Deaths in the 2020s

Eberhard Dall'Asta

1940–2024 (age 84)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Eberhard Dall'Asta (3 February 1940 – 19 March 2024) was a German academic and politician.

Sievert Lorenzen

1938–2023 (age 85)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Manfred Willms

1934–2024 (age 90)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Horst Hamelmann

1924–2021 (age 97)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Horst Willkomm

1928–2022 (age 94)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Hans Werner Grahmann

1922–2020 (age 98)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Hans Peter Mettler

1941–2020 (age 79)

Eichhof Park Cemetery

Eberhard Czichon

1930–2020 (age 90)

Friedhof Baumschulenweg

Eberhard Czichon was a historian of the modern age whose scholarly work advanced historical understanding.

Ernst Schmitz

1928–2021 (age 93)

Friedhof Adlershof

Karlheinz Drechsel

1930–2020 (age 90)

Friedhof Adlershof

Karlheinz Drechsel was a drummer whose musical talent enriched the world of performance.

Jürgen Moltmann

1926–2024 (age 98)

Stadtfriedhof Tübingen

Jürgen Moltmann (German: [ˈmɔltman]; 8 April 1926 – 3 June 2024) was a German Reformed theologian who was a profess...

Inge Jens

1927–2021 (age 94)

Stadtfriedhof Tübingen

Inge Jens was a renowned German biographer whose scholarly contributions shaped twentieth-century literary studies.

E. F. K. Koerner

1939–2022 (age 83)

Luisenstadt Cemetery

Ernst Frideryk Konrad Koerner (5 February 1939 – 6 January 2022) was a German author, researcher, professor of linguis...

Henning Zierock

1951–2022 (age 71)

Stadtfriedhof Tübingen

Henning Zierock was a dedicated teacher whose career was marked by commitment to educational excellence.

Gottfried Korff

1942–2020 (age 78)

Grunewald Cemetery

Gottfried Korff was an accomplished ethnologist whose research advanced the study of cultural traditions and human socie...

Heinrich Wefelscheid

1941–2020 (age 79)

Friedhof Bredeney

Friedhelm Gieske

1928–2021 (age 93)

Friedhof Bredeney

Steffen Wenig

1934–2022 (age 88)

Cemetery Pankow IV

Steffen Wenig was a prominent Egyptologist whose scholarly work enriched the study of ancient Egypt.

Gerhard Brendler

1932–2020 (age 88)

Pankow III cemetery

Gerhard Brendler was a dedicated university teacher who influenced generations of students.

Günter Poethke

1939–2020 (age 81)

Pankow III cemetery

Heinz Florian Oertel

1927–2023 (age 96)

Pankow III cemetery

Wilfried F. Schoeller

1941–2020 (age 79)

Pankow III cemetery

Wolfgang Morgenroth

1930–2021 (age 91)

Pankow III cemetery

Wolfgang Morgenroth was a dedicated researcher whose scholarly work advanced knowledge in his field.

Erhart Knauthe

1925–2020 (age 95)

Pankow III cemetery

Johannes Wallmann

1930–2021 (age 91)

Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin

Johannes Wallmann (21 May 1930 – 2 January 2021) was a German Protestant theologian and emeritus professor of church h...

Ursula Funke

1939–2020 (age 81)

Friedhof Höchst

Kurt-Victor Selge

1933–2022 (age 89)

Grunewald Cemetery

Siegfried Grundmann

1938–2021 (age 83)

Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin

Siegfried Grundmann was a distinguished sociologist whose research advanced understanding of society.

Lutz Erbring

1938–2021 (age 83)

Friedhof Schmargendorf

Eckhard von Raab-Straube

1967–2024 (age 57)

Friedhof Steglitz

Franz Beckenbauer

1945–2024 (age 79)

Friedhof am Perlacher Forst

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [fʁants ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ] ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a...

Marie-Agnes Dittrich

1954–2025 (age 71)

cemetery of St.-Matthias-Gemeinde (Berlin-Tempelhof)

Horst Pillau

1932–2021 (age 89)

Friedhof Wannsee, Lindenstraße

German screenwriter whose scripts shaped German cinema throughout his career.

Klaus Hübner

1924–2021 (age 97)

Wilmersdorf Cemetery

Volker Schmidt

1941–2020 (age 79)

Wilmersdorf Cemetery

Horst Kleinkauf

1930–2020 (age 90)

Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde

Horst Kleinkauf was a university teacher dedicated to academic excellence and scholarly pursuits.

Erich Ohmann

1932–2020 (age 88)

Gertraude's Cemetery

Erich Ohmann was a botanist whose scientific research and expertise advanced botanical knowledge.

Eberhard Panitz

1932–2021 (age 89)

Waldfriedhof Grünau

Eberhard Panitz (16 April 1932 – 1 October 2021) was a German writer, screenwriter, literary editor and publicist.

Ilona zu Schaumburg-Lippe

1940–2023 (age 83)

Mausoleum Bückeburg

Jobst-Henrich von Plettenberg

1932–2022 (age 90)

Haus Heeren

Johann-Adolf von Plettenberg

1937–2023 (age 86)

Haus Bamenohl

Dietmar Willoweit

1936–2023 (age 87)

Hauptfriedhof Würzburg

Reinhard Slenczka

1931–2022 (age 91)

Hauptfriedhof Würzburg

Barbara Stamm

1944–2022 (age 78)

Hauptfriedhof Würzburg

Barbara Stamm (née Stocker; 29 October 1944 – 5 October 2022) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union i...

Rolf Zerfaß

1934–2022 (age 88)

Hauptfriedhof Würzburg

Oswald Watzke

1935–2022 (age 87)

Hauptfriedhof Würzburg

Wolfgang Müller

1944–2021 (age 77)

Erfurt Main Cemetery

Lothar Naake

1940–2021 (age 81)

St.-Pauli-Friedhof

Lothar Gall

1936–2024 (age 88)

Nordfriedhof

Lothar Gall (3 December 1936 – 20 June 2024) was a German historian known as "one of German liberalism's primary histo...

Kurt Biedenkopf

1930–2021 (age 91)

Johannisfriedhof, Dresden

Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (German pronunciation: [kʊʁt ˈbiːdn̩ˌkɔp͡f] ; 28 January 1930 – 12 August 2021) was a Ger...