Hermann

Hermann or Herrmann is the German origin of the given name Herman. People with the name include: Given name Arminius (18/17 BC – AD 21), the Roman name for a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; at one time his original name, which is unknown, was speculated to be Hermann, although more common Germanic given names are at least as likely, e.g. Ermen/Irmin "universal", "strong" etc. Hermann Abert (1871–1927), German historian of music Hermann Balk (died 1239), Teutonic knight Hermann Baranowski (1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant Hermann Baumgarten (1825–1893), a German historian and political publicist Hermann Behrends (1907–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes Hermann Billung, a Margrave of Saxony Hermann Bondi (1919–2005), Anglo–Austrian mathematician and cosmologist Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), German zoologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909) Hermann Fegelein (1906–1945), Waffen–SS General Hermann Fressant, 14th century writer Hermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866), German–French astronomer who discovered the asteroid Lutetia Hermann Göring, leading member of the NSDAP Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877), German linguist and mathematician Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who compiled the first Malayalam–English dictionary Hermann Harms (1870–1942), German botanist Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894), German physicist Hermann Hesse (1877–1962), German poet, novelist, and painter Hermann Hoth (1885–1971), German military officer Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer of Icelandic descent Hermann Huppen (born 1938), a Belgian comic book artist Hermann Kastner (1886–1957), German politician Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver Hermann Löhr (1871–1943), English composer Hermann Maier, Austrian skier Hermann Merkin (1907–1999), Jewish–American businessman Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Lithuanian-born mathematician who devised the idea of four–dimensional spacetime Hermann Müller (disambiguation), the name of several individuals Hermann Muthesius (1861–1927), German architect Hermann Oberth (1894–1989), Romanian and German physicist Hermann Panzo (1958–1999), French sprinter Hermann Pister (1885–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant Hermann Prey (1929–1998), German lyric baritone Hermann Rauschning, German conservative and reactionary, opponent of the Nazi party Hermann Rieck (c.