List of people related to Mainz
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This list indicates renown persons, which have been born in Mainz or which have left their traces Mainz.
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[edit] Sons and daughters of the town
(chronological list)
- around 780, Rabanus Maurus, † 856, , was a Benedictine monk, the archbishop of Mainz in Germany and a theologian. He was the author of the encyclopaedia On the Nature of Things.
- (c. 960 -1040? or 1028?) Gershom ben Judah, also commonly known by the longer title Rabbeinu Gershom Me'Or Hagolah (Our teacher Gershom the light of the exile) to scholars of Judaism. He was a famous Talmudist and Halakhist.
- around 1397, Johannes Gutenberg (also Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden), † February 3, 1468 in Mainz, was a German goldsmith and inventor who achieved fame for his invention of the technology of printing with movable types during 1447.
- ? Johann Fust († 1466 in Paris), was an early German printer, assistant and investor of Gutenberg. Together with Peter Schöffer he founded an own printshop,
- 1488, Otto Brunfels, was a German theologian and botanist. Carl von Linné listed him among the "Fathers of Botany"..
- 1674, Friedrich Carl von Schönborn († 1746 was Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg (1729-46)..
- 1739, Philipp Franz Wilderich Nepomuk Graf von Waldersdorf, † 21. April 1810 in Bruchsal, Fürstbishop of Speyer 1797-1810
- 1745, Ludwig Fischer, † July 19, 1825 in Berlin, opera singer
- 1749 February 20,Georg Karl Ignaz Freiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach]], † April 9, 1808 in Werneck near Würzburg, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg 1800-08
- 1750, Wolfgang Heribert von Dalberg, † September 28, 1806 in Mannheim, chamberlain of Worms and intendant of the theatre at Mannheim
- 1766, Johann Martin Manl, † October 15, 1835 in Eichstätt, Bischop of Speyer 1827-35 and Bishop of Eichstätt 1835
- Ferdinand Ochsenheimer (1767–1822) was a German actor and entomologist (lepidopterist).
- 1770, Heinrich Anton Hoffmann, † January 19, 1842 in Frankfurt am Main, Composer (ConCerts, Chamber music etc.)
- 1775 September 28, Johann Adam von Itzstein, † September 14 1855 in Hallgarten, badian politician and member of the Frankfurt Parliament
- 1780, Johann Adam Ackermann,† 1853, landscape painter
- 1791, Franz Bopp, 1867 in Berlin, German linguist, comparative work on Indo-European languages.
- 1798, march 7, Hermann Umpfenbach, † 1862 march 16, Mathematician
- 1800, Johann-Joseph Krug, † 1866 in Reims established Champagne Krug in 1843
- 1805, Ida, Countess von Hahn-Hahn was a German author and founder of a nunnery.
- 1817, Christoph Moufang, † 1890 in Mainz, diocesan administrator of Mainz 1877-86
- 1822 Joseph Gottsleben, † 1888, printer and publisher, established the "Mainzer Anzeiger"
- 1823, Ludwig Bamberger, † 1899 in Berlin, was an economist, publicist and politician. He took part in the republican rising in the Palatinate and Baden, it was chiefly owing to him that a gold currency was adopted and that the Reichsbank took form.
- 1824, Peter Cornelius, † 1874 in Mainz, composer, writer about music, poet and translator.
- 1826, Paul Stumpf, † March 15, 1912 in Mainz, politician and entrepreneur.
- 1835 Paul Haenlein, † 1905 in Mainz, was an engineer and flight pioneer. He flew in a semi-rigid-frame dirigible.
- 1838, in Mainz, Charles Hallgarten, † 1908 in Frankfurt am Main, was a banker and philanthropist.
- 1839, Adolphus Busch, † 1913 was the cofounder of Anheuser-Busch.
- 1846, Ferdinand Becker, † 1877, painter of religious subjects.
