Deaths in the 1870s
7,400+ memorials
Carl von Kaskel
1797–1874 (age 77)
Trinitatis Cemetery
Johann Baptist Pischek
1814–1873 (age 59)
Fangelsbachfriedhof
Johann Baptist Pischek was a 19th-century singer whose vocal artistry enriched the musical landscape of his era.
Sixt Karl Kapff
1805–1879 (age 74)
Fangelsbachfriedhof
Theodor Hosemann
1807–1875 (age 68)
Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin
Theodor Hosemann was a 19th-century teacher whose dedication to education shaped the minds of his students.
Clarissa Graves
1808–1871 (age 63)
Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin
Carl Ludwig Schüttler
1794–1872 (age 78)
Friedhof IV der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche
Elisabeth Schüttler
d. 1874
Friedhof IV der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche
Karl Ferdinand Schulz
1787–1877 (age 90)
cemeteries at Hallesches Tor
Joseph Clemens Weyhe
1807–1871 (age 64)
Golzheimer Friedhof
Theodor Franken
1811–1876 (age 65)
Golzheimer Friedhof
Theodor Franken was a 19th-century painter whose artistic talents contributed to the visual culture of his era.
Margarethe von Werder
1840–1872 (age 32)
Garnisonfriedhof Schleswig
Marie Christ
1813–1878 (age 65)
Luisenfriedhof I
Marie Christ was a 19th-century woman whose life spanned a transformative period in European history.
Friedrich August von zu-Rhein
1802–1870 (age 68)
Hauptfriedhof Würzburg
Anton Ruland
1809–1874 (age 65)
Hauptfriedhof Würzburg
Anton Ruland was a 19th-century politician whose public service contributed to the governance of his community.
Johann Gottlob Töpfer
1791–1870 (age 79)
Historical Cemetery, Weimar
Carl August Schwerdgeburth
1785–1878 (age 93)
Historical Cemetery, Weimar
Carl August Schwerdgeburth was a 19th-century engraver whose technical skill enriched the artistic traditions of his era...
Heinrich Jäde
1815–1873 (age 58)
Historical Cemetery, Weimar
Rachel Zuntz
1787–1874 (age 87)
Jewish cemetery Bonn-Schwarzrheindorf
Wolfgang Menzel
1798–1873 (age 75)
Hoppenlau Cemetery
Agnese Schebest
1813–1870 (age 57)
Hoppenlau Cemetery
Agnese Schebest was a 19th-century singer whose vocal artistry contributed to the musical culture of her era.
August von Köstlin
1792–1873 (age 81)
Hoppenlau Cemetery
Johannes Mährlen
1803–1871 (age 68)
Hoppenlau Cemetery
Erich von Taube
1849–1870 (age 21)
Hoppenlau Cemetery
Axel von Taube
1851–1870 (age 19)
Hoppenlau Cemetery
Jacob Mayer
1813–1875 (age 62)
Kortumpark Bochum
Max Greve
1815–1873 (age 58)
Kortumpark Bochum
Prince Albert of Prussia
1809–1872 (age 63)
mausoleum of Charlottenburg Park
Auguste von Harrach
1800–1873 (age 73)
mausoleum of Charlottenburg Park
Auguste von Harrach was a 19th-century European aristocrat whose life reflected the nobility and social prominence of he...
Friedrich Dagobert Deetz
1812–1871 (age 59)
Kleistpark
Karl Gustav Nieritz
1795–1876 (age 81)
Innerer Neustädter Friedhof
Karl Gustav Nieritz was a prolific 19th-century German writer whose literary works reflected the cultural transformation...
Moritz G. Meyer
1822–1879 (age 57)
jewish cemetery An der Strangriede
Sigmund Cohen
1837–1878 (age 41)
jewish cemetery An der Strangriede
Friedrich Wilhelm Pfotenhauer
1812–1877 (age 65)
Johannisfriedhof, Dresden
Georg Bergmann
1819–1870 (age 51)
Johannisfriedhof Hildesheim
Georg Bergmann was a 19th-century German painter whose artistic works contributed to the visual culture of his time.
Christian Friedrich Schultz
1794–1878 (age 84)
Lent-Kaserne
Ludwig Feuerbach
1804–1872 (age 68)
Johannisfriedhof (Nürnberg)
Daniel Heinemann
1809–1875 (age 66)
jewish cemetery An der Strangriede
Julius Grobe
1807–1877 (age 70)
Johannisfriedhof (Nürnberg)
Julius Grobe was a 19th-century German composer whose musical works contributed to the cultural heritage of his era.
Mendel Joseph Oberdorfer
1803–1876 (age 73)
Jüdischer Friedhof Wallerstein
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1839–1872 (age 33)
Parkfriedhof Meiningen
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a 19th-century German noblewoman whose life reflected aristocratic traditio...
Johann Heinrich Gustav Meyer
1816–1877 (age 61)
New Cemetery, Potsdam
Louis Schneider
1805–1878 (age 73)
New Cemetery, Potsdam
Leopold Ledebur
1799–1877 (age 78)
New Cemetery, Potsdam
Heinrich Wilhelm Hahn
1795–1873 (age 78)
Neuer St. Nikolai Friedhof (Hannover)
Heinrich Wilhelm Hahn was a German publisher born in 1795 who played an important role in 19th-century German publishing...
Minna Sprengel
1828–1877 (age 49)
Neuer St. Nikolai Friedhof (Hannover)
Thekla Souchay
1809–1876 (age 67)
Loschwitz Cemetery
Johann Souchay
1798–1871 (age 73)
Loschwitz Cemetery
Levy Lessing
1788–1879 (age 91)
jewish cemetery An der Strangriede
Alexander Simon
1798–1878 (age 80)
jewish cemetery An der Strangriede
Gustav Jüdell
1847–1876 (age 29)
jewish cemetery An der Strangriede
Gustav Jüdell was a German Jewish physician who lived from 1847 to 1876 and practiced medicine in the 19th century.