List of Famous people named Friedrich

Name Friedrich is among the most common names in Germany, Austria. Shortened forms: Frederick, Fritz. Similar names: Frederick, Fritz, Fredrik, Fredrika, Fredrick, Freidrich. Here are some famous Friedrichs:

Friedrich von Metzler

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Metzler

Born on April 23, 1943 (age 83)

Born in Germany, Saxony

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Friedrich Heinrich Ranke

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Ranke

Born on November 30, 1798

Died on September 2, 1876 (aged 77)

Born in Germany, Thuringia, Roßleben-Wiehe

Friedrich Heinrich Ranke was a German Protestant theologian. He was the brother of historian Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886) and the father of pediatrician Heinrich von Ranke (1830-1909) and anthropologist Johannes Ranke (1836-1916).

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Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst

Born on February 15, 1879

Died on May 24, 1958 (aged 79)

Born in Hungary

Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst full German name: Friedrich Franz Augustin Maria Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was an Austrian prince who served as a military attache in Saint Petersburg. Later he was chief of German propaganda and director of German espionage in Switzerland. He also served with his regiment on the Russian front.

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Friedrich Georg von Bunge

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Bunge

Born on March 1, 1802

Died on April 9, 1897 (aged 95)

Born in Ukraine

Friedrich Georg von Bunge was a German legal historian. He was the older brother of botanist Alexander Bunge (1803-1890).

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Friedrich Curtius

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Curtius

Born on July 7, 1851

Died on May 4, 1933 (aged 81)

Born in Germany

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Friedrich Schur

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Schur

Born on January 27, 1856

Died on March 18, 1932 (aged 76)

Born in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Friedrich Heinrich Schur was a German mathematician who studied geometry.

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Friedrich Ranke

First Name Friedrich

Last Name Ranke

Born on September 21, 1882

Died on October 11, 1950 (aged 68)

Born in Germany, Schleswig-Holstein

Friedrich Ranke was a German medievalist philologist and folklorist. His Old Norse textbook Altnordisches Elementarbuch remains a standard, and all literature concerning Gottfried von Strassburgs Tristan und Isold uses Ranke's line numbering for references to the text.

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