- 1849 May 29, Lorenz Adlon, † April 7, 1921 , established Hotel Adlon in Berlin
- 1850 March 4, Ludwig Lindenschmit the younger, † July 20, 1922 in Mainz, prehistorian and painter
- 1858 July 2, Georg Heinrich Maria Kirstein, † April 15, 1921 in Mainz, bishop of Mainz 1904-21
- 1861 January 20, Albanus Schachleiter, † June 20, 1937 in Feilnbach, Abt
- 1883, Emil Preetorius, † 1973 in Munich, painter and scenic designer, 1948 - 1968 president of the Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste
- 1871, Oskar Heinroth, Ornithologist
- 1873, Rudolf Rocker, † 1958 in Mohegan/Maine (USA); was an anarcho-syndicalist writer, historian and prominent activist.
- 1878, Karl Friedrich Zörgiebel, police president in Berlin, SPD politician
- 1888 Alfred Mumbächer, † 1953 in Mainz, landscape painter.
- 1888, 17 November, Curt Goetz, † 12 September 1960 in Grabs/St. Gallen (Switzerland), Schriftsteller ("Der Lügner und die Nonne", "Das Haus in Montevideo"), playwright, film director
- 1892, 6 January Ludwig Berger originally Ludwig Bamberger, † 1969 in Schlangenbad, film director, Shakespeare-Interpretor
- 1899, 27 August, Hans Wilhelmi, † 5 June 1970 in Frankfurt am Main, Bundesminister für wirtschaftlichen Besitz des Bundes (1960-1961)
- 1900, Anna Seghers, † 1983 in Berlin (East), writer ("Das siebte Kreuz")
- 1901, Walter Hallstein, † 1982 in Stuttgart, politician and professor (Hallstein Doctrine)(1950-1951)
- 1904, 30 December, Edith Schultze-Westrum, † 20 March 1981 in München, actress ("Die Brücke", D 1959, "Jeder stirbt für sich allein", Hans Fallada 1962)
- 1909, 14 January, Ernst Neger, † 15 January 1989 in Mainz, singer ("Heile, heile Gänsje", "Rucki-Zucki")
- 1914, 11 December, Toni Hämmerle, † 8 December 1968 in Mainz, Composer, Pianist, Organist ("Humba-Täterä", "Gell du hast mich gelle gern")
- 1914, 25 December, Konrad Georg, † 8 September 1987 in Hamburg, actor ("Kommissar Freytag", "Tim Frazer")
- 1916, Ferdy Mayne, † 1998 in London, actor
- 1919, 15 August, Maria Mucke, singer during Wirtschaftswunder times ("Heut ist ein Feiertag für mich")
- 1920, 11 November, Walter Scherf, Märchen researcher
- 1924, 6 November, Otto Höpfner, 1. landlord of the "Blauer Bock", singer, actor, conférencier, author
- 1924, 11 December, Heinz Schenk, actor, singer ("Es ist alles nur geliehen"), Moderator ("Zum blauen Bock"), text writer ("Ole, ole Fiesta")
- 1935, 4 October, Horst Janson, actor ("Der Bastian", Sesamstraße)
- 1938, 25 February, Dieter Reith, composer(TV-melodies), Bandleader
- 1941, 2 Januar, Johannes Gerster, politician
- 1942, 18 April, Jochen Rindt, Austrian racing driver
- 1947, 31 December, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, bishop of Regensburg, since 2002
- 1961, 6 December, Manuel Reuter, race car driver.
- 1968, Anja Gockel, fashion designer
[edit] Honorary citizens
(47 since 1831)
Consecutive to the der award:
- 1831: Dr. Georg Moller, Regierungsbaumeister (first honorary citizen)
- 1834: Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly, vice governer of the federal fortress Mainz
- 1835: Albert Thorvaldsen, Künstler und Bildhauer, Schöpfer des Gutenbergdenkmals
- 1839: Wilhelm Freiherr von Müffling, gen. Weiß, Vizegouverneur der Bundesfestung Mainz
- 1839: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl von Preussen, vice governer of the federal fortress Mainz
- 1856: Reinhard Carl Friedrich von Dalwigk, Hessischer Territorialkommissar in the federal fortress Mainz
- 1864: Franz Xaver von Paumgartten, vice governer of the federal fortress Mainz
- 1864 bis 1866 wirkte Prinz Carl von Preußen als Gouverneur von Mainz. Im Jahre 1866 erhielt er von Wilhelm I. für die Bewährung der von Carl geführten Artillerie den Orden Pour le Mérite.
