List of Famous people born in Hanover, Germany

Princess Amelia of Great Britain

First Name Princess

Last Name Britain

Born on June 10, 1711

Died on October 31, 1786 (aged 75)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony, Hanover

Princess Amelia of Great Britain was the second daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline.

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Johann Christian Kestner

First Name Johann

Last Name Kestner

Born on August 28, 1741

Died on May 24, 1800 (aged 58)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony, Hanover

Johann Georg Christian Kestner was a German lawyer and archivist. He is also notable as the model for Lotte's husband Albert in The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe, with Kestner's fiancée Charlotte Buff used as the model for Lotte herself.

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Heinrich Wendland

First Name Heinrich

Last Name Wendland

Born on April 29, 1791

Died on July 15, 1869 (aged 78)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony, Hanover

Heinrich Ludolph (Ludwig) Wendland was a botanist who authored a number of Acacia species.

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August Holweg

First Name August

Last Name Holweg

Born on October 21, 1905

Died on May 21, 1989 (aged 83)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony, Hanover

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Alfred Rahlfs

First Name Alfred

Born on May 29, 1865

Died on April 8, 1935 (aged 69)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony, Hanover

Alfred Rahlfs was a German Biblical scholar. He was a member of the history of religions school. He is known for his edition of the Septuagint published in 1935.

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