Cemetery Resources • Web Links
Famous Austrians, Germans, German-Swiss
A list of the famous and less-famous to give you some choices for your search.
Famous German-Americans
This list also includes famous Austrian-Americans and SwissAmericans.
Your Guide pays a visit
to the "modest"
tomb of Karl Marx.
But where is it?
FOTO: Hyde Flippo
Epitaphe - Grabinschriften
An introduction to German and other epitaphs.
German and Other Inventors/Discoverers
Who invented the track shoe or the first programmable digital
computer?
Graveyard Glossary
A special German-English dictionary of terms you may find in
your graveyard search.
Finding People on the Web
Austrian and German Film People
A full alphabetical index with links to info about actors, directors, producers and other Germanic film
people who have worked in Hollywood. Who's the Austrian who wrote Bambi (and got no credit from
Walt Disney)? What's Leonardo DiCaprio's German connection?
Famous Austrians, Germans, Swiss
An extensive list of famous people from German
Europe, living and dead.
Famous German-Americans
An alphabetical list of links to brief biographies
of German-Americans from Felix Adler to John
Peter Zenger. In English.
Graveyards on the Web
Graveyards and Cemeteries for Famous Germans, Austrians, and Swiss
Berliner Friedhöfe
Lists the German capital's many cemeteries by district (auf Deutsch). Not very helpful in finding people.
For that, see the other Berlin cemetery sites below.
Grabmal24.de
Das Portal für Grabmalkunst und Friedhofkultur. Deutsch. Ein Beispiel: "Auf dem Waldfriedhof in
Rhöndorf (Bad Honnef) fand der erste deutsche Bundeskanzler [Konrad Adenauer] seine letzte
Ruhestätte."
Hamburger Friedhöfe
Cemeteries in Hamburg.
Historic Cemeteries in Berlin
The German version (below) is much more extensive than this English edition, but the English
introduction may be helpful.
Historische Friedhöfe in Berlin
Wußten Sie eigentlich, wie aufregend eine virtuelle Reise durch historische Friedhöfe sein kann?
(Deutsch). Scroll down for tons of info, photos, and links!
Französischer Friedhof - Berlin
This cemetery, established in 1780, happens to be where my maternal great-grandfather, Ludwig (Louis)
Ravené is buried. Nearby are the graves of much more famous people!
Friedhöfe und Begräbnisstätten - Berlin
Berlin verfügt über eine breite Palette an Friedhöfen unterschiedlicher Art, Gestaltung, Größe..., die auf
Grund der Informationsmenge hier nicht alle detailliert vorgestellt werden. - Details on various
cemeteries, maps, plus historical and legal info from the city of Berlin.
Friedhofskultur
German magazine on cemeteries and related practices. Includes articles on where prominent people are
buried. In German.
Find A Grave
The leading cemetery search site, with photos. Search for the famous or just plain folks by name, date,
location, or claim to fame. In English.
Find A Grave in Austria
Did you know that the English poet W.H. Auden is buried in Austria? So is John Banner (Sgt. Schultz in
"Hogan's Heroes").
Find A Grave in Germany
Alois Alzheimer is buried in Germany, or did you forget? King Ludwig II is buried in two different
locations! His heart is not with his body.
Find A Grave in Switzerland
You'd expect to find Carl Jung here, but did you know that Charlie Chaplin and James Mason are buried
in the same Swiss cemetery? The German writer Thomas Mann is also resting in peace in Switzerland.
PostMortal.de
Interesting site on the German way of death—and the restrictive laws and regulations on burial and
cremation. In German.
Graveyard Glossary
German-English glossary for this activity.