Find A Grave - Germany

Andress, Herb b. January 10, 1935 d. April 8, 2004
Actor. Austrian-born, he came to the U.S. in the late 1950s and appeared in TV series and films, often playing Nazis and other stereotypical German roles. His credits include the TV shows "Combat," "My Favorite Martian," and "Burke's Law." He appeared in movies such as "The Ghost In the Invisible Bikini." He returned to Austria in the late 1960s where he enjoyed a long career in film, working in dozens of films with the likes of Rainer Werner and Fellini. (Bio by: Butterfly)
Cause of death: Cancer
Nordfriedhof Muenchen (Munich), Munich (München), München (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Arndt, Ernst Moritz b. 1769 d. 1860
Author, Editor.
Alter Friedhof, Bonn, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Artot de Padilla, Lola b. October 5, 1876 d. April 12, 1933
Opera Singer. A soprano who sang throughout Europe, she achieved her greatest success in Germany. Born Dolores de Padilla, she was trained by her mother, soprano Desiree Artot, apparently inheriting her parents' talent, though not Desiree's explosive temper. Lola made her operatic bow at Wiesbaden in 1902 as the title character of Ambrose Thomas' "Mignon", and from 1905 until 1908 was a regular at the Komische Oper Berlin before moving to the Imperial Opera, where she remained from 1909 until...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Südwestfriedhof der Berliner Synode, Stahnsdorf, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany
Augustus II of Poland b. May 12, 1670 d. February 1, 1733
Royalty. Also known as Friedrich August I, elector of Saxony. Youngest son of elector Johann Georg III and his wife Anna Sofia of Denmark. He succeeded his brother Johann Georg IV in 1694 after he had been infected with smallpox. Friedrich August was married to Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in 1693. When the polish throne became vacant he applied and as one of the first steps he converted to Catholicism. The fact that his wife and Saxony remained in the protestant faith shows...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Kathedrale Saint Trinitatis, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Plot: Crypt
Bach, Anna Magdalena b. September 22, 1701 d. February 22, 1760
Singer. The second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. She was born Anna Wilcken in Zeitz, Saxony, into a musical family. Little is known of her career as a vocalist but she certainly knew Bach professionally at Cothen, where he was Kapellmeister from 1717. They married in December 1721, a year and a half after the death of the composer's first wife, and settled in Leipzig in 1723. The couple had 13 children, six of whom lived to adulthood, including future composers Johann...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Alter Johannisfriedhof, Leipzig, Leipzig (urban), Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Plot: [unmarked]
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel b. March 8, 1714 d. December 14, 1788
Composer. The second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, he rebelled against his father's Baroque technique and became a founder of the Classical movement. For much of the 18th Century he was considered the greatest member of the Bach family. Bach was born in Weimar, Germany, and raised in Cothen and Leipzig. Although he had excellent musical training from his father and was an outstanding keyboard player, he initially resisted the idea of becoming a professional musician. He studied law at...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Michaeliskirche (Church of St. Michael), Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Plot: In the Church Vault
Bach, Johann Sebastian b. March 21, 1685 d. July 28, 1750
Composer and Organist. One of the acknowledged giants of Western music and the greatest composer of the Baroque era. Bach's work represents the culmination of all the musical ideas of his time. He brought such techniques as counterpoint and fugue to their heights of expressiveness, and wrote masterpieces in every existing genre except opera. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, into a family that boasted seven generations of musicians. His parents died before he was 10 and he went to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Cause of death: Stroke
Thomaskirche (Saint Thomas' Church), Leipzig, Leipzig (urban), Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Plot: In front of the altar
Bach, Johann Sebastian [original burial site] b. March 21, 1685 d. July 28, 1750
Composer and Organist. One of the acknowledged giants of Western music and the greatest composer of the Baroque era. Bach's work represents the culmination of all the musical ideas of his time. He brought such techniques as counterpoint and fugue to their heights of expressiveness, and wrote masterpieces in every existing genre except opera. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, into a family that boasted seven generations of musicians. His parents died before he was 10 and he went to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Alter Johannisfriedhof, Leipzig, Leipzig (urban), Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Bach, Johann Sebastian b. March 21, 1685 d. July 28, 1750
Composer and Organist. One of the acknowledged giants of Western music and the greatest composer of the Baroque era. Bach's work represents the culmination of all the musical ideas of his time. He brought such techniques as counterpoint and fugue to their heights of expressiveness, and wrote masterpieces in every existing genre except opera. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, into a family that boasted seven generations of musicians. His parents died before he was 10 and he went to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Johanniskirche (Defunct), Leipzig, Leipzig (urban), Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Plot: * Second burial site, crypt beneath the altar
