 and from 1959 to 1961...
, politician - 11 May - Augustin RöschAugustin RöschAugustin Rösch was a German Jesuit, Provincial, resistance fighter against National Socialism. He had contacts to the circle of conspirators against Adolf Hitler of the July 20, 1944 and contributed to Catholic resistance against the Nazi regime.-Life:Rösch entered the Jesuit order at the age of 18...
, Jesuit - 12 May - Hasso von WedelHasso von WedelOberleutnant Hasso von Wedel began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He served as a fighter pilot during World War II; after a spell as a prisoner of war, he was repatriated and died in the Battle of Berlin....
, flying ace - 14 May - Joachim von BusseJoachim von BusseLeutnant Joachim von Busse was a World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.Busse joined the King's Jager Regiment No. 1 in May 1912. He transferred to aviation in March 1915. He served with an artillery cooperation unit, FFA 12, before transferring to Kasta 22...
, flying ace - 17 May - Hans von HäblerHans von HäblerLeutnant Hans Gottfried von Häbler was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.-Reference:...
, flying ace - 19 May - Karl ThomKarl ThomLeutnant Karl Thom , was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 27 victories. He was decorated with both his nation's highest decorations for valor, the Military Merit Cross as an enlisted soldier, and the Pour le Mérite after he was commissioned as an officer...
, flying ace - 20 May - Helmuth SchlömerHelmuth SchlömerHelmuth Schlömer was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIV. Panzerkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 25 May - Mortimer von KesselMortimer von KesselMortimer von Kessel was a Panzer General in the German army during World War II.He joined the Imperial German Army as an officer cadet in 1914 and was commissioned as a leutnant in the 12th Hussar Regiment on 22 March 1915 and was awarded the Iron Cross first and second class in World War I...
, General - 27 May - Hermann DörnemannHermann DörnemannHermann Dörnemann of Germany was hailed in the press as the oldest living man in the world upon the death of 113-year-old American Fred Hale on 19 November 2004...
, supercentenarian - 27 May - Paul HelwigPaul HelwigPaul Julius Adolf Helwig was a German stage-manager, script-writer, philosopher and psychologist, who has contributed in an original way to the analysis of human behavior...
, psychologist - 6 June - Karl von GraffenKarl von GraffenKarl von Graffen was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, General - 10 June - Rudolf QuernerRudolf QuernerRudolf Querner was an SS-Obergruppenführer as well as a General in the Waffen-SS and the police.-Early life:...
, General - 13 June - Reinhold TilingReinhold TilingReinhold Tiling was a German engineer, pilot and a rocket pioneer.-Biography:Tiling was born in Absberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, as the son of a pastor. Shortly after he began the study of mechanical engineering and electro-technology he found himself in war service at the beginning of the First World...
, engineer - 20 June - Wilhelm ZaisserWilhelm ZaisserWilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and the first Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic .- Life :...
, politician - 22 June - Friedrich KöchlingFriedrich KöchlingFriedrich Köchling was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, General - 22 June - Conrad VeidtConrad VeidtConrad Veidt was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , The Man Who Laughs , The Thief of Bagdad and Casablanca...
, German actor (d. 1943, USA) - 24 June - Albert Graf von der GoltzAlbert Graf von der GoltzAlbert Emil Johannes Hermann Graf von der Goltz was a German Oberst der Reserve during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, officer - 30 June - Walter UlbrichtWalter UlbrichtWalter Ulbricht was a German communist politician. As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971 , he played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany and later in the early development and...
, leader of East Germany - 6 July - Hans BöhningHans BöhningLeutnant Hans Böhning was a German World War flying ace credited with 17 aerial victories. He served originally in artillery, but made the transition to aviation in 1916. He began his flying career with FA 290, which was an artillery cooperation unit. He survived an accident on 17 July 1917....
, flying ace - 9 July - Max Ritter von MulzerMax Ritter von MulzerLeutnant Max Ritter von Mulzer was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. He was the first Bavarian fighter ace, first Bavarian ace recipient of the Pour le Merite, and first Bavarian knighted for his exploits....
, flying ace - 15 July - Hans Christian SchulzeHans Christian SchulzeHans Christian Schulze was a Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Polizei in the Waffen-SS during World War II, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.-Early...
, General - 18 July - Werner LangeWerner LangeWerner Lange was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, Admiral - 20 July - Arno von LenskiArno von LenskiArno Ernst Max von Lenski was a German military officer and general who served in the Imperial German army, the Wehrmacht, and after the war in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic, where he was also a politician.-Early career:Lenski was born in the East Prussian village of...
