Baldiga, Jürgen b. October 27, 1959 d. December 4, 1993 Photographer. Born in rural Germany, the son of a miner, the young Baldiga moved to Berlin in 1979. There, he undertook a number of odd jobs to support himself, including bartender, cook, and prostitute. By 1985, he had become known on the Berlin art scene as a self-taught photographer and as a popular figure in Berlin's gay social culture. He is known for his straight forward, black and white photography and photo portraiture. He often took as his subject matter the forgotten, the forbidden...[Read More] (Bio by: Kathy Riley Williams) Cause of death: AIDS Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany Plot: Abteilung X3 - Reihe W - Grab 5
Fest, Joachim b. December 8, 1926 d. September 11, 2006 Journalist, Author. For over 20 years he was editor of one of Germany's leading newspapers, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He had his first literary success in 1963 with "The Face of the Third Reich". His other major books include "Inside the Third Reich", "Inside Hitler's Bunker", and "Plotting Hitler's Death". (Bio by: John Byrne) Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Grimm, Jacob (Jakob Ludwig Karl) b. January 4, 1785 d. September 20, 1863 Writer. Older of Grimm brothers. Their father died when Jacob was young. With financial help of their aunt Jacob and Wilhelm were sent to Kasel to attend the Lyzeum. He worked from 1816 to 1829 as a librarian at Kasel, where his brother served as a secretary. Between 1821 and 1822 the brothers raised extra money by collecting three volumes of folktales. With these publications they wanted to show, that Germans shared a similar culture and advocate the unification process of the small...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena) Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Grimm, Wilhelm b. February 28, 1786 d. December 16, 1859 Writer. Younger of Grimm brothers. Their father died when Jacob was young. With financial help of their aunt Jacob and Wilhelm were sent to Kasel to attend the Lyzeum. He worked from 1816 to 1829 as a librarian at Kasel, where his brother served as a secretary. Between 1821 and 1822 the brothers raised extra money by collecting three volumes of folktales. With these publications they wanted to show, that Germans shared a similar culture and advocate the unification process of the small...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena) Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
b. October 27, 1959 d. December 4, 1993