Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Ohlsdorf Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Hamburg-Nord, Germany. It was established in 1877, covering 391 hectares. It holds Kulturdenkmal status. Wikidata records 148 notable interments here, including Heinrich Hertz, Helmut Schmidt, Gustav Ludwig Hertz.
At a glance
| Location | Hamburg-Nord, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53.62472, 10.06167 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1877 |
| Type | Historic and heritage |
| Era | 1800s |
| Area | 391 hectares |
| Heritage status | Kulturdenkmal |
| Website | www.friedhof-hamburg.de |
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Notable interments
148 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 148, or take the JSON record.
- Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), physicist, inventor, university teacher
- Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015), writer, minister, civil servant
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887–1975), physicist, university teacher
- James Franck (1882–1964), physicist, chemist, university teacher
- Uwe Seeler (1936–2022), actor, businessperson, association football player
- Wilhelm Cuno (1876–1933), politician, jurist
- Ralf Dahrendorf (1929–2009), politician, political scientist, secretary of state
- Philipp Otto Runge (1777–1810), writer, poet, painter
- Hans von Bülow (1830–1894), writer, composer, conductor
- Wolfgang Borchert (1921–1947), writer, actor, poet
- Pascual Jordan (1902–1980), politician, mathematician, physicist
- Emil Artin (1898–1962), mathematician, university teacher
- James Last (1929–2015), film score composer, music arranger, jazz musician
- Aby Warburg (1866–1929), university teacher, art historian
- Hans Albers (1891–1960), actor, singer, musician
- Paul Abraham (1892–1960), composer, conductor
- Gustaf Gründgens (1899–1963), actor, stage actor, line producer
- Roger Cicero (1970–2016), actor, singer, musician
- C. W. Ceram (1915–1972), writer, journalist, literary editor
- Willy Fritsch (1901–1973), actor, screenwriter, singer
- Monica Bleibtreu (1944–2009), screenwriter, actor, stage actor
- Tony Sheridan (1940–2013), guitarist, singer-songwriter
- Karl Hein (1908–1982), athlete, athletics competitor, hammer thrower
- Carl Hagenbeck (1844–1913), zoologist, animal trainer, circus performer
- Loki Schmidt (1919–2010), writer, teacher, botanist
Common questions
Where is Ohlsdorf Cemetery?
Ohlsdorf Cemetery is in Hamburg-Nord, Germany, at coordinates 53.6247, 10.0617.
When was Ohlsdorf Cemetery established?
Ohlsdorf Cemetery was established in 1877, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Ohlsdorf Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 148 notable interments at Ohlsdorf Cemetery, including Heinrich Hertz, Helmut Schmidt, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, James Franck, Uwe Seeler.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q562211 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
- OpenStreetMap relation/1186753