The St. Johannis Cemetery tells the story of Nuremberg’s history over five centuries.
Originally serving the Sebald district and later the entire city, St. Johannis Cemetery is the resting place of many famous — and sometimes now forgotten — citizens and their families.
From Burgschmiet to Dürer to Wilson, the graves reflect the rich social and artistic life of Nuremberg.
Albrecht Dürer (born 21 May 1471 in Nuremberg; died 6 April 1528 ibidem) was a German painter, graphic artist and art theoretician, but also excelled as a mathematician. With his works (woodcuts, copperplate engravings and paintings) he is counted among the most important Renaissance artists.
Grave number: Johannis I / 649
Willibald Pirckheimer, also Bilibald Pirkheimer, Latinised Bilibaldus; (born 5 December 1470 in Eichstätt; died 22 December 1530 in Nuremberg) was a member of a Nuremberg circle of humanists, a translator, military commander and lawyer, also a patron of the arts. He was an adviser to Emperor Maximilian I and a good friend of Albrecht Dürer’s. Between 1496 and 1523, with just a few interruptions, he was a member of the Inner Council of Nuremberg.
Grave number: Johannis I / 1414
Lazarus Spengler (born 13 March 1479 in Nuremberg; died 7 September 1534 ibidem), as the “foremost council scribe” (town clerk) and after 1526 councillor of the city of Nuremberg, was an important supporter of the Reformation. The Lutheran Rose, as the “symbol of Lutheran theology” is based on a seal design created by Spengler.
Grave number: Johannis I / 1319
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach (born 28 July1804 in Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria; died 13 September 1872 in Rechenberg near Nuremberg) was a German philosopher and anthropologist. His critical approach to religion and idealism was a significant influence on the “pre-March” movement prior to the German revolution of 1848. The epistemological position he formulated became fundamental to modern human sciences, especially psychology and ethnology. He is considered one of the founding fathers of the League for Freedom of Thought.
Grave number: Johannis IIK / 75
born Hönle
Theo Schöller (born 18 June 1917 in Nuremberg; died 23 June 2004 ibidem) and Friedl Schöller, née Hönle (26 February1924 – 19 February 2014) were a German entrepreneur couple. In 1937, Schöller started manufacturing packaged ice cream in Nuremberg. Later on, he extended his portfolio to include Nuremberg Lebkuchen (spiced gingerbread). Even before retiring from their company, Theo Schöller and his second wife Friedl were active as patrons, donating major sums to medicine, science, social and cultural projects.
Grave number: Johannis IIL / 12