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Heinrich von Stephan

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Heinrich von Stephan

Birth
Słupsk, Miasto Słupsk, Pomorskie, Poland
Death
8 Apr 1897 (aged 66)
Berlin, Germany
Burial
Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
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Head of the German Post Office who founded the Universal Postal Union, and introduced the telephone to Germany.
Head of the German Post Office who founded the Universal Postal Union, and introduced the telephone to Germany.

Bio by: David Conway

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The marble funerary monument designed by Joseph Uphues shows a mourner leaning against an obelisk. The monument was executed in the workshop of Valentino Casal. In winter, the tomb is encased to protect it from frost damage.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: David Conway
  • Added: Oct 4, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6820736/heinrich-von_stephan: accessed ), memorial page for Heinrich von Stephan (7 Jan 1831–8 Apr 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6820736, citing Cemetery of the Dreifaltigkeitsgemeinde, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.