People and memorials
Selected people
Biographies and grave informationGrave of Max Brauer Notable people
Max Brauer
1887–1973
Mayor of Altona and later First Mayor of Hamburg. He returned to Germany from exile in 1946. His grave at Altona Main Cemetery connects Altona’s history with Hamburg’s post-war politics.
Notable people
Wilhelmine Catharina Alma Wartenberg
1871–1928
Social Democratic politician and women’s rights activist from Ottensen. She advocated women’s self-determination and took part in Altona’s local politics. Her grave is at Altona Main Cemetery.
Grave of Peter Rühmkorf Notable people
Peter Rühmkorf
1929–2008
Poet and essayist, and recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize. He was buried at Altona Main Cemetery. His grave adds Hamburg’s literary history to the cemetery’s political-history theme.
This guide introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Altona Main Cemetery, including Max Brauer, Wilhelmine Catharina Alma Wartenberg and Peter Rühmkorf. It is not a complete account of the people buried at the cemetery.
Locating the graves
No precise grave position is shown here for Max Brauer, Wilhelmine Catharina Alma Wartenberg and Peter Rühmkorf. Ask Altona district authority – cemetery administration for the section, row and grave number, then relate that reference to an entrance or named landmark on the general cemetery map.
Images for recognition
Grave or memorial photographs are shown for Max Brauer and Peter Rühmkorf. Use a photograph only as a recognition aid after obtaining the grave reference; it does not replace the section, row and grave number.
Ask about another person
Send Altona district authority – cemetery administration the full name, known life dates, possible spelling variants and an approximate burial period. Ask specifically for the section, row and grave number. Include Stadionstraße 5, 22525 Hamburg so the enquiry identifies Altona Main Cemetery when the operator manages more than one cemetery.