Gottschalk

Gottschalk is a male given name and a family name .

Origin and meaning

The name Gottschalk means 'Gottesknecht', it is made up of the Old High German words got 'Gott' and scalc 'Knecht', 'servant'.

variants

Gottschalck, Godtschalck, Godzschalck
In ancient or Latinized form also Godescalcus , Godtschalckus

First name

Gottschalk, a farmer who experienced the Visio Godeschalci
Gottschalk von Aachen (11th / early 12th century), important advisor to Emperor Heinrich IV.
Gottschalk von Ahlefeldt , Bishop of Schleswig
Gottschalk Diedrich Baedeker (1778–1841), German publisher and bookseller
Gottschalk (Corvey) (lat.Godescalcus; † 913), from 890 to 900 Abbot of Corvey
Gottschalk von Diepholz († 1119), from 1110 to 1119 Bishop of Osnabrück
Gottschalk (Eichstätt) († around 882), Bishop of Eichstätt
Gottschalk von Gabelizo († after 1117), progenitor of the Counts of Jabilinze and Belzig and the Burgraves of Brandenburg
Gottschalk von Hagenau († 1005), Bishop of Freising
Gottschalk von Havelberg († after Easter 1085), Bishop of Havelberg in exile from 1049 at the latest to at least 1085
Gottschalk von Heiligenkreuz OCist, ruled from about 1133 to about 1147; the first abbot of Heiligenkreuz
Gottschalk Hollen (* around 1411; † 1481) was a German preacher and Augustinian monk
Gottschalk von Kreuznach († between 1409 and 1421), Jewish German entrepreneur who worked in Cologne, Kreuznach and Frankfurt am Main
Gottschalk Kruse (1499–1540), German theologian and reformer
Gottschalk von Minden († 1112), bishop
Gottschalk von Orbais (Gottschalk der Sachse, Godescalcus; * around 803, † around 869), scholar, monk and poet
Gottschalk von Ratzeburg (lat. Godescalcus; † 1235), bishop of Ratzeburg
Gottschalk der Wende († 1066), Christian missionary, prince of the Wends, martyr
Gottschalk von Wickede (1597–1667), Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Gottschalk von Worms (* mid-14th century; † probably after 1398), German Jewish entrepreneur
Gottschalk von Zutphen (also Gottschalk von Twente; † around 1063), Count in Agradingau, Emsgau, Hettergau and Twente, and from 1046 Count of the County of Zutphen

family name

A.

Albert Gottschalk (1866–1906), Danish painter
Alfred Gottschalk (politician) (1863-1942), German politician (USPD, SPD)
Alfred Gottschalk (sculptor) (1872–1934), German sculptor
Alfred Gottschalk (biochemist) (1894–1973), German-Australian biochemist
Alfred Gottschalk (Rabbi) (1930–2009), German-American rabbi
Alice Haubrich-Gottschalk (1892–1944), German gynecologist and pediatrician, and promoter of modern art
Andreas Gottschalk (1815–1849), German doctor
Arno Gottschalk (* 1956), German politician (SPD), member of the Bremen citizenship
Arthur Gottschalk (* 1952), American composer
August Gottschalk (politician) (1869 – after 1924), German teacher and politician (DDP), MdL
August Gottschalk (teacher) (1870–1927), civil servant and teacher of the Jewish community in Esens (East Friesland), namesake of the August Gottschalk House in Esens
August Gottschalk (1921–2014), German soccer player

B.

Bernd Gottschalk (* 1943), President of the Association of the Automotive Industry from 1996 to 2007

C.

Carl Gottlieb Gottschalk (1824–1887), German mining official and university professor
Christa Gottschalk (1927-2018), German actress
Christoph Gottschalk (Manager) (* 1953), German entrepreneur
Christoph Gottschalk (politician) (* 1977), German politician in France

D.

Daniel Gottschalk (* 1972), German cameraman
Dietrich Diederichs-Gottschalk (* 1950), German Evangelical Lutheran theologian and art historian

E.

Eberhard Gottschalk (1936–2015), German business scientist
Elisabeth Gottschalk (1912–1989), Dutch historical geographer
Ernst Gottschalk (sculptor) (1877–1942), German sculptor
Ernst Friedrich Gottschalk (1802-1851), German manufacturer and politician

F.

