List of German Texans

List of German Texans

German Texans have historically played a role in Texas history. This page is an effort to document some of the notable individuals within the Central Texas German communities.

Notable German Texans

*Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels
*Edward Degener
*Friedrich Diercks (or Johann Friedrich Ernst)
*Dr. Carl Adolph Douai
*Henry Francis Fisher
*John Frels
*William Frels
*Justin Furstenfeld
*Summer Glau
*Phil Hardberger
*Prince Karl of Solms-Braunfels
*Pastor John Kilian
*Ralph Kirshbaum
*Louis Kleberg
*Robert J. Kleberg
*Ferdinand Lindheimer
*Tom Loeffler
*Charles W. Machemehl
*Chuck Machemehl
*Johann Machemehl
*Louis A. Machemehl
*Paul Machemehl
*John O. Meusebach (or Baron Ottfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach)
*Bill Meier
*Burchard Miller
*Gus Franklin Mutscher
*Randy Neugebauer
*Chester W. Nimitz
*Robert Rauschenberg
*Bob Schieffer
*Gustav Schleicher
*Charles A. Schreiner
*Zachary Selig
*Kel Seliger
*August Siemering
*Nick Stahl
*Count Victor August of Leiningen
*Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck
*Ludwig von Roemer
*Arlene Wohlgemuth
*Harry M. Wurzbach

ee also

*German American
*Texas German
*Nueces massacre

External links

* [http://www.gths.net/ German Texan Historical Society]
* [http://www.texasalmanac.com/texasgerman.html German Texans]
*Handbook of Texas|id=GG/png2|name=Germans
* [http://www.wintermannlibrary.org/struss.htm History of Central Texas Germans]
* [http://www.houstonculture.org/cr/germans.html Notable Central Texas Germans]
* [http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/publications/texansoneandall/german.htm Hill Country Germans]


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