In the year 1908
230 Notable deaths
August Ritter
German civil engineer and astrophysicist (1826–1908).
Born December 11th, 1826 in Lüneburg.
Died February 26th, 1908 at 81 years old in Lüneburg.
Emilie Mediz-Pelikan
Austrian painter (1861–1908).
Born December 2nd, 1861 in Vöcklabruck.
Died March 19th, 1908 at 46 years old in Dresden.
Henrik Sjöberg
Swedish sportsman (1875–1905).
Born January 20th, 1875 in Stockholm.
Died August 1st, 1908 at 33 years old in Helsingør (drowning).
Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent
French mathematician (1841–1908).
Born September 2nd, 1841 in Echternach.
Died February 19th, 1908 at 66 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Karol Estreicher
Polish bibliographer and librarian (1827-1908).
Born November 22nd, 1827 in Kraków. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1908 at 80 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Anton Giulio Barrili
Writer and politician from italy (1836-1908).
Born December 14th, 1836 in Savona. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1908 at 71 years old in Carcare. [ref]
Bizan Kawakami
Japanese writer (1869-1908).
Born March 5th, 1869 in Osaka.
Died June 15th, 1908 at 39 years old (exsanguination).
Hartwig Derenbourg
French orientalist (1844–1908).
Born June 16th, 1844 in former 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1908 at 63 years old in avenue Henri-Martin. [ref]
Albert von Regel
Swiss-russian botanist and explorer (1845-1908).
Born December 12th, 1845 in Zurich.
Died July 6th, 1908 at 62 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Carl von Than
Austro-hungarian chemist (1834-1908).
Born December 20th, 1834 in Bečej.
Died July 5th, 1908 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Paul Christoph Hennings
German botanist and mycologist (1841–1908).
Born November 27th, 1841 in Heide.
Died October 14th, 1908 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Ernest Hamy
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1842-1908).
Born June 22nd, 1842 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died November 18th, 1908 at 66 years old in Paris.
Denis Jean Achille Luchaire
French historian (1846–1908).
Born October 4th, 1846 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1908 at 62 years old in rue Guynemer. [ref]
François-Désiré Mathieu
Catholic cardinal (1839-1908).
Born May 27th, 1839 in Einville-au-Jard.
Died October 26th, 1908 at 69 years old in London.
Ludovico Seitz
Italian painter, artist, draughtsperson and writer (1844-1908).
Died September 11th, 1908 at 64 years old in Albano Laziale.
Carlo Nocella
Catholic cardinal (1826–1908).
Born November 25th, 1826 in Rome.
Died July 22nd, 1908 at 81 years old in Rome.
Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot
Catholic cardinal (1831–1908).
Born January 8th, 1831 in France.
Died December 19th, 1908 at 77 years old in Chambéry.
Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago
Roman catholic cardinal (1838-1908).
Born January 30th, 1838 in Rome.
Died March 17th, 1908 at 70 years old in Rome.
Samuel Duvall
American archer (1836–1908).
Born March 11th, 1836 in Liberty.
Died September 26th, 1908 at 72 years old in Liberty.
Antonio González de Aguilar, 8th Marquis of la Vega de Armijo
Spanish politician (1824-1908).
Born June 30th, 1824 in Madrid, Córdoba.
Died June 13th, 1908 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Aleksey Pavlovitch Hansky
Russian astronomer.
Born July 20th, 1870 in Odesa, Mykolaivka.
Died August 11th, 1908 at 38 years old in Simeiz.
Albert de Lapparent
French geologist (1839-1908).
Born December 30th, 1839 in Bourges.
Died May 5th, 1908 at 68 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Friedrich August Körnicke
German botanist (1828-1908).
Born January 29th, 1828 in Pratau. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1908 at 79 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Eugène Lefébure
French egyptologist (1838–1908).
Born November 11th, 1838 in Prunoy.
Died April 9th, 1908 at 69 years old in Algiers.
Thomas Hill
American painter (1829–1908).
Born September 11th, 1829 in Birmingham.
Died July 1st, 1908 at 78 years old in Raymond.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel