St Petri Cemetery, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany

		The St Petri Cemetery belongs to the oldest still existing cemeteries of the city of Brunswick. It was laid out in 1757 in an area what was located outside of the city. The parish of St Petri sold that area in 1638. The cemetery was extended several times and got the plane tree way after 1856. The St Petri Cemetery was closed after the inauguration of the Central Cemetery in 1887. The city of Brunswick rented the area of the cemetery in 1977. The in the meantime ran wild cemetery was redeveloped on base of its historical structure between 1998 and 2001.

Following well-known inhabitants of Brunswick are buried here:

Wilhelm Bracke (1842 - 1880)      Politician, co-founder of the social-democratic workers party
Hermann Günther (1811 - 1886)      Founder of a private school, Wilhelm-Raabe School (grammar school) today.
Gottfried Friedrich Tunica (1795 - 1856)      School inspector
Konrad Koch (1810 - 1884)      Teacher at the grama school "Martino-Katharineum".
Johann Heinrich Degener (1736 - 1812)      Merchant
Catharina Henriette Degener (1734 - 1795)
Friedrich Ludwig Rudolph Salomon (1782 - 1837)      Trustee at St Petri

Wilhelm Bracke, 1842 - 1880, and his wife Emilie

		Wilhelm Bracke born on 29th May 1842 died on 27th April 1880 Emilie Bracke nee Walter born on 25th January 1848 died on 31st March 1920

Natalie Brunner, 1844 - 1871

	Mrs. Dr. Natalie Brunner, nee Günther born 28th July 1844, died 27th May 1871

Wilhelm Busse, 1878 - 1900, and Heinrich Busse, 1846 - 1885

	Wilhelm Busse born 1st March 1842 died 12th Aug 1900	Heinrich Busse born 4th March 1846 died 16th March 1885

Albert Damköhler, 1842 - 1883
	Albert Damköhler born on 9 Novbr 1842 died on 5 Febr 1883

Anna Grünhage, 1852 - 1881
	Anna Grünhage, nee Flohr born on 14 May 1852 died on 30 June 1881

Friedrich Freist, 1808 - 1884, and Helene Freist, 1836 - 1902


Superintendent Friedrich Freist born on 29th Aug 1808 died on 22nd March 1884 Christ is my life to die is my gain	Mrs. Superintendent Helene Freist nee Schulz born on 3rd Novbr 1836 died on 30th May 1902 The love won't never stop!

Hermann Günther, 1811 - 1886, his wife Louise and children

		Here rest Dr. phil. Hermann Günther born 10th Nov 1811 died 4th May 1886 Founder of the Günther Institute with his first wife Louise, nee Gelpke and his children Emilie and Hermann

Konrad Koch, 1810 - 1884
	Professor Konrad Koch born 14th May 1810 died 15th Jan 1884
Konrad Koch's son, also named Konrad, was teacher at the "Martino-Katharineum" gramar school as his father was. He introduced football (soccer) in Germany and created the first set of rules for this sport. The first football match in Germany took place in Brunswick in 1874. Konrad Koch jr. lived between 1846 and 1911.

Wilhelm Meine, 1827 - 1890
	Wilhelm Meine born 25th Decbr 1827 died 19th Aug 1890

Friedrich Ludwig Rudolf Salomon, 1782 - 1837, Friedrich Christian Theodor Salomon, 1818 - 18??

	Friedr. Ludw. Rud. Salomon Trustee at St Petri in Brunswick born 1st Sept. 1782 died 13th Febr 1837	The son Friedr. Christ. Theod. Salomon born on 3rd Febr 1818 died on ? March 18??

Heinriette Conradine Simon, 1798 - 1866
	Here rest in God our good mother Heinriette Conradine Simon nee Henken born on 21st Jan 1798 at Bremen died on 8th Oct 1866

Wilhelm Riehn, 1814 - 1890 Johann Friedrich David Voß, 1810 - 1893
	Wilhelm Riehn born on 17th June 1814 died on 21st Febr 1890	Johann Friedrich David Voß born on 30st May 1810 died on 22nd April 1883


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