Luisenfriedhof III

52°31′29″N 13°16′38″E / 52.52472°N 13.27722°E / 52.52472; 13.27722TypeProtestant cemeterySize12 haFind a GraveLuisenfriedhof III

The Protestant Luisenfriedhof III (German: Der evangelische Luisenfriedhof III) is a cemetery in the Westend district of Berlin. The cemetery is under monument protection.^[1]

History

A church-owned and operated cemetery with a size of 12 hectares, Luisenfriedhof III was consecrated in 1891 and the first burial took place on 19 June 1891.^{[citation needed]} Two years later, a cemetery chapel was built.^[1] The early Gothic red brick building was designed by Johannes Vollmer and Heinrich Jassoy.^[1] The steeple of the chapel was destroyed in World War II. In 1905, the cemetery expanded to its present size.

Notable burials

Notables buried include:

• Georg Bleibtreu (1828–1892), painter
• Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827–1894), Egyptologist
• Wilhelm Cauer (1900–1945), mathematician and scientist
• Heinrich Dernburg (1829–1907), jurist, professor, and politician
• Ernst Förstemann (1822–1906), historian, archivist and librarian
• Georg Heym (1887–1912), writer and poet
• Fritz Kolbe (1900–1971), diplomat and spy for the Allied forces
• Brigitte Mira (1910–2005), actress
• Karl August Möbius (1825–1908), zoologist
• Eva Renzi (1944–2005), actress
• Rosel Zech (1942–2011), actress

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