(n) German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846), Syn. Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
(n) German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855), Syn. Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss
(n) German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797), Syn. Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, Baron Munchausen, Munchausen
(n) influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values; considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of existentialism (1844-1900), Syn. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
(n) German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914), Syn. August Friedrich Leopold Weismann