Famous 19th Century German Scientists

Find out more about the greatest 19th Century German Scientists, including Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Alfred Wegener, Robert Koch and David Hilbert.
Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein

14 March 1879

Max PlanckMax Planck

23 April 1858

William HerschelWilliam Herschel

15 November 1738

Alfred WegenerAlfred Wegener

01 November 1880

Robert KochRobert Koch

11 December 1843

David HilbertDavid Hilbert

23 January 1862

Fritz HaberFritz Haber

09 December 1868

Emmy NoetherEmmy Noether

23 March 1882

Georg CantorGeorg Cantor

03 March 1845

Max BornMax Born

11 December 1882

Wilhelm WundtWilhelm Wundt

16 August 1832

Ernst HaeckelErnst Haeckel

16 February 1834

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Heinrich HertzHeinrich Hertz

22 February 1857

Bernhard RiemannBernhard Riemann

17 September 1826

Paul EhrlichPaul Ehrlich

14 March 1854

Otto HahnOtto Hahn

08 March 1879

Hermann von HelmholtzHermann von Helmholtz

31 August 1821

Otto Heinrich WarburgOtto Heinrich Warburg

08 October 1883

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Gustav KirchhoffGustav Kirchhoff

12 March 1824

Carl Gustav Jacob JacobiCarl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

10 December 1804

Hermann MinkowskiHermann Minkowski

22 June 1864

Theodor SchwannTheodor Schwann

07 December 1810

Karl WeierstrassKarl Weierstrass

31 October 1815

Arnold SommerfeldArnold Sommerfeld

05 December 1868

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Philipp LenardPhilipp Lenard

07 June 1862

Peter Gustav Lejeune DirichletPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

13 February 1805

Robert BunsenRobert Bunsen

30 March 1811

Richard DedekindRichard Dedekind

06 October 1831

Carl Bosch Carl Bosch

27 August 1874

Max von Laue or Max bMax von Laue

09 October 1879

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Adolf von BaeyerAdolf von Baeyer

31 October 1835

James FranckJames Franck

26 August 1882

Wilhelm OstwaldWilhelm Ostwald

02 September 1853

Walther NernstWalther Nernst

25 June 1864

Karl Ferdinand BraunKarl Ferdinand Braun

06 June 1850

Carl F. GaussCarl F. Gauss

30 April 1777

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Wilhelm WienWilhelm Wien

13 January 1864

Johannes StarkJohannes Stark

15 April 1874

Albrecht KosselAlbrecht Kossel

16 September 1853

Otto SternOtto Stern

17 February 1888

Johannes Peter MüllerJohannes Peter Müller

14 July 1801

Heinrich Otto WielandHeinrich Otto Wieland

04 June 1877

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Hermann StaudingerHermann Staudinger

23 March 1881

Hermann Emil FischerHermann Emil Fischer

09 October 1852

Karl ZieglerKarl Ziegler

26 November 1898

Eduard BuchnerEduard Buchner

20 May 1860

Gustav Ludwig HertzGustav Ludwig Hertz

22 July 1887

Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen Ferdinand von Richthofen

05 May 1833

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Walther BotheWalther Bothe

08 January 1891

Hans Fischer Hans Fischer

27 July 1881

Carl Ludwig SiegelCarl Ludwig Siegel

31 December 1896

Emil Adolf von BehringEmil Adolf von Behring

15 March 1854

Georg WittigGeorg Wittig

16 June 1897

Otto Fritz MeyerhofOtto Fritz Meyerhof

12 April 1884

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Ferdinand von MuellerFerdinand von Mueller

30 June 1825

Otto DielsOtto Diels

23 January 1876

Otto WallachOtto Wallach

27 March 1847

Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius Friedrich Bergius

11 October 1884

Wilhelm RontgenWilhelm Rontgen

27 March 1845

Felix Christian KleinFelix Christian Klein

25 April 1849

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Hugo von MohlHugo von Mohl

08 April 1805

Walter GerlachWalter Gerlach

01 August 1889

Paul WaldenPaul Walden

26 July 1863

Max VolmerMax Volmer

03 May 1885

Otto Wilhelm von StruveOtto Wilhelm von Struve

07 May 1819

Hermann Klaus Hugo WeylHermann Klaus Hugo Weyl

09 November 1885

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Wilhelm WeberWilhelm Weber

24 October 1804

Carl Friedrich GaussCarl Friedrich Gauss

30 April 1777

Edmund HusserlEdmund Husserl

08 April 1859

Oswald SpenglerOswald Spengler

29 May 1880

Karl SchwarzschildKarl Schwarzschild

09 October 1873

Gottlob FregeGottlob Frege

08 November 1848

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Emanuel LaskerEmanuel Lasker
Justus von LiebigJustus von Liebig

12 May 1803

Kurt TankKurt Tank

24 February 1898

Charles Proteus SteinmetzCharles Proteus Steinmetz

09 April 1865

Hermann WeylHermann Weyl

09 November 1885

Matthias Jakob SchleidenMatthias Jakob Schleiden

05 April 1804

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Rudolf ClausiusRudolf Clausius

02 January 1822

Felix KleinFelix Klein

25 April 1849

August Wilhelm von HofmannAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann

08 April 1818

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