In the year 1881
157 Notable deaths
Alfred Elmore
British artist (1815-1881).
Born June 18th, 1815 in Clonakilty.
Died January 24th, 1881 at 65 years old in London.
Henry Smith Lane
United states army officer and politician (1811–1881).
Born February 24th, 1811 in Sharpsburg.
Died June 18th, 1881 at 70 years old in Crawfordsville.
Janez Bleiweis
Slovenian politician (1808–1881).
Born November 19th, 1808 in Kranj.
Died November 29th, 1881 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
Gustav Neumann
German chess player (1838–1881).
Born December 15th, 1838 in Gliwice.
Died February 16th, 1881 at 42 years old in Znamensk.
Humphrey Lloyd
Irish physicist and academic administrator (1800–1881).
Born April 16th, 1800 in Dublin.
Died January 17th, 1881 at 80 years old in Dublin.
Salvador Jovellanos
Paraguayan politician (1833-1881).
Born December 31st, 1833 in Asunción.
Died February 11th, 1881 at 47 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lovisa Aarberg
First recognised female doctor in sweden (1801-1881).
Born May 17th, 1801 in Uppsala.
Died March 26th, 1881 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Franz von Dingelstedt
German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator (1814–1881).
Born June 30th, 1814 in Halsdorf (Wohratal, Germany).
Died May 15th, 1881 at 66 years old in Vienna.
August Treboniu Laurian
Romanian politician and academic.
Born July 17th, 1810 in Fofeldea.
Died February 25th, 1881 at 70 years old in Bucharest.
Karl Fedorovich Kessler
Russian zoologist.
Born December 1st, 1815 in Sokolovka.
Died March 15th, 1881 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Harry von Arnim
German diplomat.
Born November 3rd, 1824 in Mysłowice.
Died May 19th, 1881 at 56 years old in Nice.
Pauline von Mallinckrodt
German nun (1817–1881).
Born June 3rd, 1817 in Minden.
Died April 30th, 1881 at 63 years old in Paderborn.
Theodor Bergk
German classical philologist (1812–1881).
Born May 22nd, 1812 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1881 at 69 years old in Bad Ragaz. [ref]
Max Maria von Weber
German civil engineer (1822-1881).
Born April 25th, 1822 in Dresden.
Died April 18th, 1881 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Michael Pakenham Edgeworth
Irish botanist and photographer in india (1812-1881).
Born May 24th, 1812 in Edgeworthstown.
Died July 30th, 1881 at 69 years old in Eigg.
Cecilio Acosta
Venezuelan poet and journalist (1818-1881).
Born February 1st, 1818 in San Diego de los Altos.
Died July 8th, 1881 at 63 years old in Caracas.
Hewett Watson
English botanist (1804–1881).
Born May 9th, 1804 in Yorkshire.
Died July 27th, 1881 at 77 years old in Thames Ditton.
Baron Heinrich Karl von Haymerle
Austrian-hungarian diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (1828-1881).
Born December 7th, 1828 in Vienna.
Died October 10th, 1881 at 52 years old in Vienna.
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
German philologist and folklorist (1812–1881).
Born November 19th, 1812 in Chojna.
Died May 5th, 1881 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Francesco Selmi
Italian chemist and patriot (1817-1881).
Born April 7th, 1817 in Vignola.
Died August 13th, 1881 at 64 years old in Vignola.
Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst
German botanist and mycologist (1806–1881).
Born March 22nd, 1806 in Treuenbrietzen.
Died April 24th, 1881 at 75 years old in Meissen.
Jacinto Vera
Uruguayan bishop (1813 – 1881), first roman catholic bishop of montevideo and blessed.
Born July 3rd, 1813 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died May 6th, 1881 at 67 years old in Pan de Azúcar.
Carl Maria von Bocklet
Austrian composer (1801–1881).
Born November 30th, 1801 in Prague.
Died July 15th, 1881 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Gustav von Alvensleben
German general (1803–1881).
Born September 30th, 1803 in Eichenbarleben.
Died June 30th, 1881 at 77 years old in Gernrode.
Ján Botto
Slovak poet and writer (1829–1881).
Born January 25th, 1829 in Vyšný Skálnik.
Died April 28th, 1881 at 52 years old in Banská Bystrica.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman