Count Georg Magnus Sprengtporten, was a Finland-Swedish politician, younger brother of Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten. Since he defected to Russia, he went down in Swedish history as a traitor.
Georg Prochaska was a leading Czech-Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university professor. He wrote the first genuine textbook on physiology and created the concept of nerve conduction among other theories. He was a staunch promoter of the modern reflex theory.
Georg Rudolf Weckherlin was a German poet and diplomat. Influenced by the French La Pléiade, his poetry introduced Renaissance forms and themes previously unknown in German verse.