History / Personalities

Born in 1752 in Gardelegen, died in 1841 in Dresden
private tutor in the Harz-area, creator of the great collection of poems "Urania" (on the immortality of the soul), created the motto: “Shared sorrow is half-sorrow and shared happiness is double-happiness.”

Born in 1767 in Gardelegen, died in 1851 in Berlin
director of the royal Prussian national, created several poems in the idealised Low German languageschuf, this helped the language to get recognition , „master of the table“ of the famous „song-table“ (called Zelter) in Berlin, fervent and patriotic gymnast, songwriter of the well-known song: "Im Wald und auf der Heide, da such ich meine Freude, ich bin ein Jägersmann".

Born in 1827 in Gardelegen, died in  1900 in Berlin
author of the standard work of the local studies of the Altmark: "Bilder aus der Altmark", liberal politician, member of the Reichstag

Born in 1829 in Gardelegen, died in 1910 in Paris
influential journalist and critic of theater, created several at his time well-known stories and novels

Born in 1849 in Gardelegen, died in 1900 in Gardelegen
explored the Chilean Feuerland and ist inhabitants

Born in 1870 in Gardelegen, died in 1931 in Düsseldorf
best-known artist of the German „small-arts-stage“ between 1900 and 1931, saloon-humorist and recital-artist, creator of several traditional Couplets:"Der Überzieher", "In fünfzig Jahren ist alles vorbei"

Born in 1923 in Gardelegen, lives in the USA had to escape from Nazi-Germany as a child, the most important English-translator during the so called Nürnberger war crime process in 1946, businessman, brother of Helmut Sonnenfeldt

Born in 1926 in Gardelegen, lives in the USA, had to from Nazi-Germany, political science, influential adviser of several US-presidents around the year 1970 and the following, brother of Richard Sonnenfeldt