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 (scientist)
- Hermann Burmeister (scientist)
- Juan Hartmann (astronomer)
- Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (undertook the inventory of Argentine flora and fauna)
- Alejandro Korn (physician, philosopher and reformist)
- Otto Krause (engineer, 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)
- Alejandro Rozitchner (writer)
- Friedrich Schickendantz (scientist)
- Carlos Segers (astronomer)
- Rolf Singer (scientist)
- Adolph Strümpell (scientist)
- Felix Weil (founding member and the original financial provider for the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Arts and literature
- Roberto Arlt (short-story writer, novelist and playwright)
- Elsa Bornemann (writer)
- Silvina Bullrich (writer)
- Fernando Fader (painter)
- Jorge Fondebrider (writer, poet)
- Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (writer)
- Héctor Germán Oesterheld (comic writer, considered the greatest South American to work in his field)
- Xul Solar Oscar Schulz (painter)
- Sebastián Spreng (visual artist, journalist, writer)
- Esther Vilar, author of The Manipulated Man[1]
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)
- Christian Bach (actress and producer of telenovelas)
- María Luisa Bemberg (film writer, director and actress)
- Betiana Blum (actress)
- Sergio Denis (singer)
- Julio Chávez (surname: Hirsch) (actor)
- Michael Gielen (conductor and composer)
- Arturo Goetz (actor)
- María Cristina Kiehr (soprano)
- Paola Krum (actress)
- Nicole Nau (dancer and director)
- Gastón Pauls (actor)
- Silvia Roederer (pianist)
- Cecilia Roth (actress)
- Carlos Schlieper (director)
- Martina Stoessel (actress)
- René Strickler (actor)
- Silvia Süller (vedette, humorist)
- Javier Weyler (musician)
- Alejandro Wiebe (TV host)
Fashion models
- Naomi Preizler (model, artist)[2]
- Paulina Trotz (model)
Historical figures
- Virginia Bolten (anarchist and feminist)
- Tamara Bunke (Communist revolutionary)
- Richard Walther Darré (one of the Nazi ideologists of Blood and Soil)
- Federico Figner (cinematographer, he made the first three films of Argentina)
- Gunther Plüschow (aviator, 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)
- Ulrich Schmidl (chronicler of the foundation of Buenos Aires)
- Ernesto Tornquist (manager, founded the Tornquist Bank, the Tornquist city and Tornquist Partido in Buenos Aires Province)
- Teodoro Waldner (Argentine Air Force brigadier during Falklands War)
Journalism
- Eduardo Feinmann (journalist)
- Germán Frers (journalist)
- Andres Oppenheimer (journalist)
- Sebastian Spreng (journalist)
Politics
- Hermes Binner (political leader and ex-governor of Santa Fe Province)
- Patricia Bullrich (Minister of Security of Argentina)
- Eduardo Fellner (ex-governor of Jujuy Province)
- Liliana Fellner (senator)
- Selva Forstmann (politician)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (mother: Wilhelm) (ex-President of Argentina)
- Axel Kicillof (ex-Minister of Economy of Argentina)
- Alicia Kirchner (governor of Santa Cruz Province)
- Néstor Kirchner (ex-President of Argentina)
- Miguel Lifschitz (congressman of Argentina)
- Alberto Prebisch (ex-Buenos Aires mayor)
- Carlos Reutemann (former Formula One racing driver and politician)
- Francisco Seeber (military officer, businessman and ex-mayor of Buenos Aires)
- Margarita Stolbizer (lawyer, politician, national deputy)
Religion
Roman Catholic bishops
- Jorge Mayer (archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca)[3]
Others
- Christian Von Wernich (Roman Catholic chaplain of Buenos Aires Province Police during the Dirty War)
Sports
Athletics
- Jennifer Dahlgren (athlete)
- Enrique Kistenmacher (athlete)
- Ingeborg Mello (athlete)
- Ingeborg Pfüller (athlete)
- Roxana Preussler (athlete)
Basketball
- Walter Herrmann (player)
- Federico Kammerichs (player)
- Ernesto Michel (player)
Field hockey
- Claudia Burkart (player)
- Rodolfo Schmitt (player)
- Lucina von der Heyde (player)
- Fernando Zylberberg (player)
Football
- Damián Akerman (player)
- Fabián Assmann (player)
- Alisson Becker (player)
- Christian Dollberg (player)
- Facundo Erpen (player)
- Juan Esnáider (player)
- Ignacio Fideleff (player)
- Rodolfo Fischer (player)
- Matías Fritzler (player)
- Julio César Furch (player)
- Paolo Goltz (player)
- Claudio Fernando Graf (player)
- Gabriel Heinze (player)
- Diego Herner (player)
- Marius Hiller (player)
- Santiago Hirsig (player)
- Juan Hohberg (player)
- Cesar Horst (player)
- René Houseman (player)
- Horacio Humoller (player)
- Walter Kannemann (player)
- Mario Kempes (player)
- Gonzalo Klusener (player)
- Eduardo Lell (player)
- Gabriel Loeschbor (player)
- Federico Lussenhoff (player)
- Germán Lux (player)
- Horacio Neumann (player)
- Gustavo Oberman (player)
- Sebastian Prediger (player)
- Leonardo Rolheiser (player)
- Gabriel Roth (player)
- Jonathan Schunke (player)
- Gabriel Schürrer (player)
- Dante Senger (player)
- José Shaffer (player)
- Enrique Wolff (player)
Racing
- Pablo Birger (racing driver)
- German Glessner (skeleton racer)
- Jorge Kissling (racing driver)
- Adolfo Schwelm Cruz (racing driver)
- Ricardo Senn (track and road bicycle racer)
Rugby
- Marcelo Bosch (player)
- Pablo Henn (player)
- Juan Imhoff (player)
- Marcos Kremer (player)
- Martín Schusterman (player)
- Pedro Sporleder (player)
Sailing
- Santiago Lange (sailor)
- Bautista Saubidet Birkner (sailor)
- Julio Sieburger (sailor)
- Enrique Sieburger, Sr. (sailor)
- Enrique Sieburger, Jr. (sailor)
- Roberto Sieburger (sailor)
Swimming
- José Meolans (swimmer)
- Ana María Schultz (swimmer)
Tennis
- Federica Haumuller (player)
- Martín Jaite (player)
- Leonardo Mayer (player)
- Eduardo Schwank (player)
- Diego Schwartzman (player)
Volleyball
- Javier Weber (player, coach)
Other sports
- Sonja Graf (chess master)
- Elke Karsten (handball player)
- Georgina Klug (beach volleyball player)
- Yuri Maier (wrestler)
- Paul Michel (chess player)
- Heinrich Reinhardt (chess master)
- Alex Schoenauer (fighter)
- Matías Schulz (handball player)
- Silvina Schlesinger (handball player)
- Cristian Javier Simari Birkner (alpine skier)
- María Belén Simari Birkner (alpine skier)
- Macarena Simari Birkner (alpine skier)
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 for the Nobel Peace Prize 2009)
References
- ^ Times, Judith Weinraub Special to The New York (June 13, 1972). "She Says It's the Men Who Are Enslaved (Published 1972)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Riedemann, Bárbara (23 May 2013). "La modelo artista". Entrevistas. Paula. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Archbishop Jorge Mayer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.