Deaths in the 1880s
8,900+ memorials
Gotthilf Hagen
1797–1884 (age 87)
Invalids' Cemetery
Gotthilf Hagen was a prominent nineteenth-century engineer whose technical innovations advanced civil engineering and pu...
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808–1884 (age 76)
Alter Friedhof der Zwölf-Apostel-Gemeinde
Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker
1811–1886 (age 75)
Alter Friedhof der Zwölf-Apostel-Gemeinde
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
1808–1888 (age 80)
Tegernsee Abbey
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a membe...
Friedrich Kiel
1821–1885 (age 64)
Alter Friedhof der Zwölf-Apostel-Gemeinde
Hermann Hugo Stinnes
1842–1887 (age 45)
Altstadtfriedhof Mülheim an der Ruhr
Adam Christ
1856–1881 (age 25)
Alter Südfriedhof
Ralf von Retberg
1812–1885 (age 73)
Alter Südfriedhof
Andreas Wohlmuth
1809–1884 (age 75)
Alter Südfriedhof
Andreas Wohlmuth was a nineteenth-century composer whose musical works contributed to German cultural and artistic tradi...
Ferdinand Krieger
1843–1887 (age 44)
Alter Südfriedhof
Franz Herz
1817–1889 (age 72)
Alter Südfriedhof
Franz Herz was a 19th-century German actor of distinction.
Henriette Moldenhauer
1807–1881 (age 74)
Alter Südfriedhof
Ottokar Freiherr von Feilitzsch
1879–1888 (age 9)
Trogen
Ottokar Freiherr von Feilitzsch was a 19th-century German nobleman.
Michael Heininger
1803–1889 (age 86)
Windorf
Simon Münich
1799–1882 (age 83)
Pfarrkirchen
Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff
1807–1882 (age 75)
Alter Südfriedhof
Gustav Richter
1823–1884 (age 61)
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Gustav Richter was a 19th-century German painter of considerable talent.
Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm von Kameke
1819–1889 (age 70)
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Karl Schaper
1828–1886 (age 58)
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Antonie von Kusserow
1846–1887 (age 41)
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Karoline von Sybel
1817–1884 (age 67)
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Karoline von Sybel was a 19th-century German woman of notable family.
Johann Gerhard Oncken
1800–1884 (age 84)
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Richard Wagner
1813–1883 (age 70)
Wahnfried
Richard Wagner was a prominent 19th-century German writer and intellectual.
Frederick Francis II
1823–1883 (age 60)
Schwerin Cathedral
Alois von Brinz
1820–1887 (age 67)
Alter Südfriedhof
Alois von Brinz was a 19th-century German politician of note.
Theobald Boehm
1794–1881 (age 87)
Alter Südfriedhof
Ferdinand von Miller
1813–1887 (age 74)
Alter Südfriedhof
Ferdinand von Miller was a 19th-century German engineer of distinction.
Josef Albert
1825–1886 (age 61)
Alter Südfriedhof
Wolfgang Franz von Kobell
1803–1882 (age 79)
Alter Südfriedhof
Wolfgang Franz von Kobell was a pioneering 19th-century German photographer.
Baron Karl Ludwig von der Pfordten
1811–1880 (age 69)
Alter Südfriedhof
Hermann von Schlagintweit
1826–1882 (age 56)
Alter Südfriedhof
Hermann von Schlagintweit was a prominent 19th-century German geographer known for his extensive explorations and scient...
Franz Xaver von Gietl
1803–1888 (age 85)
Alter Südfriedhof
Lorenz Gedon
1843–1883 (age 40)
Alter Südfriedhof
Lorenz Gedon was a 19th-century German architect whose works reflected the architectural innovations of his era.
August Hauner
1811–1884 (age 73)
Alter Südfriedhof
Adolf Christen
1811–1883 (age 72)
Alter Südfriedhof
Adolf Christen was a German actor whose career spanned the theatrical world of 19th-century Europe.
Siegmund von Pranckh
1821–1888 (age 67)
Alter Südfriedhof
Siegmund Freiherr von Pranckh (5 December 1821, Altötting, Upper Bavaria – 8 May 1888, Munich), descendant of the anc...
Adolf Emil Friedrich Wilhelm von Horn
1819–1885 (age 66)
Invalids' Cemetery
Georg Weber
1808–1888 (age 80)
Bergfriedhof
Georg Weber (10 February 1808 in Bad Bergzabern – 10 August 1888 in Heidelberg) was a German historian.
Emil Bessels
1847–1888 (age 41)
Bergfriedhof
Emil Bessels (2 June 1847 – 30 March 1888) was a German zoologist, entomologist, physician, and Arctic researcher who ...
Johannes Minckwitz
1812–1885 (age 73)
Bergfriedhof
Johann Caspar Bluntschli
1808–1881 (age 73)
Bergfriedhof
Julius Stern
1820–1883 (age 63)
Weißensee Cemetery
Frederick III, German Emperor
1831–1888 (age 57)
Church of Peace
Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor ...
Hermann Johann Friedrich Schulze-Gävernitz
1824–1888 (age 64)
Bergfriedhof
Carl Spitzweg
1808–1885 (age 77)
Alter Südfriedhof
Carl Spitzweg was a 19th-century German writer and artist known for his distinctive creative vision and cultural contrib...
Leopold Rottmann
1812–1881 (age 69)
Alter Südfriedhof
Friedrich Voltz
1817–1886 (age 69)
Alter Südfriedhof
Johann Halbig
1814–1882 (age 68)
Alter Südfriedhof
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther
1806–1882 (age 76)
Alter Südfriedhof
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther was a prominent 19th-century German illustrator whose artistic work enhanced literary and cult...
Karl von Piloty
1826–1886 (age 60)
Alter Südfriedhof