In the year 1871
102 Notable deaths
Julius Weisbach
German mathematician and engineer (1806–1871).
Born August 10th, 1806 in Mittelschmiedeberg.
Died February 24th, 1871 at 64 years old in Freiberg.
Georg Gottfried Gervinus
German historian and politician (national liberalism), (1805-1871).
Born May 20th, 1805 in Darmstadt.
Died March 18th, 1871 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
John A. Winston
American politician (1812-1871).
Born September 4th, 1812 in Madison County.
Died December 21st, 1871 at 59 years old in Pulaski County.
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
Dutch botanist (1811-1871).
Born October 24th, 1811 in Neuenhaus.
Died January 23rd, 1871 at 59 years old in Utrecht.
Édouard Lartet
French geologist and paleontologist (1801–1871).
Born April 15th, 1801 in Castelnau-Barbarens.
Died January 28th, 1871 at 69 years old in Seissan.
Nasif al-Yaziji
Lebanese writer (1800-1871).
Born March 25th, 1800 in Kfarshima.
Died February 8th, 1871 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen
Austrian writer (1806–1871).
Born April 2nd, 1806 in Kraków.
Died May 22nd, 1871 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Alexander Keith Johnston
Scottish geographer (1804–1871).
Born December 28th, 1804 in Penicuik. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1871 at 66 years old in Ben Rhydding. [ref]
Júlio Dinis
Portuguese writer (1839–1871).
Born November 14th, 1839 in Porto.
Died September 12th, 1871 at 31 years old in Porto (tuberculosis).
Jean-Baptiste Pompallier
Roman catholic missionary and archbishop (1801-1871).
Born December 11th, 1801 in Lyon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1871 at 70 years old in Puteaux (disease). [ref]
Félix Marie Charles Texier
French archaeologist, architect and traveler (1802-1871).
Born August 29th, 1802 in Versailles.
Died July 1st, 1871 at 68 years old in Paris.
Louis Rossel
Sentenced to death in france (1844–1871).
Born September 9th, 1844 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died November 28th, 1871 at 27 years old in Satory (gunshot wound).
Berthold Carl Seemann
German botanist (1825–1871).
Born February 25th, 1825 in Hanover.
Died October 10th, 1871 at 46 years old in Nicaragua.
José Mármol
Argentine journalist, politician, librarian, and writer of the romantic school (1817–1871).
Born December 2nd, 1818 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 9th, 1871 at 52 years old in Buenos Aires.
Edmund Bojanowski
Polish beatified noble (1814–1871).
Born November 14th, 1814 in Grabonóg. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1871 at 56 years old in Górka Duchowna. [ref]
Charles Antoine Lemaire
French botanist (1800-1871).
Born November 1st, 1800 in Paris.
Died June 22nd, 1871 at 70 years old in Paris.
Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis
Spanish journalist.
Born March 19th, 1815 in Seville. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1871 at 55 years old in Seville.
Gustave Flourens
French revolutionary leader and writer (1838-1871).
Born August 4th, 1838 in Paris.
Died April 3rd, 1871 at 32 years old in Rueil.
Jean-François Cail
French entrepreneur and industrialist who was a key figure in french industrialization (1804-1871).
Born February 8th, 1804 in Chef-Boutonne.
Died May 22nd, 1871 at 67 years old in Ruffec.
Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince Dietrichstein von Nicolsburg
Austrian politician (1813-1871).
Born August 4th, 1813 in Coburg.
Died February 14th, 1871 at 57 years old in Prague.
Luise Aston
German writer, editor (1814–1871).
Born November 26th, 1814 in Gröningen. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1871 at 57 years old in Wangen im Allgäu. [ref]
Charles Gumery
French sculptor (1827–1871).
Born June 14th, 1827 in Paris.
Died January 19th, 1871 at 43 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Ueberweg
German historian of philosophy (1826-1871).
Born January 22nd, 1826 in Leichlingen.
Died June 9th, 1871 at 45 years old in Königsberg.
Victor Motschulsky
Russian entomologist (1810–1871).
Born April 11th, 1810 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 5th, 1871 at 61 years old in Moscow, Simferopol.
Aimé Maillart
French composer (1817–1871).
Born March 24th, 1817 in Montpellier.
Died May 26th, 1871 at 54 years old in Moulins.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X