Deaths in the 1950s

Wilhelm Redeligx

1865–1951 (age 86)

Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery

Otto Weymann

1880–1958 (age 78)

Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery

Otto Weymann was a jurist whose legal expertise contributed significantly to his field until his death in 1958.

Gyula Grosz

1878–1959 (age 81)

Westfriedhof

Helene Schneidewin

1866–1953 (age 87)

Westfriedhof

Helene Schneidewin was a politician whose dedication to public service defined her career until 1953.

Wolf Hirth

1900–1959 (age 59)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Theophil Wurm

1868–1953 (age 85)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Theophil Wurm was a politician whose leadership and advocacy shaped his community until his death in 1953.

Elly Heuss-Knapp

1881–1952 (age 71)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Johannes Hieber

1862–1951 (age 89)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Johannes Hieber was a politician whose service to his community defined his career until 1951.

Theodor Loos

1883–1954 (age 71)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Marcel Wittrisch

1901–1955 (age 54)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Marcel Wittrisch was a celebrated singer whose exceptional talent and artistry defined his career until 1955.

Claire Heliot

1866–1953 (age 87)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Erich Schairer

1887–1956 (age 69)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Erich Schairer was a journalist whose dedication to truthful reporting and public service defined his career until 1956.

Josef Zeitler

1871–1958 (age 87)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Karl Lautenschlager

1868–1952 (age 84)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Karl Lautenschlager was a lawyer whose professional expertise and integrity defined his career until 1952.

Wilhelm von Urach

1897–1957 (age 60)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Fritz Penzoldt

1887–1955 (age 68)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Fritz Penzoldt was a writer whose literary contributions and artistic vision defined his career until 1955.

Enid Mehnert

1910–1955 (age 45)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Saladin Schmitt

1883–1951 (age 68)

Blumenfriedhof

Saladin Schmitt was an intendant whose leadership in cultural administration shaped artistic institutions until 1951.

Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick

1887–1953 (age 66)

Welf family mausoleum

Adolf Wirtz

1872–1953 (age 81)

Mülheim an der Ruhr Main Cemetery

Adolf Wirtz (1872–1953) was a resident of Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Carl Härle

1879–1950 (age 71)

Mülheim an der Ruhr Main Cemetery

Gustav Langweg

1897–1950 (age 53)

Mülheim an der Ruhr Main Cemetery

Gustav Langweg (1897–1950) was a German politician.

Georg Minde-Pouet

1871–1950 (age 79)

Friedhof II der Französisch-Reformierten Gemeinde

Seraphim

1883–1950 (age 67)

Russischer Friedhof auf dem Neroberg

Seraphim (1883–1950) was a dedicated teacher.

Karl Erb

1877–1958 (age 81)

Hauptfriedhof Ravensburg

Richard Spohn

1880–1959 (age 79)

Hauptfriedhof Ravensburg

Richard Spohn (1880–1959) was a German entrepreneur.

Gustav Traub

1885–1955 (age 70)

Evangelischer Friedhof Kempten

Ernst Sauermann

1880–1956 (age 76)

Mühlenfriedhof

Ernst Sauermann (1880–1956) was a German art historian.

Konrad Fulda

1878–1957 (age 79)

Mühlenfriedhof

Franz Singer

1898–1953 (age 55)

Saarbrücken Main Cemetery

Franz Singer (1898–1953) was a German politician.

Hans Neikes

1881–1954 (age 73)

Saarbrücken Main Cemetery

Johann August Drescher

1896–1952 (age 56)

Saarbrücken Main Cemetery

Johann August Drescher (1896–1952) was a German stage actor.

Karl Lohmeyer

1878–1957 (age 79)

Friedhof St. Johann

Reinhold Lobedanz

1880–1955 (age 75)

Alter Friedhof

Reinhold Lobedanz (1880–1955) was a German politician.

Otto Bartning

1883–1959 (age 76)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Elisabeth Langgässer

1899–1950 (age 51)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Elisabeth Langgässer (1899–1950) was a German writer.

Karl Plagge

1897–1957 (age 60)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Paul Kemp

1896–1953 (age 57)

Burgfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Paul Kemp (1896–1953) was a German stage actor.

Otto Lenz

1903–1957 (age 54)

Burgfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Josef Zander

1878–1951 (age 73)

Burgfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Josef Zander was a German politician who served during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Rudolf Müller

1869–1954 (age 85)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Wilfried Seyferth

1908–1954 (age 46)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Wilfried Seyferth was a German composer active during the early-to-mid twentieth century.

Wilhelm Petersen

1890–1957 (age 67)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Rudolf Finkelnburg

1870–1950 (age 80)

Burgfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Rudolf Finkelnburg was a German neurologist who made contributions to medical science in the late 19th and early 20th ce...

Karl Schwarz

1886–1959 (age 73)

Burgfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Emil Schenck

1868–1957 (age 89)

Alter Friedhof Darmstadt

Emil Schenck was a German engineer whose work contributed to industrial development in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Viktor von Weizsäcker

1886–1957 (age 71)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Walther Bothe

1891–1957 (age 66)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Walther Bothe was a German physicist whose research contributed significantly to nuclear physics and experimental method...

Hans Ehrenberg

1883–1958 (age 75)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Emil Nolde

1867–1956 (age 89)

Nolde Museum Seebüll

Emil Nolde was a German photographer and artist whose work contributed to early twentieth-century visual culture.