2006-11-03 15:34:06 · 21 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Levi Strauss, (1829-1902), jeans
2006-11-03 15:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by kam_1261 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Helmuth von Moltke. He was Chief of Staff for the Prussian General Staff during the German Wars of Unification 1864-1871. These wars , the Dano-Prussian War of 1864, the Austro-Prussian WAr of 1866, and the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, established Prussia as the strongest military power on the mainland continent of Europe. Prussia was able to defeat and later incorporate the rest of the German states into a consolidated army in 1870. When France surrendered to Prussia in 1871, Wilhelm I declared a unified German state. Without a unified Germany, WWI and therefore WW2 would not have happened. At the same time, Germany would cease to exist as a political and economic entity, meaning that France would have been the strongest power on the continent and France may have been the new Germany in terms of WWI and WWII. Napoleon III was in control and had a mind to conquer Italy, Austro-Hungary, and some of the German states.
2006-11-04 10:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by saxmofone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where to start ,What field of endeavour?
Space Travel - Werner Von Braun.
Music - Wagner
Painting - Flamm, Holbien
Science - Born, Hertz, Jordan
Economics - Rua, Bucher
The list goes on, German culture is very broad and deep and Germany has added a lot to mankinds progression through the centuries by providing some of the best soldiers, artists , scientists, musicians the world has ever known.
There is no doubt that the indiscresions of the 3rd Reich will tarnish Germany for centuries to come and it was not one of the finest moments for this great nation, however it is also fair to say that germans have accepted their responsibilities and accepted their actions and have made great efforts to move on,... unlike the Japs.
2006-11-03 23:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hitler did acquire German citizenship, but only as late as 1932. Otherwise he could not have been Chancellor (the following year).
Einstein, Beethoven, Luthur, Goethe and Charlemagne (might have been born in Germany, birthplace unknown) would be worth nominating.
You would also have to nominate most of the Nazi Cabinet being both important and negative: Goering, Hess, Himmler, Goebbels, Speer and von Ribbentrop
2006-11-04 04:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by Mardy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hitler was an Austrian so he doesn't count. I'm going to say Martin Luther because he started the Protestant Reformation that split the church in two. The effects are still present today in modern Christianity.
October, quite the contrary. The Chinese invented print; Gutenburg merely developed moveable type.
2006-11-04 01:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't name just one, because there are quite a few who I can think of:
Adolf (Adi) Dassler, is the man who was behind the
athletic apparel company Adidas.
Frederich Bayer, and Johann Fredrich Weskott, the
two men behind the German pharmaceutical giant,
Bayer AG, probably best known for aspirin.
Boris Becker and Steffi Graf, the youngest male player
to win Wimbledon, and arguably the greatest female tennis player who ever lived.
Carl Bertelsmann, the man who founded the company that
bears his name, and is now part of BMG.
2006-11-03 23:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by Answerer17 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Albert Einstein
2006-11-03 23:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Einstein
2006-11-04 00:51:41 · answer #8 · answered by Mike J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Albert Einstein,
2006-11-03 23:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by copestir 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Werner von Braun, German rocketeer who took us to the moon. The results of his successes will be felt from1940 into the far future.
2006-11-04 01:24:34 · answer #10 · answered by tichur 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