- 1871: Heinrich Karl Waldemar zu Schleswig-Holstein Sonderburg-Augustenburg, vice governer of the federal fortress Mainz
- 1875: Leopold Hermann von Boyen, governer of the federal fortress Mainz
- 1877: Philipp Veit, Maler, Schöpfer der Mainzer Dombilder
- 1878: Dr. Karl Georg Friedrich Schmitt, Evangelischer Theologe, Superintendent der Provinz Rheinhessen und Prälat der evangelischen Landeskirche
- 1883: Wilhelm von Woyna, governer of the federal fortress Mainz
- 1886: Freiherr Edmund Gedult von Jungenfeld, Kaufmann, ehrenamtlicher Leiter der Mainzer Sparkasse
- 1891: Jakob Hochgesand, Arzt, Leiter des St.Rochus-Hospitales
- 1891: Friedrich Küchler, Provinzialdirektor der Provinz Rheinhessen
- 1898: Dr.jur. Carl Rothe, Provinzialdirektor der Provinz Rheinhessen, Staatsminister/Minister des Innern im Großherzogtum Hessen-Darmstadt
- 1905: Stefan Karl Michel, Stadt-, Kommunal- und Wirtschaftspolitiker, u.a. Vizepräsident des Deutschen Handelstages
- 1905: Hermann Reinach, Stadtpolitiker, langjähriger Beigeordneter der Stadt Mainz
- 1907: Dr. Karl Georg Bockenheimer, Kommunalpolitiker, Schriftsteller und Historiker
- 1908: Max von Gagern, Provinzialdirektor der Provinz Rheinhessen
- 1915: Ferdinand Albert Friedrich Kuhn, Großherzoglicher Hessischer Baurat, Bürgermeister der Stadt
- 1927: Dr. Heinrich Ludwig Müller, Kinderarzt, Stadtpolitiker und langjähriger Beigeordneter der Stadt Mainz
- 1931: Dr. Friedrich Karl Külb, Arzt, Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Mainz
- 1934: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Joseph Maria Schrohe, Gymnasiallehrer und Heimatforscher
- 1936: Prof. Dr. Ernst Neeb, Archivar, Historiker und Förderer des Denkmalschutzes in Mainz
- 1951: Wilhelm Christ, Kommunalpolitiker, Gründer der Wohnungsbau GmbH in Mainz
- 1955: Alfred Freitag, Kommunalpolitiker, Gründer der Arbeiterwohlfahrt in Mainz
- 1957: Prof. Dr. Aloys Ruppel, Historiker, Direktor der Mainzer Stadtbibliothek, des Stadtarchives und des Gutenbergmuseums, Gutenbergforscher
- 1962: Carl Zuckmayer, Schriftsteller
- 1962: Prof. Dr. Adam Gottron, Priester, Theologe und Historiker für Kirchenmusik
- 1964: Félix Kir, Priester, Oberbürgermeister der Mainzer Partnerstadt Dijon
- 1965: Dr. Peter Altmeier, erster Ministerpräsident von Rheinland-Pfalz, Mitbegründer des Zweiten Deutschen Fernsehens
- 1965: Prof. Dr. Hermann Reifenberg, katholischer Pfarrer
- 1969: Rektor Karl Preller, Rektor des Stammhauses der Schwestern von der Göttlichen Vorsehung in Finthen
- 1969: Heinrich Dreibus, Kommunalpolitiker und Bürgermeister von Mainz
- 1970: Dr. Ludwig Strecker, Leiter des Musikverlages Schott, Verleger
- 1972: Prof. Dr. Ing. Fritz Strassmann, Chemiker, Hochschullehrer, Mitentdecker der Kernspaltung bei Uran
- 1975: Hermann Kardinal Volk, Bischof von Mainz
- 1979: Paul Distelhut, Kommunalpolitiker
- 1981: Marc Chagall, Maler, malte die nach ihm benannten Fenster in St. Stephan
- 1981: Anna Seghers, eigentlich Netty Rádvany, geb. Reiling, Schriftstellerin
- 1983: Prof. Dr. Karl Holzamer, Gründungsintendant des ZDF
- 1984: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Erich Schott, Industrieller (Glaschemie)
- 1989: Jockel Fuchs, Oberbürgermeister
- 2001: Karl Kardinal Lehmann, Bischof von Mainz
- 2004: Karl Delorme, Kommunalpolitiker
- 2005: Msgr. Klaus Mayer, katholischer Priester (gewann Marc Chagall als Gestalter der Fenster von St. Stephan)
[edit] Other people related specially to Mainz
[edit] Scientists
- Johann Joachim Becher (1635-1682) , was a physician, alchemist, precursor of Chemistry, scholar, economist and adventurer.
