List of personalities of the city of Hof
The people listed below are associated with the city of Hof , as native Hofers, people who worked in Hof, or as personalities in Hof's city history.
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- Gertrud von Uttenhofen (around 1348), founder of the Hof monastery , is one of the families from Hof's founding time.
- Thekla von Murring († 1378), abbess in Hof.
- Nicolaus Förster (1484–1535), Kapellmeister at the court of Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg , composer at the Danish royal court.
- Nikolaus Decius (around 1485 – after 1546), monk, pastor, cantor, hymn poet and Prussian reformer .
- Nikolaus Medler (1502–1551), mathematician, school reformer and an important colleague of Martin Luther .
- Jacob Schlemmer († 1580), principal at the grammar school, historian.
- Johann Streitberger (1517–1602), rector of the grammar school, later general superintendent of Kulmbach .
- Enoch Widmann (1551–1615), rector at the grammar school, cantor and historian in Hof.
- Franz Schmidt (1554–1634), executioner in Nuremberg.
- Johann Georg Layritz (1647–1716), professor and prince tutor in Bayreuth, general superintendent of the Thuringian Church.
- Catharina Margarete Dorbencker (1649–1683), poet in the Pegnese Flower Order .
- Johann Christoph Layritz (1655–1731), rector at the grammar school, professor, superintendent.
- Johann Christoph Weiß (1663–1725), rector of the grammar school, Protestant theologian.
- Johann Nikolaus Knoll (1667–1735), sculptor, furnished numerous churches in the Hofer Land, some completely.
- Heinrich Matthäus Lohe (1675–1762), painter, court attorney and geometer .
- Johann Christian Seidel (1699–1773), Protestant theologian and astronomer.
- Wolfgang Adam Knoll (1709–1793), sculptor.
- Georg Wilhelm Kirsch (1752–1829), rector of the grammar school, Hebrew, royal Prussian councilor.
- Johann Theodor Benjamin Helfrecht (1753–1819), theologian, rector at the Albertinum grammar school in Hof, naturalist and local researcher.
- Johann Bernhard Hermann (1761–1790), German intellectual.
- Johann Christian Reinhart (1761–1847), painter, etcher and draftsman.
- Eberhard Friedrich Heidenreich (1770–1830), organ builder from Hof (see also: Heidenreich organ of St. Michaelis Church ).
- Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780–1849), chemist, developed the basics of the periodic table and the lighter named after him.
- Gottlieb Philipp Christian Kaiser (1781–1848), theologian and university professor, was also a clergyman in Hof.
- Johann Gottlieb Eduard von Stainlein (1785–1833), count and diplomat, Bavarian envoy in Vienna.
- Julius Georg Knoll (1790–1851), appellate judge and jury judge in Amberg.
- Heinrich Carl Müller (1791–1876), entrepreneur from Hirschfelde , established the beginning of machine linen yarn production in Saxony with the Hirschfelde HC Müller flax spinning mill, which was built in 1846–1847 .
- Georg Christoph Gack (1793–1867), Bavarian MP, clergyman and author.
- Heinrich Christian Friedrich Gebhardt (1798–1868), classical philologist, high school teacher and politician, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly .
- Johann Georg August Wirth (1798–1848), political writer of the Vormärz and fighter for freedom of the press .
- Georg Könitzer (1818–1885), painter, photographer and draftsman.
- Heinrich Gottfried Gerber (1832–1912), engineer , bridge builder and inventor of the tanner carrier .
- Otto von Schrön (1837–1917), doctor, epidemiologist , director of the Institute for Pathological Anatomy at the University of Naples , honorary citizen of Naples .
- Friedrich Scharff (1845–1918), lawyer and politician, Mayor of Erlangen from 1878 to 1880.
- Walther Münch-Ferber (1850–1931), manufacturer and member of the Reichstag .
- Franz Wilhelm Voigt (1867–1949), painter of the Munich School .
