Bohnke-Von Mendelssohn, Lilli |
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BORN 30 Nov 1897, Berlin - DIED 11 May 1928, Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (near) CAUSE OF DEATH car crash GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Landeseigener Friedhof Dahlem, Königin-Luise-Straße 57 (Feld 01/91-93 (Ehrengrab)) |
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Lilli Bohnke was a daughter of the banker Franz von Mendelssohn (1865-1935) and his wife Marie Westphal (1867-1957). She studied the violin under Carl Flesch and Georg Kulenkampff. On 2 September 1919 she married Emil Bohnke, a composer, conductor and violist. They had three children. In 1928 they both died during a car crash near Pasewalk in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern where they were looking for a holiday destination for their children. They were buried at the Landeseigener Friedhof Dahlem in Berlin. Family • Father: Mendelssohn, Franz von • Husband: Bohnke, Emil (1919-1928) |
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 The grave of Emil Bohnke and Lilli Bohnke-Von Mendelssohn at the Landeseigener Friedhof Dahlem, Berlin. Picture by androom (24 Aug 2006) |
Sources • Mende, Hans-Jürgen, Lexicon Berliner Grabstätten, Haude & Spener, 2006 • Lilli Bohnke - Wikipedia (DE) |