- Johann Georg Adam Forster naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary. Played a leading role in the Republic of Mainz 1793.
- Victor Mordechai Goldschmidt (1853-1933), was a German mineralogist, crystallograph, nature philosopher, art collector and sponsor.
- Gustav Killian (1860-1921) was a German laryngologist
- Romano Guardini (* 1885 in Verona, † 1968 in München), was a Roman Catholic priest, author, and academic.
- Fritz Strassmann (* 22 February 1902 in Boppard; † 22 April 1980 in Mainz) was a chemist who, along with Otto Hahn, discovered the nuclear fission of uranium in 1938.
- Otto Laporte, (1902-1971) physicist.
- Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Fresenius (* 17 July 1913 in Berlin; † 31 July 2004 in Wiesbaden) was a chemist and established Institute Fresenius
- Helmut Schoeck (1922-1993) was an Austrian-German sociologist and writer, best known for his work "Envy.
- Paul J. Crutzen, is a Dutch Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist at the Max-Planck-Institut in Mainz
- Herbert Kühn, prehistorian, art historian, philosopher and religious studies (* 29 April 1895 Beelitz; 25 June 1980 Mainz), 1946 first ordained Professor for Pre-and Early history at the relaunched Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, until 1956.
- Ludwig Lindenschmit the Elder (* 4 September 1809 in Mainz; † 14 February 1893 in Mainz) was an important prehistorian, a pioneer of prehistorian reserch during the 19. century, history painting, Lithography.
- Ludwig Lindenschmit the Younger (* 4 March 1850 in Mainz; † 20 July 1922 in Mainz), prehistorian, museum director and paintor, son of the above
- Heinrich Steitz (* 1907 in Fürfeld; † 1998 in Mainz), Professor for History of Christianity
[edit] Politicians
- Nero Claudius Drusus, Consul of the Roman Empire („Drusus-Cenotaph“ in the Zitadelle)
- Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, Roman emperor (222-235) of the Severan dynasty.
- Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus was a usurper against Postumus, the emperor of the Gallic Empire. He declared himself emperor at Mainz in February/March 268.
- Anton Heinrich Friedrich von Stadion, Grand Steward at the electoral court, advocate of the Enlightenment
- Jean Bon Saint-André, was a French politician of the Revolution era, became préfet of the départment of Mont-Tonnerre (1801) and commissary-general of the three départments on the left bank of the Rhine.
- Bernhard Adelung, politician
- Ludwig Schwamb (1890-1945) was a social-democratic jurist and politician who fought against the Nazi dictatorship in Germany as a member of the Kreisau Circle.
