List of German Canadians

This is a list of notable German Canadians.

Academics

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Scientists

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Henry Taube

Artists

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Musicians

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Deadmau5

Painters

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Businesspeople

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Politicians

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John Diefenbaker

Sportspeople

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Heribert Adam". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Cassels & Fröhlich 1976.
  3. ^ Chambers, Mortimer. "HEICHELHEIM, Fritz Moritz". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers University. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Abraham Gesner - Conventional Oil - Alberta's Energy Heritage". www.history.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-25. He was born in Cornwallis Township, Nova Scotia, to a family of Germanic origin.
  5. ^ "Gerhard Herzberg: The Person". GCS Research Society. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  6. ^ Wurtz, Robert H. (2014). "David H. Hubel 1926–2013" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved January 20, 2024. His paternal grandfather had emigrated from Germany to Detroit, where he had invented the first process for the mass production of gelatin pill capsules.
  7. ^ Blackwell, Barry (November 5, 2015). "Heinz Edgar Lehmann by Barry Blackwell". inhn.org. International Network for the History of Neuropsychopharmacology. Retrieved January 22, 2024. a refugee from Nazi Germany
  8. ^ "H. Bernhard Schlegel". International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Peter C. Ford; Thomas J. Meyer (2020). "Henry Taube. 30 November 1915—16 November 2005". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 70. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2020.0042. His parents were ethnic German farmers who escaped from Russian-controlled Ukraine in 1911 for Canada.
  10. ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (17 January 2021). "Memorable Manitobans: Henry Eric Bergman (1893-1958)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ Baker, Victoria (15 December 2013). "Emanuel Otto Hahn". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ Mackie, John (22 June 2017). "Canada 150: Fred Herzog, colourful street photographer". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ^ Bassler, Gerhard P. (July 30, 2013). "German Canadians". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Joe Hall: Obituary", National Post, March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019
  15. ^ Weissenborn 1994.
  16. ^ "Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt". Waterloo Region Generations. Region of Waterloo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  17. ^ Wust 1985.
  18. ^ Sacco, Al (23 January 2012). "10 Things to Know About RIM's New CEO, Thorsten Heins". CIO. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  19. ^ Quantrell 1998, pp. 89–90.
  20. ^ McMann, Roberts & Tunnell 1987, p. 690.
  21. ^ Tötösy de Zepetnek 1998.
  22. ^ Cole, Trevor (2014-11-27). "Our Canadian CEO of the year you've probably never heard of". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  23. ^ "Shopify: Koblenzer revolutioniert Onlineshops". www.rhein-zeitung.de (in German). 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  24. ^ "The Canadian Bill of Rights". Diefenbaker Canada Centre. The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada. 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2024. His mother was Scottish and his father, a German immigrant, experienced discrimination during the First World War.
  25. ^ Rose 1886, pp. 546–547.
  26. ^ Richardson 1998.
  27. ^ Stolpe, Daniel (20 October 2004). "Ein Fremder in der Heimat, oder: Willkommen in der Fremde". Welt Online (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  28. ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  29. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hermann Kerckhoff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
  30. ^ "Heinz Poenn". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  31. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "List of German Canadians". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

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