Physicians from Germany

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Physicians of all time. This list of famous Germans Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Physicians.

1. #1

   

   Josef Mengele

   1911 - 1979

   HPI 84.3370 langs

   Josef Mengele was a German SS officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. He is most famous for performing...Read moreShow less

   Josef Mengele was a German SS officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. He is most famous for performing human experiments on prisoners and for his role in the selection of prisoners to be sent to the gas chambers.

2. #2

   

   Robert Koch

   1843 - 1910

   HPI 83.47114 langs

   Robert Koch is most famous for discovering the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.

3. #3

   

   Georgius Agricola

   1494 - 1555

   HPI 77.3455 langs

   Georgius Agricola is most famous for his book "De Re Metallica" which is a 1556 text on mining and metallurgy.

4. #4

   

   Alois Alzheimer

   1864 - 1915

   HPI 76.2461 langs

   Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist who first identified Alzheimer's disease in 1906. He published his findings...Read moreShow less

   Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist who first identified Alzheimer's disease in 1906. He published his findings in 1907, and it is now known as Alzheimer's disease.

5. #5

   

   Otto Heinrich Warburg

   1883 - 1970

   HPI 75.4161 langs

   Otto Heinrich Warburg was a German physiologist and Nobel laureate. He is most famous for his discovery of the respiratory enzyme cytochrome...Read moreShow less

   Otto Heinrich Warburg was a German physiologist and Nobel laureate. He is most famous for his discovery of the respiratory enzyme cytochrome c oxidase, which is the final enzyme in the electron transport chain.

6. #6

   

   Otto Fritz Meyerhof

   1884 - 1951

   HPI 74.4859 langs

   Otto Fritz Meyerhof was a German physiologist who is most famous for his research on the role of mitochondria in cellular respiration.

7. #7

   

   Emil Kraepelin

   1856 - 1926

   HPI 73.9346 langs

   Emil Kraepelin is most famous for his work in psychiatry and his contributions to the classification of mental disorders. He was one of the...Read moreShow less

   Emil Kraepelin is most famous for his work in psychiatry and his contributions to the classification of mental disorders. He was one of the first psychiatrists to distinguish between dementia praecox (schizophrenia) and manic-depressive insanity (bipolar disorder).

8. #8

   

   Samuel Hahnemann

   1755 - 1843

   HPI 73.7156 langs

   Samuel Hahnemann is most famous for his theory of homeopathy, which is a system of medicine that uses substances that produce symptoms in...Read moreShow less

   Samuel Hahnemann is most famous for his theory of homeopathy, which is a system of medicine that uses substances that produce symptoms in healthy people as a form of treatment.

9. #9

   

   Gerhard Domagk

   1895 - 1964

   HPI 73.7068 langs

   Domagk was a German scientist who discovered the first antibiotic, Prontosil, in 1932.

10. #10

    

    Otto Loewi

    1873 - 1961

    HPI 73.1155 langs

    Otto Loewi is most famous for his work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology...Read moreShow less

    Otto Loewi is most famous for his work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the chemical transmission of nerve impulses.