List of personalities of the city of Rostock

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The list of personalities of the city of Rostock names important personalities who lived and worked in Rostock , but were not born here, sorted by year of birth.

Until 1600

  • Margarete Sambiria (* around 1230, † 1282), royal consort and later regent of Denmark, founded the monastery of the Holy Cross in Rostock
  • Nikolaus Wendorp (* around 1400; † after 1461), legal scholar, university professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Hinrich Katzow († before September 1439) patrician of the Hanseatic city of Rostock and mayor. The Sixties Committee was elected during his term of office.
  • Borchard Plotze († 1452), theologian, university professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Thomas Rode († 1487), clergyman, canon and provost, was slain by angry Rostockers during the Rostock cathedral feud
  • Hinrich Boger (* before 1450; † 1505), poet, theologian and humanist, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Thomas Kaske , (bl. 1525–1535), councilor of the Hanseatic city of Rostock and commander of the fleet of the quarter of the Wendish cities of the Hanseatic League
  • Nicolaus Baumann (* around 1450; † 1526), ​​scholar, doctor of speech, writer and professor of history and politics at the University of Rostock
  • Barthold Moller (* around 1460; † 1530), theologian, university professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Arnold Burenius (1485–1566), humanist and professor of philosophy at the University of Rostock
  • Konrad Ebene (1487–1567), theologian, professor of education and eloquence and multiple rector of the University of Rostock
  • Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523), the writer, wrote his first significant work in Rostock.
  • Nikolaus Löwe (* 15th century; † 1536), lawyer, university professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Joachim Slüter (around 1490 - 1532), the theologian, helped the Reformation to break through in Rostock
  • Peter Boye († 1542) lawyer, theologian and university professor; Rector and Syndicus of the University of Rostock
  • Marcus Hassaeus (Marcus Hasse; 1549–1620), philologist, philosopher and Hebraist, professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Ludwig Dietz († 1559), printer and publisher, university printer in Rostock
  • Matthäus Flege († 1564), militant Lutheran preacher of the Reformation period in Rostock
  • Andreas Wesling († 1577), philologist and Protestant theologian, dean of the philosophical faculty at the University of Rostock
  • Bernhard Mensing (* around 1520; † 1567), rhetorician and logician, dean of the philosophical faculty at the University of Rostock
  • Matthäus Röseler (* around 1522; † 1569), poet, mathematician, astronomer, physician and legal scholar, rector and syndic of the University of Rostock
  • Johann Bocerus (1523–1565), poet and historian, dean of the philosophical faculty at the University of Rostock
  • Johannes Posselius (the Elder) (1528–1591), teacher, professor of Greek language and literature and two-time rector of the University of Rostock
  • David Chyträus (1530–1600), the theologian and historian, was rector of the university in 1563, which he reorganized extensively.
  • Heinrich Brucaeus (1530–1593), physician, astronomer and mathematician, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Lucas Bacmeister (the Elder) (1530–1608), Lutheran theologian and hymn composer , published the Rostock hymnbook in 1577
  • Simon Pauli (the elder) (1534–1591), Lutheran theologian and first city superintendent of Rostock
  • Bartholomäus Klinge (* around 1535, † 1610), professor of dialectics and rhetoric as well as law at the University of Rostock
  • Barthold Detharding (1535–1577), Lutheran theologian and pastor, from 1560 second preacher at St. Mary's Church
  • Johannes Albinus (* around 1540; † 1602), legal scholar and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish. Astronomer, student at Rostock University around 1566
  • Wilhelm Lauremberg (1547–1612), 1581 professor of medicine, 1594 professor of medicine and higher mathematics, several times rector of the University of Rostock
  • Thomas Lindemann (the Elder) (1570–1632), legal scholar, imperial court palace count and eight-time rector of the University of Rostock
  • Jakob Varmeier († 1631), lawyer, mathematician and astronomer, murdered the imperial governor of Rostock during the Thirty Years' War
  • Anton Woltreich (1593–1645), lawyer and syndic of the Hanseatic City of Rostock
  • Johannes Cothmann (1595–1650), Lutheran theologian, dean of the theological faculty and rector of the University of Rostock several times

