In the year 1888
162 Notable deaths
Marie-Noémi Cadiot
French writer (1828–1888).
Born December 12th, 1828 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1888 at 59 years old in Nice, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Ludwig A. Colding
Danish engineer and physicist (1815-1888).
Born July 13th, 1815 in Arnakkegård.
Died March 21st, 1888 at 72 years old in Frederiksberg.
Francesco Carrara
Italian jurist and liberal politician. (1805-1888).
Born September 18th, 1805 in Lucca.
Died January 15th, 1888 at 82 years old in Lucca.
Peter Griess
German chemist who discovered the diazotization reaction (1829–1888).
Born September 6th, 1829 in Waldkappel.
Died August 30th, 1888 at 58 years old in Bournemouth.
Antoine Étex
French painter and sculptor (1808-1888).
Born March 20th, 1808 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1888 at 80 years old in Chaville.
Seyid Azim Shirvani
Azerbaijani poet (1835–1888).
Born July 9th, 1835 in Shamakhi.
Died May 20th, 1888 at 52 years old in Shamakhi.
Jules Émile Planchon
French botanist (1823–1888).
Born March 21st, 1823 in Ganges.
Died April 1st, 1888 at 65 years old in Montpellier.
Jules-Antoine Castagnary
French art critic (1830–1888).
Born April 11th, 1830 in Saintes.
Died May 11th, 1888 at 58 years old in rue Brémontier. [ref]
Francis Thomas Gregory
English-born australian explorer and politician (1821–1888).
Born October 19th, 1821 in Nottinghamshire.
Died October 24th, 1888 at 67 years old in Toowoomba.
Uno Cygnaeus
Finnish priest and founder of finland's school system (1810–1888).
Born October 12th, 1810 in Hämeenlinna.
Died January 2nd, 1888 at 77 years old in Helsinki.
Edmond Le Bœuf
Marshal of france (1809-1888).
Born December 5th, 1809 in Paris.
Died June 7th, 1888 at 78 years old in Bailleul.
Jules D'Anethan
Belgian politician (1803-1888).
Born April 23rd, 1803 in Brussels. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1888 at 85 years old in Schaerbeek. [ref]
Jørgen Roed
Danish artist (1808-1888).
Born January 13th, 1808 in Ringsted.
Died August 8th, 1888 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Francesco Florimo
Italian music historian and composer.
Born October 12th, 1800 in San Giorgio Morgeto.
Died December 18th, 1888 at 88 years old in Naples.
Axel Harnack
Baltic german mathematician (1851–1888).
Died April 3rd, 1888 at 36 years old in Dresden.
Eduard Hau
Baltic german painter and graphic artist (1807-1888).
Born July 28th, 1807 in Tallinn.
Died January 3rd, 1888 at 80 years old in Tartu.
Félix-Auguste Clément
French painter (1826-1888).
Born May 20th, 1826 in Donzère.
Died February 2nd, 1888 at 61 years old in Cherchell.
Leopold, Count von Thun und Hohenstein
Czech nobleman (1811-1888).
Born April 7th, 1811 in Děčín.
Died December 17th, 1888 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Ágoston Trefort
Minister of education of hungary (1817–1888).
Born February 7th, 1817 in Humenné.
Died August 22nd, 1888 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Samuel Earnshaw
British mathematician (1805–1888).
Born February 1st, 1805 in Sheffield.
Died December 6th, 1888 at 83 years old in Sheffield.
Théodore Frère
Painter (1814-1888).
Born June 21st, 1814 in Paris.
Died March 24th, 1888 at 73 years old in Paris.
Edmund Neupert
Norwegian musician (1842-1888).
Born April 1st, 1842 in Christiania.
Died June 22nd, 1888 at 46 years old in New York City.
Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt
British admiral, hydrographer and geologist (1811–1888).
Born May 11th, 1811 in Teignmouth. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1888 at 76 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Gustav Teichmüller
German philosopher (1832–1888).
Born November 19th, 1832 in Brunswick.
Died May 22nd, 1888 at 55 years old in Tartu.
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