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John George, Elector of Brandenburg John George of Brandenburg (german: Johann Georg von Brandenburg; 11 September 1525 – 8 January 1598) was a prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1571–1598). Early life Born as a member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was th ...

(1525–1598) *

John George I, Elector of Saxony John George I (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45 year reign. Biography Born in Dresden, John George was the second son of the Elector C ...

(1585–1656) *

John George II, Elector of Saxony Johann George II (31 May 1613 – 22 August 1680) was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Biography He was the third (fourth in order of birth) but eldest surviving son of the Elector ...

(1613–1680) *

John George III, Elector of Saxony Johann George III (20 June 1647 – 12 September 1691) was Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Early life Johann Georg III was born in Dresden, the only son of Johann George II and Magd ...

(1647–1691) *

John George IV, Elector of Saxony John George IV (18 October 1668 in Dresden – 27 April 1694 in Dresden) was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1694. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin and was the eldest son of the Elector John George III and Anna Sophie ...

(1668–1694) * Johann Georg Abicht (1672–1740), German Lutheran theologian *

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (3 February 1736 – 7 March 1809) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist, and one of the teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a friend of Haydn and Mozart. Biography Albrechtsberger was born at K ...

(1736–1809), Austrian musician * Johann Georg Baiter (1801–1877), Swiss philologist and textual critic * Johann-Georg Bendl (before 1620 – 1680), Baroque sculptor mainly at work in Prague *

Johann Georg Bergmüller Johann Georg Bergmüller (15 April 1688 – 2 April 1762) was a German painter, particularly of frescoes, of the Baroque. Life Bergmüller was born in Türkheim near Buchloe (now in Bavaria) and received his first artistic education at his ...

(1688–1762), Bavarian painter, particularly of frescoes of the Baroque *

Johann Georg Bodmer Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 29 May 1864) was a prolific Swiss inventor, making contributions to areas ranging from weaponry to steam engines, textile manufacture (machinery for wool spinning), and railroad construction. See also *Be ...

(1786–1864), Swiss inventor * Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe (1704–1774), Saxonian General and Governor of Dresden *

Johann Georg Christian Lehmann Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (25 February 1792 – 12 February 1860) was a German botanist. Born at Haselau, near Uetersen, Holstein, Lehmann studied medicine in Copenhagen and Göttingen, obtained a doctorate in medicine in 1813 and a do ...

(1792–1860), German botanist *

Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (13 July 1677, in Halle – 16 March 1712, in Weissenfels), was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the third child and first surviving son of Johann Adolf ...

(1677–1712), duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and a member of the House of Wettin *

Johann Georg Estor Johann Georg Estor (6 June 1699 – 25 October 1773), was a German theorist of public law, historian and book collector. To his opinion the Roman Law is strange to the original German law-culture and must be considered as a foreign body. Life ...

(1699–1773), German theorist of public law, historian and book collector *

Johann Georg Faust Johann Georg Faust (; c. 1480 or 1466 – c. 1541), also known in English as John Faustus , was a German itinerant alchemist, astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance. ''Doctor Faust'' became the subject of folk legend in the ...

(1466? – c. 1540), itinerant alchemist, astrologer and magician of the German Renaissance *

Johann Georg Fischer Johann Georg Fischer (25 October 1816 – 4 May 1897) was a German poet and playwright. Biography Fischer was born in Groß-Süßen, Württemberg. His father was a carpenter, who died early. After Johann finished his studies in Tübingen betwe ...

(1816–1897), German poet and playwright *

Johann Georg Gichtel Johann Georg Gichtel (March 14, 1638 – January 21, 1710) was a German mystic and religious leader who was a critic of Lutheranism. His followers ultimately separated from this faith. Biography Gichtel was born at Regensburg, where his father wa ...

(1638–1710), German mystic *

Johann Georg Gmelin Johann Georg Gmelin (8 August 1709 – 20 May 1755) was a German naturalist, botanist and geographer. Early life and education Gmelin was born in Tübingen, the son of a professor at the University of Tübingen. He was a gifted child and began ...

(1709–1755), German naturalist, botanist and geographer *

Johann Georg Graevius Johann Georg Graevius (originally Grava or Greffe; 29 January 1632 – 11 January 1703) was a German classical scholar and critic. He was born in Naumburg, in the Electorate of Saxony. Life Graevius was originally intended for the law, but made t ...

(1632–1703), German classical scholar and critic *

Johann Georg Grasel Johann Georg Grasel ( cs, Jan Jiří Grasel; 4 April 1790 – 31 January 1818) was a Czech robber and murderer. His name is used in Czech as a common term for a rascal or villain (''grázl'') to this day. Biography Grasel was born in Nové Syrovi ...

(1790–1818), leader of a robber's gang, his name is used in Czech as common term for rascal or villain *

Johann Georg Hagen Johann (John) Georg Hagen (March 6, 1847 – September 6, 1930) was an Austrian Jesuit priest and astronomer. After serving as Director of the Georgetown University Observatory he was called to Rome by Pope Pius X in 1906 to be the first Je ...

(1847–1930), German astronomer and Catholic priest *

Johann Georg Hamann Johann Georg Hamann (; ; 27 August 1730 – 21 June 1788) was a German Lutheran philosopher from Königsberg known as "the Wizard of the North" who was one of the leader figures of post-Kantian philosophy. His work was used by his student J. G. ...