1601 to 1700

  • Nicolaus Hasse (* around 1605; 1670 or 1672), composer and organist of the Marienkirche Rostock
  • Michael Cobabus (1610–1686), professor of mathematics and theology at the University of Rostock, rector of the city school and the university
  • Andreas Tscherning (1611–1659), poet, hymn poet and literary theorist, professor of poetry at the University of Rostock
  • Enoch Svantenius (the Elder) (1618–1674), Lutheran theologian, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Jakob Sebastian Lauremberg (1619–1668), historian and lawyer, professor at the University of Rostock
  • August Varenius (1620–1684), Lutheran theologian, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Johann Bacmeister (the Younger) (1624–1686), professor of medicine and mathematics, multiple rector of the University of Rostock
  • Heinrich Rudolph Redeker (* 1625 or 1626; † 1680), legal scholar, university professor, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Theophil Großgebauer (1627–1661), Lutheran theologian, preacher at the Jakobikirche Rostock
  • Georg Niehenck (1628–1714), Lutheran theologian and teacher, rector of the city school, pastor at St. Petri and St. Marien in Rostock
  • Heinrich Müller (1631–1675), writer and theologian, was archdeacon, pastor of the Marienkirche , superintendent and professor at the university.
  • Caspar Habermann (1635–1676), Professor of Law at the University of Rostock
  • Johannes Fecht (1636–1716), Lutheran theologian, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Zacharias Grape (the elder) (1637–1679), Lutheran theologian, professor of logic, physics and metaphysics at the University of Rostock
  • Andreas Habichhorst (1634–1704), Protestant theologian, professor of theology and consistorial councilor at the University of Rostock
  • Christian Hildebrand (1638–1712), philosopher, professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Johann Jacob Döbel (the elder) (1640–1684), doctor, city physician and professor of medicine and rector at the University of Rostock
  • Justus Christoph Schomer (1648–1693), Lutheran theologian, twice rector of the university and several times dean of the theological faculty.
  • Samuel Starck (1649–1697), Lutheran theologian, pastor at St. Jakobi and professor at the University of Rostock
  • Bernhard Elfers († 1706), lawyer, secretary of the Hansekontor in Bergen and councilor in Rostock
  • Christoph Redecker (1652–1704), legal scholar, university professor and mayor of Rostock
  • Johann Festing (1655–1691), legal scholar, university professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Jacob Burgmann (1659–1724), Lutheran theologian and university professor and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Johann Peter Grünenberg (1668–1712), Evangelical Lutheran professor of theology, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Johann Ernst Schaper (1668–1721), physician and Mecklenburg politician, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Karl Arnd (1673–1721), Lutheran theologian, professor of philosophy and the Hebrew language at the University of Rostock
  • Franz Albert Aepinus (1673–1750), Protestant theologian, writer and philosopher, Rector of the University of Rostock
  • Jakob Carmon (1677–1743), legal scholar, several times rector of the University of Rostock
  • David Heinrich Köpken (1677–1731), Lutheran theologian, professor of poetry, librarian, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Hermann Christoph Engelke (1679–1742), professor of Protestant theology at the University of Rostock
  • Christoph Martin Burchard (1680–1742), German physician and university professor, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Johann Christian Petersen (the elder) (1682–1766), professor of law at the University of Rostock and mayor of Rostock
  • Johann Joachim Jörcke (1684–1729), lawyer and First Mayor of Rostock
  • Matthias Benoni Hering (1693–1750), Professor of Law, Rector of the University of Rostock

1701 to 1800

  • Joachim Hartmann (1715–1795), professor of theology, physics and metaphysics at the University of Rostock, pastor at St. Nikolai
  • Hermann Jacob Lasius (1715–1803), classical philologist and pedagogue, rector of the city school and the University of Rostock
  • Johann Friedrich Löwen (1727–1771), the poet and theater theorist of the Enlightenment, spent his last years in Rostock and is buried there.
  • Christian Ludwig Johann Behm (1728–1804), lawyer and mayor of Rostock
  • Jacob Heinrich Balecke (1731–1778), lawyer, senator and mayor of Rostock
  • Gustav Schadeloock (1732–1819), mathematician, philosopher, physicist and architect, Rector of the University of Rostock, builder of the Mönchentor
  • Oluf Gerhard Tychsen (1734–1815) orientalist and librarian, built the Rostock University Library
  • Jakob Friedrich Rönnberg (1738–1809), legal scholar and philosopher, lawyer and university professor.
  • Peter Ludolph Spangenberg (1740–1794) physician, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Diederich Georg Babst (1741–1800), Low German writer, was a notary, clerk at the municipal court and secretary of the citizenship in Rostock
  • Peter Johann Hecker (1747–1835), mathematician, professor at the universities in Bützow and Rostock, each also rector
  • Samuel Gottlieb Vogel (1750–1837), physician, father of the German seaside resort, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Joachim Friedrich Zoch (1750–1833), lawyer and mayor of Rostock
  • Lorenz Karsten (1751–1829), economist and agricultural scientist, founded an agricultural research institute in Rostock
  • Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann (1753–1837), lawyer and university professor at the University of Rostock
  • Jacob Sigismund Beck (1761–1840), philosopher, rector of the University of Rostock
  • Bernd Johann Carl Friedrich von Below (1762–1834), Colonel of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment and City Commander of Rostock
  • Carl Christoph Stiller (1763–1836), bookseller and publisher, expanded the Stillersche Hofbuchhandlung and ran a publishing house
  • Heinrich Gustav Flörke (1764–1835), Evangelical Lutheran clergyman, physician and botanist, dean and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Samuel Gottlieb Lange (1767–1823), Lutheran theologian, preacher and professor of theology
  • August Albrecht Christian Tischbein (1768–1848), painter and lithographer, drawing teacher in Rostock
  • Friedrich von Oertzen (1771–1848), co-founder and first president of the Mecklenburg Higher Appeal Court, honorary citizen of Rostock
  • Anton Theodor Hartmann (1774–1838), orientalist and Protestant theologian, professor, dean and rector at the University of Rostock
  • Johann Friedrich Pries (1776–1832), teacher and rector of the University of Rostock
  • Gustav Christoph Sarpe (1779–1830), classical philologist and rector of the Rostock city school
  • Ferdinand Kämmerer (1784–1841), lawyer and legal scholar at the University of Rostock
  • Johann Philipp Bauermeister (1788–1851), Protestant theologian, professor, dean and rector at the University of Rostock
  • Carl Friedrich von Both (1789–1875), director of the regional court in Rostock, vice chancellor of the University of Rostock, honorary citizen of Rostock
  • Ludwig Bachmann (1792–1881), classical philologist, director of the city school, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Eduard Becker (1792–1880), forest scientist and economist, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Karl Friedrich Quittenbaum (1793–1852), physician, professor, dean and rector at the University of Rostock
  • Ludwig August Leonhard von Wickede (1797–1867), administrative and fiscal lawyer, state tax director in Rostock
  • Ernst Brockelmann (1799–1878), businessman and politician, with his ship he helped the democrats Kinkel and Schurz to flee to England

