Greatest German and Austrian Scientists
The Top Ten
1 Alexander von Humboldt
2 Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development... read more
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development... read more
3 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
A German polymath and philosopher, Leibniz made significant contributions to various fields including mathematics, logic, and metaphysics. He is particularly famous for his role in the development of calculus independently of Sir Isaac Newton. Leibniz's work on the binary system is foundational for... read more
A German polymath and philosopher, Leibniz made significant contributions to various fields including mathematics, logic, and metaphysics. He is particularly famous for his role in the development of calculus independently of Sir Isaac Newton. Leibniz's work on the binary system is foundational for... read more
4 Johannes Kepler
5 Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the father of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the father of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
6 Justus von Liebig
7 Max Planck
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German quantum physicist who was born on April 23, 1858 in Kiel, Germany. He is best known for winning a Nobel prize on the field of physics in 1918 and he published his own well known book called treatise on thermodynamics. His accomplishments was for being elected... read more
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German quantum physicist who was born on April 23, 1858 in Kiel, Germany. He is best known for winning a Nobel prize on the field of physics in 1918 and he published his own well known book called treatise on thermodynamics. His accomplishments was for being elected... read more
8 Werner Heisenberg
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics.
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics.
9 Hermann von Helmholtz
10 Robert Koch
Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch (11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a celebrated German physician and pioneering microbiologist. As the founder of modern bacteriology, he is known for his role in identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax and for giving experimental... read more
Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch (11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a celebrated German physician and pioneering microbiologist. As the founder of modern bacteriology, he is known for his role in identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax and for giving experimental... read moreThe Newcomers
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11 Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German, later an American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States.
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German, later an American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States.
12 Fritz Haber
13 Lise Meitner
14 Wilhelm Röntgen
15 Gregor Mendel
16 Rudolf Virchow
17 Otto Hahn
18 Rudolf Clausius
19 Robert Bunsen
20 Gustav Kirchhoff
21 Ernst von Bergmann
22 Erwin Schrödinger
23 Julius von Mayer
24 Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, mechanics, electrostatics, astronomy, matrix theory, and optics.
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, mechanics, electrostatics, astronomy, matrix theory, and optics.
25 Ernst Abbe
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