- Otto von Lossow (1868–1938), general , commandant of the infantry school in Munich.
- Ernst Pöhner (1870–1925), Munich police chief and one of those involved in the Hitler-Ludendorff putsch in 1923.
- Hans Georg Hofmann (1873–1942), major general and politician of the NSDAP .
- Georg Rattel (1882–1950), Franconian local politician. Member of the Bavarian People's Party , long-time member of the Bamberg City Council , served as honorary mayor in Bamberg from 1919 to 1924. Honorary citizen of the city of Bamberg.
- Wilhelm Grimm (1889–1944), member of the NSDAP Reichstag.
- Karl Fritsch (1901–1944), NSDAP politician, Interior Minister of Saxony .
- Kurt Martin (1891–1968), writer.
- Hans Fischer (1896–1989), German painter and graphic artist.
- Christian Jahreiß (1898–1960), pastor , director of the Martha-Maria Diakonissenanstalt in Nuremberg .
- Ewald Klein (1899–1942), resistance fighter of the KPD.
- Max Escher (1901–1976), artist and art educator.
- Hans Merker (1904–1945), KPD politician, resistance fighter.
- Johannes Bärmann (1905–1991), lawyer and university professor.
- Franz Johann Hofmann (1906–1973), SS leader and 1st protective custody camp leader in Auschwitz .
- Wilhelm Daughtermann (1912–1974), doctor, psychotherapist and poet.
- Stefan Dittrich (1912–1988), court trainee of the NSDAP and SA member, politician and member of the Bundestag.
- Hans Vießmann (1917–2002), engineer and entrepreneur.
- Manfred Schreiber (1926–2015), lawyer and police officer.
- Gerhard Lutz (1927–2020), folklorist and university professor.
- Gerd von Scheven (1927–2013), economist and ministerial official.
- Claus Henneberg (* 1928), writer and bookseller, with Reinhard Döhl organizer of the days for “new literature in hof”.
- Heinz Georg Wagner (* 1928), chemist (physical chemistry).
- Armin Sandig (1929–2015), painter and graphic artist, honorary professor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, President of the Free Academy of Arts in Hamburg , recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon .
- Gerhard Eberstadt (* 1934), member of the Board of Management of Dresdner Bank AG i. R.
- Reiner Schmidt (* 1936), professor emeritus ( University of Augsburg ), legal scholar.
- Rainer Hertel (* 1937), university professor emeritus ( University of Freiburg ), molecular biologist .
- Dieter Richter (* 1938), professor emeritus ( University of Bremen ), author and translator.
- Roland Klick (* 1939), director and screenwriter, whose work has been awarded the Federal Film Prize several times.
- Siegfried Hess (* 1940), physicist.
- Heinz Badewitz (1941–2016), filmmaker, founder and long-time director of the Hof International Film Festival ; Honorary citizen of Hof.
- Gerhard Hetz (1942–2012), swimmer and swimming trainer.
- Gudrun Lehmann (* 1943), founding member of the Bündnis90 / Die Grünen party, member of the Bavarian state parliament.
- Georg von Waldenfels (* 1944), CSU politician, former Minister of State, manager and sports official.
- Klaus Wedemeier (* 1944), SPD politician, 1971–1985 and 1995–1999 member of the Bremen parliament (Landtag), 1985 to 1995 mayor and president of the Senate of Bremen .
- Jörg Scherzer (1945–2019), Scandinavian, historian and translator
- Elmar Zorn (* 1945), art advisor, exhibition curator and publicist.
- Christian Burchard (1946–2018), musician and composer, is considered one of the pioneers of world music .
- Reinhard Kapp (* 1947), musicologist and university professor.
- Christian Bollmann (* 1949), overtone singer, choir director and trumpeter. Pioneer of overtone singing in Germany.
- Gerhard Härle (* 1949), Germanist and university lecturer.
- Axel Köhler-Schnura (* 1949), corporate critic.
