![Friedrich Froebel Friedrich Froebel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/friedrich-wilhelm-august-froebel-1.jpg)
![Friedrich Froebel Friedrich Froebel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/friedrich-wilhelm-august-froebel-1.jpg)
![Werner Haase Werner Haase](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/werner-haase.jpg)
Originally professor of medicine, Werner Haase served as the deputy personal physician of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler from 1933 until the latter’s death in 1945, remaining with him in the Führerbunker to the very end. After Hitler committed suicide, he continued serving wounded soldiers and civilians until he was made a prisoner of war and died while serving his term.
![Rudolf Otto Rudolf Otto](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rudolf-otto-1.jpg)
Initially a professor of theology, philosopher Rudolf Otto later contributed to some of the most significant works of theology, such as The Idea of the Holy. He was also a member of the Prussian Parliament and is remembered for his services to Christianity and his idea of numinous.
![Joseph Weizenbaum Joseph Weizenbaum](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/joseph-weizenbaum-54672-1.jpg)
![Victor Klemperer Victor Klemperer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/victor-klemperer-1.jpg)
![Georg von Hertling Georg von Hertling](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/georg-von-hertling-1.jpg)
![Shere Hite Shere Hite](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/shere-hite-1.jpg)
Shere Hite was an American-born German feminist and sex educator. Her research helped understand various subjects such as sexual behavior and debunk traditional stereotypes associated with female sexuality. Shere Hite also taught at Chongqing University, Nihon University, and Maimonides University.
![Beate Uhse-Rotermund Beate Uhse-Rotermund](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/beate-uhse-rotermund-1.jpg)
![Arnold Ehret Arnold Ehret](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/arnold-ehret-1.jpg)
![Kurt Koffka Kurt Koffka](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kurt-koffka-28078-1.jpg)
![Bernhard Schlink Bernhard Schlink](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/bernhard-schlink-39711-1.jpg)
![Julius Wellhausen Julius Wellhausen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/julius-wellhausen-1.jpg)
German biblical scholar Julius Wellhausen is best remembered for best known for his work on the Pentateuch. Born to a pastor, he followed in his father’s footsteps and studied theology. He also taught oriental languages. His New Testament studies were criticized, though his analysis of the Old Testament was well-received.
![Eugen Fischer Eugen Fischer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/eugen-fischer-1.jpg)
Nazi leader Eugen Fischer co-wrote Human Hereditary Teaching and Racial Hygiene, which became one of the definitive texts of the Nazi policies. Hitler also made him the rector of the University of Berlin. His memoir diluted his role in the mass extermination of the Jews in the Holocaust.
![Constantin von Tischendorf Constantin von Tischendorf](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/konstantin-von-tischendorf-1.jpg)
Although best remembered for his discovery of the world's oldest handwritten Bible, known as Codex Sinaiticus or Sinai Bible, Konstantin Von Tischendorf, a renowned Biblical scholar, worked chiefly on recension of the New Testament text. A prolific writer making extensive contributions to biblical textual criticism, he is today best known for his magnum opus, Critical Edition of the New Testament.
![Leo Baeck Leo Baeck](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/leo-baeck-1.jpg)
German rabbi and spiritual leader Leo Baeck remains a symbol of liberal Jewish thinking of the Nazi era. He is best remembered for The Essence of Judaism and This People Israel, the latter of which was penned by him while in a Nazi concentration camp.
![Wilhelm Schickard Wilhelm Schickard](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/wilhelm-schickard-1.jpg)
![Franz Six Franz Six](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/franz-six-28145-1.jpg)
![Johannes Reuchlin Johannes Reuchlin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johannes-reuchlin-1.jpg)
![May Ayim May Ayim](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/may-ayim-1.jpg)
![Julius Lothar Meyer Julius Lothar Meyer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/julius-lothar-meyer-1.jpg)
![Louis Wirth Louis Wirth](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/louis-wirth-1.jpg)
![Francis Daniel Pastorius Francis Daniel Pastorius](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/francis-daniel-pastorius-1.jpg)
![Fritz London Fritz London](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/fritz-london-1.jpg)
![Friedrich Rückert Friedrich Rückert](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/friedrich-rckert-1.jpg)
![Ursula Franklin Ursula Franklin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ursula-franklin-113471-1.jpg)
Ursula Franklin was a German-Canadian research physicist, metallurgist, educator, and author. She is best remembered for her association with the University of Toronto, where she taught for more than 40 years. Ursula Franklin was also renowned for her work in promoting human rights, for which she received the prestigious Pearson Medal of Peace.
![Bel Kaufman Bel Kaufman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/bel-kaufman-59009-1.jpg)
![August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/august-heinrich-hoffmann-von-1.jpg)
![Theodor Nöldeke Theodor Nöldeke](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/theodor-nldeke-1.jpg)
Theodor Nöldeke was a German scholar and orientalist. Apart from being an important orientalist, Nöldeke also translated the works of other prominent orientalists. He also wrote numerous studies and contributed immensely to the Encyclopædia Britannica. Theodor Nöldeke is also credited with teaching many future scholars like Louis Ginzberg and Charles Cutler Torrey.
![Hermann of Reichenau Hermann of Reichenau](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hermann-of-reichenau-1.jpg)
![Gustav Radbruch Gustav Radbruch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gustav-radbruch-1.jpg)
![Philipp Spener Philipp Spener](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/philipp-spener-59200-1.jpg)
![Maria Mies Maria Mies](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maria-mies-1.jpg)
![Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/franz-peter-tebartz-van-elst-1.jpg)
Known to the media as the Bishop of Bling for his extravagant expenses, German bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst made headlines when he spent around $43 million on renovating his home in Limburg, which also had a $300,000 fish tank. He eventually resigned amid a huge controversy.
![Jörg Immendorff Jörg Immendorff](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jrg-immendorff-1.jpg)
![Georg Jellinek Georg Jellinek](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/georg-jellinek-1.jpg)
![Hans Vaihinger Hans Vaihinger](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hans-vaihinger-1.jpg)
![Johann von Staupitz Johann von Staupitz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johann-von-staupitz-1.jpg)
![Lisel Mueller Lisel Mueller](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lisel-mueller-1.jpg)
![Hugo Riemann Hugo Riemann](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hugo-riemann-1.jpg)
![Samuel Scheidt Samuel Scheidt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/samuel-scheidt-1.jpg)
![Richard Brauer Richard Brauer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/richard-brauer-60275-1.jpg)
![Johann Bernhard Basedow Johann Bernhard Basedow](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johann-bernhard-basedow-1.jpg)
![Franz Delitzsch Franz Delitzsch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/franz-delitzsch-1.jpg)
![Albert Of Saxony Albert Of Saxony](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Hella Brock Hella Brock](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Martin Noth Martin Noth](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/martin-noth-1.jpg)
![Oscar Hertwig Oscar Hertwig](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/oscar-hertwig-1.jpg)
![Wilhelm Gesenius Wilhelm Gesenius](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/wilhelm-gesenius-1.jpg)
![Friedrich Karl Forberg Friedrich Karl Forberg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Paul Natorp Paul Natorp](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/paul-natorp-1.jpg)