Deaths in the 1920s

Paolo Emilio Bensa

1858–1928 (age 70)

Staglieno Cemetery Pantheon

Carlo Malinverni

1885–1922 (age 37)

Boschetto Irregolare

Italian poet of the early twentieth century whose literary contributions reflected the cultural movements of his era.

Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro

1853–1925 (age 72)

cemetery of Lugo

Luigi Leopardi

1844–1923 (age 79)

Cemetery

An Italian whose life spanned the transformative period of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Alfredo Gargiullo

1906–1928 (age 22)

Tomba Alfredo Gargiullo

Armando Spadini

1883–1925 (age 42)

grave of Armando Spadini

Italian painter whose artistic contributions shaped the visual culture of early twentieth-century Italy.

Giovanni Gamberoni

1868–1929 (age 61)

Bishops' Crypt

Amalia Dupré

1842–1928 (age 86)

Fiesole cemetery

Italian sculptor of the nineteenth century whose works contributed significantly to the development of Italian sculptura...

Marco Enrico Bossi

1861–1925 (age 64)

cemetery of Como

Gemma de Gresti

1877–1928 (age 51)

Saint Leonard church

Italian philanthropist whose charitable works and community service exemplified humanitarian values of the early twentie...

Luigi Sabbatani

1863–1928 (age 65)

Piratello Cemetery

Serafino Gaddoni

1877–1927 (age 50)

Piratello Cemetery

Italian historian whose scholarly contributions advanced the understanding of Italian cultural and historical developmen...

Fedora Farolfi

1904–1924 (age 20)

Piratello Cemetery

Giovanni Giolitti

1842–1928 (age 86)

cemetery of Cavour

Italian statesman whose political career significantly influenced the development of modern Italy during a transformativ...

Natale Tommasi

1853–1923 (age 70)

cemetery of Cognola

Charles Hercules Read

1857–1929 (age 72)

cemetery of San Pietro di Novella

British curator and art historian whose scholarly contributions advanced the study and preservation of cultural artifact...

Johannes Lepsius

1858–1926 (age 68)

protestant cemetery of Meran

Antonio Ceci

1852–1920 (age 68)

Civico Cimitero di Borgo Solestà

Italian physician whose medical practice and dedication to patient care exemplified the professional standards of his er...

Rodolfo Gambini

1855–1928 (age 73)

Tomba di Rodolfo Gambini

Ercole Marelli

1867–1922 (age 55)

Tomb of Ercole Marelli

Italian engineer whose innovations and expertise contributed significantly to the industrial development of modern Italy...

Angelo Badini

1894–1921 (age 27)

Grave of Badini

Domenico Majocchi

1849–1929 (age 80)

Grave of Majocchi

Domenico Majocchi was an influential Italian dermatologist whose career spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Antonino Cuzzocrea

1836–1926 (age 90)

Grave of Borghi-Mamo

Letizia Tattini

1846–1924 (age 78)

Grave of Isolani Lupari

Letizia Tattini was a significant Italian estate owner who managed large properties during the 19th and early 20th centu...

Clement Leslie Smith

1878–1927 (age 49)

Alassio English Cemetery

Edward Talbot Thackeray

1836–1927 (age 91)

Bordighera English Cemetery

Edward Talbot Thackeray was a British engineer who lived in Bordighera during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Temistocle Calzecchi-Onesti

1853–1922 (age 69)

cimitero di Monterubbiano

Alexei Petrovich Pavlov

1854–1929 (age 75)

Germany

Wilhelm von Bode

1845–1929 (age 84)

Berlin

Wilhelm von Bode was a German art historian and museum director who transformed Berlin's museums into world-class instit...

Paul Güssfeldt

1840–1920 (age 80)

Berlin

Eduard Seler

1849–1922 (age 73)

Berlin

Eduard Seler was a German university teacher and scholar who lived from 1849 to 1922.

Anita Berber

1899–1928 (age 29)

Berlin

Franz Schwechten

1841–1924 (age 83)

Berlin

Franz Schwechten was a prominent German architect who lived from 1841 to 1924.

Meta Seinemeyer

1895–1929 (age 34)

Berlin

Hanna Henning

1884–1925 (age 41)

Berlin

Hanna Henning was a German screenwriter who lived from 1884 to 1925.

Bahaeddin Şakir

1874–1922 (age 48)

Berlin

Cemal Azmi

1868–1922 (age 54)

Berlin

Ottoman and Turkish politician of the early 20th century.

Julius Kaftan

1848–1926 (age 78)

Berlin

Nikolaus von Wassilko

1868–1924 (age 56)

Berlin

Austro-Hungarian and Austrian politician of the early 20th century.

Mikhail Eisenstein

1867–1920 (age 53)

Berlin

Georg Kutenits

1846–1924 (age 78)

Heilbronn

German photographer from Heilbronn active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Sinai Schiffer

1852–1923 (age 71)

Karlsruhe

Matthias Erzberger

1875–1921 (age 46)

Baden-Württemberg

German writer and political figure of the early 20th century.

Franz Roubaud

1856–1928 (age 72)

Bavaria

Nicolas Nicolaïevitch de Leuchtenberg

1868–1928 (age 60)

Bavaria

German-Russian military officer who served in Bavaria during the early 20th century.

Georgy Nikolayevich of Leuchtenberg

1872–1929 (age 57)

Bavaria

Ferdinand Kurlbaum

1857–1927 (age 70)

Brandenburg

German physicist whose research advanced scientific knowledge in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg

1865–1927 (age 62)

Thuringia

Prince Henry of Prussia

1862–1929 (age 67)

Schleswig-Holstein

Prussian royal family member and military officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Princess Viktoria of Prussia

1866–1929 (age 63)

Hesse