Deaths in the 1950s

Jean Albert Schwarz

1873–1957 (age 84)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Albert Oeser

1878–1959 (age 81)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Albert Oeser was a German journalist active during the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Karl-Heinz Eckardt

1912–1957 (age 45)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Meta Hammerschlag

1864–1954 (age 90)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Meta Hammerschlag was a German politician dedicated to social progress and public service.

Paul Wolff

1887–1951 (age 64)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Walter Kolb

1902–1956 (age 54)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Walter Kolb was a German politician active in mid-20th century public service.

Franz Defregger

1906–1950 (age 44)

Nordfriedhof

Reinhard Piper

1879–1953 (age 74)

Nordfriedhof

Reinhard Piper was a German art historian whose scholarly work advanced the study of art history.

Sławomir Dunin-Borkowski

1909–1958 (age 49)

Nordfriedhof

Kurt Schumacher

1895–1952 (age 57)

Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen

Kurt Schumacher was a prominent German politician who shaped post-World War II German democracy.

Erich Otto Lindstaedt

1906–1952 (age 46)

Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen

Fritz Ahrberg

1866–1959 (age 93)

Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen

Fritz Ahrberg was a German businessperson active in late 19th and 20th century commerce.

Georg Herting

1872–1951 (age 79)

Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen

Hermann von Mangoldt

1895–1953 (age 58)

Kiel North Cemetery

Hermann von Mangoldt was a German judge committed to the administration of justice.

Wilhelm Haller

1873–1950 (age 77)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Justus Bender

1870–1954 (age 84)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Justus Bender was a German judge whose long career advanced the administration of justice.

Karl Person

1887–1956 (age 69)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Wolfgang Hoffmann

1893–1956 (age 63)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Wolfgang Hoffmann was a German politician dedicated to public service and civic leadership.

Otto Becker

1885–1955 (age 70)

Kiel North Cemetery

Oscar Martienssen

1874–1957 (age 83)

Kiel North Cemetery

Oscar Martienssen was a German physicist whose research and teaching contributed to the advancement of physics in late 1...

Waldemar Bender

1885–1950 (age 65)

Kiel North Cemetery

Heinrich Schlusnus

1888–1952 (age 64)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Heinrich Schlusnus was a celebrated German baritone opera singer whose distinguished career made him one of the leading ...

Karl Hessenberg

1904–1959 (age 55)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Paul Frölich

1884–1953 (age 69)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Paul Frölich was a German politician who dedicated his career to public service and political engagement during the ear...

August Euler

1868–1957 (age 89)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Albert Steigenberger

1889–1958 (age 69)

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Albert Steigenberger was a prominent German hotel manager whose business acumen and leadership shaped the development of...

Marie Amelie von Godin

1882–1956 (age 74)

Nordfriedhof

Adolf Wächter

1873–1954 (age 81)

Nordfriedhof

Adolf Wächter was a German politician who served his community through political engagement during the early 20th centu...

Karl Arnold

1883–1953 (age 70)

Nordfriedhof

Arnold Sommerfeld

1868–1951 (age 83)

Nordfriedhof

Arnold Sommerfeld was a preeminent German mathematician and theoretical physicist whose pioneering work in quantum mecha...

Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg

1873–1953 (age 80)

Trockenborn

Heinrich Straubinger

1878–1955 (age 77)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Heinrich Straubinger was a German Catholic theologian whose scholarly contributions advanced Catholic theological though...

Theodor Gottlob

1890–1953 (age 63)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Jakob Bilz

1872–1951 (age 79)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Jakob Bilz was a German Catholic priest who dedicated his life to pastoral ministry and spiritual service within the Cat...

Willi Wolf

1908–1953 (age 45)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Titus Türk

1868–1952 (age 84)

Burgtorfriedhof

Titus Türk was a German naval officer whose career in the German Navy reflected his dedication to military service and ...

Hermann Joachim Pagels

1876–1959 (age 83)

Burgtorfriedhof

Vicco von der Lühe

1863–1952 (age 89)

Burgtorfriedhof

Vicco von der Lühe was a German military officer whose career reflected his dedication to service and leadership within...

Rolf Koolman

1900–1954 (age 54)

Burgtorfriedhof

Leonhard Traub

1892–1957 (age 65)

Burghagel

Friedrich Behncke

1869–1957 (age 88)

Burgtorfriedhof

Hermann Gustav Stolterfoht

1879–1953 (age 74)

Burgtorfriedhof

Wilhelm Furtwängler

1886–1954 (age 68)

Bergfriedhof

Hermann Schafft

1883–1959 (age 76)

Bad Wilhelmshöhe

Karl Heinrich Maertin

1910–1958 (age 48)

Waldfriedhof Dahlem

Otto Suhr

1894–1957 (age 63)

Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery

Dora Bieber-Lux

1882–1959 (age 77)

Waldfriedhof Volksdorf

Heinrich Barkhausen

1881–1956 (age 75)

Urnenhain Tolkewitz

Robert Tillmanns

1896–1955 (age 59)

Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee

Erich Ponto

1884–1957 (age 73)

Urnenhain Tolkewitz

Erich Ponto was a German actor born in Lübeck in 1884 who worked in film and theater until his death in 1957.