People and memorials
Selected people
Biographies and grave informationGrave of Arthur Nikisch at Leipzig South Cemetery Notable people
Arthur Nikisch
1855–1922
Hungarian conductor and music director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Grave of Kurt Masur at Leipzig South Cemetery Notable people
Kurt Masur
1927–2015
German conductor and long-serving music director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Grave of Klaus Renft at Leipzig South Cemetery Notable people
Klaus Renft
1942–2006
German rock musician and founder of the Klaus Renft Combo.
Grave of Christian Fürchtegott Gellert at Leipzig South Cemetery Notable people
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
1715–1769
German poet and moral philosopher of the Enlightenment.
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Lene Voigt
1891–1962
German writer and poet known for works in the Saxon dialect.
View mapGrave of Wolfgang Mattheuer at Leipzig South Cemetery Notable people
Wolfgang Mattheuer
1927–2004
German painter, graphic artist and sculptor associated with the Leipzig School.
This guide introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Leipzig South Cemetery, including Arthur Nikisch, Kurt Masur, Klaus Renft, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Lene Voigt and Wolfgang Mattheuer. It is not a complete account of the people buried at the cemetery.
Locating the graves
The map below marks the graves of Christian Fürchtegott Gellert and Lene Voigt. No precise position is shown here for Arthur Nikisch, Kurt Masur, Klaus Renft and Wolfgang Mattheuer; ask City of Leipzig, Cemeteries Department for the section, row and grave number instead of estimating a location.
The embedded map on this page contains only precisely located graves from the selection. The general cemetery map adds entrances and other orientation points; those points are not grave references.
Images for recognition
Grave or memorial photographs are shown for Arthur Nikisch, Kurt Masur, Klaus Renft, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert and Wolfgang Mattheuer. 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 City of Leipzig, Cemeteries Department the full name, known life dates, possible spelling variants and an approximate burial period. Ask specifically for the section, row and grave number. Include Friedhofsweg 3, 04299 Leipzig so the enquiry identifies Leipzig South Cemetery when the operator manages more than one cemetery.