Deaths in the 1960s

Otto Gleichmann

1887–1963 (age 76)

Engesohde city cemetery

German painter (1887–1963).

Bernhard Pfad

1885–1966 (age 81)

Engesohde city cemetery

Erich Möller

1905–1964 (age 59)

Engesohde city cemetery

German sport cyclist (1905–1964).

Helene Wessel

1898–1969 (age 71)

Südfriedhof

Paul Henckels

1885–1967 (age 82)

Düsseldorf South Cemetery

Theodor Litt

1880–1962 (age 82)

Südfriedhof

Hans Carl Nipperdey

1895–1968 (age 73)

Cologne Southern Cemetery

German judge (1895–1968).

Hans Elfgen

1889–1968 (age 79)

Cologne Southern Cemetery

Heinz Renner

1892–1964 (age 72)

Südwestfriedhof Essen

German politician (1892–1964).

Wilhelm Neuss

1880–1965 (age 85)

Südfriedhof

Hermann Fischer

1894–1968 (age 74)

Südfriedhof

German military officer (1894–1968).

Baldomero Zapater

1883–1961 (age 78)

Cologne Southern Cemetery

Christian Heinrich Wiehe

1874–1960 (age 86)

Düsseldorf South Cemetery

Christian Heinrich Wiehe was a German artist active in Düsseldorf during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Theo Kreiten

1887–1960 (age 73)

Düsseldorf South Cemetery

Maria Scheler

1892–1969 (age 77)

Cologne Southern Cemetery

Maria Scheler was a German sociologist who made notable contributions to her field during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Karl Hermann Jacob-Friesen

1886–1960 (age 74)

Engesohde city cemetery

Ludwig Vierthaler

1875–1967 (age 92)

Engesohde city cemetery

Ludwig Vierthaler was a German sculptor whose works contributed to the artistic landscape of his era.

Hans Werner

1879–1968 (age 89)

Engesohde city cemetery

Georg Tronnier

1873–1962 (age 89)

Engesohde city cemetery

Georg Tronnier was a German painter active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Erich Madsack

1889–1969 (age 80)

Engesohde city cemetery

Hermann Pantlen

1887–1968 (age 81)

Uff-Kirchhof

Hermann Pantlen was a German military historian whose scholarly work enriched the field of historical studies.

Johannes von den Driesch

1880–1967 (age 87)

Westfriedhof

Ida Siekmann

1902–1961 (age 59)

Urnenfriedhof Seestraße

Ida Siekmann was a German nurse who dedicated her career to healthcare and patient care.

Jonny Liesegang

1897–1961 (age 64)

Urnenfriedhof Seestraße

Walter Röber

1894–1964 (age 70)

Urnenfriedhof Gerichtstraße

Walter Röber was a German politician who served in public office during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Karl Strölin

1890–1963 (age 73)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Friedrich Sieburg

1893–1964 (age 71)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Friedrich Sieburg was a German writer whose literary contributions enriched German cultural life.

August Lämmle

1876–1962 (age 86)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Otto Konz

1875–1965 (age 90)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Otto Konz was a German engineer whose technical expertise contributed to industrial development.

Karl Bleyle

1880–1969 (age 89)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Albert Renger-Patzsch

1897–1966 (age 69)

Wamel

Albert Renger-Patzsch was a pioneering German photographer whose innovative work significantly influenced the developmen...

Fritz Tecklenborg

1888–1964 (age 76)

Waller Friedhof

Konrad Adenauer

1876–1967 (age 91)

Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery

Konrad Adenauer was Germany's first post-war Chancellor and a pivotal figure in European reconstruction.

Theodor Heuss

1884–1963 (age 79)

Stuttgart Forest Cemetery

Heinrich von Brentano

1904–1964 (age 60)

Darmstadt Forest Cemetery

Heinrich von Brentano was a German lawyer and Foreign Minister who shaped post-war German diplomacy.

Joseph Keilberth

1908–1968 (age 60)

Grünwald Woodland Cemetery

Hanns Braun

1893–1966 (age 73)

Grünwald Woodland Cemetery

Hanns Braun was a German writer whose literary works contributed to twentieth-century German culture.

Hans Liebig

1878–1968 (age 90)

Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery

Adolf Pistor

1886–1963 (age 77)

Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery

Adolf Pistor was a German chemist who contributed to twentieth-century chemical research and innovation.

Karl Corsten

1877–1962 (age 85)

Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery

Marianne Lesser-Knapp

1879–1966 (age 87)

Darmstadt Forest Cemetery

Marianne Lesser-Knapp was a German photographer whose work documented the visual culture of her era.

Otto Hahn

1879–1968 (age 89)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Max von Laue

1879–1960 (age 81)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Max von Laue was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work in X-ray crystallography revolutionized materials science.

Fritz-Hubert Gräser

1888–1960 (age 72)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Herman Nohl

1879–1960 (age 81)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Herman Nohl was a German pedagogue whose educational theories influenced twentieth-century educational reform.

Georg Misch

1878–1965 (age 87)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Heinz Hilpert

1890–1967 (age 77)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Heinz Hilpert was a German screenwriter whose dramatic works contributed to twentieth-century German cinema and theater.

Max Pohlenz

1872–1962 (age 90)

Göttingen City Cemetery

Kurt Beindorff

1894–1968 (age 74)

Engesohde city cemetery

Kurt Beindorff was a German engineer who contributed to industrial development and technological advancement.

Ilse Erythropel

1911–1967 (age 56)

Engesohde city cemetery