Bach, Johann Ambrosius b. February 22, 1645 d. February 20, 1695
Instrumentalist, Composer. The father of Johann Sebastian Bach. Born in Erfurt, Germany, he studied music in Arnstadt and became his hometown's court violinist in 1667. The following year he married Maria Elisabeth Uimmerhirt; they had eight children, five of whom survived. In 1671 he was appointed court trumpeter and secular Kapellmeister at Eisenach, where his duties included providing music for civic festivities and assisting the church musicians. His versatility did not go unnoticed...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery), Eisenach, Eisenach, Thuringen, Germany
Bach, Johann Christoph b. December 6, 1642 d. March 31, 1703
Organist, Composer. The uncle of Johann Sebastian Bach, he was in his time the most famous member of the musical Bach family, renowned throughout Germany for his virtuosity at the organ. Born in Arnstadt, he was taught music by his father and at age 20 was appointed organist of the Arnstadt Court Chapel. From 1665 until his death he served as organist of the Georgenkirche (St. George's Church) in Eisenach, and during his last three years was also the Duke of Eisenach's official chamber...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery), Eisenach, Eisenach, Thuringen, Germany
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich b. June 21, 1732 d. January 26, 1795
Composer. The oldest surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Anna Magdalena Bach, he became a noted musician in his own right, though his works are infrequently performed today. He is sometimes referred to as the "Bueckeburg Bach" because he lived there most of his life. Bach was born in Leipzig and studied at the St. Thomas School while developing virtuoso skills as a keyboard player. His pursuit of a law degree at Leipzig University was cut short by the death of his father in 1750, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Stadtkirchengemeinde-Bueckeburg, Buckeburg, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Plot: Churchyard
Bach, Maria Barbara b. October 20, 1684 d. July 5, 1720
Folk Figure. The first wife and second cousin of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Born in Gehren, Germany, she was orphaned at an early age and went to live with relatives in Arnstadt. Bach met her there after his appointment as church organist in 1703 and for a time they lived in the same house. Historians believe that when Arnstadt authorities reprimanded Bach in 1706 for inviting a "strange maiden" into the church organ loft to "make music", the woman in question was Maria. The following...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Friedenspark, Cothen, Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann b. November 22, 1710 d. July 1, 1784
Composer. The oldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, he was born in Weimar, Germany. He received an excellent musical education from his father, who wrote Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" (1723) primarily for his use. Bach became organist at the Dresden Sophienkirche in 1733 and at the Halle Liebfrauenkirche in 1746. His compositions include seven concertos, over 40 keyboard works, 33 sacred cantatas, chamber music, and 10 symphonies. Of these, the Concerto for Two Harpsichords (c...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Luisenstadtischer Friedhof I, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Bach, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst b. May 27, 1759 d. December 25, 1845
Composer. He was the only grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach to achieve fame as a musician. His symphonies, cantatas and chamber music were firmly in the Classical style of Haydn and Mozart. Bach was born in Bueckeberg, Germany, where his father, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, was the longtime music director. He studied briefly in Hamburg with his uncle, C.P.E. Bach, and for three years in London with Johann Christian Bach, before receiving his first conducting appointment at Minden in...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Friedhof der Sophiengemeinde II, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Bachschmidt, Fritz b. September 10, 1928 d. May 8, 1992
Actor. Played 'Gottlieb Griese' in the famous TV-Series "Lindenstrasse." (Bio by: JSesto)
Melatenfriedhof, Cologne, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Plot: Plot: 63-150
Baeck, Leo b. May 23, 1873 d. November 2, 1956
(memorial only). The tomb of Rabbi Baeck's wife Natalie bears a memorial to her husband, one of the twentieth century's leading Jewish exponents and thinkers. President of the representative body of German Jews, he was imprisoned in Theresienstadt during the Second World War, and survived to enigrate to London, where he is buried. (Bio by: David Conway)
Weissensee Jewish Cemetery, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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
Bamberger, Ludwig b. 1823 d. 1899
Founder, with Eduard Lasker(who is buried next to him), of the German Liberal Union Party. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Barabas, Sari b. March 14, 1914 d. April 16, 2012
Opera Singer. A noted coloratura soprano, she shall be remembered for her long career with the Bavarian State Opera (BSO). Born in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, she trained as a dancer from age seven and at 19 was prima ballerina of the Budapest Opera when forced by an injury to change careers; following vocal study she made her 1939 debut with the Budapest Opera as Gilda from Verdi's "Rigoletto" but soon found her career put on hold by the war. Unable to escape from Communist...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Waldfriedhof Grünwald, Munich (München), München (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

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