Munich - München in German - is our city this time around in Streets and Squares. The capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria in southern Germany. As always, clicking on the address will take you to Google Maps, and clicking on the name to Wikipedia.
And here’s first some German for you: Brücke (bridge) - Platz (square) - Straße (street)
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Einsteinstraße - this street is named for two great men: Albert Einstein (1879-1955), the theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He was born in Ulm, Würtemberg, German Empire. The street also honors his (very) distant relative Alfred Einstein (1880-1952) the German-American musicologist and the editor of the first major revision of the Köchel catalogue (of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart). He was born Munich - StreetView - Wiki
Franz-Josef-Strauß-Ring - Franz Josef Strauss (1915-1988) was a politician and a long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). Born in Munich - StreetView - München Wiki
Herzog-Rudolf-Straße - Named after Rudolf I of Bavaria (1274-1319) Duke of Bavaria who was born in Basel, then part of Holy Roman Empire - StreetView - Wiki
Karl-Schnarnagl-Ring - Karl Scharnagl (1881-1963) was a politician, and twice Lord Mayor of Munich. In 1945 he co-founded the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). Born in Munich - StreetView - München Wiki
Max-Joseph-Platz - Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756-1825) King of Bavaria, born in Schwetzingen, Baden - StreetView - Wiki
Max-Planck-Straße - Max Planck (1858-1947) was a physicist and Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1918. He was born in Kiel, Duchy of Holstein - StreetView -
Max-Weber-Platz - Max Weber (1864-1920) was a sociologist, historian and political economist. Born in Erfurt, Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia - Streetview - Wiki
Maximilianbrücke - Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811-1864) King of Bavaria, son of King Ludwig I. A very popular ruler who restored stability in the kingdom. Strived to maintain Bavarian independence during the wars of German Unification, and to transform Munich into a cultural and educational city. He was born in Munich - StreetView - Wiki
Maximilianstraße - Maximilian II of Bavaria - StreetView - Wiki
Montgelasstraße - Maximilian von Montgelas (1759-1838) was a Bavarian nobleman and statesman, born in Munich, then in Electrorate of Bavaria (1838/78) - StreetView - Wiki
Widenmayerstraße - Johannes von Widenmayer (1838-1893) was a lawyer who served as the first Mayor of Munich (1888-1893). He was born in Lindau - StreetView - Wiki
A to Z FROM MUNICH/München
i.e. a list of people born in Munich. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the coat of arms of Munich!
A – Herbert Achternbusch* actor/director/painter (1938)
B – Eduard Buchner* chemist/zymologist/N (1860) - Eva Braun* Hitler’s wife (1912) - Gudrun Burwitz* daughter of Heinrich Himmler (1929) - Franz Beckenbauer* football player/manager (1945) - Felix Brych* football referee/lawyer (1975)
C – Erika Cremer* physical chemist/pioneer in gas chromatography (1900)
D – Anton Drexler* locksmith/founder of the German Workers' Party (1884)
E – Alfred Einstein* German-American musicologist/music editor (1880)
F – Ursula Franklin* German-Canadian metallurgist/physicist (1921) - Nora Forster* German-British publishing heiress/actress (1942) - Francis Fulton-Smith* actor/w British father (1966)
G – Mordechai Geldman* Israeli poet/artist//psychologist (1946) - Dominik Graf* film director (1952)
H – Heinrich Himmler* Nazi official (1900) - Werner Herzog* film director (1942) - Irm Hermann* actress (1942) - Korbinian Holzer* hockey player (1988)
J – Katerina Jacob* actress/ voice actress (1958) - Robert Jarczyk* actor/ director/author (1959)
K – Günther Kaufmann* actor /w American father (1947)
L – Ludwig III of Bavaria* the last King of Bavaria (1845) - Philipp Lahm* football player (1983)
M – Christian Morgenstern* author/poet (1871) - Rosemary Murphy* American actress (1925) - Rudolf Mössbauer* physicist/N (1929) - Brent Mydland* American keyboardist/singer (The Grateful Dead) (1952) - Bryan Monroe* American journalist/educator (1965)
N – Carola Neher* actress/ singer (1900) - Hannes Nikel* film editor (1931)
O – Grigoriy Oparin* Russian chess player/Grandmaster (1997)
P – Johann Christoph Pez* composer (1664)
R – Hans Reiser* actor (1919) - Michael Roll* actor (1961) - Jeri Ryan* American actress (1968)
S – Gustav Struve* surgeon/ lawyer/revolutionary (1805) - Richard Strauss* composer (1864) - Franz Josef Strauss* politician (1915) - Frank Shorter* American athlete (long-distance runner/OG) (1947) - Jürgen Schmidhuber* computer scientist (1963)
T – Richard Talmadge* German-American stuntman/actor/film director (1892)
U – Friedrich Ulmer* actor/screenwriter (1877) - Georg Uecker* actor (1962)
V – Felix Graf von Bothmer* WW1 general (1852)
W – Fritz Wepper* actor (1941)
Updated 20.7.2023