Deaths in the 1930s
18,000+ memorials
August Sartorius von Waltershausen
1852–1938 (age 86)
Gauting
Adolf Engler
1844–1930 (age 86)
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
Adolf Engler was a distinguished botanist and curator who shaped Berlin's Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum.
Matej Urban
1846–1931 (age 85)
Weigersdorf/Wukrančicy
Christian Schreiber
1872–1933 (age 61)
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Christian Schreiber was a Catholic priest who served at St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.
Alfred Abel
1879–1937 (age 58)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Conrad Ansorge
1862–1930 (age 68)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Conrad Ansorge was a German composer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Helene Lange
1848–1930 (age 82)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Oskar Minkowski
1858–1931 (age 73)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Oskar Minkowski was a German astronomer whose work significantly advanced observational astronomy.
Edmund Meisel
1894–1930 (age 36)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Felix Hollaender
1867–1931 (age 64)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Felix Hollaender was a German dramaturge and influential figure in early 20th-century theater.
Erich Marcks
1861–1938 (age 77)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Paul Scheinpflug
1875–1936 (age 61)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Paul Scheinpflug was a German composer of the early 20th century.
Karl von Einem
1853–1934 (age 81)
Münster Central Cemetery
Friedrich Husemann
1873–1935 (age 62)
Zentralfriedhof Bochum
Friedrich Husemann was a German politician active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Bernhard Wuermeling
1854–1937 (age 83)
Münster Central Cemetery
Rudolf His
1870–1938 (age 68)
Münster Central Cemetery
Rudolf His was a German jurist and legal scholar of considerable influence.
Karl Bauer
1874–1939 (age 65)
Münster Central Cemetery
Theodor Rosenheim
1860–1933 (age 73)
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Theodor Rosenheim was a German physician active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Friedrich Roth
1854–1930 (age 76)
Augsburg Protestant Cemetery
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883–1934 (age 51)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Joachim Ringelnatz was a German actor and performer of the early 20th century.
August Kraus
1868–1934 (age 66)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Bill Drews
1870–1938 (age 68)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Bill Drews was a German judge and legal professional of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Erwin Liek
1878–1935 (age 57)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Gertrud Bindernagel
1894–1932 (age 38)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Gertrud Bindernagel was a German opera singer of the early 20th century.
Harry Steier
1878–1936 (age 58)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Theodor Däubler
1876–1934 (age 58)
Friedhof Heerstraße
German writer and poet associated with Expressionism and modernist literature.
Alfred Cassirer
1875–1932 (age 57)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Kurt Mühsam
1882–1931 (age 49)
Friedhof Heerstraße
German jurist active during the Weimar Republic.
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
1861–1939 (age 78)
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Rudolf Schwarz
1904–1934 (age 30)
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
German editor and editorial staff member during the Weimar period.
Conrad Schmidt
1863–1932 (age 69)
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Georg Stern
1867–1934 (age 67)
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
German engineer active in early twentieth-century industrial development.
Amalie Mayer
1856–1933 (age 77)
Fischerhude
Princess Theresa of Liechtenstein
1850–1938 (age 88)
Theatine Church
Princess of Liechtenstein and member of the Central European nobility.
Alban Schachleiter
1860–1937 (age 77)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Hans Schemm
1891–1935 (age 44)
Munich Forest Cemetery
German teacher active in early twentieth-century education.
Alfred von Tirpitz
1849–1930 (age 81)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Georg Schrimpf
1889–1938 (age 49)
Munich Forest Cemetery
German painter associated with modernist and expressionist movements.
Eduard Schmid
1861–1933 (age 72)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Eduard Schmid (1861-1933) was a German scholar born in Ostrach who was buried at Munich Forest Cemetery.
Felix Berber
1871–1930 (age 59)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Felix Berber (1871-1930) was a German legal scholar born in Jena who specialized in international law.
Wolfgang Schultz
1881–1936 (age 55)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Wolfgang Schultz (1881-1936) was a Vienna-born German scholar buried at Munich Forest Cemetery.
Hugo Junkers
1859–1935 (age 76)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Hugo Junkers (1859-1935) was a pioneering German engineer and aircraft designer born in Rheydt, best known for developin...
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner
1854–1932 (age 78)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner (1854-1932) was a Munich-born German educational reformer who revolutionized vocatio...
Theodor Fischer
1862–1938 (age 76)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Theodor Fischer (1862-1938) was a German architect born in Schweinfurt who became a leading figure in Munich's architect...
Carl von Linde
1842–1934 (age 92)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Carl von Linde (1842-1934) was a German engineer born in Berndorf who invented the refrigeration cycle and founded the L...
Hans Prinzhorn
1886–1933 (age 47)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933) was a German psychiatrist and art historian born in Hemer, famous for his collection and stud...
Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe
1872–1931 (age 59)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe (1872-1931) was a German scientist and inventor born in Zweibrücken who developed the gyrocom...
Karl von Amira
1848–1930 (age 82)
Munich Forest Cemetery
Karl von Amira (1848-1930) was a German legal historian born in Aschaffenburg who specialized in Germanic law.
August Heisenberg
1869–1930 (age 61)
Munich Forest Cemetery
August Heisenberg (1869-1930) was a German philologist and Byzantine scholar born in Osnabrück, father of physicist Wer...
Hans Grässel
1860–1939 (age 79)
Munich Forest Cemetery
German architect whose designs shaped Munich's urban development during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centurie...