In the year 1900
205 Notable deaths
Ottokar Nováček
Czech composer and violist (1866-1900).
Born May 13th, 1866 in Bela Crkva.
Died February 3rd, 1900 at 33 years old in New York City.
Otto Staudinger
German lepidopterist and insect dealer (1830-1900).
Born May 2nd, 1830 in Groß Wüstenfelde.
Died October 13th, 1900 at 70 years old in Lucerne.
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
American philanthropist and patron of astronomy (1816–1900).
Born January 22nd, 1816 in Manhattan.
Died March 13th, 1900 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gerrit de Vries
Dutch politician (1818-1900).
Born February 22nd, 1818 in Haarlem.
Died March 4th, 1900 at 82 years old in The Hague.
José María Plácido Caamaño
President of ecuador (1883 - 1888).
Born October 5th, 1837 in Guayaquil. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1900 at 63 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Émile Blanchard
French zoologist and entomologist (1819–1900).
Born March 7th, 1819 in rue du Dragon.
Died February 11th, 1900 at 80 years old in Paris.
John James Ingalls
American politician (1833-1900).
Born December 29th, 1833 in Middleton.
Died August 16th, 1900 at 66 years old in Las Vegas.
Karl Julius Schröer
Austrian writer and linguist (1825–1900).
Born January 11th, 1825 in Bratislava.
Died December 16th, 1900 at 75 years old in Vienna.
John M. Palmer
Union army general, politician (1817-1900).
Born September 13th, 1817 in Scott County.
Died September 25th, 1900 at 83 years old in Springfield.
Otto Martin Torell
Swedish geologist (1828–1900).
Born June 5th, 1828 in Varbergs parish. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1900 at 72 years old in Brännkyrka parish. [ref]
Emmanuel Liais
French astronomer, botanist and explorer (1826-1900).
Born February 15th, 1826 in Cherbourg.
Died March 5th, 1900 at 74 years old in Cherbourg.
Adalbert Falk
German lawyer and politician (1827-1900).
Born August 10th, 1827 in Mieczków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died July 7th, 1900 at 72 years old in Hamm.
Alexander Imeretinsky
Russian governor-general of warsaw (1837-1900).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1900 at 62 years old in Warsaw.
Adrien René Franchet
French botanist (1834-1900).
Born April 21st, 1834 in Pezou.
Died February 15th, 1900 at 65 years old in Paris.
Karl Doppler
German musician (1825–1900).
Born December 9th, 1825 in Lviv.
Died March 10th, 1900 at 74 years old in Stuttgart (influenza).
John Henry Leech
English entomologist.
Born December 5th, 1862 in Redditch.
Died December 29th, 1900 at 38 years old in Salisbury.
Carit Etlar
Danish author (1816-1900).
Born August 7th, 1816 in Fredericia.
Died May 9th, 1900 at 83 years old in Gentofte.
Władysław Łuszczkiewicz
Polish painter, art historian (1828-1900).
Born September 3rd, 1828 in Kraków. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1900 at 71 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Julius Schrader
German artist (1815-1900).
Born June 16th, 1815 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1900 at 84 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Roger Wolcott
American politician, governor of massachusetts (1847-1900).
Born July 13th, 1847 in Boston.
Died December 21st, 1900 at 53 years old in Boston.
Wacław Święcicki
Polish socialist and poet (1848－1900).
Born September 26th, 1848 in Warsaw.
Died October 26th, 1900 at 52 years old in Warsaw.
Vasily Vasilyev
Russian sinologist (1818–1900).
Born March 4th, 1818 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 10th, 1900 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Victoire Léodile Béra
French writer, editor (1824-1900).
Born August 18th, 1824 in Lusignan. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1900 at 75 years old in Saint-Maurice. [ref]
Anton Niklas Sundberg
Church of sweden bishop (1818-1900).
Born May 27th, 1818 in Uddevalla church parish. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1900 at 81 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Eduard Albert
Czech surgeon, translator and science writer (1841-1900).
Born January 20th, 1841 in Žamberk. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1900 at 59 years old in Žamberk (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 205
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche