physiologist, inventor of the esthesiometer ernst heinrich weber, german physician and professor whose studies paved the way for the founding of psychology katja werthmann, german ethnologist, regional focus west africa, full professor at leipzig university wilhelm wundt, german psychologist, founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research friedrich trendelenburg, german surgeon, described surgical removal of pulmonary emboli politics luo gan, chinese politician, member of the politburo standing committee johann major, german lutheran theologian, a principal author of the so-called leipzig interim, and author of the majoristic controversy angela merkel, first female german chancellor hans-dietrich genscher, german politician, foreign minister and vice chancellor rudolph sohm, lawyer and church historian cai yuanpei, president of peking university and leading thinker in the early chinese communist movement michelle bachelet, first female president of chile between 2006 and 2010 selig brodetsky, israeli president of the hebrew university of jerusalem raila amolo odinga, kenyan politician sports luz long, german olympic long-jumper, noted for his sportsmanship