List of German Canadians
This is a list of notable German Canadians.
Academics[]
- Heribert Adam – political sociologist with a focus on ethnonationalism, born in Germany[1]
- Hans Heilbronn – mathematician born in Berlin[2]
- Fritz Heichelheim – German Jewish historian of ancient economics, born in Giessen, Hesse[3]
Scientists[]
- Gerhard Herzberg – physicist and physical chemist born in Hamburg[4]
- Georg Naumann – trapper, explorer, and self-taught scientist who studied the Athabasca oil sands, born in Radeberg, Saxony
- Bernhard Schlegel – computational and theoretical chemist born in Frankfurt am Main[5]
Artists[]
- Eric Bergman – artist primarily known for his engraving work, born in Dresden[6]
- Emanuel Hahn – sculptor and coin designer, co-founder and first president of the Sculptors' Society of Canada, brother of Gustav Hahn, born in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg[7]
- Ulrich "Fred" Herzog – photographer notable for capturing Vancouver street scenes, born in Stuttgart[8]
Musicians[]
- Joe Hall (born Hans Joachim Boenke) – folk rock musician born in Wuppertal[9]
- Tate McRae singer born to a German mother
Painters[]
- Gustav Hahn – painter, muralist, and interior decorator associated with the Art Nouveau movement, brother of Emanuel Hahn, born in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
- Otto Reinhold Jacobi – painter, president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, born in Königsberg[10]
Businessmen[]
- Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt – tanner and mayor of Berlin, Ontario, born in Allendorf, Hesse[11]
- Friedrich Gaukel – innkeeper, distiller, hotelier born in Württemberg[12]
- Thorsten Heins – businessman and former chief executive officer of BlackBerry, born in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony[13]
- Jacob Hespeler – founder of Hespeler, Ontario, born in Ehningen, Württemberg[14]
- William Hespeler - founder of Niverville, Manitoba
- Stephen A. Jarislowsky – business magnate and investor born in Berlin[15]
- John Adam Rittinger – proprietor and editor of Berliner Journal (1904–1915), Pennsylvania German humorist[16]
Politicians[]
- Hugo Kranz – member of parliament for Waterloo North, mayor of Berlin, Ontario, born at Lehrbach, Hesse[17]
- John Motz – mayor of Berlin, Ontario, 1880–1881. Co-founder of Berliner Journal newspaper.[18]
Sportspeople[]
- Sven Butenschön – ice hockey player and coach born in Itzehoe[19]
- Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin[20]
- Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin[21]
- Heinz Poenn – slalom canoeist born in Fürth, Bavaria[22]
- Alfred Wurr – wrestler who competed for Canada in the 1972 Summer Olympics, member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, born in Hamburg[23]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ "Heribert Adam". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Cassels & Fröhlich 1976.
- ^ Chambers, Mortimer. "HEICHELHEIM, Fritz Moritz". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers University. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Gerhard Herzberg: The Person". GCS Research Society. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "H. Bernhard Schlegel". International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (17 January 2021). "Memorable Manitobans: Henry Eric Bergman (1893-1958)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Baker, Victoria (15 December 2013). "Emanuel Otto Hahn". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Mackie, John (22 June 2017). "Canada 150: Fred Herzog, colourful street photographer". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Joe Hall: Obituary", National Post, March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019
- ^ Weissenborn 1994.
- ^ "Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt". Waterloo Region Generations. Region of Waterloo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Wust 1985.
- ^ Sacco, Al (23 January 2012). "10 Things to Know About RIM's New CEO, Thorsten Heins". CIO. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Quantrell 1998, pp. 89–90.
- ^ McMann, Roberts & Tunnell 1987, p. 690.
- ^ Tötösy de Zepetnek 1998.
- ^ Rose 1886, pp. 546–547.
- ^ Richardson 1998.
- ^ Stolpe, Daniel (20 October 2004). "Ein Fremder in der Heimat, oder: Willkommen in der Fremde". Welt Online (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hermann Kerckhoff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Heinz Poenn". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "List of German Canadians". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
Sources[]
- Cassels, John William Scott; Fröhlich, Albrecht (1976). "Hans Arnold Heilbronn 8 October 1908 -- 28 April 1975". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 22: 119–135. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0005.
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing; Roberts, Charles G. D.; Tunnell, Arthur L. (1987). The Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802046390.
- Quantrell, Jim (1998). Cambridge Mosaic: An Inquiry into Who's Who in the History of Cambridge. Cambridge, Ontario: City of Cambridge. ISBN 0-9693153-1-7.
- Richardson, Lynn Elizabeth (1998). "Motz, John". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. 14. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- Rose, George Maclean (1886). A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography. Rose Publishing Company.
- Tötösy de Zepetnek, Steven (1998). "Rittinger, John Adam". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. 14. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- Weissenborn, Georg K. (1994). "Jacobi, Otto Reinhold". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- Wust, Klaus (1985). "Gaukel, Friedrich". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. VIII (1851–1860) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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