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In the year 1901
212 Notable deaths
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince of saxe-weimar-eisenach and duke of saxony, general of the cavalry in württemberg (1825–1901).
Born August 4th, 1825 in Altenstein Palace.
Died August 31st, 1901 at 76 years old in Berchtesgaden (pneumonia, heart failure).
Herbert Baxter Adams
American educator and historian (1850-1901).
Born April 16th, 1850 in Shutesbury.
Died July 30th, 1901 at 51 years old in Amherst.
Jules Barbier
French poet, writer and librettist (1825–1901).
Born March 8th, 1825 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1901 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alfredo Piatti
Italian cellist (1822-1901).
Born January 8th, 1822 in Bergamo.
Died July 19th, 1901 at 79 years old in Mozzo.
Wojciech Gerson
Polish painter (1831-1901).
Born July 1st, 1831 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1901 at 69 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Nakae Chōmin
Japanese politician.
Born December 8th, 1847 in Kōchi-shi.
Died December 13th, 1901 at 54 years old in Osaka (laryngeal cancer).
Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Prime minister of nepal (1852–1901).
Born December 10th, 1852 in Kathmandu.
Died March 5th, 1901 at 48 years old in Kathmandu (disease).
Gunnar Wennerberg
Swedish poet, composer and politician (1817-1901).
Born October 2nd, 1817 in Lidköping parish. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1901 at 83 years old in Läckö Castle. [ref]
Paul Georg von Möllendorff
German linguist.
Born February 17th, 1847 in Zehdenick. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1901 at 54 years old in Ningbo.
Eleanor Anne Ormerod
British entomologist, editor (1828-1901).
Born May 11th, 1828 in Sedbury. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1901 at 73 years old in St Albans. [ref]
Henriette Browne
French painter (1829-1901).
Born June 16th, 1829 in Paris.
Died March 14th, 1901 at 71 years old in Paris.
Azize Dilpesend Kadın
Fifth consort of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii.
Born January 16th, 1865 in Tbilisi.
Died July 17th, 1901 at 36 years old in Istanbul.
Václav Brožík
Czech painter and professor (1851-1901).
Born March 5th, 1851 in Brožíkova. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1901 at 50 years old in Paris. [ref]
Paul von Hatzfeldt
German diplomat (1831-1901).
Born October 8th, 1831 in Düsseldorf.
Died November 22nd, 1901 at 70 years old in London.
Rudolph Koenig
German physicist (1832–1901).
Born November 26th, 1832 in Königsberg.
Died October 2nd, 1901 at 68 years old in Paris.
Benjamin Chew Tilghman
American inventor.
Born October 26th, 1821 in Philadelphia.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
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]
Peter Benoit
Flemish composer (1834-1901).
Born August 17th, 1834 in Harelbeke.
Died March 8th, 1901 at 66 years old in Antwerp.
Johannes Schmidt
German linguist (1843–1901).
Born July 29th, 1843 in Prenzlau.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Tamerlan Thorell
Swedish arachnologist (1830-1901).
Born May 3rd, 1830 in Gothenburg.
Died December 22nd, 1901 at 71 years old in Helsingborg.
Julius Zeyer
Czech poet, playwright, bookwriter and historic literature writer (1841-1901).
Born April 26th, 1841 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1901 at 59 years old in New Town. [ref]
Edmond Audran
French composer (1840–1901).
Born April 11th, 1842 in Lyon.
Died August 17th, 1901 at 59 years old in Tierceville.
Ghevont Alishan
Armenian catholic priest, historian, and poet (1820–1901).
Born July 18th, 1820 in Constantinople.
Died November 9th, 1901 at 81 years old in San Lazzaro degli Armeni.
Peter Andreas Blix
Norwegian architect (1831–1901).
Born November 4th, 1831 in Stavern.
Died January 31st, 1901 at 69 years old in Vik Municipality.
James McDougal Hart
American artist (1828-1901).
Born May 10th, 1828 in Kilmarnock. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1901 at 73 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
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