Weißensee cemetery

Weißensee cemetery is a religious burial ground in Pankow, Germany. It was established in 1880, covering 100 hectares. It holds Kulturdenkmal status. Wikidata records 55 notable interments here, including Edmund Landau, Hermann Cohen, Joseph Weizenbaum.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Thursday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Friday: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM
• Saturday: Closed
• Sunday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

55 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 55, or take the JSON record.

Of Weißensee cemetery's 55 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include university teacher (22%), philosopher (11%), journalist (11%), writer (9%), philologist (7%).

• Edmund Landau (1877–1938), university teacher, mathematician
• Hermann Cohen (1842–1918), philosopher, university teacher
• Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008), non-fiction writer, artificial intelligence researcher, philosopher
• Stefan Heym (1913–2001), novelist, journalist, politician
• Jean Dufresne (1829–1893), chess player, journalist, writer
• Lina Morgenstern (1830–1909), pacifist, feminist, women's rights activist
• Iwan Bloch (1872–1922), venereologist, sexologist, dermatologist
• Julius Falkenstein (1879–1933), Theaterintendant, film actor, stage actor
• Heymann Steinthal (1823–1899), philologist, linguist, philosopher
• Heymann Steinthal (1823–1899), philologist, linguist, philosopher
• Friedrich Gernsheim (1839–1916), music educator, pedagogue, pianist
• Else Ury (1877–1943), young adult author, novelist, children's writer
• Micha Josef Berdyczewski (1865–1921), essayist, philosopher, journalist
• Lesser Ury (1861–1931), genre painter, graphic artist, painter
• Julius Stern (1820–1883), music educator, musicologist, music teacher
• Oscar Blumenthal (1852–1917), chess player, chess composer, theatre manager
• Hermann Aron (1845–1913), university teacher, electrotechnician, physicist
• Herbert Baum (1912–1942), resistance fighter, functionary, electrician
• Theodor Wolff (1868–1943), television editor, opinion journalist, journalist
• Louis Lewandowski (1821–1894), composer
• Jenny Apolant (1874–1925), politician
• Rudolf Mosse (1843–1920), art collector, publisher, bookseller
• David Cassel (1818–1893), philologist, scholar, philosopher
• Julius Hirschberg (1843–1925), medical historian, ophthalmologist, university teacher
• Gustav Karpeles (1848–1909), literary historian, journalist, editing staff

Common questions

Where is Weißensee cemetery?

Weißensee cemetery is in Pankow, Germany, at coordinates 52.5447, 13.4583.

When was Weißensee cemetery established?

Weißensee cemetery was established in 1880, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Weißensee cemetery?

Wikidata documents 55 notable interments at Weißensee cemetery, including Edmund Landau, Hermann Cohen, Joseph Weizenbaum, Stefan Heym, Jean Dufresne.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q675174 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Weißensee cemetery, Pankow, Germany." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q675174. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/wei-ensee-cemetery/

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