Karl Blossfeldt

Karl Blossfeldt

male, deceased (1932)
Misha Wakerman, The Royal Institute of Arts and Crafts, German, sculptor, HarzMountains, Modern sculptor
Karl Blossfeldt (1865 - 1932) was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher, and artist who worked in Berlin, Germany, at the turn of the century....

August Gottlieb Spangenberg

male, deceased (1792)
Moravian bishop, theology, University of Jena, Moravian writer, Herrnhut, Hohenstein-Ernstthal…HarzMountains
August Gottlieb Spangenberg (July 15, 1704 - September 18, 1792), Count Zinzendorf's successor, and bishop of the Moravian Brethren, was born at...
Wilhelm Bittrich

Wilhelm Bittrich

male, deceased (1979)
Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Operation Market Garden, Battle of France, HarzMountains, 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen…harz
Wilhelm 'Willi' Bittrich was a Obergruppenführer (rank equivalent to Lieutenant-General) of the German SS and a Waffen-SS General during World War I...
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann

Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann

male, deceased (1859)
Mineralogist, German, mineralogy, hanover, westphalia, Ph.D.…HarzMountains
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann, German mineralogist, was born at Hanover. He was educated at Göttingen, where he obtained the degree of Ph.D. A...
Israel Jacobson

Israel Jacobson

male, deceased (1828)
Jewish, HarzMountains, Zunz, Jost, Wolfenbüttel, brunswick
Israel Jacobson was a German philanthropist and reformer. Originally his father's name was Jacob. His parents were in humble circumstances. Owing...
John Basset

John Basset

male, deceased (1843)
High Sheriff of Cornwall, writer, Mining in the United Kingdom, member of the United Kingdom Parliament, politician, From Cornwall…HarzMountains
John Basset was a writer on Cornish mining. He was deeply interested in Cornish mining, mining technology and economics. Born at at Illogan in...