People and memorials
Selected people
Biographies and grave informationGrave of Wilhelm Lehmbruck Notable people
Wilhelm Lehmbruck
1881–1919
Sculptor whose work focused on the human figure. He was buried at Duisburg Forest Cemetery. The grave of Wilhelm and Anita Lehmbruck is among the cemetery’s documented artists’ graves.
View mapGrave of Peter Klöckner Notable people
Peter Klöckner
1863–1940
Industrialist and entrepreneur. His listed mausoleum at Duisburg Forest Cemetery is a distinctive site in the city’s industrial history. The mausoleum’s precise map position supports orientation.
View mapGrave of Johann Wilhelm Welker Notable people
Johann Wilhelm Welker
1870–1962
Company director and entrepreneur. His mausoleum at the forest cemetery belongs to the documented selection of historic family graves. It illustrates the link between elaborate grave architecture and Duisburg’s business history.
This guide introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Duisburg Forest Cemetery, including Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Peter Klöckner and Johann Wilhelm Welker. It is not a complete account of the people buried at the cemetery.
Locating the graves
The map below marks the graves of Wilhelm Lehmbruck and Peter Klöckner. No precise position is shown here for Johann Wilhelm Welker; ask Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg – cemetery administration 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 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Peter Klöckner and Johann Wilhelm Welker. 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 Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg – 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 Düsseldorfer Straße 601, 47055 Duisburg so the enquiry identifies Duisburg Forest Cemetery when the operator manages more than one cemetery.