List of Famous people who died in 1902

Adolph Kußmaul was a German physician and a leading clinician of his time. He was born as the son and grandson of physicians at Graben near Karlsruhe and studied at Heidelberg. He entered the army after graduation and spent two years as an army surgeon. This was followed by a period as a general practitioner before he went to Würzburg to study for his doctorate under Virchow.

Karl Wilhelm Ritter von Kupffer was a Baltic German anatomist who discovered stellate macrophage cells that bear his name.

Leonard Lewisohn was an American merchant and philanthropist.

Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, was born in Górki in Russian controlled Congress Poland to Count Josef Ledóchowski and Maria Zakrzewska. He was uncle to Saint Ursula Ledóchowska, the Blessed Maria Teresia (Theresa) Ledóchowska and Father Włodzimierz Ledóchowski, General Superior of the Society of Jesus.

Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg was a German prince of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg.

Friedrich Leopold Goltz was a German physiologist and nephew of the writer Bogumil Goltz.

Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt was a German internist born in Speyer.