Famous people in Germany: a significant contribution to the development of world civilization

Not every country can boast a huge number of achievements of its people in the fields of art, philosophy, engineering, music, literature or medicine. But the talented and famous people of Germany through their works made an invaluable contribution to the development of world civilization and culture.

Great people in music and painting

The title of the great German composer, pianist and conductor rightfully belongs to Ludwig van Beethoven. Despite his deafness, this man was able to surprise the whole world with unusually beautiful music. He owns the famous works: “Moonlight Sonata”, “Creation of Prometheus”, “Christ on the Mount of Olives”, First, Second and Third Symphonies, Pathetic, Solemn Mass, Ninth Symphony. This is not a complete list of the work of a talented musician. Beethoven's contribution to world music is enormous and cannot but cause admiration.

Albrecht Dürer, like many other famous people of Germany in the field of art, is the greatest artist and engraver. In his works, with endurance of amazing proportions, he depicted human figures, especially in mythological scenes. His work has become a valuable asset for future generations. Known engravings by Dürer include Knight, Death, and the Devil, Melencolia I, Triumphal Arch, St. Jerome in his Cell "," Triumphal Procession ". Great paintings are also “Adoration of the Trinity”, “Portrait of His Father”, “Feast of the Rose Garlands”, “Paumgartner Altar”.

Representatives in scientific fields of knowledge

Famous people of Germany among scientists are represented by such talents as Werner Heisenberg, Gottfried Leibniz, Georg Lichtenberg, Johannes Kepler, Max Born and others.

Among them, one of the founders of modern physics, a Nobel laureate and public figure Albert Einstein, should be noted. He developed several significant physical theories. In addition, he is the author of more than three hundred scientific papers in the field of physics, as well as one hundred and fifty historical, philosophical, and journalistic books. Einstein’s predictions include “quantum teleportation” and “gyromagnetic effect”. Also, an outstanding scientist took an active position against violence and war.

Famous figures in literature

There is no doubt that many of the great men of Germany have made a huge contribution to the world literary treasury. These include Johann Wolfgang Goethe. His most famous work is Faust (1831). An outstanding writer left behind a brilliant legacy that included poems, ballads, plays, novels, as well as scientific works on geology, anatomy and physics.

In 1831, Goethe's life and work intersected with Friedrich Schiller, a talented German playwright and poet. This man is one of the creators of the literature of the New Age, a significant figure in the Enlightenment, as well as a historian and philosopher. Many of Schiller’s plays are part of the golden drama fund of the whole world. Among his most famous works are Odes to Joy, Cunning and Love, Louise Miller, Don Carlos, Philosophical Letters, The History of the Thirty Years War, and others.

Geniuses in the field of medicine

An invaluable contribution to the development of world medicine was made by such famous Germans as Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen and Robert Koch. Their activities gave people a different view of human matter.

Wilhelm Roentgen - the largest experimental physicist, Nobel laureate in physics. The most significant was the discovery of X-rays in 1895. This was a revolution in the field of medicine and physics. Today, rays named after X-rays are mainly used in medical institutions for diagnosis, as well as for the treatment of cancer.

Robert Koch is a German doctor and microbiologist, one of the founders of modern epidemiology and bacteriology. In 1882, he discovered the causative agent of tuberculosis, also called the "Koch wand." This scientist also made a significant contribution to the study of anthrax and methods for its disinfection.

Celebrities in sports and inventions

Famous people of Germany in the sports field are not only football players and biathletes, but also racers. Everyone knows the name of Michael Schumacher. He is a seven-time Formula 1 world champion, holder of many records and awards, as well as the fastest racer on the planet. The most fruitful in his activity was 1993, when Schumacher practically did not leave the winners podium. And in 1996, thanks to Michael, the Italian Ferrari team won three victories. In 2001, due to the large number of Grand Prix won by a German athlete, the record of Alain Prost was broken. And in 2004, Schumacher became the champion for the seventh time ahead of schedule. After that, his name forever entered the history of world racing.

Famous people of Germany in the field of inventions are Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the printing press, and Bertold Schwartz, who discovered gunpowder for humanity, and Karl Benz, who created the car. Rudolf Diesel, who made a technical breakthrough, belongs to them, the brainchild of which was the first internal combustion engine.