, officer - 23 July - Adolf FischerAdolf FischerAdolf Fischer was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adolf Fischer was...
, General - 1 August - Friedrich ZickwolffFriedrich ZickwolffFriedrich Zickwolff was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, General - 7 August - Hans-Georg von der MarwitzHans-Georg von der MarwitzOberleutnant Hans-Georg von der Marwitz was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.-Early life and ground service:Hans-Georg von der Marwitz was born to nobility, his father being General of Cavalry Georg von der Marwitz, commander of Germany's Second Army. The younger Marwitz...
, flying ace - 7 August - Günther RittauGünther RittauGünther Rittau was a German camera operator and film director.After study of science in Berlin, Rittau started his career in 1919 at the documentary-film department of Decla, later at Universum Film AG. He learned the job of camera operator "on the side". From 1924, he was active as a feature...
, film director - 9 August - Ferdinand Schumann-HeinkFerdinand Schumann-HeinkFerdinand Schumann-Heink was a prolific character actor with over 65 films to his credit. He was the son of opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink....
, actor - 16 August - Hans KochHans KochHans Koch was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessional Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism.- Biography :...
, lawyer - 22 August - Ernst SielerErnst SielerErnst Sieler was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LIX. Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 24 August - Haim Ernst WertheimerHaim Ernst Wertheimer- Biography :Wertheimer was born in Bühl, Germany in 1893 and studied in his native town and in Baden Baden. He commenced studying medicine in 1912, initially in Berlin, Bonn and Kiel, before his studies were interrupted by Word War I, where he served in a medical capacity in Flanders and Italy,...
biochemist - 25 August - Oskar Freiherr von BoenigkOskar Freiherr von BoenigkGeneralmajor Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk began his military career during World War I as a fighter ace credited with 26 victories...
, flying ace and General - 26 August - Rolf WuthmannRolf WuthmannRolf Wuthmann was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, General - 4 September - Friedrich KarstFriedrich KarstFriedrich Karst was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful...
, General - 7 September - Ernst SchirlitzErnst SchirlitzErnst Schirlitz was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, Admiral - 17 September - Willibald BorowietzWillibald BorowietzWillibald Borowietz was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 20 September - Hans ScharounHans ScharounBernhard Hans Henry Scharoun was a German architect best known for designing the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall and the in Löbau, Saxony. He was an important exponent of Organic architecture....
, architect - 29 September - Friedrich Ritter von RöthFriedrich Ritter von RöthOberleutnant Friedrich Ritter von Röth was a German World War I fighter ace with 28 victories. He was the most successful German pilot at shooting down enemy observation balloons; 20 of his triumphs were against them.-Early service:Friedrich Röth served originally in an artillery regiment. He was...
, flying ace - 30 September - Otto WernickeOtto WernickeOtto Karl Robert Wernicke was a German actor. He was best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. He was the first one to portray Captain Smith in the first "official" Titanic film.Wernicke was married to a Jewish woman...
, actor - 12 October - Hans von GreiffenbergHans von GreiffenbergHans von Greiffenberg was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, General - 13 October - Kurt ReidemeisterKurt ReidemeisterKurt Werner Friedrich Reidemeister was a mathematician born in Braunschweig , Germany.He received his doctorate in 1921 with a thesis in algebraic number theory at the University of Hamburg under the supervision of Erich Hecke. In 1923 he was appointed assistant professor at the University of Vienna...
, mathematician - 16 October - Adolf KratzerAdolf KratzerB. Adolf Kratzer was a German theoretical physicist who made contributions to atomic physics and molecular physics, and was an authority on molecular band spectroscopy...
, physicist - 21 Ocotber - Werner RichterWerner RichterWerner Richter was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, General - 30 October - Roland FreislerRoland FreislerRoland Freisler was a prominent and notorious Nazi lawyer and judge. He was State Secretary of the Reich Ministry of Justice and President of the People's Court , which was set up outside constitutional authority...
, judge - 30 October - Karl von OberkampKarl von OberkampSS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ferdinand Reichsritter von Oberkamp was a German Heer and Waffen-SS officer who commanded the 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division Prinz Eugen, 38. SS-Division Nibelungen and the V.SS-Gebirgs-Korps...