- Reinhard Merkel (* 1950), legal scholar and legal philosopher.
- Bernd Wippich (1950–2014), musician.
- Winfried Schubert (* 1951), President of the Naumburg Higher Regional Court.
- Matthias Thumser (* 1953), historian, professor in Berlin.
- Thomas Janovsky (* 1954), Attorney General in Bamberg.
- Peter Küspert (* 1955), President of the Munich Higher Regional Court and the Bavarian Constitutional Court .
- Klaus Adelt (* 1956), politician (SPD).
- Frank Erbguth (* 1956), neurologist, psychiatrist, psychologist and university professor.
- Alois Hofmann (* 1956), kickboxer and trainer.
- Joachim Willeitner (* 1957), Egyptologist and author.
- Gabi Troeger-Weiß (* 1958), spatial planner and university professor.
- Harald Wirth (* 1959) German model maker who was entered in the Guinness Book of Records in 1994 as the owner of the largest collection of match vehicles .
- Michael Hallek (* 1959), German internist and cancer researcher.
- Alexander König (* 1961), lawyer and politician of the CSU.
- Thomas Baumann (* 1961), journalist, ARD editor-in-chief since July 1, 2006.
- Michael Heilmann (* 1962), local politician, mayor of the city of Hemer .
- Sven Pippig (1963–2013), actor and Grimme Prize winner .
- Reiner Knieling (* 1963), Professor of Protestant Theology.
- Christoph Krauss (* 1964) cameraman.
- Ullrich Fichtner (* 1965), journalist and author.
- Harald Fichtner (* 1965), lawyer and former Lord Mayor of Hof.
- Gregor Trakis (* 1967), stage actor.
- Oliver Bittner (* 1969), film director.
- Christian Zgoll (* 1969), classical philologist.
- Daniel Felgenhauer (* 1976), footballer.
- Andreas Leopold Schadt (* 1978), actor.
- Zodwa KM Selele (* 1978), musical actress .
- Peter Lehmann (* 1982), Alliance 90 / The Greens politicians in Bremen .
- Stefanie Hofmann (* 1983), flautist and music teacher.
- Vivi Vassileva (* 1994), musician and percussionist.
- Louisa Lagaris (* 1995), soccer player.
- Sarah Hornschuch (* 1998), soccer player.
People connected to Hof
- Heinrich von Kotzau (* around 1349), captain.
- Caspar von Waldenfels (* around 1380), captain.
- Hertnid von Stein (* around 1427), pastor in Hof, canon, diplomat, patron of the arts.
- Stephan Agricola (1491–1547), theologian and reformer in Hof.
- Kaspar Löner (1493–1546), hymn composer , theologian and reformer in Hof.
- Georg Wolf von Kotzau († 1560), governor.
- Christoph von Zedtwitz , captain during the siege of Hof.
- Kaspar Brusch (1518–1559), humanist, Count Palatinate, crowned poet and historical researcher, pupil of the high school in Hof.
- Johann Josua Löner (around 1535 - 1595), theologian, son of Kaspar Löner, spent his school days in Hof.
- Thomas Reinesius (1587–1667), physician and philologist, city doctor in Hof.
- Heinrich Andreas Lohe (1648–1713), painter.
- Johann Nikolaus Ritter (1702–1782), Hochfürstlich-Brandenburgisch-Culmbachischer court organ builder, lived in Hof.
- Paul Daniel Longolius (1704–1779), rector of the Hofer Gymnasium , chief editor of Zedler's large, complete universal dictionary of all sciences and arts .
- Johann Georg Hager (1709–1777), student at the Albertinum grammar school.
- Camillo Ruggera (1885–1947), KuK Austro-Hungarian officer, most recently general of the anti-aircraft cartillery of the German Air Force in World War II .
- Johann Michael Scheuenstuhl (1707–1770), composer and organist at the St. Michaelis Church in Hof .
- Friedrich Heidenreich (1741–1803), founder of the Hof organ building family Heidenreich.
