Deaths in the 1950s

Friedrich Castelle

1879–1954 (age 75)

Münster

Ğalimcan İdrisi

1887–1959 (age 72)

Munich

Ğalimcan İdrisi was a theologian born in Munich in 1887 who died in 1959.

Adolf Spamer

1883–1953 (age 70)

Weisser Hirsch

Pierre-Paul Ulmer

1911–1953 (age 42)

Ravensburg

Pierre-Paul Ulmer was a French resistance fighter born in 1911 who died in 1953.

Hugo Schmeisser

1884–1953 (age 69)

Suhl

Antal Szabó

1910–1958 (age 48)

Nürtingen

Antal Szabó was a Hungarian association football player born in 1910 who died in 1958.

Georg von Ebert

1885–1956 (age 71)

Ansbach

Wilhelm Wirth

1876–1952 (age 76)

Bayreuth

Wilhelm Wirth was a German economist born in Bayreuth in 1876 who died in 1952.

Werner Baumbach

1916–1953 (age 37)

Cloppenburg

Hellmuth von Mücke

1885–1957 (age 72)

Ahrensburg

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

Wilhelm Höcker

1886–1955 (age 69)

Güstrow

Hans Ronge

1873–1953 (age 80)

Bad Hersfeld

German physician dedicated to medical practice in Bad Hersfeld.

Ernst Eisenlohr

1882–1958 (age 76)

Badenweiler

Friedrich Paulus

1890–1957 (age 67)

Baden-Baden

German military officer who served during a transformative era in European history.

Abdurrahman Fatalibeyli

1908–1954 (age 46)

Neu-Ulm

Jens Sörensen Wand

1875–1950 (age 75)

Hooge

Danish-German conservationist dedicated to environmental preservation on Hooge.

Otto Boelitz

1876–1951 (age 75)

Wesel

Theodor Schneemann

1873–1958 (age 85)

Wesel

German politician who served the community of Wesel with civic dedication.

Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania

1909–1956 (age 47)

Neuwied

Nikolay Paramonov

1876–1951 (age 75)

Bayreuth

Businessperson whose entrepreneurial activities enriched the economic landscape of Bayreuth.

Josef Lettau

1898–1959 (age 61)

Balve

Erich Pabst

1877–1957 (age 80)

Lüneburg

German lawyer whose legal practice served the community of Lüneburg.

Johannes Joseph van der Velden

1891–1954 (age 63)

Aachen Cathedral

Heinrich Metzroth

1893–1951 (age 58)

Cathedral of Trier

Catholic priest whose ministry at the Cathedral of Trier served the spiritual needs of the faithful.

Paul Ferdinand Aloys Tittelbach

1865–1951 (age 86)

Bad Münder am Deister

Paul Hey

1867–1952 (age 85)

Gauting

German illustrator whose artistic contributions enriched early 20th-century visual culture.

Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1863–1950 (age 87)

Langenburg

Princess Adelgunde, Princess of Hohenzollern

1870–1958 (age 88)

Sigmaringen

German aristocrat and member of the Hohenzollern family.

Princess Elisabeth of Romania

1894–1956 (age 62)

Sigmaringen

Georg Derlitzki

1889–1958 (age 69)

Elstra

Georg Derlitzki was a German agronomist from Elstra.

Gustav Lövenich

1875–1955 (age 80)

Poppelsdorf

Wilhelm, German Crown Prince

1882–1951 (age 69)

Hohenzollern Castle

Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, was a politician of the Hohenzollern dynasty.

Prince Oskar of Prussia

1888–1958 (age 70)

Hohenzollern Castle

Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

1886–1954 (age 68)

Hohenzollern Castle

Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a writer and member of German nobility.

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

1890–1958 (age 68)

Mainau

Julian Wittmann

1891–1951 (age 60)

Lichtenfels

Julian Wittmann was a German politician from Lichtenfels.

Michael von Faulhaber

1869–1952 (age 83)

Frauenkirche

Princess Nadejda of Bulgaria

1899–1958 (age 59)

Altshausen

Princess Nadejda of Bulgaria was a member of European royalty.

Archduke Georg of Austria

1905–1952 (age 47)

Altshausen

Konrad von Preysing

1880–1950 (age 70)

St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Konrad von Preysing was a Catholic priest at St. Hedwig's Cathedral.

Wilhelm Weskamm

1891–1956 (age 65)

St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Viktor Stern

1885–1958 (age 73)