- Carl Wilhelm Siemens
Carl Wilhelm Siemens (en: Charles William Siemens, known as Sir William Siemens) (4 April, 1823 - 19 November, 1883) was a German engineer. He was born in the village of Lenthe, today part of Gehrden, near Hanover, Germany, where his father, Christian Ferdinand Siemens (July 31 1787-January 16 1840), a tenant farmer, farmed an estate belonging to the Crown. His mother was Eleonore Deichmann (1792-July 8 1839), and William, or Carl Wilhelm, …
- Jake Siemens
Jacob [Jake] John Siemens, was a Canadian farmer, co-operative leader, social entrepreneur, and adult educator. Born and raised a Mennonite near Altona, Manitoba, Siemens taught for 10 years before taking over the family farm in 1929. With the onset of the Great Depression he played a key role in the emergence of the dynamic co-operative movement in southern Manitoba. While he understood his work as an expression of Christian love, …
- Klaus Kleinfeld
Klaus Kleinfeld (born November 6 1957 in Bremen, Germany) was chief executive officer (CEO) of Siemens AG from 2005 till July 2007. On April 25, 2007, Siemens AG distributed a press release announcing that the supervisory board was not planning to renew Kleinfeld's contract, due to United States authorities' ongoing investigations of the Siemens corruption scandal. Displeased by this decision, Kleinfeld announced that he would leave his position by September 30, 2007.
- Heinrich von Pierer
Von Pierer had been long refused to step down as supervisory board chief, even when the current corruption scandal snowballed. He has refused his involvement in any personal wrongdoing. He conveyed the group's annual meeting in January of his 'deep distress' that his efforts to make certain full compliance with corporate government codes had visibly failed.
- Ernst von Siemens
Ernst Albrecht von Siemens (April 9 1903 - 1990), the son of Carl Friedrich von Siemens, was a German telecommunications industrialist and one of the successors of his family's company.
- Erwin Müller
Erwin Wilhelm Müller or Erwin Wilhelm Mueller was a German-born physicist who invented the field emission microscope, the field ion microscope, and the atom probe. He was the first person to experimentally observe atoms. Müller studied at the Technical University in Berlin, under Gustav Hertz. He received his degree in engineering in 1935 and his doctorate in 1936.
- Joe Kaeser
Joe Kaeser Chief Financial Officer, Siemens AG, Munich since May 1, 2006. He was born in Arnbruck, Germany, on June 23 1957. Following his studies in business administration, he joined the Components Group at Siemens in 1980. Kaeser subsequently held various business administration management positions, including a term at the Siemens Components Operations in Malacca, Malaysia (1987-1988).
- Carl Friedrich von Siemens
Carl Friedrich von Siemens was a German Entrepreneur and politician. Carl Friedrich is the youngest son of Werner von Siemens by his second wife and relative Antonie Siemens and nephew of Carl Siemens and William Siemens. In 1899, Carl Friedrich von Siemens joined the Siemens & Halske AG which has been found by his father and was then led by his elder brothers (today Siemens AG).
- Ernst Werner von Siemens
Ernst Werner von Siemens (known as Werner von Siemens) (December 13, 1816 - December 6, 1892) was a German inventor and industrialist. Siemens' name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens.
- Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas is a German composer/arranger. He was born in Breslau (Silesia) on December 1st, 1925, and his active career spanned more than 50 years between 1955 and 2006. He is known for his TV and film soundtracks (such as 'Raumpatrouille', the Edgar Wallace movies film series, and the Jerry Cotton film series). The restored "Brandenburg Gate" in Germanies capital Berlin, …
- Alan Wood
Alan Wood was born (on March 20 1947) and brought up in Sheffield where he was educated at King Edward VII School (photo). In 1965 he won an Open Scholarship to Manchester University and graduated in 1968 with a First Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career as an Engineering Management Trainee with Unilever on Merseyside.
- Peter von Siemens
Peter von Siemens was a German industrialist. He was the grandson of Werner von Siemens. He was chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG from 1971 to 1981. During his tenure, the company became the fifth largest electrical firm in the world. Married to Julia Lienau, they were the parents of: * Katharina von Siemens (born December 24 1938, Berlin), married on June 24 1959 in Geiselgasteig, near Munich, …
- Cedric Gracia
Cedric Gracia (born 23 July 1978 in Pau, France) is a French mountain biker. He races in downhill and four cross(4X), and is ranked 5th and 3rd respectively in the UCI World Rankings (as of January 2006). Gracia rode for the Rainer-Wurz Siemens Cannondale team between 1999 and 2005, before joining the Commencal team in 2006. In 2003 Cedric won the Red Bull Rampage, a massive freeride competition.
- Hans Berger
Hans Berger was born in Neuses near Coburg, Thuringia, Germany. He is known as the first to record electroencephalograms from human subjects and is the discoverer of the rhythmic Alpha brain waves.
