Hugo von Kathen

Hugo Karl Gottlieb von Kathen
General Hugo von Kathen
Born	(1855-08-27)27 August 1855 Freienwalde, Prussia
Died	2 April 1932(1932-04-02) (aged 76) Wiesbaden, Weimar Germany
Allegiance	German Empire
Service/branch	Prussian Army
Rank	General
Commands held	74th (1st Hannover) Infantry 83rd Infantry Brigade 9th Division 39th Division XXIII Reserve Corps 8th Army
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves

Hugo Karl Gottlieb von Kathen (27 August 1855 – 2 April 1932) was a German infantry general during World War I.

Kathen was born in Freienwalde, Farther Pomerania to the Prussian Major Karl von Kathen (1803–1876), a landowner from Langenhaken in Pomerania, and Agnes née Schumann (1825–1895). His family came originally from Stralsund and became Swedish nobility in 1692.

Kathen married Susanne von Dechend (1859–1929), daughter of Reichsbank president Hermann von Dechend (1814–1890), on 27 September 1884 in Berlin.

Kathen died in Wiesbaden, Hesse.