List of Famous people named Georg

Name Georg is among the most common names in Germany, Austria. Shortened forms: George. Similar names: George, George, Giorgio, Gyorgy, Georgy, Gheorghe, Georgia, Georgi, Giorgi, Giorgia, Georgie, Georgiy, Gyorgyi, Georgii. Here are some famous Georgs:

Georg Voigt

First Name Georg

Last Name Voigt

Born on April 5, 1827

Died on August 18, 1891 (aged 64)

Georg Voigt was a German historian who was born in 1827 in Königsberg in East Prussia. He died in Leipzig in 1891. Voigt was the son of the historian Johannes Voigt. Voigt belonged to the founders of modern research into the Italian Renaissance along with Jacob Burckhardt.

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Georg Thegen

First Name Georg

Last Name Thegen

Born on January 8, 1651

Died on January 16, 1729 (aged 78)

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Georg Prochaska

First Name Georg

Last Name Prochaska

Born on April 10, 1749

Died on July 17, 1820 (aged 71)

Georg Prochaska was a leading Czech-Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university professor. He wrote the first genuine textbook on physiology and created the concept of nerve conduction among other theories. He was a staunch promoter of the modern reflex theory.

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Georg Schneider

First Name Georg

Last Name Schneider

Born on January 26, 1892

Died on June 1, 1977 (aged 85)

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Georg Heinrich Borowski

First Name Georg

Last Name Borowski

Born on July 26, 1746

Died on July 26, 1801 (aged 55)

Georg Heinrich Borowski was a German zoologist born in Koenigsberg, East Prussia to Andreas Ernst Borowski and wife, Maria Regina Negelken. His elder brother was the Archbishop of Koenigsberg, Ludwig Ernst von Borowski. He died in Frankfurt a. d. Oder, where he had taught at the University there.

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