List of Famous people named Johann

Name Johann is among the most common names in Germany, Austria. Shortened forms: John. Similar names: John, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johanny, Johana. Here are some famous Johanns:

Johann Ernst von Thun

First Name Johann
Last Name Thun
Born on July 6, 1643
Died on April 20, 1709 (aged 65)

Johann Ernst Graf von Thun und Hohenstein was Bishop of Seckau from 1679 to 1687 and Prince-archbishop of Salzburg from 1687 until his death.

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Johann Michael Ackner

First Name Johann
Last Name Ackner
Born on January 25, 1782
Died on August 12, 1862 (aged 80)

Johann Michael Ackner was a Transylvanian archaeologist and nature researcher.

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Johann Wember

First Name Johann
Last Name Wember
Born on November 15, 1900
Died on May 4, 1980 (aged 79)
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Johann Heinrich Böhmcker

First Name Johann
Last Name Böhmcker
Born on January 1, 1896
Died on January 1, 1944 (aged 48)
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Johann Friedrich Pfaff

First Name Johann
Last Name Pfaff
Born on December 22, 1765
Died on April 21, 1825 (aged 59)

Johann Friedrich Pfaff was a German mathematician. He was described as one of Germany's most eminent mathematicians during the 19th century. He was a precursor of the German school of mathematical thinking, which under Carl Friedrich Gauss and his followers largely determined the lines on which mathematics developed during the nineteenth century.

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Johann Reuchlin

First Name Johann
Last Name Reuchlin
Born on January 29, 1455
Died on June 30, 1522 (aged 67)

Johann Reuchlin was a German-born Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day Austria, Switzerland, and Italy and France. Most of Reuchlin's career centered on advancing German knowledge of Greek and Hebrew.

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Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

First Name Johann
Last Name Eschscholtz
Died on May 19, 1831

Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California, and Hawaii.

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Johann Georg Heine

First Name Johann
Last Name Heine
Born on April 3, 1771
Died on September 7, 1838 (aged 67)

Johann Georg Heine was a German orthopedic mechanic and physician. He is considered the father of Orthopedics in Germany.

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Johann Wolf

First Name Johann
Last Name Wolf
Died on February 16, 1824
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Johann Wolf was a German naturalist and ornithologist.

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Johann Peter Salomon

First Name Johann
Last Name Salomon
Born on February 20, 1745
Died on November 25, 1815 (aged 70)

Johann Peter Salomon was a German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario. Although he was an accomplished violinist, he is best known for bringing Joseph Haydn to London and for conducting the symphonies that Haydn wrote during his stay in England.

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