Find A Grave - Germany

, Saint Tassilo
Saint. He was the Duke of Bavaria and a great patron of monasteries. Tassilo spent many years founding churches and monasteries before becoming a monk in France. Died in Germany around 794 AD and his Feast Day is December 13th. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
Kloster Lorsch, Lorsch, Bergstraße, Hessen, Germany
Abel, Inga b. July 7, 1946 d. May 27, 2000
Actress. A figure on television and in the theatre in Germany, she is best known as a member of the cast of Germany's most popular soap opera "Lindenstrasse".
Nordfriedhof, Dusseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Adelheid I b. May, 977 d. January 14, 1043
German Nobility. The daughter of Emperor Otto II of the Holy Roman Empire and Empress Theophano, she was given to the monastery of Gandersheim Abbey in Lower Saxony until she was 6 years old. She was then brought to the monastery in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, where her aunt Mathilde was the Abbess. Duke Heinrich II "The Quarrelsome" kidnapped her because she would have succeeded her brother Otto III if something would...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Plot: Crypt
Adelheid II b. 1045 d. January 11, 1096
German Nobility. She was the oldest daughter of Emperor Heinrich III the Pious of the Holy Roman Empire and his second wife, Empress Agnes of Poitou. Her mother, who acted as regent for her son (the heir to the throne), designated her as successor of Abbess Beatrix, Adelheid's half sister. She became Abbess in Gandersheim, Saxony in 1061, and became Abbess in Quedlinburg, Saxony, three years later. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Plot: Crypt
Adenauer, Konrad b. January 5, 1876 d. April 19, 1967
West Germany Chancellor. After serving as Mayor of Cologne, he became the first Bundeskanzler (Chancellor) of the Federal Republic of Germany, serving from 1949 to 1963.
Cause of death: Heart failure
Rhondorfer Waldfriedhof, Rhondorf, Rhein-Sieg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Adlon, Lorenz b. May 29, 1849 d. April 7, 1921
Businessman. He built the famous Hotel Adlon in Berlin, Germany in 1907. At one time it was the unofficial residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who preferred its comforts to the drafty halls of the Imperial Palace, and over the years it hosted celebrities ranging from Albert Einstein to ...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Alter Domfriedhof St. Hedwig, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Adner, Anton b. 1705 d. 1822
German Folk Figure, Wood Artisan. It is believed that his birthplace was in Schonau, Bavaria, in the region of Berchtesgaden (present-day Baden-Wurttemberg Germany) where he lived. He earned a modest living by building and selling his wooden creations that included toys and boxes, along with knitting picturesque socks. During his lifetime, the region of Berchtesgaden imposed strict commerce regulations in which each wood artisan could make only one determined type of product, and he specialized...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Altfriedhof (Old Cemetery), Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Adorno, Theodor W. b. September 11, 1903 d. August 6, 1969
Philosopher. He wrote on Sociology and Musicology. Among his works are "The Culture Industry," "Aesthetic Teory," "Critical Models, "Philosophie der neuen Musik," "Klangfiguren," "Aspekte der Hegel'schen Philosophie," and a book about composer Gustav Mahler. His last work was "Minima Morialia." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
Plot: Gewann K, Number 119
Ahlers, Anny b. December 21, 1907 d. March 14, 1933
Opera Singer. She began her career at the age of 4 performing in circus acts. Later taking up singing, dancing and ballet, her first appearance was at the Volksoper Opera House in Hamburg, Germany. In 1928, actor and director Erik Charell enticed her to play in Operettas in Berlin, Germany, where she played in the original Operetta by Paul Abraham "Die Blume von Hawaii" ("The Flowers from Hawaii"). She appeared in six motion pictures from 1928 to 1931 and received and invitation to perform for...[Read More] (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
Ohlsdorfer Friedhof, Hamburg-Nord, Hamburg, Germany
Albers, Hans b. September 22, 1891 d. July 24, 1960
Actor. He was Germany's top selling motion picture star in the years before World War II, and was it's most famous screen figure from 1930 to 1945. His career started in silent films, where he was a part of over 100 films. In 1929 he appeared in "Die Nacht gehört uns (The Night Belongs to Us)", which was Germany's first talking motion picture. That led to a starring role in 1930 in "Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)", which co-starred actress [Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Ohlsdorfer Friedhof, Hamburg-Nord, Hamburg, Germany
Albert of Saxony b. April 23, 1828 d. June 19, 1902
Saxony Monarch, Germany Army Field Marshal. Born Frederick Augustus Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Wilhelm Xavier Georg Fidelis, he was the eldest son of Prince Johann of Saxony and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria. He studied for one year at university in Bonn before leaving to serve in the German Schleswig-Holstein campaign of 1849 against the Danes. In June 1853 Albert married Princess Carola, daughter of Gustav, Prince of Vasa, but the couple had no children. While a Crown Prince...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Kathedrale Saint Trinitatis, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Plot: Crypt
Albert of Sweden (Albrecht of Mecklenburg) b. 1339 d. March 31, 1412
