In the year 1899
201 Notable deaths
Emil Welti
Member of the swiss federal council (1825-1899).
Born April 23rd, 1825 in Bad Zurzach.
Died February 24th, 1899 at 73 years old in Bern.
Édouard Pailleron
French poet and dramatist (1834-1899).
Born September 7th, 1834 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1899 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ferdinand Wüstenfeld
German orientalist (1808-1899).
Born July 31st, 1808 in Hann. Münden.
Died February 8th, 1899 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Halfdan Egedius
Norwegian painter and illustrator (1877-1899).
Born May 5th, 1877 in Drammen.
Died February 2nd, 1899 at 21 years old in Christiania (actinomycosis).
Henry Becque
French dramatist (1837-1899).
Born April 18th, 1837 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 12th, 1899 at 62 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart
Austro-hungarian politician (1824-1899).
Born February 12th, 1824 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 1899 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Louis Lartet
French scientist (1840–1899).
Born December 18th, 1840 in Castelnau-Magnoac.
Died August 14th, 1899 at 58 years old in Seissan. [ref]
Karolina Světlá
Czech writer and bookwriter (1830-1899).
Born February 24th, 1830 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1899 at 69 years old in New Town (senility). [ref]
Numa Droz
Member of the swiss federal council (1844-1899).
Born January 27th, 1844 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died December 15th, 1899 at 55 years old in Bern (meningitis).
Augustus Hill Garland
American politician (1832-1899).
Born June 11th, 1832 in Covington.
Died January 26th, 1899 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Karl, Freiherr von Prel
German philosopher, writer and occultist (1839-1899).
Born April 3rd, 1839 in Landshut.
Died August 5th, 1899 at 60 years old in Hall in Tirol.
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
American botanist and physician (1809–1899).
Born September 28th, 1809 in Southampton.
Died April 6th, 1899 at 89 years old in Apalachicola.
Mary Elizabeth Barber
British naturalist, botanist, entomologist, ornithologist, botanical and scientific collector, scientific illustrator, painter and poet (1818-1899).
Born January 5th, 1818 in Wiltshire.
Died September 4th, 1899 at 81 years old in Pietermaritzburg.
Hippolyte Lucas
French entomologist (1814–1899).
Born January 17th, 1814 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1899 at 85 years old in Paris.
Lucien Quélet
French mycologist and naturalist (1832–1899).
Born July 14th, 1832 in Montécheroux.
Died August 25th, 1899 at 67 years old in Hérimoncourt.
Avrom Ber Gotlober
Ukrainian jewish writer and historian (1811–1899).
Born January 14th, 1811 in Starokostiantyniv.
Died April 12th, 1899 at 88 years old in Białystok.
Paula Montal Fornés
Spanish nun.
Born October 11th, 1799.
Died February 26th, 1899 at 99 years old in Madrid.
Julius Mařák
Czech natural painter and painter (1832–1899).
Born March 29th, 1832 in Litomyšl. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1899 at 67 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
Charles Nuitter
French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the parisian opéra (1828–1899).
Born April 24th, 1828 in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré.
Died February 23rd, 1899 at 70 years old in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré (stroke).
Francisque Sarcey
French journalist and writer (1827-1899).
Born October 8th, 1827 in Dourdan.
Died May 16th, 1899 at 71 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
William Nylander
Finnish lichenologist and entomologist (1822-1899).
Born January 3rd, 1822 in Oulu.
Died March 29th, 1899 at 77 years old in Paris.
Ernst Mielck
Finnish composer (1877–1899).
Born October 24th, 1877 in Vyborg.
Died October 22nd, 1899 at 21 years old in Locarno (tuberculosis).
Charles Lamoureux
French conductor (1834–1899).
Born September 20th, 1834 in Bordeaux.
Died December 21st, 1899 at 65 years old in Paris.
Albert Becker
German composer and conductor (1834-1899).
Born June 13th, 1834 in Quedlinburg.
Died January 10th, 1899 at 64 years old in Berlin.
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