Deaths in the 1930s

Erik Jan Hanussen

1889–1933 (age 44)

Germany

Eugen Goldstein

1850–1930 (age 80)

Berlin

Eugen Goldstein was a German physicist who lived from 1850 to 1930.

John Henry Mackay

1864–1933 (age 69)

Berlin

Herbert Norkus

1916–1932 (age 16)

Berlin

Herbert Norkus was a German who lived from 1916 to 1932.

Ivan Prokhanov

1869–1935 (age 66)

Berlin

Abraham Mintchine

1898–1931 (age 33)

Berlin

Abraham Mintchine was a German painter who lived from 1898 to 1931.

Nochum Shtif

1879–1933 (age 54)

Berlin

Margarethe von Brasch

1861–1932 (age 71)

Berlin

Margarethe von Brasch was a German writer who lived from 1861 to 1932.

Friedrich Wilhelm Semmler

1860–1931 (age 71)

Berlin

Bruno Kastner

1891–1932 (age 41)

Berlin

Bruno Kastner was a German screenwriter who lived from 1891 to 1932.

Ferdinand von Alten

1885–1933 (age 48)

Berlin

Aleksander Brückner

1856–1939 (age 83)

Berlin

Aleksander Brückner was a German university teacher who lived from 1856 to 1939.

Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke

1861–1936 (age 75)

Berlin

Heinrich Hoerle

1895–1936 (age 41)

Cologne

Heinrich Hoerle was a German writer who lived from 1895 to 1936.

Samuel Spitzer

1872–1934 (age 62)

Hamburg

Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems

1892–1930 (age 38)

Bavaria

Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska was an Austrian archduchess and Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems who lived from 1892 t...

Max Schreck

1879–1936 (age 57)

Brandenburg

Walter Schott

1861–1938 (age 77)

Saxony-Anhalt

Walter Schott was a German sculptor from Saxony-Anhalt who lived from 1861 to 1938.

Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

1858–1936 (age 78)

Saxony-Anhalt

Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

1855–1934 (age 79)

Schleswig-Holstein

Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, was a German politician who lived from 1855 to 1934.

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1857–1936 (age 79)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Wilhelm Freiherr von Ketteler

1906–1938 (age 32)

North Rhine-Westphalia

Wilhelm Freiherr von Ketteler was a German diplomat from North Rhine-Westphalia who lived from 1906 to 1938.

Duke Carl Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1863–1934 (age 71)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Wilhelm Gustloff

1895–1936 (age 41)

Schwerin

Wilhelm Gustloff was a German politician from Schwerin who lived from 1895 to 1936.

Dirk Klop

1906–1939 (age 33)

Düsseldorf

Julius Weber

1840–1934 (age 94)

Duisburg

Julius Weber was a German entrepreneur from Duisburg who lived from 1840 to 1934.

Max Sachs

1883–1935 (age 52)

Bielefeld

Carl Georg Oscar Drude

1852–1933 (age 81)

Dresden

Carl Georg Oscar Drude was a German university teacher from Dresden who lived from 1852 to 1933.

Mykola Chokolov

1845–1932 (age 87)

Wiesbaden

Philipp Scheidemann

1865–1939 (age 74)

Kassel

Philipp Scheidemann (1865-1939) was a prominent German Social Democratic politician from Kassel who served as Chancellor...

Karl Boy-Ed

1872–1930 (age 58)

Lübeck

Oskar Barnack

1879–1936 (age 57)

Wetzlar

Oskar Barnack was a German photographer from Wetzlar who lived from 1879 to 1936.

Georg Moog

1863–1934 (age 71)

Altena

Paul Graubner

1892–1932 (age 40)

Altena

Paul Graubner was a German jurist from Altena who lived from 1892 to 1932.

Ivan Aleksandrovich Lappo-Danilevsky

1895–1931 (age 36)

Giessen

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

1868–1937 (age 69)

Darmstadt

Ernest Louis was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and a notable writer who shaped his principality's cultural legacy...

Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

1871–1937 (age 66)

Darmstadt

Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark

1911–1937 (age 26)

Darmstadt

Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark was a young aristocrat whose brief life connected multiple European royal houses.

Bernhard Bartmann

1860–1938 (age 78)

Paderborn

unnamed son von Hessen-Darmstadt

1937–1937 (age 0)

Darmstadt

An unnamed son of Hessen-Darmstadt was born and died in 1937, leaving a brief but significant mark on his family's histo...

Margot Langsdorff

1873–1938 (age 65)

Darmstadt

Antonius Mönch

1870–1935 (age 65)

Cathedral of Trier

Antonius Mönch was a Catholic priest who devoted his life to ministry at the Cathedral of Trier.

Joseph Vogt

1865–1937 (age 72)

Aachen Cathedral

Gerhard Stumme

1889–1934 (age 45)

Halberstadt

Gerhard Stumme was a German Landrat who administered the district of Halberstadt during the Weimar era.

Joshua Abraham Joffe

1862–1935 (age 73)

Freiberg

Lina Sommer

1862–1932 (age 70)

Jockgrim

Lina Sommer was a German writer from Jockgrim whose literary contributions enriched her era's cultural landscape.

Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt

1857–1933 (age 76)

Mirow

Else Avenarius

1859–1932 (age 73)

Keitum

Else Avenarius was a resident of Keitum whose life spanned the transformative late nineteenth and early twentieth centur...

Carl Victor Jessen

1864–1936 (age 72)

Saint Clemens church

Arthur von Salmuth

1861–1937 (age 76)

Ballenstedt

Arthur von Salmuth was a German jurist from Ballenstedt who contributed to his nation's legal profession.