(1730–1788),philosopher of the German (Counter-)Enlightenment *

Johann Georg Heine Johann Georg Heine (April 3, 1771 – September 7, 1838) was a German orthopedic mechanic and physician. He is considered the father of Orthopedics in Germany. From cutler to orthopedic mechanic Heine was born in Lauterbach on April 3, 1771, ...

(1771–1838), German orthopedic mechanic and physician *

Johann Georg Hiedler Johann Georg Hiedler (28 February 1792 – 9 February 1857) was a journeyman miller who was officially considered to be the paternal grandfather of Adolf Hitler by Nazi Germany. However, whether Hiedler was in fact Hitler's biological paterna ...

(1792–1857), German, considered the officially accepted grandfather of Adolf Hitler by the Third Reich *

Johann Georg Jacobi Johann Georg Jacobi (September 2, 1740 – January 4, 1814) was a German poet. Biography The elder brother of the philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Johann Georg was born at Pempelfort near Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in En ...

(1740–1814), German poet *

Johann Georg Krünitz Johann Georg Krünitz (20 March 1728 – 20 December 1796) was a German encyclopedist who started the 242-volume Oekonomische Encyklopädie and during his lifetime managed to complete its first 72 volumes. Life Krünitz was born in Berlin as th ...

(1728–1796), German encyclopedist *

Johann Georg Palitzsch Johann Georg Palitzsch (11 June 1723 – 21 February 1788) was a German astronomer who became famous for recovering Comet 1P/Halley (better known as Halley's Comet) on Christmas Day, 1758.Hoffmann, Christian Gotthold (1759 January 20) "Nach ...

(1723–1788), German astronomer *

Johann Georg Pisendel Johann Georg Pisendel ( – 25 November 1755) was a German Baroque violinist and composer who, for many years, led the Court Orchestra in Dresden as concertmaster, then the finest instrumental ensemble in Europe. He was the leading violinist of ...

(1687–1755), German Baroque musician, violinist and composer *

Johann Georg Repsold Johann Georg Repsold (19 September 1770 – 14 January 1830) was a German astronomer and fireman. He began to make astronomic instruments mainly for his own use and his third son Adolf Repsold went on to establish a well-known astronomical i ...

(1770–1830), German astronomer *

Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann / Johann Georg Zimmermann (8 December 1728, in Brugg, Aargau7 October 1795, in Hanover) was a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician. He was the private physician of George III and later Frederi ...

* Johann Georg Specht (1728–1795), Swiss philosophical writer and physician *

Johann Georg Sulzer Johann Georg Sulzer (; 16 October 1720 in Winterthur – 27 February 1779 in Berlin) was a Swiss professor of Mathematics, who later on moved on to the field of electricity. He was a Wolffian philosopher and director of the philosophical section o ...

(1720–1779), Swiss professor of mathematics, who later on moved on to the field of electricity *

Johann Georg Tralles Johann Georg Tralles (15 October 1763 – 19 November 1822) was a German mathematician and physicist. He was born in Hamburg, Germany and was educated at the Georg August University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen beginning in 1783. H ...

(1763–1822), German mathematician and physicist *

Johann Georg von Brandenburg Johann Georg ohn Georgevon Brandenburg (16 December 1577 – 2 March 1624) was a German nobleman and Protestant ecclesiastic in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the administrator (bishop) of Strasbourg from 1592 until 1604 and the Duke of Jägerndo ...

(1577–1624), German nobleman *

Johann Georg von Eckhart Johann Georg von Eckhart (7 September 1664 – 9 February 1730) was a German historian and linguist. Biography Eckhart was born at Duingen in the Principality of Calenberg. After preparatory training at Schulpforta, he went to Leipzig, where a ...

(1664–1730), German historian *

Johann Georg von Hahn Johann Georg von Hahn (11 July 1811 – 23 September 1869) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian and later Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian diplomat, Philology, philologist and specialist in History of Albania, Albanian history, Albanian language, lan ...

(1811–1869), Austrian diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture * Johann Georg von Soldner (1776–1833), German physicist, mathematician and astronomer *

Johann Georg Wagler Johann Georg Wagler (28 March 1800 – 23 August 1832) was a German herpetologist and ornithologist. Wagler was assistant to Johann Baptist von Spix, and gave lectures in zoology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich after it was moved ...

(1800–1832), German herpetologist *

Johann Georg Walch Johann Georg Walch (17 June 1693 – 13 January 1775) was a German Lutheran theologian. Life He was born in Meiningen, where his father, Georg Walch, was general superintendent. He studied at Leipzig and Jena, amongst his teachers being J. F. ...

(1693–1775), German theologian *

Johann Georg Wirsung Johann Georg Wirsung (July 3, 1589 Augsburg – August 22, 1643 Padua) was a German anatomist who was a long-time prosector in Padua. He is remembered for the discovery of the pancreatic duct ("duct of Wirsung") during the dissection of a m ...

(1589–1643), German anatomist

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Johann George Tromlitz Johann George Tromlitz (November 8, 1725 – February 4, 1805), born at Reinsdorf, near Artern, Germany, was a flautist The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, ...