List of German Argentines
German Argentines (in Spanish referred as germano argentinos) are Argentines of German descent.
The following is a list of some prominent or notable German Argentines:
Academia
- Marcella Althaus-Reid (professor of contextual theology and writer)
- Mario Bunge (prominent scientist)
- Hermann Burmeister (prominent scientist)
- Juan Hartmann (astronomer)
- Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (he undertook the inventory of Argentine flora and fauna)
- Alejandro Korn (physician, philosopher and reformist)
- Otto Krause (engineer, he founded the first Technical School in Argentina in 1899)
- Anastasius Nordenholz (writer and scientist)
- Raúl Prebisch (the most notorious economist of Latin America, he formed the basis of economic dependency theory with the Singer-Prebisch thesis)
- Carlos Segers (astronomer)
- Friedrich Schickendantz (prominent scientist)
- Carlos Segers (astronomer)
- Rolf Singer (prominent scientist)
- Baldomero Sommer (founder of Sociedad Dermatológica Argentina)
- Adolph Strümpell (prominent scientist)
- Felix Weil (founding member and the original financial provider for the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- Alejandro Rozitchner (writer)
Arts and Literature
- Roberto Arlt (short-story writer, novelist, and playwright)
- Silvina Bullrich (writer)
- Jorge Fondebrider (writer, poet)
- Héctor Germán Oesterheld (comic writer, considered the greatest South American to work in his field)
- Fernando Fader (painter)
- Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (writer)
- Xul Solar (Oscar Schulz, painter)
- Sebastián Spreng (visual artist, journalist, writer)
- Úrsula von der Lippen (artist)
- Damian Szifron (film director)
- Daniel Barenboim (artist)
Business
- Guillermo Bauer (manager, proprietor of the first steam-operated flour mill in Argentina)
- Carlos Miguens Bemberg (one of the Latin America's most Important Businessmen and descendant of the wealthy Bemberg family)
Diplomacy
- Ernesto Bosch (ambassador in United States and served in Argentinian embassy of France and Germany)
Entertainment
- Facundo Arana (mother: von Bernard) (actor)
- Axel (singer)
- Christian Bach (actress and producer of telenovelas)
- María Luisa Bemberg (film writer, director and actress)
- Julio Chávez (surname: Hirsch) (actor)
- Michael Gielen (conductor and composer)
- Arturo Goetz (actor)
- María Cristina Kiehr (soprano)
- Paola Krum (actress)
- Silvia Roederer (pianist)
- Carlos Schlieper (director)
- Santiago Stieben (actor)
- René Strickler (actor)
- Silvia Süller (vedette, humorist)
- Alejandro Wiebe (TV host)
- Javier Weyler (musician)
- Gastón Pauls (actor)
- Betiana Blum (actress)
- Cecilia Roth (actress)
- Martina Stoessel (actress)
- Nicole Nau (dancer and director)
Fashion models
- Naomi Preizler (model, artist)[1]
- Milagros Schmoll (model)
- Paulina Trotz (model)
Historical Figures
- Virginia Bolten (notable anarchist and feminist)
- Tamara Bunke (famous communist revolutionary)
- Richard Walther Darré (one of the nazi ideologist of Blood and soil)
- Federico Figner (cinematographer, he made the first 3 films of Argentina)
- Gunther Plüschow (aviator, he was the first to explore and film Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by air; honoured as a hero by the Argentine air force to this day)
- Omar Alberto Rupp (mariner killed during Malvinas War)
- Ulrich Schmidl (he was the chronicler of the first Foundation of Buenos Aires)
- Ernesto Tornquist (prominent manager, he founded the Tornquist Bank, the Tornquist city and Tornquist Partido in Buenos Aires Province among many other contributions)
- Teodoro Waldner (Argentine Air Force brigadier during Malvinas War)
Journalism
- Germán Frers (journalist)
- Eduardo Feinmann (journalist)
- Sebastian Spreng (journalist)
- Andres Oppenheimer (journalist)
Politics
- Edelmiro Julián Farrell (ex President of Argentina)
- Eduardo Fellner (former governor of Jujuy Province and current President of the Chamber of Deputies)
- Liliana Fellner (senator)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (mother: Wilhelm) (president of Argentina)
- Selva Forstmann (politician)