Swedish Monarch. He reigned as King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389. A member of the Nicholan Dynasty, he was a Prince of Mecklenburg and the nephew of Sweden's King Magnus IV (Magnus VII of Norway). The kingdom he reigned over then included Finland and the Vyborg area of Russia. He was also Sovereign Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (now part of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany) from 1388 till his death, as Albert III...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Doberaner Münster (Minster of Doberan), Bad Doberan, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Alfred of Saxe-Coburg b. August 6, 1844 d. July 31, 1900
British Royalty. He was the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Born Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, he was the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was called Affie by his family. As were his wishes, he joined the Royal Navy in 1856, and rose to the rank of Admiral. He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1863, given the title Duke of Edinburgh in 1866, and took his seat in the House of Lords. When King Otto of Greece abdicated his throne in...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Plot: Ducal Mausoleum
Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha b. October 15, 1874 d. February 6, 1899
British-German Royalty. The only son of Prince Alfred of England, Duke of Edinburgh, and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, he was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his grandmother, Queen Victoria. He and his four younger sisters were raised in their parents' London home, Clarence House, but the family moved to Germany in 1893 when his father succeeded to the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, ancestral seat of Victoria's consort, Prince Albert. Young Alfred thus acquired the title "H.R...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow)
Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Plot: Ducal Mausoleum
Alice of Saxe-Coburg b. April 25, 1843 d. December 14, 1878
British Royalty. Grand Duchess of Hesse. Born Alice Maud Mary, she was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was a happy, artistic girl who grew into a serious-minded woman, loyal and dependable. She single-handedly nursed her father during his fatal bout of typhoid in 1861. Alice married grand duke Ludwig of Hesse on July 1, 1862 at Osborne House, the royal family's estate on the Isle of Wight. Though the couple had many happy times, it became apparent...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cause of death: Diptheria
Mausoleum auf der Rosenhöhe (New), Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Alzheimer, Alois b. June 14, 1864 d. December 19, 1915
German Medical Pioneer. He was the physician who first reported on a patient with dementia, later termed as "Alzheimer's Disease." Born Aloysius Alzheimer in Marktbreit, Bavaria (now a part of Germany), his father served in the office of the local Notary Public. Young Alzheimer attended universities in Aschaffenburg, Tübingen, Berlin and Wuerzburg, where he received his medical degree in 1887. He began his internship working with the mentally ill, then began working for the city mental...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: renal failure
Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
Ancillon, Jean Pierre Frederic b. April 30, 1767 d. April 19, 1837
Prussian Government Offical. Served as Minister for Foreign Affairs for Prussia. His tomb is the last designed by the German architect Schinkel. (Bio by: David Conway)
Französischer Friedhof I, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Anders, Helga b. January 11, 1948 d. March 30, 1986
Actress. She was a leading performer of Austrian and German television for a number of years. Born Helga Scherk, she was raised in Ruhpolding and Bielfield after her parents' break-up and made her professional stage debut at age eight. To the end of her life she was involved in Munich theatrical projects though she was to be better known for her film and television work; Helga was Wendy for a 1962 German television production of "Peter Pan" and that same year also was seen in the black-and-...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Gmund am Tegernsee, Gmund am Tegernsee, Miesbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Andersen, Lale b. March 23, 1905 d. August 29, 1972
German Singer, Songwriter, and Actress. She is best remembered as the first singer of "Lili Marleen" (1939), which became one of the most popular songs of World War II. Born Liese Lotte Helene Berta Bunnenberg in Lehe, Germany (now a part of the city of Bremerhaven), she married Paul Ernst Wilke, a local painter, at the age of 17 just before she completed high school. They would have three children: Björn, Carmen-Litta, and Michael. The marriage broke up just after the birth of Michael...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Duenenfriedhof Langeoog, Langeoog, Wittmund, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Andreás Salomé, Lou b. February 12, 1861 d. February 5, 1937
Russian-German Writer and Psychoanalyst. She was born in St. Petersburg and died in Göttingen (Germany). She was a contemporary of Freud, Nietzsche (from whom she rejected a marriage request), and Rilke. She wrote several books about Psychoanalysis and kept up a long correpondence with Sigmund Freud. She was cremated and her ashes were buried in her husband's grave. Several days after her death, the Gestapo confiscated her books and papers. Among her works are "Im Kampf Um Gott," "Die Erotik," "...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cause of death: Uremia
Gottingen Stadtfriedhof, Gottingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

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