- Raymond Schmittlein, was a French general and politician, re-established the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Johannes Gerster, politician
- Helmut Kohl, politician
- view: List of mayors of Mainz
[edit] Architecture, art and culture
- Hans Backoffen, (* Sulzbach um 1470, † Mainz 1519), kurfürstlicher Steinmetz und Bildhauer
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Jurist, Mathematiker und Philosoph. Von 1667 - 1674 in Diensten Johann Philipps von Schönborn
- Johann Maximilian von Welsch (* Kronach 1671, † 1745 in Mainz), electoral director of building, architect, military engineer, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications as well as civil archtecture (Lustschloss Favorite Mainz, New Armory Mainz)
- Ludwig Lindenschmit the Younger (1850-1922), important prehistorian
- Christian Heinrich Kleukens (1880-1954), printer and writer
- Emy Roeder (* 1890 in Würzburg, † 1971 in Mainz), sculpturer, sine 1950 teacher at the Mainzer Kunstgewerbeschule
- Herbert Kühn (* 29. April 1895 in Beelitz - 25. Juni 1980 Mainz, prehistorian, philosoph, Religious studies, history of arts studies
- Gertrude Degenhardt (* 1 Oktober 1940 in New York, (NY)), Lithography and graphic artist
[edit] Literature
- Marianus Scotus (* 1028, † 1082) , war ein irischer Chronist.
- Kathinka Zitz (1801-1877), was a German writer and political activist.
- Siegmund Salfeld (1843-1926) was a German rabbi and writer.
- Gerd Buchdahl (1914-2001), was a German-Jewish philosopher of science.
- Harald Martenstein,author, columnist at Die Zeit (* 9 September 1953 in Mainz)
- Hanns-Josef Ortheil, Mainz town chronist
- Friedrich Kellner (* 1885, † 1970), wrote a secret diary,
[edit] Sport
- Katrin Schultheis, vice world champion 2004, 2005 artistic cycling
- Sandra Sprinkmeier, vice world champion 2004, 2005 artistic cycling
- Jürgen Klopp, soccer trainer
- Martin Steffes-Mies, Mainzer Ruder-Verein, fourfold rowing world champion octuple (8x) (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993)
- Jochen Rindt, racing driver, posthumously won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970)
[edit] Economy
- Salomon Oppenheim, Jr., (1772-1828) was a Jewish German banker. He is the founder of the private bank Sal Oppenheim.
- Dr. Hans Friderichs, Bundesminister a. D.
- Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Johannes-Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Chair of International Macroeconomics Wirtschaftsweise
[edit] Religion
- refer to Bishop of Mainz
- Archbishopric of Mainz
- Yaakov ben Yakar (990 - 1064) was a Talmudist, pupil of Gershom ben Judah, and is especially known as the teacher of Rashi
- Yehuda ben Meir (also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz was a German-Jewish rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century
- Karl von Miltitz (1490&ndash1529) was a papal nuncio and a Mainz Cathedral canon.
- Johann Michael Raich, was a Catholic theologian.
[edit] Music, canto
- Heinrich von Meißen, called Frauenlob, , was a Middle High German poet and Minnesinger. Since 1312 up to his death 1318 at Peter von Aspelts court in Mainz.
- Gottfried Weber (1799-1839) was a prominent writer on music, especially music theory.
- Peter Cornelius, composer, writer about music, poet and translator.
- Gerhard Fischer-Münster, composer
- Gundula Krause, Folk violinist
- Nanette Scriba, chanson singer
- Jutta Weinhold, rock singer
- Tonka, House DJ and record producer
- Josef Traxel (1916-1975), singer
[edit] Cabaret, comedian, carnivalist
- Hanns Dieter Hüsch, cabaret artist
- Herbert Bonewitz, carnival, cabaret artist
- Rolf Braun, carnival
[edit] Others
- Max Rumpolt, electoral cook, created 1581 the first ever textbook "New Kochbuch" (New cookbook) for professionell cooks in education.
- Johannes Wilhelm Bückler, called Schinderhannes (*Miehlen im Taunus 1783, † Mainz 1803 (persecuted)), legendary German outlaw
- Hans Wagner (* Wittenberg 1852, † Frankfurt am Main 1940), Philatelist
- Paul Baron von Collas (* Bromberg 1841; † Kassel 1910), military governer of Mainz (1898-1903)
