People and places

Notable graves

Neuss Main Cemetery: Documented notable people, biographical context and guidance for finding their graves.

On this page

People and memorials

Selected people

Biographies and grave information
  1. Notable people

    Clemens Sels

    1822–1893

    Pharmacist and collector whose collection shaped today’s Clemens Sels Museum. He was buried in the family vault at Neuss Main Cemetery.

This guide introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Neuss Main Cemetery, including Clemens Sels. It is not a complete account of the people buried at the cemetery.

Locating the graves

No precise grave position is shown here for Clemens Sels. Ask City of Neuss – municipal cemeteries for the section, row and grave number, then relate that reference to an entrance or named landmark on the general cemetery map.

Images for recognition

No grave or memorial photograph is shown for the selected people. Rely on the exact grave reference from City of Neuss – municipal cemeteries rather than on an assumed visual match.

Ask about another person

Send City of Neuss – municipal cemeteries the full name, known life dates, possible spelling variants and an approximate burial period. Ask specifically for the section, row and grave number. Include Rheydter Straße 191, 41464 Neuss so the enquiry identifies Neuss Main Cemetery when the operator manages more than one cemetery.