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Historical figures

From Ludwig Erhard to Georg Friedrich Ohm

During the more than 270 years of the University’s history, many of its alumni and researchers have made a name for themselves. Many well known figures have studied or researched at the University. We present a selection in our gallery of best-known alumni since the founding of FAU.

Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau

Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau

1819-1899, Chemist
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Arthur Eichengrün

Arthur Eichengrün

1867–1949, German chemist
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Ludwig Erhard

Ludwig Erhard

1897–1977, former Chancelor of Germany and father of the German economic miracle
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Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach

1804–1872, famous German philosopher
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Hermann Emil Fischer

Hermann Emil Fischer

1852–1919, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Hans Geiger

Hans Geiger

1882–1945, founder of the Geiger counter
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Kurt Glässer

Kurt Glässer

1904–2003, founder of the Kurt Glässer Foundation
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Christian von Glück

Christian von Glück

1755–1831, lawyer
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Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann

Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann

1755–1843, founder of homoeopathy
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Johann Peter Hebel

Johann Peter Hebel

1760–1826, poet
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Karl Hegel

Karl Hegel

1813–1901, historian
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Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt

1769–1859, geographer and explorer
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Hermann Kesten

Hermann Kesten

1900–1996, writer and president of the PEN centre
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Justus von Liebig

Justus von Liebig

1803–1873, one of the most famous and succesful chemists of his century
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Michael Kobr

Michael Kobr

Co-author of the Kluftinger crime novels
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Wilhelm Löhe

Wilhelm Löhe

1808–1872, theologian
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Ernst Wilhelm Martius

Ernst Wilhelm Martius

1756–1849, pharmacist
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Theodor Wilhelm Christian Martius

Theodor Wilhelm Christian Martius

(1796–1863), pharmacist
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Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether

1882–1935, mathematician
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Max Noether

Max Noether

1844–1921, mathematician
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Georg Simon Ohm

Georg Simon Ohm

1789–1854, physicist
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Franz Penzoldt

Franz Penzoldt

1849–1927, physician
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August Graf von Platen

August Graf von Platen

1796–1835, poet
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Friedrick Rückert

Friedrick Rückert

1788–1866, specialist in oriental studies and poet
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Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber

1739–1810, botanist
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Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart

Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart

1739–1791, poet
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Karl Freiherr vom Stein zum Altenstein

Karl Freiherr vom Stein zum Altenstein

1770–1840, politician
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Ludwig Tieck

Ludwig Tieck

1773–1853, poet
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Siegfried Trotnow

Siegfried Trotnow

1941–2004,
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Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder

Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder

1773–1798, poet
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