Ferdinand Gottschalk (1858–1944), British actor and playwright
Franz Gottschalk , Danish guitarist and bassist
Friedrich-Karl Gottschalk (1892–1960), German major general
Fritz Gottschalk (1853–1917), landowner and member of the German Reichstag

G

Gabriela Gottschalk (* 1978), German choreographer, dancer and singer
Gerhard Gottschalk (* 1935), German microbiologist and genome researcher
Gunda Gottschalk (* 1969), German violinist

H

Hanns Gottschalk (1909–2001), German-Austrian writer
Hans Gottschalk (producer) (* 1926), German screenwriter and producer
Hans Benedikt Gottschalk (1930–2004), German-British classical philologist
Hans-Joachim Gottschalk (* 1943), German lawyer and political official (CDU)
Hans Karl Gottschalk (1891–1941), German cameraman
Hans Ludwig Gottschalk (1904–1981), German Arabist
Heinz-Jürgen Gottschalk ( "Gotte" Gottschalk ; * 1948), German musician
Herbert Gottschalk (1910–1971), German athletics champion in the relay race
Herbert Gottschalk ( Ata Hajan ; 1919–1981), German writer
Hermann Gottschalk (1855–1930), German teacher, composer, high school reformer
Heyno Gottschalk († 1541), from 1506 to 1530 the last abbot of the Benedictine monastery in Oldenstadt
Hildegard Gottschalk (1896–1990), German educator and Bremen vocational school director

J

Joachim Gottschalk (1904–1941), German actor
Jonas Gottschalk (* 1998), German basketball player
Joseph Gottschalk (1904–1996), German Roman Catholic theologian and priest

K

Karl Gottschalk (1928–1991), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
Katrin Gottschalk (economist) (* 1978), German economist
Katrin Gottschalk (athlete) (* 1978), German ultra runner
Katrin Gottschalk (journalist) (* 1985), German journalist
Kay Gottschalk (* 1965), German politician (AfD)
Klaus Gottschalk (* 1937), German sports medicine specialist and university professor

L.

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869), American composer
Ludwig Gottschalk (1876–1967), German film distributor and producer

M.

Manfred Gottschalk (1932–1982), German clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Oudtshoorn
Maren Gottschalk (* 1962), German author, historian and journalist
Margarete Gottschalk (stage name Margot Leander ; 1895 – after 1929), German concert and opera singer
Max Gottschalck (1835–1899), Prussian major general
Meike Gottschalk (* 1970), German actress

N

Niels Gottschalk-Mazouz (1967–2019), German philosopher and physicist
Norbert Gottschalk (* 1954), German jazz musician (vocals, guitar, trumpet, flugelhorn), composer and music teacher

P

Peter Gottschalk (* 1942), American economist
Pit Gottschalk (* 1968), sports journalist, manager, editor-in-chief

R.

Regina Gottschalk (* 1940), German Germanist and historian
Robert Gottschalk (painter) (1906–1967), German painter
Robert Gottschalk (inventor) (1918–1982), American inventor and company founder
Rudolf Gottschalk (1886 – after 1945), German politician (SPD)

S.

Sigmund Gottschalk (1860–1914), German gynecologist
Shimon Gottschalk (* 1929), American social work scientist of German origin

T

Thea Gottschalk (* 1945), German actress
Thomas Gottschalk (* 1950), German television entertainer
Tillmann Gottschalk (1905–1991), German dialect poet and author
Timo Gottschalk (* 1974), German rally navigator

W.

Walter Gottschalk (librarian) (1891–1974), German librarian and orientalist
Walter Gottschalk (politician) (1893–1952), German politician (NSDAP)
Walter Gottschalk (Romanist) (1894–1969), German Romanist, English studies and lexicographer
Walter H. Gottschalk ( Walter Helbig Gottschalk ; 1918-2004), American mathematician
Wilhelm Gottschalk (1768–1843), Swiss engraver and pewter of German origin
Winfried Gottschalk , (* 1944), German racing cyclist
Wolfgang Gottschalk (* 1945), German bookseller, journalist and author

Well-known namesake of the Gottschalck family name

August Adolf Gottschalck (1794–1855), German lawyer and politician
Detlef Gottschalck (* 1963), German politician (CDU), State Councilor in Hamburg
Friedrich Gottschalck (1772–1854), German collector of sagas, librarian and editor
Ulrike Gottschalck (* 1955), German politician (SPD), member of the Bundestag

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