- David Hill
David Hill studied photography before beginning his career in music in 1994 as a member of the Ballistic Brothers, together with Ashley Beedle and Rocky & Diesel of X-Press 2 fame. The Ballistic Brothers went on to release two albums, a number of singles, and also work with many artists, including the Brand New Heavies, D*Note, Ronny Jordan and Depeche Mode. In 1994 David co-founded the Nuphonic record label and managed all creative aspects, releasing albums with Faze Action, Norman Jay, …
- Dennis Gabor
Dennis Gabor, FRS, (June 5, 1900, Budapest - February 9, 1979, London) was a Hungarian physicist and inventor, most notable for inventing holography, for which he later received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
- Harrison Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle CH (born 15 July, 1934) is one of Britain's most significant contemporary composers.
- Wolfgang Priklopil
Wolfgang Priklopil (May 14, 1962 in Hainburg - August 23, 2006 in Vienna) was an Austrian communications technician. He is identified as the person who had kidnapped the then 10 year old Natascha Kampusch. Priklopil was born to Karl and Waltraud Priklopil, in Hainburg, an only child. Karl was a cognac salesman and Waltraud a shoe saleswoman.. Priklopil worked for a time at Siemens as a communications technician.
- Hermann von Siemens
Hermann von Siemens (August 9, 1885-October 13, 1986) was a German industrialist who became head of the German electrical and electronics company Siemens AG in 1941 and served until 1956. He was the son of Arnold von Siemens and wife Ellen von Helmholtz and paternal grandson of Ernst Werner von Siemens and first wife Mathilde Duman. He died at the age of 101. He was also the grandfather of Henrik von Siemens and the great grandfather of Sophia and Philippa von Siemens.
- Rainer Hertrich
Rainer Hertrich is one of the two current CEOs of EADS, and also head of the group's Aeronautics Division. He was born December 6th 1949 and studied business administration at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Nuremberg after an apprenticeship at Siemens. He began his career in 1977 as Controlling Supervisor at Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB).
- Martin van Pernis
Martin van Pernis (born 1945) is a Dutch business man and currently member of the board of Feyenoord Rotterdam as well as the chairman of the Siemens department in the Netherlands. He is also a member of the board of the VNO-NCW as well as ad interim chairman of the FME/CWM. As a member of the board of directors at Feyenoord he is responsible for the Human Resource Management.
- Gerhard Schulmeyer
Gerhard Hans Schulmeyer, born in 1938, is a German American businessman. From 1994 until 1998, he was president and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Nixdorf in Germany, and between 1999 and December 2001, he was president and CEO of Siemens Corporation in the United States. Since January 2002 he has been Professor of Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He serves on the board of directors of Alcan Inc., Zurich Financial Services, and Korn/Ferry International.
- Klaus Traube
Klaus Traube (born 1928) is a former manager in the German nuclear power industry. Today he is one of its leading opponents. He was the victim of an illegal eavesdropping operation by the BND (the German secret service), because he was falsely suspected of passing on secret information to people sympathizing with terrorism, notably the Red Army Faction. In 1928, Traube was born in Hanover, the son of a social democrat Jewish dentist.
- Georg Wilhelm von Siemens
Georg Wilhelm von Siemens (July 30, 1855, Berlin - October 14, 1919, Arosa, Switzerland) was a German telecommunications industrialist. Known as Wilhelm von Siemens, he was the son of Werner von Siemens by first wife Mathilde Duman and was a general partner of Siemens AG. Married in 1882 to Elly ..., and were the parents of: * Wilhelm Ferdinand von Siemens (born 1885) * Mathilde Eleonore Eveline von Siemens (born 1888)
- Charles Algernon Parsons
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, O.M. (June 13, 1854 - February 11, 1931) was a British engineer, best known for his invention of the steam turbine. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence on the naval and electrical engineering fields. He also developed optical equipment, for searchlights and telescopes. Born at 13 Connaught Place, Hyde Park, London on June 13,1854, …
- Bernhard Plettner
Dr. Ing. e.h. Bernhard Plettner was a German engineer and manager. From 1971 to 1981 he was CEO of Siemens AG. Plettner studied electrical engineering in Darmstadt. After an internship in 1937 he returned to Siemens-Schuckertwerke in Berlin in 1940. After World War II Plettner was especially engaged in restoring the export relations of the firm. Plettner became member of the board of directors of "Siemens-Schuckertwerke" in 1959 and CEO of this company in 1962.
- Karlheinz Kaske
Karlheinz Kaske was a German manager and CEO of the Siemens AG from 1981 to 1992. Kaske studied Physics at RWTH Aachen and joined Siemens in 1950, when he became an engineer in the Siemens factory at Karlsruhe. Later he was a lecturer for electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen and he continued academic teaching during his following years in Siemens’ development department.
