12 Notable alumni of Chemnitz University of Technology
Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees
Chemnitz University of Technology is ranked #745 in the world and #55 in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Chemnitz University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Chemnitz University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Karlheinz Steinmüller
1950-. (aged 76)
science fiction writer
writer
entrepreneur
Karlheinz Steinmüller is a German physicist and science fiction author. Together with his wife Angela Steinmüller he has written science fiction short stories and novels that depict human development on a cosmic scale, grounded in an analysis of social structures and mechanisms. Angela and Karlheinz Steinmüller were not only among the most widely read authors in the GDR, ranking at...
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2. Carsten Körber
1979-. (aged 47)
business manager
politician
Carsten Körber is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony since 2013.
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3. Nam-Trung Nguyen
1970-. (aged 56)
academic
analytical chemist
Nam-Trung Nguyen is a Vietnamese-Australian researcher in the fields of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. He is notable for his work on nerve agent detector, PCR, Micromixer, Droplet-based Microfluidics, Micro Magnetofluidics, Liquid Marbles and Micro Elastofluidics. He is currently a Professor and Director of Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre at Griffith University. He was a former Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University,...
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4. Richard Pohl
1826-1896 (aged 70)
composer
writer
musicologist
musician
journalist
Richard Pohl was a German music critic, writer, poet, and amateur composer. He figured prominently in the mid-century War of the Romantics, taking the side opposite Eduard Hanslick, and championing the "Music of the Future" (the progressive Romantic style of Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner).
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5. Steffen Roth
1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher
economist
Steffen Roth is an academic and author on management, economics, and sociology. He is currently a Full Professor of Management at La Rochelle Business School and a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.
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6. Yvonne Magwas
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
sociologist
Yvonne Magwas is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). A member of the German Bundestag since 2013, she served as its Vice President from 2021 to 2025.
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7. Rebekka Haase
1993-. (aged 33)
athletics competitor
Rebekka Haase is a German athlete specialising in the sprinting events. She won three gold medals at the 2015 European U23 Championships, a gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World Relays, and became European Champion with the German 4 × 100 metres relay team in 2022.
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8. Jost Kobusch
1992-. (aged 34)
orator
author
mountaineer
Jost Kobusch is a German mountaineer and author.
9. Alexander Dierks
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Alexander Dierks is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2024, he has served as president of the Landtag of Saxony. He has been a member of the Landtag of Saxony since 2014, and has served as general secretary of the Christian Democratic Union in Saxony since 2017. From 2011 to 2017, he was the leader of...
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10. Wilhelm Fiedler
1832-1912 (aged 80)
translator
pedagogue
university teacher
mathematician
Otto Wilhelm Fiedler was a German-Swiss mathematician, known for his textbooks of geometry and his contributions to descriptive geometry.
11. Carsten Linnemann
1977-. (aged 49)
university teacher
economist
politician
Carsten Christoffer Linnemann is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2009 election, representing the constituency of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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12. Sahra Wagenknecht
1969-. (aged 57)
economist
non-fiction writer
opinion journalist
editor
politician
Sahra Wagenknecht is a German politician. She was a member of the Bundestag from 2009 to 2025, where she represented The Left until 2023. From 2015 to 2019, she served as that party's parliamentary co-chair. With a small team of allies, Wagenknecht left the party on 23 October 2023 to found her own Eurosceptic, populist party, Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, which...
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