Deaths in the 1850s

Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen

1794–1852 (age 58)

Weimarer Fürstengruft

Wilhelm Grimm

1786–1859 (age 73)

Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin

Wilhelm Grimm was one of the renowned Grimm brothers whose fairy tale collections became foundational to European folklo...

Franz Theodor Kugler

1808–1858 (age 50)

Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin

Georg Simon Ohm

1789–1854 (age 65)

Alter Südfriedhof

Georg Simon Ohm was a pioneering German physicist whose formulation of Ohm's Law revolutionized electrical science.

Josef Ludwig von Armansperg

1787–1853 (age 66)

Alter Südfriedhof

Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

1774–1856 (age 82)

Alter Südfriedhof

Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs was a distinguished German chemist whose research advanced chemical science during the early 19...

Adolf von Schlagintweit

1829–1857 (age 28)

Alter Südfriedhof

Franz von Paula Gruithuisen

1774–1852 (age 78)

Alter Südfriedhof

Karl von Abel

1788–1859 (age 71)

Alter Südfriedhof

Georg Carl Andreas Wagner

1794–1854 (age 60)

Alter St.-Nikolai-Friedhof

Wilhelm Niemack

1812–1852 (age 40)

Alter St.-Nikolai-Friedhof

Johann Georg Friedrich Barckhausen

1777–1857 (age 80)

Alter St.-Nikolai-Friedhof

Johann Andreas Schmeller

1785–1852 (age 67)

Alter Südfriedhof

Guido Görres

1805–1852 (age 47)

Alter Südfriedhof

Johann Adam Seuffert

1794–1857 (age 63)

Alter Südfriedhof

Jean-Baptiste Métivier

1781–1857 (age 76)

Alter Südfriedhof

Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau

1793–1854 (age 61)

Rudolstadt

Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

1780–1857 (age 77)

Stuttgart Collegiate Church

Amalie Sieveking

1794–1859 (age 65)

Alter Hammer Friedhof

Johann Heinrich Ohlendorff

1788–1857 (age 69)

Alter Hammer Friedhof

Joseph Hartmann Stuntz

1793–1859 (age 66)

Alter Südfriedhof

Maria Naryshkina

1779–1854 (age 75)

Alter Südfriedhof

Joseph Karl Stieler

1781–1858 (age 77)

Alter Südfriedhof

Andreas Buchner

1776–1854 (age 78)

Alter Südfriedhof

Carl Rottmann

1797–1850 (age 53)

Alter Südfriedhof

Wilhelm von Kobell

1766–1853 (age 87)

Alter Südfriedhof

Otto Jacobi

1803–1855 (age 52)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Christian Peter Wilhelm Beuth

1781–1853 (age 72)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen

1778–1851 (age 73)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Franz Krüger

1797–1857 (age 60)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Franz Krüger was a prominent 19th-century German painter celebrated for his dynamic compositions and masterful techniqu...

Christian Daniel Rauch

1777–1857 (age 80)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Franz Anton Mayer

1773–1854 (age 81)

Alter Südfriedhof

Franz Anton Mayer was a devoted parson who dedicated his life to spiritual ministry and pastoral care.

Xaver Schwanthaler

1799–1854 (age 55)

Alter Südfriedhof

Joseph Anton Fischer

1814–1859 (age 45)

Alter Südfriedhof

Joseph Anton Fischer was a 19th-century painter who contributed to the artistic traditions of his time.

Georg Jakob Strunz

1781–1852 (age 71)

Alter Südfriedhof

Gisbert Flüggen

1811–1859 (age 48)

Alter Südfriedhof

Gisbert Flüggen was a 19th-century painter who dedicated his life to artistic creation.

Martin Deutinger

1789–1854 (age 65)

Alter Südfriedhof

Konrad Eberhard

1768–1859 (age 91)

Alter Südfriedhof

Konrad Eberhard was a painter whose long career spanned the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Hermann Beisler

1790–1859 (age 69)

Alter Südfriedhof

Jacob Bauer

1787–1854 (age 67)

Alter Südfriedhof

Jacob Bauer was a politician dedicated to public service and civic governance.

Simon Eichthal

1787–1854 (age 67)

Alter Südfriedhof

Anton von Gumppenberg

1787–1855 (age 68)

Alter Südfriedhof

Anton von Gumppenberg was a 19th-century politician dedicated to public service and governance.

Adolf von Wangenheim

1797–1858 (age 61)

Sonneborn

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Bensch

1781–1858 (age 77)

Nikolassee

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Bensch was a businessman who contributed to commercial enterprise and economic development.

Jan Wjelan

1773–1852 (age 79)

Schleife

Grigory Langsdorff

1774–1852 (age 78)

Alter Friedhof

Grigory Langsdorff was a naturalist and explorer whose scientific work advanced knowledge of the natural world.

Joseph Anselm Feuerbach

1798–1851 (age 53)

Alter Friedhof

Joseph von Auffenberg

1798–1857 (age 59)

Alter Friedhof

Joseph von Auffenberg was a 19th-century writer whose literary works contributed to German cultural heritage.

Heinrich Joseph Wetzer

1801–1853 (age 52)

Alter Friedhof

Franz Anton Staudenmaier

1800–1856 (age 56)

Alter Friedhof