- Koray Candemir
Orçun Koray Candemir, is the lead vocalist of the Turkish rock band Kargo. He took steps towards a solo career, with the release of his debut solo effort "Sade" (Simple) in 2001. He also starred in the movie "His Secret Life" directed by renowned Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek. He is currently a student of engineering at Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul. Besides singing, Koray plays the guitar in Kargo.
- Omar bin Sulaiman
Omar Bin Sulayman (full name: Omar Mohammed Ahamad Bin Sulayman) is the Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai. He has a doctorate in Leadership from the United States. Also, he served as the chief executive officer of Dubai Internet City (2002-2004) and then as a director general of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (2004-2006) before he was appointed in his current position.
- Lucien Gaulard
Lucien Gaulard (1850 - November 26, 1888) invented devices for the transmission of alternating current electrical energy. Gaulard was born in Paris, France. A power transformer developed by Gaulard of France and John Dixon Gibbs of England was demonstrated in London, and attracted the interest of Westinghouse. Gaulard and John Gibbs, first exhibited a device in London in 1881 and then sold the idea to American company Westinghouse.
- Gaston Tissandier
Gaston Tissandier (november 21 1843 - august 30 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor. Adventurer could be added to the list of his titles, as he managed to escape besieged Paris by balloon in September 1870. He founded and edited the scientific magazine "La Nature" and wrote several books. His brother was illustrator Albert Tissandier (1839-1906). They were often seen together.
- Carl Heinrich von Siemens
Carl Heinrich von Siemens (often just Carl von Siemens) (March 3 1829 in Menzendorf, Mecklenburg) - March 21 1906 in Menton, France) was a German entrepreneur, a child (of fourteen) of a tenant farmer. He is a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and William Siemens, sons of Christian Ferdinand Siemens (July 31 1787-January 16 1840) and wife Eleonore Deichmann (1792-July 8 1839).
- Karl Küpfmüller
Karl Küpfmüller was a German electrical engineer, who was prolific in the areas of communications technology, measurement and control engineering, acoustics, communication theory and theoretical electro-technology. He was born in Nuremberg, where he studied at the Ohm-Polytechnikum. After returing from military service in World War I, he worked at the telegraph research division of the German Post in Berlin, and, from 1921, …
- Tom Mendoza
Tom Mendoza joined Network Appliance (NetApp) in 1994 and has served as its president since 2000. He has more than 31 years as a high-technology executive and has served in an advisory capacity on the board of directors of several emerging technology companies. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Stanford University's Executive Business Program.
- Fyodor Pirotsky
Fyodor Apollonovich Pirotsky was a Russian engineer and inventor. According to some sources he was the inventor of the world's first electric tram, other sources only claim that his invention was only the first in the Russian Empire while the first electrical tram designed by Siemens worked for the Berlin Straßenbahn. Fyodor was born to the family of a military physician in Lokhvytsia Uezd of Poltava Gubernia (currently, Ukraine).
- Peter Bialobrzeski
Peter Bialobrzeski (born 1961 in Wolfsburg) is a Photographer and a professor of photography at the University of the Arts Bremen. Peter Bialobrzeski originally studied politics and sociology in Germany before gaining considerable celebrity as a photographer. His photographs have been published in many magazines, and Bialobrzeski has worked for corporate clients such as Daimler-Chrysler, Philip Morris, Siemens, and Volkswagen.
- Wilhelm Riphahn
Wilhelm Riphahn was a German architect. Riphahn studied at technical universities in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Munich, and Karlsruhe. He worked for a Siemens construction office in Berlin and in 1912 for "Gebrüder Taut & Hoffmann". In 1913 Riphahn became an independent architect who worked with Caspar Maria Grod until 1931. Some of his more well-known works include the restaurant Bastei and the opera house in Cologne. Riphahn's grave is in Cologne's Melaten cemetery.
- Walter H. Schottky
Walter H. (Hermann) Schottky was a German physicist who invented the screen-grid vacuum tube in 1915 and the tetrode in 1919 while working at Siemens. In 1938, Schottky formulated a theory predicting the Schottky effect, now used in Schottky diodes. He was awarded the Royal Society's Hughes medal in 1936 for his discovery of the Schrot effect (spontaneous current variations in high-vacuum discharge tubes, …
- Johannes Martini
Johannes Martini was a German oil painter and graphic artist. Martini was born in Chemnitz, Saxony. He was a student of Franz Skarbina at the Akademie der Künste of Berlin, and he spent two years at the Académie Julian in Paris. Martini exhibited his work at the Great Art Exhibition in Berlin and the Paris Salon. He participated in the jubilee exhibit for the 90th birthday of Luitpold of Bavaria, as well as the Annual Exhibition in Berlin's Glass Palace.
- Robert Dennison
Robert Dennison is an American high school teacher. He has been teaching biology for over 25 years, at all levels at Jersey Village High School in Houston, Texas. He has recently transferred to Houston Independent School District in order to direct said district's teaching of Biology AP. Throughout his career, he has been recognized with numerous awards, …