In the year 1898
193 Notable deaths
Samuel Mohilever
Israeli rabbi, pioneer of zionism (1824-1898).
Born April 25th, 1824 in Hlybokaye.
Died June 10th, 1898 at 74 years old in Białystok.
Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
Russian artist (1837-1898).
Born April 25th, 1837 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 15th, 1898 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
German chemist (1824–1898).
Born November 21st, 1824 in Dresden.
Died September 25th, 1898 at 73 years old in Freiberg.
Nicholas Benois
Russian architect (1813–1898).
Born July 13th, 1813 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 23rd, 1898 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Friedrich Müller
Austrian philologist and ethnologist (1834-1898).
Born March 5th, 1834 in Jemnice.
Died May 25th, 1898 at 64 years old in Vienna.
Robert von Zimmermann
Czech-austrian philosopher (1824-1898).
Born November 2nd, 1824 in Prague.
Died September 1st, 1898 at 73 years old in Prague.
Theodor Eimer
German zoologist (1843-1898).
Born February 22nd, 1843 in Stäfa.
Died May 29th, 1898 at 55 years old in Tübingen.
Yelena Polenova
Russian artist (1850-1898).
Born November 27th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 19th, 1898 at 47 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Louis Théodore Gouvy
French composer (1819-1898).
Born July 3rd, 1819 in Schafbrücke.
Died April 21st, 1898 at 78 years old in Leipzig.
Alexandre Dubuque
Russian composer, piano teacher (1812–1898).
Born March 3rd, 1812 in Moscow.
Died January 8th, 1898 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Josiah Latimer Clark
British electrical engineer (1822–1898).
Born March 10th, 1822 in Marlow.
Died October 30th, 1898 at 76 years old in London.
Count Gustav Kálnoky
Austrian-hungarian diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (1832-1898).
Born December 28th, 1832 in Letovice. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1898 at 65 years old in Brodek u Prostějova.
Jean Jules Linden
Belgian botanist (1817-1898).
Born February 3rd, 1817 in Luxembourg.
Died January 12th, 1898 at 80 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Friedrich Albert von Zenker
German pathologist and physician (1825-1898).
Born March 13th, 1825 in Dresden.
Died June 13th, 1898 at 73 years old in Plau am See.
Benjamin Vautier
Swiss artist (1829-1898).
Born April 27th, 1829 in Morges.
Died April 25th, 1898 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf (pneumonia).
Anton Joseph Kerner von Marilaun
Austrian botanist (1831-1898).
Born November 12th, 1831 in Mautern an der Donau.
Died June 21st, 1898 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Hermann Schapira
Russian mathematician (1840-1898).
Born August 4th, 1840 in Eržvilkas.
Died May 9th, 1898 at 57 years old in Cologne (pneumonia).
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Catholic cardinal (1820–1898).
Born February 17th, 1820 in Sainte-Marie.
Died April 12th, 1898 at 78 years old in Quebec City.
Thomas Kirk
New zealand botanist and botanical collector (1828-1898).
Born January 18th, 1828 in Coventry.
Died March 8th, 1898 at 70 years old in Wellington.
Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet
French anthropologist (1821-1898).
Born August 29th, 1821 in Meylan.
Died September 25th, 1898 at 77 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Julius Schulhoff
Austrian pianist and composer (1825-1898).
Born August 2nd, 1825 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1898 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ivane Machabeli
Georgian writer, journalist, and translator (1854–1898).
Born February 8th, 1854 in Tamarasheni.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 44 years old in Tbilisi.
Celso Golmayo Zúpide
Spanish-cuban chess player.
Born April 24th, 1820 in Logroño.
Died April 1st, 1898 at 77 years old in Havana.
Charles Yriarte
French writer (1832–1898).
Born December 5th, 1832 in Paris.
Died April 10th, 1898 at 65 years old in Rue Cambon. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 193
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein