45 Notable alumni of University of Erfurt
Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Erfurt is ranked #1,640 in the world and #82 in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 45 notable alumni from University of Erfurt sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Erfurt won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Johannes Musaeus
1613-1681 (aged 68)
university teacher
theologian
Johannes Musaeus was a German Protestant theologian.
2. Johannes ab Indagine
1415-1475 (aged 60)
writer
theologian
monk
scribe
Johannes de Indagine, also known as Johannes Indaginis, John of Hagen, otherwise Johannes Bremer von Hagen was a German Carthusian monk, Catholic theologian and theological author.
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3. Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt
1760-1833 (aged 73)
university teacher
chemist
pharmacist
Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt was a German pharmacist and chemist who wielded great influence on the improvement of science education for pharmacists. He also made numerous contributions in the fields of industrial and agricultural chemistry.
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4. Felix Hemmerlin
1388-1458 (aged 70)
Catholic priest
theologian
Felix Hemmerlin, or Felix Malleolus in Latin, was a Swiss Roman Catholic cleric, author, church official and advocate of church reform.
5. August Friedrich Müller
1684-1761 (aged 77)
writer
philosopher
August Friedrich Müller was a German legal scholar and logician.
6. Heinrich August Erhard
1793-1851 (aged 58)
historian
archivist
librarian
physician
Heinrich August Erhard was a German physician, archivist and historian.
7. Weigand of Redwitz
1476-1556 (aged 80)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Weigand of Redwitz was Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1522 until his death.
8. Conrad von Bibra
1490-1544 (aged 54)
Catholic priest
Conrad von Bibra, Duke in Franconia (1490–1544) was Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1540 to 1544.
9. Johann Dryander
1500-1560 (aged 60)
astronomer
university teacher
anatomist
mathematician
physician
Johannes Dryander, also known as Johannes Eichmann, was an academic.
10. Christian Beyer
1482-1535 (aged 53)
university teacher
translator
politician
Christian Beyer was a Saxon Chancellor, international lawyer and Protestant reformer. In documents partially different names and spellings can be found (Bayer, Peyer, Bayarius, Bayoarius, Bavarus, Cristoferus Bauari, etc.).
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11. Johann IV Roth
1426-1506 (aged 80)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Johann Roth was Bishop of Lavant from 1468 to 1482 and Prince-Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau) from 1482 until his death. He was known as a brilliant speaker, humanist and supporter of the arts and learning.
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12. Johann Heinrich Baumann
1753-1832 (aged 79)
painter
Johann Heinrich Baumann was a Baltic German artist who mainly lived and worked in what is today Latvia.
13. Mathias Metternich
1747-1825 (aged 78)
mathematician
university teacher
Mathias Metternich was a German mathematician and professor at the University of Mainz. As a revolutionary, he was active in the Republic of Mainz.
14. David Hollatz
1648-1713 (aged 65)
writer
theologian
David Hollatz was a German Lutheran theologian.
15. Carl Wigand Maximilian Jacobi
1775-1858 (aged 83)
psychiatrist
physician
Carl Wigand Maximilian Jacobi was a German psychiatrist.
16. Georg Witzel
1501-1573 (aged 72)
theologian
Georg Witzel was a German theologian.
17. Steffen Dittes
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Steffen Dittes is a German politician (Die Linke, PDS). He was a member of the Landtag of Thuringia from 1994 to 2004 and again between 2014 and 2024. From March 2021 to September 2024 he was chairman of his parliamentary group in the Thuringian state parliament.
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18. Justus Menius
1499-1558 (aged 59)
preacher
theologian
Justus Menius was a German Lutheran pastor and Protestant reformer whose name is Latinized from Jost or Just (i.e. Jodocus) Menig.
19. Ernst Gottfried Baldinger
1738-1804 (aged 66)
university teacher
botanist
entomologist
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger, German physician, was born in Großvargula near Erfurt.
20. Kristina Nordt
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Kristina Nordt is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and political scientist. She was a member of the German Bundestag from March 2021 to October 2021.
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21. Helius Eobanus Hessus
1488-1540 (aged 52)
university teacher
poet
writer
Helius Eobanus Hessus was a German Latin poet and later a Lutheran humanist. He was born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).
22. Michael Altenburg
1584-1640 (aged 56)
composer
Michael Altenburg was a German theologian and composer.
23. Lorenz von Bibra
1459-1519 (aged 60)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Lorenz von Bibra, Duke in Franconia was Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg from 1495 to 1519. His life paralleled that of Maximilian I (1459–1519), who ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 to 1519, whom Lorenz served as an advisor.
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24. Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf
1724-1784 (aged 60)
naturalist
astronomer
botanist
physician
Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf, Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf, Polish: Nataniel Mateusz Wolf was an ethnic German botanist, physician, and astronomer who lived most of his life in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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25. Erhard Schnepf
1495-1558 (aged 63)
university teacher
theologian
Erhard Schnepf was a German Lutheran Theologian, Pastor, and early Protestant reformer. He was among the earliest followers of Luther convinced to his views at the 1518 Heidelberg Disputation.
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26. Jakob Wimpfeling
1450-1528 (aged 78)
historian
poet
university teacher
theologian
Jakob Wimpfeling was a Renaissance humanist and theologian.