- Oscar Meyer (ex mayor of Rosario)
- Alberto Prebisch (ex-Buenos Aires Mayor)
- Carlos Reutemann (former Formula One racing driver and a prominent politician)
- Francisco Seeber (prominent military officer, businessman and Mayor of Buenos Aires)
- Margarita Stolbizer (politician, national deputy)
- Nestor Kirchner (ex President of Argentina)
- Patricia Bullrich (delegate of Argentina)
- Julio Alak (Minister human rights of Argentina)
- Axel Kicillof (Minister of Economy of Argentina)
- Miguel Lifschitz (congressman of Argentina)
- Hermes Binner (political leader and ex mayor of province of Santa Fe)
Religion
Roman Catholic bishops
- Jorge Mayer, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca[2]
Others
- Christian Von Wernich (Roman Catholic chaplain of the Buenos Aires Province Police during the Dirty War)
Sports
Athletics
- Jennifer Dahlgren (athlete)
- Enrique Kistenmacher (athlete)
- Ingeborg Pfüller (track and field athlete)
- Roxana Preussler (athlete)
- Solange Witteveen (athlete, high jumper)
Basketball
- Wálter Herrmann (basketball player, 2.06 m)
- Federico Kammerichs (basketball payer, 2.05 m)
- Ernesto Michel (basketball player, 2 m)
Hockey
- Claudia Burkart (hockey player)
- Otto Schmitt (field hockey player)
- Rodolfo Schmitt (field hockey player)
- Florencia Habif (hockey player)
Racing
- Pablo Birger (racing driver, he raced in two World Championship Grands Prix for the Gordini team)
- German Glessner (skeleton racer)
- Jorge Kissling (racing driver)
- Ricardo Senn (track and road bicycle racer)
- Adolfo Schwelm Cruz (racing driver)
- Mariano Werner (racing driver)
Rugby
- Marcelo Bosch (rugby player)
- Pedro Sporleder (rugby player)
- Juan Imhoff (rugby player)
- Pablo Henn (rugby player))
- Santiago Phelan (rugby player)
Sailing
- Santiago Lange (olympic sailor)
- Julio Sieburger (sailor and Olympic medalist)
Soccer
- Damián Akerman (soccer player)
- Fabián Assmann (soccer player)
- Christian Dollberg (soccer player)
- Juan Esnáider (soccer player)
- Rodolfo Fischer (soccer player)
- Matías Fritzler (soccer player)
- Julio César Furch (soccer player)
- Paolo Goltz (soccer player)
- Claudio Fernando Graf (soccer player)
- Gabriel Heinze (soccer player)
- Diego Herner (soccer player)
- Marius Hiller (soccer player)
- Juan Hohberg (soccer player and coach)
- Cesar Horst (soccer player)
- René Houseman (soccer player)
- Horacio Humoller (soccer player)
- Eduardo Lell (soccer player)
- Germán Lessman (soccer player)
- Gabriel Loeschbor (soccer player)
- Federico Lussenhoff (soccer player)
- Germán Lux (soccer player)
- Horacio Neumann (soccer player)
- Gabriel Roth (soccer player)
- Gabriel Schürrer (soccer player)
- Dante Senger (soccer player)
- Walter Kannemann (soccer player)
- Enrique Wolff (soccer player)
- José Pékerman (soccer player)
- Gonzalo Klusener (soccer player)
- Facundo Erpen (soccer player)
- José Shaffer (soccer player)
- Santiago Hirsig (soccer player)
- Gustavo Oberman (soccer player)
- Sebastian Prediger (soccer player)
- Mario Kempes (soccer player)
- Jonathan Schunke (soccer player)
- Leonardo Rolheiser (soccer player)
- Ignacio Fideleff (soccer player)
Tennis
- Federica Haumuller (tennis player)
- Eduardo Schwank (tennis player)
- Leonardo Mayer (tennis player)
- Gisela Dulko (tennis player)
- Diego Schwartzman (tennis player)
- Martin Jaite (tennis player)
Volleyball
- Carlos Weber (olympic volleyball player)
Swimming
- Georgina Bardach (swimmer)
- José Meolans (swimmer)
Other Sports
- Sonja Graf (chess master)
- Paul Michel (chess player)
- Heinrich Reinhardt (chess master)
- Alex Schoenauer (fighter)
- Sebastian Crismanich (taekwondo)
Others
- Silvio Gesell (merchant, theoretical economist, social activist, anarchist and founder of Freiwirtschaft)
- Natty Hollmann (also known as Naty Petrosino, elected "International Woman of the Year"- 2006- by the Autonomous Region of Valle d'Aosta in Northern Italy, nominated to Peace Nobel Price 2009)
References
- ↑ Riedemann, Bárbara (23 May 2013). "La modelo artista". Entrevistas. Paula Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Archbishop Jorge Mayer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.