Find A Grave - Berlin

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
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
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
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
Baum, Herbert b. February 19, 1912 d. June 11, 1942
Leader of a communist resistance group during the Nazi period. Set fire to a Nazi exhibition in 1942, captured by the Gestapo, and was either murdered or committed suicide. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: murder or suicide
Weissensee Jewish Cemetery, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Becher, Johannes R. b. 1891 d. 1958
Writer and poet, Culture minister for East Germany 1954-58. (Bio by: David Conway)
Dorotheenstädtischer and Friedrichswerder Cemetery, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Bechstein, Carl b. June 1, 1826 d. March 6, 1900
Entrepreneur. He founded the C. Bechstein Pianoforte Co., considered one of the world's finest piano manufacturers, in Berlin in 1853. The sonorous yet creamy sound of this company's instruments influenced composer Claude Debussy, who once enthused, "All piano music should be written for Bechsteins", and over the years they have been favored by such virtuosos as Edwin Fischer, Artur Schnabel, Wilhelm Backhaus, Wilhelm Kempff, and Dinu Lipatti. Bechstein was born in Gotha, Germany. At...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Friedhof der Sophiengemeinde II, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beck, Ludwig [cenotaph] b. June 29, 1880 d. July 20, 1944
German general, conspirator in the attempt to kill Adolf Hitler. Beck had served on the German General Staff in World War I, and was Chief of the General Staff from 1935. He was one of the main conspirators in the anti-Hitler resistance movement, and was to be Hitler's successor as head of state after the planned assassination of Hitler on July 20, 1944. However, Hitler survived the bomb blast, and Beck and the other main conspirators were rounded up at Army headquarters on Bendlerstrasse and...[Read More]
Cause of death: executed by gunshot
Memorial to the German Resistance, Stauffenbergstr, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer (nee Wulff), Amalia b. 1767 d. 1854
Mother of the composer Meyerbeer (qv). Duaghter of a welathy banker, she was renowned for her artistic soirees, which were attended by the Prusssian aristocracy and royalty. She was decorated by the Prussian King for her assistance to the wounded during the Napoleonic Wars. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer, Judah Herz b. 1769 d. 1825
The wealthiest man in the Berlin of his day, concessionaire of the Prussian State lottery, father of the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (q.v.) and the poet Michael Beer (q.v.) (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer, Michael b. 1800 d. 1833
Writer and poet, brother of the composer Meyerbeer (qv),who wrote incidental music for his play 'Struensee'. His most famous work is the play 'The Pariah'. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer, Wilhelm b. 1797 d. 1850
Banker, brother of the composer Meyerbeer (qv). An enthusiastic astronomer, he collaborated in producing the first maps of Mars. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Bengsch, Alfred b. September 10, 1921 d. December 13, 1979
Religious Figure. Roman Catholic Bishop of Berlin-both East and West-and leader of East Germany's 1.2 million Roman Catholics. The son of a Berlin postal official, He was named bishop of the divided city and its environs in August 1961, three days after the erection of the Berlin Wall. A conservative theologian who steered clear of politics, he was given special permission by East German authorities to cross the Wall three days a month to minister to his West Berlin flock, later he was allowed...[Read More]
Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Benn, Gottfried b. 1886 d. 1956
Poet and physician. As German military surgeon on duty at the execution of Edith Cavell in World War I.
Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Berber, Anita b. June 10, 1899 d. November 10, 1928
Dancer, Actress. She was the daughter of a classical violinist and a cabaret singer. She studied dance with Rita Sacchetto and founder of rhythmic gymnastics Emile Jacques-Dalcroze. She began dancing professionally in 1917. Between 1918 and 1925, she also appeared in more than 20 silent movies, including Richard Ostwald's sex education films and his 1919 thriller Sinister Tales. She also had minor roles in Fritz Lang's "Dr. Mabuse" films (1922). A pioneer of modern expressive dance, Berber was...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Berlin-Neukölln (St. Thomas Friedhof I), Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Berlin Bombing Victims Memorial [memorial]
Located in the Scharnhorst Strasse area of Berlin, Germany, the monument is on the site of the memorial to German victims of the First World War which was badly damaged by Allied bombing in July 1945. The current monument is on mass graves of Berlin dead and honors the victims of Allied bombing attacks on Berlin during World War II, 1940 to 1945. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beuth, Wilhelm b. 1781 d. 1853
'The Father of Prussian Industry'. Founded the Technical Trade School in 1821, ancestor of the Berlin Technical University. (Bio by: David Conway)
Dorotheenstädtischer and Friedrichswerder Cemetery, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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