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John George, Elector of Brandenburg John George of 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 the son of Joachim II Hector, Elector ...

(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 branch of the House of Wettin. Biography He was the third but eldest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony an ...

(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 branch of the House of Wettin. Early life Johann Georg III was born in Dresden, the only son of Johann George II and M ...

(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 branch of the House of Wettin and was the eldest son of John George III, Elector of Saxony and ...

(1668–1694) *

Johann Georg Abicht Johann Georg Abicht (21 March 1672 – 5 June 1740) was a German Lutheran theologian, born at Königsee, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. After finishing his studies at the universities of Jena and Leipzig, Abicht became teacher of oriental languag ...

(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, widely regarded as one of the leading figures in counterpoint and composition theory during the Classical period. He was a prol ...

(1736–1809), Austrian musician * Johann Georg Baiter (1801–1877), Swiss philologist and textual critic *

Johann-Georg Bendl Johann-Georg Bendl (; before 1620 – 27 May 1680 in Prague), or Jan Jiří Bendl (), was a Bohemian Baroque sculptor, who worked mainly in Prague. He was the son of fellow sculptor Georg Bendl (–1656) and is considered the first important Boh ...

(before 1620 – 1680), Baroque sculptor mainly at work in Prague * Johann Georg Bergmüller (1688–1762), Bavarian painter, particularly of frescoes of the Baroque *

Johann Georg Bodmer Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 30 May 1864) was a prolific Swiss inventor, making contributions to areas ranging from weaponry to steam engines A steam engine is a heat engine that performs Work (physics), mechanical work usi ...

(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 (25 June 16775 March 1712, Weissenfels), was Saxe-Weissenfels, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels from 1697 until his death. Biography Johann Georg was born in Halle (Saale), Halle on 25 June 1677 to Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, J ...

(1677–1712), duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and a member of the House of Wettin * Johann Georg Estor (1699–1773), German theorist of public law, historian and book collector *

Johann Georg Faust Johann Georg Faust ( , ; or 1466 – c. 1541), sometimes also Georg Sabellicus Faustus and known in English as John Faustus, was a German itinerant alchemist, astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance. He was often called a conman ...

(1466? – c. 1540), itinerant alchemist, astrologer and magician of the German Renaissance * Johann Georg Fischer (1816–1897), German poet and playwright * Johann Georg Gichtel (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''; Latin: Joannes/Johannes Georgius Graevius; 29 January 1632 – 11 January 1703) was a German classical scholar and critic. He was born in Naumburg, in the Electorate of Saxony. Life Graev ...

(1632–1703), German classical scholar and critic * Johann Georg Grasel (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 Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest and astronomer. After serving as Director of the Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory, Georgetown University Observator ...

(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 leading 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 (baptised 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 biologica ...

(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. He studied theology at Göttingen and ...

(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 in odern Dresden Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire) – 21 February 1788 in Prohlis) was a German astronomer who became famous for recovering Comet 1P/Halley (better known as Halley's Comet) o ...

(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 manufacturer of scientific instruments, astronomer, and fireman. He began to make astronomic instruments mainly for his own use. His third son Adolf Repsold continued ...

(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 Frederick ...

* 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 ...

(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 University of Göttingen beginning in 1783. He became a professor at the University ...

(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 Jägernd ...

(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 a German diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture, who spent the majority of his career working within the bounds of the Austrian Empire. Hahn ...

(1811–1869), Austrian diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture *

Johann Georg von Soldner Johann Georg von Soldner (16 July 1776 in Feuchtwangen, Ansbach – 13 May 1833 in Bogenhausen, Munich) was a German physicist, mathematician and astronomer, first in Berlin and later in 1808 in Munich. Life He was born in Feuchtwangen in A ...

(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 t ...

(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 credited with discovering the pancreatic duct in humans. He was assassinated due to a professional riva ...

(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 member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aeroph ...

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