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German writer known for enchanting fantasy and children's fiction, including The Neverending Story and Momo, whose works sold millions of copies worldwide

German-born artist who pioneered Dada and Surrealism, inventing innovative techniques like frottage and grattage that revolutionized modern art

German composer and musician, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, recognized for his significant contributions to the Baroque and Classical eras, including numerous sonatas, concertos, and symphonies

German politician, jurist, and judge who served as President of Germany from 1994 to 1999, and the first president elected after German reunification

German theologian and Lutheran pastor known for his resistance to the Nazi regime and his global advocacy for human rights

German philosopher, theologian, and mystic known for his profound teachings and influential works like "Meister Eckhart: A Modern Translation"

German physicist who designed the first electron microscope and won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in electron optics

German nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate who discovered the Mössbauer effect, revolutionizing spectroscopy and our understanding of gamma radiation

Actrice, écrivaine et traductrice française primée, reconnue pour ses performances puissantes et ses talents diversifiés

German politician who served as the 8th President of Germany and Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia for two decades

German Chancellor, diplomat, and military officer remembered for his significant political influence and role in the early 20th-century German government

German philosopher of the continental tradition best known for his magnum opus on hermeneutics, Truth and Method

German mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician, and philosopher known for his association with the Göttingen tradition of mathematics

German politician and lawyer who served as Chancellor of West Germany, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, and President of the Bundesrat

Swedish German chemist, pharmacist, and pharmacologist who independently discovered oxygen

German politician who served as the first president of Germany from 1919 until his death in 1925, establishing democratic governance in a new republic

German prince, military personnel, and politician who became the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 1831 to 1865

German experimental physicist who developed the coincidence method, earning him a shared Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954

German Lutheran reformer, first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems

German writer known for his sociopolitical novels and fierce criticism of Nazism

Philosophe des Lumières français d'origine allemande, connu pour son matérialisme athée et des œuvres influentes comme 'Le Système de la Nature'.

German-born American physicist and astronomer, Nobel laureate for the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation

A German physicist and physiologist known for pioneering work in hydrodynamic stability and linking scientific theory with practical research, whose name graces Germany's largest research association

German lawyer, military personnel, and politician who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994