Deaths in the 1920s
15,000+ memorials
Theodor Curtius
1857–1928 (age 71)
Bergfriedhof
Theodor Curtius was a prominent German chemist whose research on organic compounds and innovative synthetic methods adva...
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
1840–1921 (age 81)
Bergfriedhof
Max Fürbringer
1846–1920 (age 74)
Bergfriedhof
Max Fürbringer was a respected German biologist whose anatomical research and comparative studies advanced understandin...
Leo Königsberger
1837–1921 (age 84)
Bergfriedhof
Harry Bresslau
1848–1926 (age 78)
Bergfriedhof
Harry Bresslau was a distinguished German historian whose meticulous scholarship and research significantly contributed ...
Emil Kraepelin
1856–1926 (age 70)
Bergfriedhof
Eberhard Gothein
1853–1923 (age 70)
Bergfriedhof
Eberhard Gothein was a German politician whose civic engagement and public service contributed to his era's political an...
Guido Philipp Schmitt
1834–1922 (age 88)
Bergfriedhof
Jakob Henkenhaf
1855–1927 (age 72)
Bergfriedhof
Jakob Henkelhaf was a German architect whose designs and professional contributions shaped the architectural landscape o...
Karl Heinsheimer
1869–1929 (age 60)
Bergfriedhof
Ludwig Wilser
1850–1923 (age 73)
Bergfriedhof
Ludwig Wilser was a German writer whose literary works and intellectual contributions enriched the cultural discourse of...
Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1853–1924 (age 71)
Bergfriedhof
Franz Knauff
1835–1920 (age 85)
Bergfriedhof
Franz Knauff was a German hygienist whose work advanced public health and sanitary science during the nineteenth century...
Fanny Fürbringer
1856–1929 (age 73)
Bergfriedhof
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1857–1920 (age 63)
Doberan Abbey
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a German nobleman who served as regent during a transformative period i...
Otto Lehmann
1855–1922 (age 67)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Carl Engler
1842–1925 (age 83)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Carl Engler was a German politician of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ferruccio Busoni
1866–1924 (age 58)
III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße
Johannes Homuth
1839–1922 (age 83)
III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße
Johannes Homuth was a German politician active in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Hermann Wickenhagen
1849–1929 (age 80)
III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße
Hans Bunte
1848–1925 (age 77)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Hans Bunte was a German chemist of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Hans Thoma
1839–1924 (age 85)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Wilhelm Lorenz
1842–1926 (age 84)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Wilhelm Lorenz was a German entrepreneur active during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Carl Praefcke
1866–1928 (age 62)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Rudolf Jung
1859–1922 (age 63)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Rudolf Jung was a German historian of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ernst Justus Haeberlin
1847–1925 (age 78)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Adolph von Holzhausen
1866–1923 (age 57)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Adolph von Holzhausen was a German philanthropist and donor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Emma Mumm von Schwarzenstein
1852–1922 (age 70)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Louis Peter
1841–1921 (age 80)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Louis Peter was a German entrepreneur of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gustav Treupel
1867–1926 (age 59)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Karl Krause
1868–1927 (age 59)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Karl Krause was a German physician active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Johann Christoph Jureit
1842–1927 (age 85)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Arthur Moritz Schoenflies
1853–1928 (age 75)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Arthur Moritz Schoenflies was a German mathematician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Carl Gräbe
1841–1927 (age 86)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Rudolf Oeser
1858–1926 (age 68)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Rudolf Oeser was a German politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Berthold Freudenthal
1872–1929 (age 57)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Hugo von Seeliger
1849–1924 (age 75)
Bogenhausener Friedhof
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his observational work and contributions to celestial mech...
Richard Grüneberg
1862–1926 (age 64)
Melaten-Friedhof
Mathilde Mevissen
1848–1924 (age 76)
Melaten-Friedhof
Mathilde Mevissen was a dedicated women's rights activist who championed gender equality in 19th-century Germany.
Engelbert Humperdinck
1854–1921 (age 67)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Siegfried Jacobsohn
1881–1926 (age 45)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Siegfried Jacobsohn was an influential German writer and cultural critic known for his editorial work with Die Weltbühn...
Carl Harries
1866–1923 (age 57)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Carl Ludwig Schleich
1859–1922 (age 63)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Carl Ludwig Schleich was a pioneering German anesthesiologist whose innovations transformed surgical pain management.
Hugo Conwentz
1855–1922 (age 67)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Friedrich Dolezalek
1873–1920 (age 47)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Friedrich Dolezalek was a German chemist whose research contributed to the advancement of chemical science.
Lovis Corinth
1858–1925 (age 67)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Richard Eilenberg
1848–1927 (age 79)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Richard Eilenberg was a German composer whose works contributed to 19th-century musical culture.
Heinrich Zille
1858–1929 (age 71)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Gilda Langer
1896–1920 (age 24)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Gilda Langer was a German actress whose promising career was cut short by her early death.
Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
1857–1928 (age 71)
Grabkapelle