In the year 1901
212 Notable deaths
Aleksander Gierymski
Polish painter (1850–1901).
Born January 30th, 1850 in Warsaw.
Died March 8th, 1901 at 51 years old in Rome.
Paul Rée
Prussian doctor (1849–1901).
Born November 21st, 1849 in Niepars.
Died October 28th, 1901 at 51 years old in Canton of the Grisons (falling from height).
Georg Kaibel
German classical philologist (1849 -1901).
Born October 30th, 1849 in Lübeck.
Died October 12th, 1901 at 51 years old in Göttingen (stomach cancer).
George Mercer Dawson
Canadian geologist (1849 – 1901).
Born August 1st, 1849 in Pictou.
Died March 2nd, 1901 at 51 years old in Ottawa.
Henry Augustus Rowland
American physicist (1848–1901).
Born November 27th, 1848 in Honesdale.
Died April 16th, 1901 at 52 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Marcos Morínigo
President of paraguay (1848-1901).
Born October 8th, 1848 in Quyquyhó.
Died July 13th, 1901 at 52 years old in Asunción.
Nakae Chōmin
Japanese politician.
Born December 8th, 1847 in Kōchi-shi.
Died December 13th, 1901 at 54 years old in Osaka (laryngeal cancer).
Dimitar Grekov
Bulgarian politician (1847-1901).
Born September 14th, 1847 in Bolhrad.
Died May 7th, 1901 at 53 years old in Sofia.
Paul Alexis
Novelist, dramatist and journalist (1847–1901).
Born June 16th, 1847 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died July 28th, 1901 at 54 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Paul Georg von Möllendorff
German linguist.
Born February 17th, 1847 in Zehdenick. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1901 at 54 years old in Ningbo.
Eugen Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg
5th duke of leuchtenberg and russian general (1847–1901).
Born February 8th, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 31st, 1901 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Marceli Nencki
Polish chemist (1847–1901).
Born January 15th, 1847 in Boczki.
Died October 14th, 1901 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Giulio Bizzozero
Italian physician (1846-1901).
Born March 20th, 1846 in Varese.
Died April 8th, 1901 at 55 years old in Turin (pneumonia).
Kate Greenaway
British artist (1846-1901).
Born March 17th, 1846 in London.
Died November 6th, 1901 at 55 years old in Frognal (cancer, breast cancer).
Felix Gras
French poet, notary and magistrate (1844–1901).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in Malemort-du-Comtat.
Died March 4th, 1901 at 56 years old in Avignon.
Richard D'Oyly Carte
English theatre manager and producer (1844-1901).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in Greek Street.
Died April 3rd, 1901 at 56 years old in London (edema).
John Riley Tanner
Governor of illinois from 1897 to 1901.
Born April 4th, 1844 in Warrick County. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1901 at 57 years old in Springfield. [ref]
George Leslie Mackay
First presbyterian missionary to northern taiwan (1844-1901).
Born March 21st, 1844 in Embro.
Died June 2nd, 1901 at 57 years old in Tamsui District (laryngeal cancer).
Shō Tai
Last king of the ryūkyū kingdom (1843-1901).
Born August 3rd, 1843 in Shuri Castle.
Died August 19th, 1901 at 58 years old in Fujimi.
Johannes Schmidt
German linguist (1843–1901).
Born July 29th, 1843 in Prenzlau.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Mandell Creighton
English historian and clergyman (1843–1901); bishop of the church of england from 1897 to 1901.
Born July 5th, 1843 in Carlisle.
Died January 14th, 1901 at 57 years old in Fulham Palace.
Johannes Minckwitz
German chess player (1843–1901).
Born December 10th, 1843 in Leipzig.
Died May 20th, 1901 at 57 years old in Biebrich.
Frederic William Henry Myers
English poet and essayist (1843–1901).
Born February 6th, 1843 in Keswick.
Died January 17th, 1901 at 57 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
William McKinley
President of the united states from 1897 to 1901.
Born January 29th, 1843 in Niles.
Died September 14th, 1901 at 58 years old in Buffalo (gunshot wound).
John Fiske
American philosopher and historian (1842-1901).
Born March 30th, 1842 in Hartford.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 59 years old in Gloucester.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis