Deaths in the 1950s

Walter Jellinek

1885–1955 (age 70)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Carl Bilfinger

1879–1958 (age 79)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Carl Bilfinger was a German university teacher whose academic career spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Gustav Hölscher

1877–1955 (age 78)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Johann Lemmerz

1878–1952 (age 74)

Friedhof Am Palastweiher

Johann Lemmerz was a German entrepreneur whose business activities contributed to economic development in early twentiet...

Alfred Heiduschka

1875–1957 (age 82)

Friedhof Am Palastweiher

Karl Engelhardt

1876–1955 (age 79)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Karl Engelhardt was a German politician whose career in public service spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Eugen Fehrle

1880–1957 (age 77)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Carl Feckes

1884–1958 (age 74)

Friedhof Am Palastweiher

Carl Feckes was a German Catholic priest whose pastoral ministry served his community throughout the early-to-mid twenti...

Erna Fehrle

1892–1950 (age 58)

Handschuhsheim Cemetery

Hans-Georg von Seidel

1891–1955 (age 64)

Zentralfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Hans-Georg von Seidel was a German military officer whose career spanned the early twentieth century.

Georg Gottheiner

1879–1956 (age 77)

Zentralfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Karl Russell

1870–1950 (age 80)

Zentralfriedhof Bad Godesberg

Karl Russell was a German politician active in civic affairs during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Paul Langhans

1867–1952 (age 85)

main cemetery Gotha

Richard Lattorf

1864–1959 (age 95)

Stadtteilfriedhof Ahlem

Richard Lattorf was a German merchant whose commercial activities shaped local economic life during the industrial era.

Joseph Wieacker

1874–1958 (age 84)

Vinn

Wilhelm Kreis

1873–1955 (age 82)

Bad Honnef New Cemetery

Wilhelm Kreis was a prominent German architect whose designs shaped the built environment of early twentieth-century Ger...

Josef Rings

1878–1957 (age 79)

Bad Honnef New Cemetery

Bodo von Wartenberg

1890–1954 (age 64)

Bad Honnef New Cemetery

Bodo von Wartenberg was a German figure whose life spanned the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.

Gertrud Bäumer

1873–1954 (age 81)

Bethel

Adolf Falke

1888–1958 (age 70)

City district cemetery Nackenberg

Adolf Falke was a German architect whose designs contributed to the architectural landscape of early twentieth-century G...

Rudolf Meister

1897–1958 (age 61)

City district cemetery Nackenberg

Georg Baesecke

1876–1951 (age 75)

Friedhof Kröllwitz

Georg Baesecke was a German writer whose literary works contributed to the cultural heritage of his era.

Bernhard Custodis

1876–1951 (age 75)

Friedhof Kessenich

Julia von Bodelschwingh

1874–1954 (age 80)

Bethel

Julia von Bodelschwingh was a German painter whose artistic works reflected the aesthetic sensibilities of the late nine...

Georg Heine

1877–1952 (age 75)

Taucherfriedhof

Theodor Dobrucký

1893–1957 (age 64)

Taucherfriedhof

Theodor Dobrucký was a German librarian whose career was dedicated to the preservation and organization of knowledge.

Hermann Schmidt

1885–1950 (age 65)

Friedhof Zum Heiligen Kreuz

Theodor Schröder

1860–1951 (age 91)

Hauptfriedhof Kassel

Theodor Schröder was a German politician whose career reflected a commitment to public service and civic governance.

Karl Georg Josef Wilhelm Kniest

1863–1951 (age 88)

Hauptfriedhof Kassel

Josef Limburg

1874–1955 (age 81)

Alter Domfriedhof der St.-Hedwigs-Gemeinde

German sculptor known for his contributions to early 20th-century German art.

Elisabeth Knipping

1869–1951 (age 82)

Hauptfriedhof Kassel

André Osterritter

1906–1957 (age 51)

Mehlem cemetery

German painter of the early 20th century.

Elsbeth Krukenberg

1867–1954 (age 87)

Friedhof Endenich

Jakob Jatzwauk

1885–1951 (age 66)

Nicolai cemetery

German librarian dedicated to the preservation of knowledge and library science.

Jakub Šajba

1899–1956 (age 57)

Nicolai cemetery

Eggert Reeder

1894–1959 (age 65)

Reformierter Friedhof Hochstraße, Wuppertal

German lawyer of the early 20th century.

Carl Ulitzka

1873–1953 (age 80)

Karlshorster und Neuer Friedrichsfelder Friedhof

Ernst Schrewe

1900–1957 (age 57)

Friedhof Blankenese

German politician of the mid-20th century.

Johannes Eichner

1886–1958 (age 72)

St. Nikolaus (Murnau am Staffelsee)

Princess Maria, Duchess of Calabria

1872–1954 (age 82)

Rieden (Starnberg)

European noblewoman and member of the Calabrian ducal line.

Werner Elert

1885–1954 (age 69)

Neustädter Friedhof

Michael Poeschke

1901–1959 (age 58)

Zentralfriedhof

German politician dedicated to public service in the mid-20th century.

Franz Hofer

1873–1954 (age 81)

Ostenfriedhof

Hans Blüher

1888–1955 (age 67)

Friedhof Hermsdorf

German writer and intellectual known for his philosophical and cultural contributions.

Anton Kippenberg

1874–1950 (age 76)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Franz Leonhard

1870–1950 (age 80)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

German jurist and legal scholar of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Johannes Horst

1890–1956 (age 66)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Hans Ballmaier

1909–1958 (age 49)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

German Landrat and local administrator of the mid-20th century.

Ernst Schumacher

1881–1952 (age 71)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Peter Suhrkamp

1891–1959 (age 68)

Cemetery Sylt

Peter Suhrkamp was a prominent German writer and publisher whose career spanned much of the twentieth century.