- Jean Paul (1763-1825), writer, attended the Hof high school.
- Hermann von Münch (1813–1883), lawyer and politician.
- Johann Georg Herzog (1822–1909), teacher in Hof, composer, university music director in Erlangen .
- Karl Strehl (1864–1940), physicist and optician.
- Bernhard Lichtenberg (1875–1943), Catholic priest who took a critical stance during the Nazi era, died on the way to the Dachau concentration camp in Hof. Was honored as “Righteous Among the Nations” in the Israeli memorial site Yad Vashem because of his work for persecuted Jews (memorial bust in the city church of St. Mary ).
- Paul Ehrenberg (1876–1949), painter and violinist, childhood friend of Thomas Mann , died in Hof.
- Amandus Kupfer (1879–1952), since 1916 owner of the publishing house in Hof.
- Friedrich Ebert (1882–1971), high school teacher, archaeologist and local history researcher in Hof.
- Leo Götz (1883–1962), painter, died in Hof.
- Wilhelm Kohlhoff (1893–1971), painter, lived temporarily in Hof.
- Richard Wendler (1898–1972), Lord Mayor of Hof.
- Hans Hofner (1908–1982), local history researcher, holder of the Golden Ring of Honor of the City of Hof .
- Karl Bedal (1914–1999) was an artist, graphic designer and local researcher.
- Karl F. Keller (1915–2016), conductor in Hof, founding and honorary member of the Hof Symphony Orchestra .
- Emil Ressel (1921–1991), municipal servant, painter, graphic artist and caricaturist.
- Margarete Wiggen (1923–1999), sculptor, made numerous bronze fountains and sculptures in the city and in the district.
- Heinrich Giegold (1924–2006), journalist and publisher.
- Peter Richter de Rangenier (* 1930), General Music Director in Hof, composer.
- Karl Gerhard Schmidt (* 1935), former banker in Hof, art patron.
- Wilfried Anton (* 1940), honorary president of the Bavarian Music Council, former director of the Hof Symphony Orchestra and honorary mayor a. D.
- Uwe Brandner (1941–2018), co-founder of the Hof Film Festival.
- Dieter Döhla (* 1944), lawyer and former Lord Mayor of Hof.
- Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946–2018), former honorary conductor of the Hof Symphony Orchestra .
- Sergio Cárdenas (* 1951) was chief conductor of the Hof Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 1989 .
- Klaus Fleischmann (* 1951), Attorney General in Dresden.
- Hans-Peter Friedrich (* 1957), German politician of the CSU and former Federal Minister of the Interior with constituency in Hof.
- Arnd Kluge (* 1961), historian, city archivist in Hof.
- Ludger Stühlmeyer (* 1961), ACV music director, lecturer, musicologist and composer.
- Barbara Stühlmeyer (* 1964), author, scientist.
- Hermann Bäumer (* 1965), Conductor in Residence of the Hof Symphony Orchestra.
- Wolfram Graf (* 1965), composer, musicologist and organist.
- Golo Berg (* 1968), General Music Director in Hof from 1997 to 2001.
- Reinhardt Friese (* 1968), director of the Hof Theater .
- Eva Döhla (* 1972), local politician and mayor of the city of Hof.
See also
- List of the abbesses of Hof
- List of honorary citizens of Hof
- Carrier of the Johann Christian Reinhart plaque
- Winner of the Golden Ring of Honor of the City of Hof
literature
- Chronicle of the City of Hof , Volume IX, Publication of the City of Hof, Mintzel Druck Hof 1937–1997.
- Ludger Stühlmeyer: Curia sonans - The music history of the city of Hof . Biographies of musicians who were born in Hof or who worked here. Bayerische Verlagsanstalt Bamberg 2010, pp. 357f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Heidenreich family of organs
- ↑ Internet presence of Zodwa KM Selele
- ^ Johann Georg Herzog ( Memento from October 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sergio Cardenas