JOHANN FRIEDRICH JUDEICH was born in 1828 in Dresden, Germany. At an early age, he discovered his love for nature. He went on to study forestry in Tharandt (Germany) and Leipzig (Germany). After he got his degree, he was employed by count Morzin in Böhmen (modern day Czech Republic). He established a nature conversation centre there which became a role model for the whole area. In 1866, at the age of 38, he became the director at the Academy of Forestry in Tharandt. In 1871, he published his book Die Forsteinrichtung ("The Forestry Facility") which was translated into several languages. Johann Friedrich received many awards at home and abroad (Austria, Italy, Russia and Brazil). His incessant work ethic ("I do not have time to be sick") finally led to a perforation of the stomach and his early death in 1894. In 2000, the Technical University of Dresden in Tharandt dedicated a building to Johann Friedrich Judeich (Judeich-Bau). In Dresden, a street was named after him (Judeich-Strasse).

WALTHER JUDEICH was born in Dresden in 1859. His father died when he was four years old. After finishing high school, he went to university in order to study classical civilizations and history. He studied in Tuebingen (Germany), Leipzig (Germany), Strasbourg (France), Paris and Berlin. In 1888 and 1889, he participated in archeological excavations in Greece and Turkey and spent time in Rome, Pompeii and in Sicily. He was among the scientists who transported the Pergamon Altar to Berlin. In 1896, he wrote his chief work Die Topographie von Athen (" The Topography of Athen") which is still considered a standard work of Greek history today. At the beginning of the 19th century, he started his teaching career at the University of Marburg (Germany), Czernowitz (modern day Ukraine) and Erlangen (Germany). In 1907 he became a professor of ancient history at the University of Jena (Germany) and kept his professorship until 1931. Walther Judeich died in 1942 at the age of 82.