Deaths in the 1950s

Otto Diels

1876–1954 (age 78)

Ulsnis Cemetery

Ida Wüst

1884–1958 (age 74)

Friedhof Groß Glienicke

Ida Wüst (1884–1958) was a pioneering screenwriter and contributor to early cinema.

Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.

1877–1959 (age 82)

Friedhof Ziegetsdorf

Mika-Maria Strakosch-Freytag

1875–1959 (age 84)

Cemetery Siebleben

Mika-Maria Strakosch-Freytag (1875–1959) was a member of the prominent Strakosch-Freytag family.

August Schaper

1867–1954 (age 87)

Friedhof Am Brocksberg

August Horch

1868–1951 (age 83)

Friedhof Winningen

August Horch (1868–1951) was a pioneering engineer and innovator.

Hugo Eckener

1868–1954 (age 86)

Hauptfriedhof Friedrichshafen

Ludwig Dürr

1878–1956 (age 78)

Hauptfriedhof Friedrichshafen

Ludwig Dürr (1878–1956) was an accomplished engineer and technical innovator.

Bernhard Maria Bergervoort

1866–1957 (age 91)

Friedhof Niederdollendorf

Carl Vering

1871–1955 (age 84)

Mausoleum Vering

Carl Vering was a German entrepreneur whose business legacy was commemorated in the Mausoleum Vering.

Dorette Ebell

1875–1955 (age 80)

Grabmal Hugo Ebell und Dorette, geborene Meier

Lewis Davies

1863–1951 (age 88)

Wales

Lewis Davies delighted generations of young readers with gentle tales rooted in Welsh culture.

Józef Mara-Meÿer

1889–1957 (age 68)

London

Czesław Święcicki

1894–1952 (age 58)

London

Czesław Święcicki was respected for his steady commitment to duty within the military communities of London.

Benedykt Chłusewicz

1895–1951 (age 56)

London

Wiktor Arnoldt-Russocki

1895–1956 (age 61)

London

Wiktor Arnoldt-Russocki is remembered for his thoughtful presence and steady support of the London community.

Adam Dubanowicz

1891–1953 (age 62)

London

Karel Kuttelwascher

1916–1959 (age 43)

England

Karel Kuttelwascher is honored for his courageous and skillful service as an aircraft pilot.

Julius Rosenbaum

1879–1956 (age 77)

England

Shoghi Effendi

1897–1957 (age 60)

London

Shoghi Effendi devoted himself to translating sacred texts and fostering unity within the spiritual community in London.

Lionel Logue

1880–1953 (age 73)

London

Tadeusz Tomaszewski

1881–1950 (age 69)

London

Tadeusz Tomaszewski is remembered for his conscientious legal practice and steady advocacy in London.

Zygmunt Powała-Dzieślewski

1898–1953 (age 55)

London

Chuhdary Rahmat Ali

1897–1951 (age 54)

Cambridge

Chuhdary Rahmat Ali is remembered for championing political ideals that inspired a new nation.

Mary MacCarthy

1882–1953 (age 71)

Cambridge

Desmond MacCarthy

1877–1952 (age 75)

Cambridge

Desmond MacCarthy offered thoughtful criticism that enriched literary conversations in his time.

Ernest Bevin

1881–1951 (age 70)

Westminster Abbey

Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

1873–1956 (age 83)

Westminster Abbey

Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, is honored for his visionary leadership in shaping the Royal Air Force.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872–1958 (age 86)

Westminster Abbey

Tom Blower

1914–1955 (age 41)

Nottingham

Tom Blower inspired many with his impressive feats of endurance swimming.

Langford Reed

1878–1954 (age 76)

Hampstead

Angela Forbes

1876–1950 (age 74)

Rosslyn Chapel

Angela Forbes was a novelist who wrote with the same quiet nobility that graces Rosslyn Chapel.

Pamela Colman Smith

1878–1951 (age 73)

Cornwall

Gwen Raverat

1885–1957 (age 72)

Cambridgeshire

Gwen Raverat captured the Whitingshire spirit in wood engraving and memoir with a luminous warmth.

Robert Morton Nance

1873–1959 (age 86)

Cornwall

John Arnesby Brown

1866–1955 (age 89)

Norfolk

John Arnesby Brown was a painter whose fields and skies honor the calm of Norfolk.

Jane Carr

1909–1957 (age 48)

Suffolk

Henry Poskitt

1888–1950 (age 62)

West Yorkshire

Henry Poskitt served West Yorkshire as a Catholic priest marked by calm devotion.

Cyril Argentine Alington

1872–1955 (age 83)

County Durham

Frederick Western

1880–1951 (age 71)

Ware

Frederick Western was an Anglican priest in Ware known for calm pastoral care.

Mary Crowninshield Endicott Chamberlain

1864–1957 (age 93)

Westminster Abbey

Stafford Cripps

1889–1952 (age 63)

Gloucestershire

Stafford Cripps was a Gloucestershire lawyer whose service balanced legal rigor with moral clarity.

T. F. Powys

1875–1953 (age 78)

Dorset

Harry Crane Perrin

1865–1953 (age 88)

Canterbury Cathedral

Harry Crane Perrin served as organist at Canterbury Cathedral with reverent artistry.

Janet (Jessy) Thomson Philip

1876–1959 (age 83)

Northumberland

Leo Baeck

1873–1956 (age 83)

London Borough of Barnet

Leo Baeck was a writer in Barnet who championed reasoned compassion in turbulent times.

Edward Arthur Milne

1896–1950 (age 54)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Henry Tizard

1885–1959 (age 74)

Oriel College

Henry Tizard, mathematician of Oriel College, combined scholarly rigor with generous mentorship.

Ernest Dunlop Swinton

1868–1951 (age 83)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Grace Louisa Clayton

1868–1952 (age 84)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Grace Louisa Clayton was a gentle presence in Wolvercote whose quiet kindness touched many.