27. Elisabeth Kaiser
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Elisabeth Kaiser is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia since 2017.
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28. Rudolph Goclenius
1547-1628 (aged 81)
lexicographer
philosopher
linguist
university teacher
Rudolph Goclenius the Elder was a German scholastic philosopher. He is sometimes credited with coining the term psychology in 1590, though the term had been used by Pier Nicola Castellani and Gerhard Synellius 65 years earlier.
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29. Friedrich Hoffmann
1660-1742 (aged 82)
physician
chemist
university teacher
pediatrician
Friedrich Hoffmann or Hofmann was a German physician and chemist. He is also sometimes known in English as Frederick Hoffmann.
30. Philipp Nicolai
1556-1608 (aged 52)
composer
poet
hymnwriter
theologian
Philipp Nicolai was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer. He is most widely recognized as a hymnodist.
31. Johann Jakob Wilhelm Heinse
1746-1803 (aged 57)
poet lawyer
writer
translator
art historian
librarian
(Johann Jakob) Wilhelm Heinse (16 February 1746 – 22 June 1803) was a German author. He was born at Langewiesen in Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (now in Thuringia).
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32. Joachim Camerarius
1500-1574 (aged 74)
Renaissance humanist
poet
classical philologist
university teacher
Joachim Camerarius, the Elder, was a German classical scholar. His critical abilities, his deep understanding of Greek and Latin, and his wide-ranging knowledge of the ancient world made him one of the foremost German scholars of his time.
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33. Hiob Ludolf
1624-1704 (aged 80)
philologist
writer
orientalist
Hiob or Job Ludolf, also known as Job Leutholf, was a German orientalist, born at Erfurt. Edward Ullendorff rates Ludolf as having "the most illustrious name in Ethiopic scholarship".
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34. Johann Hieronymus Schröter
1745-1816 (aged 71)
astronomer
cartographer
jurist
Clerical Officer
Johann Hieronymus Schröter was a German astronomer.
35. Susanne Hennig-Wellsow
1977-. (aged 49)
pedagogue
politician
speed skater
Susanne Hennig-Wellsow is a German politician. She was federal co-chairwoman of The Left from 2021 to 2022 and has served as a member of the Bundestag for Thuringia since 2021. Previously, she was a member of the Landtag of Thuringia from 2004 to 2021, leader of the Thuringia branch of The Left since November 2013, and leader of the state...
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36. August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
1760-1831 (aged 71)
Protestant reformer
politician
reformer
marshal
military officer
August Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation.
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37. Carsten Schneider
1976-. (aged 50)
bank teller
politician
Carsten Schneider is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Climate Protection and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.
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38. Andreas Karlstadt
1486-1541 (aged 55)
university teacher
theologian
Protestant reformer
Andreas Rudolph Bodenstein von Karlstadt, better known as Andreas Karlstadt, Andreas Carlstadt or Karolostadt, in Latin, Carolstadius, or simply as Andreas Bodenstein, was a German Protestant theologian, University of Wittenberg chancellor, a contemporary of Martin Luther and a reformer of the early Reformation.
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39. Leonhart Fuchs
1501-1566 (aged 65)
physician
pteridologist
botanist
university teacher
Leonhart Fuchs, sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs and cited in Latin as Leonhartus Fuchsius, was a German physician and botanist. His chief notability is as the author of a large book about plants and their uses as medicines, a herbal, which was first published in 1542 in Latin. It has about 500 accurate and detailed drawings of plants, which were printed...
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40. Justus Jonas
1493-1555 (aged 62)
theologian
historian
jurist
university teacher
poet
Justus Jonas, the Elder, or simply Justus Jonas, was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer. He was a Jurist, Professor and Hymn writer. He is best known for his translations of the writings of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. He accompanied Martin Luther in his final moments.
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41. Francis of Waldeck
1488-1553 (aged 65)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Count Franz von Waldeck was Prince-Bishop of Münster, Osnabrück, and Minden in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. He suppressed the Münster Rebellion, a millenarian Anabaptist theocratic insurrection which occupied the fortified city of Münster.
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42. George Spalatin
1484-1545 (aged 61)
historian
theologian
jurist
Georg Spalatin ( German: [ˈʃpaːlatiːn]) was the pseudonym taken by Georg Burkhardt ( German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈbʊʁkhaʁt]; 17 January 1484 – 16 January 1545), a German humanist, theologian, reformer, secretary of the Saxon Elector Frederick the Wise, as well as an important figure in the history of the Reformation.
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43. Matthäus Zell
1477-1548 (aged 71)
theologian
Matthäus Zell was a Lutheran pastor and an early Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg. He joined the Reformation as early as 1521.
44. Joseph Martin Kraus
1756-1792 (aged 36)
choreographer
conductor
composer
university teacher
music critic
Joseph Martin Kraus, was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. He has been referred to as "the Swedish Mozart", although his music is rarely performed today. He is best known for having been...
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45. Ulrich von Hutten
1488-1523 (aged 35)
poet
Imperial Knight
writer
philosopher
monk
Ulrich von Hutten was a German knight, scholar, poet and satirist, who later became a follower of Martin Luther and a Protestant reformer.