, General - 6 November - Alfred Schulze-HinrichsAlfred Schulze-HinrichsAlfred Schulze-Hinrichs was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.1924 Oct.: Vermessungsschiff "Panther"....
, Naval officer - 10 November - Erich Martin HeringErich Martin HeringErich Martin Hering was a German entomologist who specialised in leafmining insects,He was a curator in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, where his collections of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera are conserved.His collections of Agromyzidae are shared between MfN and the...
, entomologist - 19 November - Rudolf Freiherr von RomanRudolf Freiherr von RomanRudolf Ernst Philipp August Joachim Freiherr von Roman was a German general who commanded several corps during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 1 December - Ernst TollerErnst TollerErnst Toller was a left-wing German playwright, best known for his Expressionist plays and serving as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, for six days.- Biography :...
, playwright - 7 December - Hermann BalckHermann BalckHermann Balck was a career German army officer who served in both World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of General der Panzertruppe. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds...
, General - 8 December - Albert BrendelAlbert BrendelAlbert Brendel was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, officer - 9 December - Albert AbichtAlbert AbichtAlbert Abicht was a German farmer and politician .-Agriculture:...
, politician - 20 December - Ernst PfeifferErnst PfeifferErnst Pfeiffer was a German entomologist who specialised in LepidopteraHe was a publisher and bookseller. Pfeiffer made numerous collecting trips to Hungary, Dalmatia, Bulgaria, and Persia...
, entomologist - 23 December - Walther von AxthelmWalther von AxthelmWalther Moritz Heinrich Wolfgang von Axthelm was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 1. Flakkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, General - 31 December - Friedrich Christian, Margrave of MeissenFriedrich Christian, Margrave of MeissenFriedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen was the head of the Royal House of Saxony.-Life:He was born at Dresden, the second son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany...
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- 30 January - Victor I, Duke of RatiborVictor I, Duke of RatiborVictor I, Duke of Ratibor, Prince of Corvey, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst was a member of House of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and later Duke of the Silesian duchy of Ratibor .-Early life and family:...
, nobleman - 14 February - Ludwig Lindenschmit the ElderLudwig Lindenschmit the ElderLudwig Lindenschmit was a German history painter, prehistorian and art instructor who was a native of Mainz. He studied art in Vienna and Munich, and beginning in 1831 was a high school art teacher in Mainz...
, painter - 18 February - Gerson von BleichröderGerson von BleichröderGerson von Bleichröder was a Jewish German banker.Bleichröder was born in Berlin. He was the eldest son of Samuel Bleichröder, who founded the banking firm of S. Bleichröder in 1803 in Berlin...
, banker - 24 February - Karl Anton Eugen PrantlKarl Anton Eugen PrantlKarl Anton Eugen Prantl , also known as Carl Anton Eugen Prantl, was a German botanist.Prantl was born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, and studied in Munich. In 1870 he graduated with the dissertation Das Inulin. Ein Beitrag zur Pflanzenphysiologie...
, botanist - 25 April - Hermann GundertHermann GundertRev. Dr. Hermann Gundert was a German missionary and scholar, who compiled a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam , the first Malayalam-English dictionary , and translated the Bible into Malayalam. He worked primarily at Tellicherry on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, India...
, missionary - 3 May - Adolf KiesslingAdolf KiesslingAdolf Kiessling was a German philologist born in Culm; today Chełmno, Poland.He studied at the University of Bonn under Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker, Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl, Franz Bücheler and Otto Jahn...
, philologist - 8 May - Adolf I, PrinceAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont ....
of Schaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :... - 12 May - George Victor, PrinceGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontGeorge Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym...
of Waldeck and PyrmontWaldeck (state)Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, .... - 14 May - Ernst KummerErnst KummerErnst Eduard Kummer was a German mathematician. Skilled in applied mathematics, Kummer trained German army officers in ballistics; afterwards, he taught for 10 years in a gymnasium, the German equivalent of high school, where he inspired the mathematical career of Leopold Kronecker.-Life:Kummer...
, mathematician - 6 June - Karl Josef von HefeleKarl Josef von HefeleKarl Josef von Hefele was a German theologian. He was born at Unterkochen in Württemberg, and was educated at Tübingen where in 1839 he became professor-ordinary of Church history and patristics in the Roman Catholic faculty of theology.From 1842 to 1845 he sat in the National Assembly of...
