Gollwitzer Explained

Gollwitzer
Meaning:	"from Gollwitz" (2 places in Brandenburg, and 1 in Mecklenburg)
Region:	originally northern Germany, then moved to Bavaria
Language origin:	German (Slavic-origin toponym + -er)
Variant:	?

Gollwitzer is the surname of:

• Friedrich Gollwitzer (1889–1977), German general
• Heinz Gollwitzer (1917–1999), German historian
• Helmut Gollwitzer (1908–1993), German Protestant theologian and author
• Michael Gollwitzer, false name of Heinrich Seetzen (1906–1945)
• Peter Gollwitzer (born 1950), German professor of psychology
• Thomas Gollwitzer (born 1966), German tennis player