Deaths in the 1950s

Theodor Rehbock

1864–1950 (age 86)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Otto Abetz

1903–1958 (age 55)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Otto Abetz was a German politician whose career involved diplomatic and political activities.

Toni Rothmund

1877–1956 (age 79)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Gottfried Benn

1886–1956 (age 70)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Gottfried Benn was a renowned German physician and writer whose careers bridged medicine and literature.

Karl Hofer

1878–1955 (age 77)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Heinrich Tessenow

1876–1950 (age 74)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Heinrich Tessenow was a renowned German architect whose innovative designs influenced twentieth-century architecture.

Walther Schreiber

1884–1958 (age 74)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Fritz Arno Wagner

1889–1958 (age 69)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Fritz Arno Wagner was a pioneering German cinematographer whose work advanced the art of cinema.

Friedrich Wilhelm Kopsch

1868–1955 (age 87)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Hans Würtz

1875–1958 (age 83)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Hans Würtz was a German pedagogue who devoted his career to educational advancement from 1875 until his death in 1958.

Käthe Dorsch

1890–1957 (age 67)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Willi Egler

1887–1953 (age 66)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Willi Egler was a German illustrator whose artistic contributions spanned the early twentieth century until his death in...

Josef Heinrich

1879–1955 (age 76)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Rudolf Fettweis

1882–1956 (age 74)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Rudolf Fettweis was a German civil servant whose career in public administration extended from 1882 until his death in 1...

Wilhelm Engler

1880–1958 (age 78)

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Hellmuth Cuno

1867–1951 (age 84)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Hellmuth Cuno was a German architect whose career in design and construction spanned from 1867 until his death in 1951.

Friedrich Bothe

1869–1952 (age 83)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Fritz Schmidt

1882–1950 (age 68)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Fritz Schmidt was a German economist whose career in economic analysis and scholarship extended from 1882 until his deat...

Alfred Teves

1868–1953 (age 85)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Georg Hartmann

1870–1954 (age 84)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Georg Hartmann was a German entrepreneur whose business career spanned from 1870 until his death in 1954.

Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria

1876–1952 (age 76)

Tegernsee Abbey

Gustav Meinertz

1873–1959 (age 86)

Melaten-Friedhof

Gustav Meinertz was a German Catholic priest whose spiritual ministry extended from 1873 until his death in 1959.

Hans Böckler

1875–1951 (age 76)

Melaten-Friedhof

Theodor Becker

1880–1952 (age 72)

Melaten-Friedhof

Theodor Becker was a German stage actor whose theatrical career spanned from 1880 until his death in 1952.

Princess Hilda of Nassau

1864–1952 (age 88)

Grabkapelle

August Adenauer

1872–1952 (age 80)

Melaten-Friedhof

August Adenauer was a German lawyer whose legal career extended from 1872 until his death in 1952.

Goswin Peter Gath

1898–1959 (age 61)

Melaten-Friedhof

Elisabeth Ardenne

1853–1952 (age 99)

Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf

Elisabeth Ardenne lived from 1853 until her death in 1952, spanning nearly a century of European history.

Jonathan Zenneck

1871–1959 (age 88)

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Wilhelm Hausenstein

1882–1957 (age 75)

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Wilhelm Hausenstein was a prominent German writer and cultural critic of the early twentieth century.

Willi Suth

1881–1956 (age 75)

Melaten-Friedhof

Emilie Helene Marie Louise Adenauer

1879–1950 (age 71)

Melaten-Friedhof

Emilie Helene Marie Louise Adenauer was a member of Germany's influential Adenauer family.

Wilhelm von Mallinckrodt

1896–1954 (age 58)

Melaten-Friedhof

Joseph Wirth

1879–1956 (age 77)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Joseph Wirth was a significant German politician of the Weimar Republic era.

Paul Uhlenhuth

1870–1957 (age 87)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Karl Müller

1881–1955 (age 74)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Karl Müller was a university teacher who contributed to German higher education.

Leo Wohleb

1888–1955 (age 67)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Ernst Robert Curtius

1886–1956 (age 70)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Ernst Robert Curtius was a prominent German writer and literary scholar of the twentieth century.

Edwin Welte

1876–1958 (age 82)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Engelbert Krebs

1881–1950 (age 69)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Engelbert Krebs was a respected German theologian and religious scholar.

Prince Julius Ernest of Lippe-Biesterfeld

1873–1952 (age 79)

Heisterbach Abbey

Ludwig Justi

1876–1957 (age 81)

Bornstedt Cemetery

Ludwig Justi was a university teacher who contributed to German academic life.

Freda Wuesthoff

1896–1956 (age 60)

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Gustav Waldau

1871–1958 (age 87)

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Gustav Waldau was a German actor with a long career in theater.

Wilhelm Diess

1884–1957 (age 73)

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Walter Warzecha

1891–1956 (age 65)

Kiel North Cemetery

Walter Warzecha was a German submariner who served in the German navy.

Hermann von Fischel

1887–1950 (age 63)

Kiel North Cemetery

Karl Throll

1873–1952 (age 79)

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Karl Throll was a German artist active in the early twentieth century.

Herbert Boehm

1894–1954 (age 60)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Marie Paquet-Steinhausen

1881–1958 (age 77)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Marie Paquet-Steinhausen was a Frankfurt-based painter who contributed to early 20th-century German art.