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Thuringia
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Federal State

Celebrities from Thuringia

27 memorials
213 Funeral Homes
22 Cities & Districts
Celebrities21

Thuringia: 21 memorial pages

of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here

HK
Portrait of Herbert Kroemer (1928–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Herbert Kroemer

08/25/1928 – 03/08/2024

95 years

German-American physics

Weimar
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RF
Portrait of Ruth Fuchs (1946–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Ruth Fuchs

12/14/1946 – 09/20/2023

76 years

German politician and athlete, Olympic champion

Jena
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JB
Portrait of John B. Goodenough (1922–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

John B. Goodenough

07/25/1922 – 06/25/2023

100 years

American materials scientist

Austin
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DL
Portrait of Dietmar Lorenz (1950–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Dietmar Lorenz

09/23/1950 – 09/08/2021

70 years

East German judoka

Berlin
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HG
Portrait of Hartwig Gauder (1954–2020) – memorial page

Memorial

Hartwig Gauder

11/10/1954 – 04/22/2020

65 years

German athlete

Erfurt
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RM
Portrait of Roland Matthes (1950–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Roland Matthes

11/17/1950 – 12/20/2019

69 years

German swimmer

Wertheim
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RH
Portrait of Rolf Hoppe (1930–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Rolf Hoppe

12/06/1930 – 11/14/2018

87 years

German actor

Dresden
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Family Tree
TD

Memorial

Tankred Dorst

12/19/1925 – 06/01/2017

91 years

German playwright and storyteller

Berlin
1
MS
Portrait of Margit Schumann (1952–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Margit Schumann

09/14/1952 – 04/11/2017

64 years

East German luger

Oberhof
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RH
Portrait of Reinhard Häfner (1952–2016) – memorial page

Memorial

Reinhard Häfner

02/02/1952 – 10/24/2016

64 years

German association football player and manager

Dresden
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EB
Portrait of Egon Bahr (1922–2015) – memorial page

Memorial

Egon Bahr

03/18/1922 – 08/19/2015

93 years

German politician (SPD)

Berlin
1
SK
Portrait of Sarah Kirsch (1935–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Sarah Kirsch

née Ingrid Hella Irmelinde Bernstein

04/16/1935 – 05/05/2013

78 years

German poet

Heide
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WS
Portrait of Werner Schroeter (1945–2010) – memorial page

Memorial

Werner Schroeter

04/07/1945 – 04/12/2010

65 years

German film director and screenwriter

Kassel
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RE
Portrait of Robert Enke (1977–2009) – memorial page

Memorial

Robert Enke

08/24/1977 – 11/10/2009

32 years

German footballer

Neustadt am Rübenberge
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Family Tree
LB
Portrait of Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007) – memorial page

Memorial

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

02/06/1918 – 02/22/2007

89 years

author, artist

Starnberg
2
GB
Portrait of Georg Buschner (1925–2007) – memorial page

Memorial

Georg Buschner

12/26/1925 – 02/12/2007

81 years

German association football player and manager

Jena
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FB
Portrait of Frank Beyer (1932–2006) – memorial page

Memorial

Frank Beyer

05/26/1932 – 10/01/2006

74 years

German film director

Berlin
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Family Tree
BZ
Portrait of Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004) – memorial page

Memorial

Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

06/29/1911 – 12/01/2004

93 years

husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the Netherlands

University Medical Center Utrecht
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AS
Portrait of Annemarie Schimmel (1922–2003) – memorial page

Memorial

Annemarie Schimmel

04/07/1922 – 01/26/2003

80 years

German scholar of Islam

Bonn
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UG
Portrait of Uzi Gal (1923–2002) – memorial page

Memorial

Uzi Gal

12/15/1923 – 09/07/2002

78 years

Israeli firearm designer

Philadelphia
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Family Tree
JS
Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) – memorial page

Memorial

Johann Sebastian Bach

03/21/1685 – 07/28/1750

65 years

German composer

Leipzig
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