page_title: Bamberg
section_title: L-Z
hierarchical_section_title: Bamberg / Notable people / L-Z
caption_attribution_description: Bronzehohlgussmedaille mit Brustbild von de:Emil Marschalk von Ostheim (1841-1903)
context_page_description: Bamberg is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby Babenberch castle. Cited as one of Germany's most beautiful towns, its Old Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, with Bamberg being home to Europe's largest intact old city wall.
  Starting in the 10th century and leading onwards, Bamberg became a key link with the Slav peoples, notably those of Poland and Pomerania. It experienced a period of great prosperity from the 12th century onwards, during which time it was briefly the centre of the Holy Roman Empire. Emperor Henry II was also buried in the old town, alongside his wife Kunigunde. The town's architecture from this period strongly influenced that in Northern Germany and Hungary. From the middle of the 13th century onward, the bishops were princes of the Empire and ruled Bamberg, overseeing the construction of monumental buildings.
context_section_description: Paul Maar, (born 1937), German writer and illustrator
  Emil Marschalk von Ostheim (1841–1903), historian and collector
  Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, actually  Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria  (1808–1888), promoter of Bavarian folk music in the 19th century
  Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer, Flugzeugbau Messerschmitt GmbH
  Wolf-Dieter Montag (1924–2018), German physician, sports medicine specialist, mountain rescue doctor, and international sports administrator
  Christina Morhaubt, convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death by burning in 1627 during the Bamberg witch trials
  Martin Münz (1785–1848), anatomist and professor
  Ida Noddack-Tacke, (1896–1978), chemist and physicist; she discovered element 75, rhenium
  Christopher Park (born 1987), pianist
  Fiona Parker (1991), Olympic Silver Medalist
  Bernd Redmann (born 1965), composer and musicologist
  Mike Rose, (1932–2006), painter, set designer and writer
  Gerd Schaller (born 1965), conductor
  Rainer Schaller (born 1969), entrepreneur and founder of McFit Fitness GmbH
  Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), German officer who attempted to assassinate German dictator Adolf Hitler in the July 20 Plot
  Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (born 1934), former General of the Bundeswehr
  Ritter Josef von Schmitt (1838–1907), German noble, Court President for the Kingdom of Bavaria, advisor to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, Privy councilor and an Honorary Citizen of the city of Bamberg.
  Gottfried von Schmitt (1827–1908), German noble, member of Supreme court and member of Upper Council of Bavaria.
  Josef Schmitt (1875–1944), German noble and Privy councillor.
  Gottfried Schmitt (1865–1919), German politician
  Josh Shipp, (1986–present), Professional basketball player for Brose Baskets Bamberg
  Tom Schütz (born 1988), football player
  Sven Schultze (born 1978), basketball player
  Karsten Tadda (born 1988), basketball player
  Andrew Wooten (born 1989), German-American soccer player
  Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel, (1779–1819), writer and illustrator Fränkischer Merkur
caption: Emil Marschalk von Ostheim 1903
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