In the year 1908
230 Notable deaths
Gaston Boissier
French classical scholar, and secretary of the académie française (1823–1908).
Born August 15th, 1823 in Nîmes.
Died June 10th, 1908 at 84 years old in Viroflay.
Wilhelm Grube
German linguist (1855-1908).
Born August 17th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 1908 at 52 years old in Halensee.
Carl Koldewey
German explorer (1837-1908).
Born October 26th, 1837 in Bücken.
Died May 17th, 1908 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
William Richardson Linton
Botanist and cleric (1850-1908).
Born April 2nd, 1850 in Diddington.
Died April 7th, 1908 at 58 years old in Ashbourne.
Sergey Korovin
Russian illustrator (1858-1908).
Born August 19th, 1858 in Moscow.
Died October 26th, 1908 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Taylor
Track and field athlete, first african american to win an olympic gold medal.
Born November 3rd, 1883 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 2nd, 1908 at 25 years old in Philadelphia (typhoid fever).
Pauline Lucca
Singer (1841-1908).
Born April 25th, 1841 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1908 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Viggo Fausböll
Danish educator, translator, orientalist and linguist (1821–1908).
Born September 22nd, 1821 in Lemvig.
Died June 3rd, 1908 at 86 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Ignaz von Plener
Czech member of czech council (1810-1908).
Born May 21st, 1810 in Vienna.
Died February 17th, 1908 at 97 years old in Vienna.
Friedrich Adler
Architect, archaeologist (1827-1908).
Born October 15th, 1827 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1908 at 80 years old in Berlin.
William Harris Ashmead
American entomologist (1855–1908).
Born September 19th, 1855 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 1908 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C..
Salvador Casañas y Pagés
Spanish author (1834–1908).
Born September 5th, 1834 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1908 at 74 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Wilhelm Lilljeborg
Swedish zoologist (1816-1908).
Born October 6th, 1816 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish.
Died July 24th, 1908 at 91 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Walter von Loë
Prussian general (1828-1908).
Born September 9th, 1828 in Schloss Allner.
Died July 6th, 1908 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Carl Ewald
Danish novelist (1856–1908).
Born October 15th, 1856 in Gram.
Died February 23rd, 1908 at 51 years old in Copenhagen.
Karl Gottlieb Wenig
Baltic german painter (1830-1908).
Born February 26th, 1830 in Tallinn.
Died February 6th, 1908 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Émile Gebhart
French academic (1839–1908).
Born July 19th, 1839 in Nancy. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1908 at 68 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Leopold von Schrötter
Austrian physician (1837-1908).
Born February 5th, 1837 in Graz.
Died April 22nd, 1908 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Franz Bücheler
German classical philologist (1837-1908).
Born June 3rd, 1837 in Rheinberg.
Died May 3rd, 1908 at 70 years old in Bonn.
Maddalena Caterina Morano
Italian religious (1847–1908).
Born November 15th, 1847 in Chieri.
Died March 26th, 1908 at 60 years old in Catania (cancer).
Anatole Vakhnianyn
Ukrainian composer, public leader and writer (1841–1908).
Born September 19th, 1841 in Sieniawa. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1908 at 66 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Andrej Kmeť
Slovak archeologist, botanist, ethnographist, geologist, historian and roman catholic priest (1841-1908).
Born November 19th, 1841 in Bzenica.
Died February 16th, 1908 at 66 years old in Martin.
Richard Pischel
German indologist (1849–1908).
Born January 18th, 1849 in Wrocław.
Died December 26th, 1908 at 59 years old in Chennai.
Theodor von Sickel
Austrian historian (1826-1908).
Born December 18th, 1826 in Aken (Elbe). [ref]
Died April 21st, 1908 at 81 years old in Merano. [ref]
Arvède Barine
French writer.
Born November 17th, 1840 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 67 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young