1801 to 1900

  • Johann Gottfried Tiedemann (1803–1850), businessman and printer; Court stone printer in Rostock
  • Fritz Reuter (1810–1874), the Low German writer studied in Rostock
  • Carl Boldt (1811–1878), printer and publisher, founder of the Rostock Carl Boldt'sche Hofbuchdruckerei
  • Karl Hegel (1813–1901), historian, 1841–56 professor of history and politics, founder of modern history at the University of Rostock
  • Alwine Wuthenow (1820–1908), Low German poet
  • Frieda Ritzerow (1834 - unknown), author of the famous Mecklenburg Cookbook
  • Johannes Trojan (1837–1915), writer, lived and worked in Warnemünde after his imprisonment in 1909 until his death .
  • Wilhelm Bartelmann (1845–1930), basket maker and inventor of the beach chair, had his workshop in Rostock
  • Adolph Hofmeister (1848–1904), historian and first university librarian
  • Eugen Geinitz (1854–1925), the mineralogist and geologist, was a professor at the University of Rostock and director of the State Geological Institute.
  • Richard Ehrenberg (1857–1921), economist, taught at the University of Rostock
  • Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), founder of anthroposophy, did his doctorate in Rostock
  • Albert Peters (1862–1938), ophthalmologist and university professor, director of the University Eye Clinic (1901–1933)
  • Hugo Baum (1867–1950), first botanist and discoverer in the south-tropical inner Africa, Kunene-Sambesi Expedition, from 1901 to 1933 head of the Botanical Garden of the University of Rostock
  • Karl Krickeberg (1867–1944), educator, Low German writer and theater director of the Low German stage
  • Marie Bloch (1871–1944), educator, representative of the bourgeois women's movement, died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp
  • Justus Köberle (1871–1908), Protestant theologian and university professor
  • Wilhelm Leffers (1871–1952), the pastor of the Catholic Christ Congregation, resisted the Nazi regime.
  • Wilhelm Lemke (1873–1953), the military musician, composer, music teacher and music critic initially worked with the orchestra and later worked as a singing teacher and music critic.
  • Paul Albert Glaeser-Wilken (1874–1942), actor and director; was engaged at the Rostock City Theater for five years at the end of the 1910s
  • Johannes Gosselck (1881–1948), educator, local historian and Low German writer
  • Moritz Schlick (1882–1936), the founder of the Vienna Circle, completed his habilitation in Rostock.
  • Max Samuel (1883–1942), entrepreneur, chairman of the Jewish community
  • David Katz (1884–1953), psychologist, professor at the University of Rostock
  • Margarete Ketelhohn (1884–1969), member of parliament (MdL), politician (SPD, SED)
  • Hans Moral (1885–1933), the dentist and director of the dental clinic, was driven to suicide by the National Socialists.
  • Rosa Katz (1885–1976), psychologist, Montessori teacher
  • Bruno Gimpel (1886–1943) commercial artist
  • Curt Goetz (1888–1960), the actor and author made his stage debut at the Rostock City Theater.
  • Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958), the engineer founded the Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in Rostock , which were heavily involved in the National Socialist armaments industry and in which concentration camp prisoners had to do forced labor.
  • Kate Diehn-Bitt (1900–1978), painter, lived and worked in Rostock
  • Wilhelm Stahl (1900–1980), animal breeder and professor at the University of Rostock

From 1901

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