Max Martersteig

Max Martersteig (11 February 1853 – 3 November 1926) was a German actor, theatre director and writer.

Born in Weimar, Martersteig began his acting training with Otto Devrient.

This was followed by engagements in Rostock, Frankfurt an der Oder (1875-1876), Weimar (1876–1879), Mainz (1879-1880), Aachen (1880-1881) and Kassel (1882-1885).

In 1904, his work The German Theatre in the 19th Century was published, which is considered fundamental.

The barely legible gravestone features a depiction of a Death Genius and bears a dedicatory inscription.