Deaths in the 1920s

Lothar von Richthofen

1894–1922 (age 28)

Hesse

German flying ace and World War I military aviator.

Александр Александрович Левенсон

d. 1922

Frankfurt

Robert Diez

1844–1922 (age 78)

Dresden

German sculptor from Dresden active in the 19th century.

Hugo Spieler

1854–1922 (age 68)

Dresden

Franz Büchner

1898–1920 (age 22)

Leipzig

German World War I fighter pilot and military aviator.

Aloys Meister

1866–1925 (age 59)

Münster

Karl Scheidemantel

1859–1923 (age 64)

Dresden

German poet from Dresden known for his contributions to late 19th-century German literature.

Adolf Hantzsch

1841–1920 (age 79)

Dresden

Adolf von Hildebrand

1847–1921 (age 74)

Munich

Adolf von Hildebrand was a renowned German sculptor and architectural theorist known for his neoclassical works and infl...

Adolf Kertész

1892–1920 (age 28)

Saarbrücken

Viktor Kochubey

1860–1923 (age 63)

Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden resident active in the cultural life of the city during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Горбов, Николай Михайлович

1859–1921 (age 62)

Wiesbaden

Vladimir Khrapovitsky

1858–1922 (age 64)

Wiesbaden

Arts patron from Wiesbaden who supported cultural and artistic endeavors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Yelizaveta Vorontsova-Dashkova

1845–1924 (age 79)

Wiesbaden

Kurt von Morgen

1858–1928 (age 70)

Lübeck

German military officer from Lübeck whose career spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ida Boy-Ed

1852–1928 (age 76)

Lübeck

Hermann Braus

1868–1924 (age 56)

Heidelberg

German physician from Heidelberg who practiced medicine during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Seligmann Meyer

1853–1925 (age 72)

Regensburg

Oskar Panizza

1853–1921 (age 68)

Bayreuth

German poet and writer from Bayreuth whose literary works contributed to late 19th-century German culture.

Wilhelm Rauscher

1864–1925 (age 61)

Fulda

Joseph Fluthgraf

1850–1926 (age 76)

Wesel

German jurist from Wesel who practiced law during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Aleksandr Arkhipov

1858–1922 (age 64)

Celle

Otto Wolff

1879–1920 (age 41)

Celle

German photographer from Celle active in the early 20th century.

Harry Eckelmann

1891–1924 (age 33)

Neubrandenburg

Paul Möhler

1852–1929 (age 77)

Schwäbisch Gmünd

German politician from Schwäbisch Gmünd active in late 19th and early 20th-century politics.

Wilhelm Bresina

1840–1928 (age 88)

Soest

Ludwig von Meerheimb

1864–1924 (age 60)

Bad Doberan

Ludwig von Meerheimb was a German assessor who served in Bad Doberan from 1864 to 1924.

Krafft von Crailsheim

1841–1926 (age 85)

Ansbach

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

1853–1920 (age 67)

Coburg

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia was a Russian imperial family member who lived in Coburg from 1853 to 1920.

Theodor von Baginski

1845–1929 (age 84)

Berwartstein Castle

Maximilian Joseph Pfeiffer

1875–1926 (age 51)

Cemetery Speyer

Maximilian Joseph Pfeiffer was a German politician from Speyer who served from 1875 to 1926.

Hermann Wellensiek

1856–1925 (age 69)

Cemetery Speyer

Ferdinand Avenarius

1856–1923 (age 67)

Keitum

Ferdinand Avenarius was a German writer from Keitum who lived from 1856 to 1923.

Stine Andresen

1849–1927 (age 78)

Wyk auf Föhr

Waldemar Lind

1860–1928 (age 68)

Wyk auf Föhr

Waldemar Lind was a German photographer from Wyk auf Föhr who lived from 1860 to 1928.

Wilhelmina Koch

1845–1924 (age 79)

Wernigerode

Adolph Dattan

1854–1924 (age 70)

Naumburg

Adolph Dattan was a German photographer from Naumburg who lived from 1854 to 1924.

Max Wiese

1846–1925 (age 79)

Neuruppin

Robert Hinrichsen

1863–1926 (age 63)

Güstrow

Robert Hinrichsen was a German lawyer from Güstrow who lived from 1863 to 1926.

Elise Fontane

1838–1923 (age 85)

Neuruppin

Ernst Schwerdtner

1845–1923 (age 78)

Annaberg-Buchholz

Ernst Schwerdtner was a German teacher from Annaberg-Buchholz who lived from 1845 to 1923.

Albert Leo Schlageter

1894–1923 (age 29)

Schönau im Schwarzwald

Jan Wałtar-Wósličanski

1860–1921 (age 61)

Neschwitz

Jan Wałtar-Wósličanski was a poet from Neschwitz who lived from 1860 to 1921.

Carl Benz

1844–1929 (age 85)

Ladenburg

Heinrich Karl Joachim Scharffenberg

1920–1920 (age 0)

Ehrenfriedhof Lübeck

Heinrich Karl Joachim Scharffenberg was a German soldier born in 1920 who is honored at Ehrenfriedhof Lübeck.

Leontine von Winterfeld-Platen

1883–1926 (age 43)

Ludwigslust

Ludwig III of Bavaria

1845–1921 (age 76)

Frauenkirche

Ludwig III was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918 during World War I and the subsequent revolution.

Prince Karl of Bavaria

1874–1927 (age 53)

Frauenkirche

Duchess Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg

1903–1924 (age 21)

Altshausen

Duchess Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg, was a member of the Württemberg royal family who died at age twenty...

Maximilian Harden

1861–1927 (age 66)

Friedhof Heerstraße