, theologian - 7 June - Hermann Julius GrünebergHermann Julius GrünebergHermann Julius Grüneberg was a German chemist and inventor, and together with Julius Vorster the founder of the Chemische Fabrik Kalk.-Biography:...
, chemist - 12 June - Duke Maximilian Emanuel in BavariaDuke Maximilian Emanuel in BavariaDuke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, full German name: Maximilian Emanuel, Herzog in Bayern was a Duke in Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach. Maximilian Emanuel was the tenth and youngest child of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and his wife Princess Ludovika of Bavaria...
, nobleman - 14 June - Jakob FrohschammerJakob FrohschammerJakob Frohschammer was a German theologian and philosopher.-Biography:Frohschammer was born at Illkofen, near Regensburg. Destined by his parents for the Roman Catholic priesthood, he studied theology at Munich, but felt an ever-growing attraction to philosophy...
, philosopher - 19 June - Hermann BaumgartenHermann BaumgartenHermann Baumgarten was a German historian and a political publicist whose work had a major impact on liberalism during the unification of Germany...
, historian - 23 June - Rudolf von Roth, Indologist
- 8 July - Eduard von LutzEduard von LutzEduard Ritter von Lutz was a Bavarian Major General and War Minister under Maximilian II of Bavaria and under Ludwig II of Bavaria.- Biography :...
, General - 5 August - Friedrich Wilhelm AdamiFriedrich Wilhelm AdamiFriedrich Wilhelm Adami was a German author, critic, and publicist. He was born at Suhl, studied medicine, then philosophy and history, in Berlin. He was a regular contributor to the Kreuzzeitung, translated, recast, and reviewed plays. Among his best original works are Ein ehrlicher Mann and...
, author - 22 August - Ernst IIErnst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaErnest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the second sovereign duke of the German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, reigning from 1844 to his death...
, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha served as the collective name of two duchies, Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha, in Germany. They were located in what today are the states of Bavaria and Thuringia, respectively, and the two were in personal union between 1826 and 1918... - 26 August - Friedrich Gustav Carl Ulrich Franz von SchnehenFriedrich Gustav Carl Ulrich Franz von SchnehenFriedrich Gustav Carl Ulrich Franz von Schnehen , Lord of Klützkow, Bahnitz and Wendenberg, was a German Politician and Nobleman-Career:...
, nobleman - 15 September - Hermann SauppeHermann SauppeHermann Sauppe was a German classical philologist and epigraphist born in Wesenstein, near Dresden....
, philologist - 7 October - Maximilian Felix Christoph Wilhelm Leopold Reinhold Albert Fürchtegott von VersenMaximilian Felix Christoph Wilhelm Leopold Reinhold Albert Fürchtegott von VersenMaximilian Felix Christoph Wilhelm Leopold Reinhold Albert Fürchtegott von Versen was a German Military and Nobleman, son of Johann Georg Leopold von Versen and first wife Hulda Wilhelmine Luise Henriette Leopoldine Ottilie von Glasenapp.-Career:He was a General of Cavalry, Helper at the Orders of...
, nobleman - 12 October - Georg von KamekeGeorg von KamekeArnold Karl Georg von Kameke was a Prussian General of the Infantry and Minister of War....
, General - 29 October - Gustav MützelGustav MützelGustav Mützel was a German artist, famous for his animal paintings, including the illustrations for the second edition of Alfred Edmund Brehm's Thierleben.-External links:...
, artist - 9 November - Hermann August HagenHermann August HagenHermann August Hagen was a German entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera and Odonata. In 1845 he began to collaborate with Edmond de Sélys Longchamps .-Biography:...
, entomologist - 21 November - Rudolf KaltenbachRudolf KaltenbachRudolf Kaltenbach was a German gynecologist who was a native of Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1865 he earned his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, and afterwards trained under Johann von Dumreicher at the surgical hospital in Vienna...
, gynecologist - 25 November - Johann BauschingerJohann BauschingerJohann Bauschinger was a mathematician, builder, and professor of Engineering Mechanics at Munich Polytechnic from 1868 until his death. The Bauschinger effect in materials science is named after him. He was also the father of astronomer Julius Bauschinger ....
, mathematician - 11 December - Georg von der Gabelentz, linguist
- 15 December - Karl Ludwig MicheletKarl Ludwig MicheletKarl Ludwig Michelet , German philosopher, was born at Berlin.He studied at the gymnasium and at the university of his native town, took his degree as doctor of philosophy in 1824, and became professor in 1829, a post which he retained till his death...
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