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In the year 1909
215 Notable deaths
Peter Lesgaft
Russian physician (1837-1909).
Born October 3rd, 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1909 at 72 years old in Cairo.
Giacinto Morera
Italian mathematician (1856-1909).
Born August 18th, 1856 in Novara. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Turin (pneumonia).
Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet
French general (1831–1909).
Born January 23rd, 1831 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1909 at 78 years old in Paris.
George King
British botanist (1840-1909).
Born April 12th, 1840 in Peterhead.
Died February 12th, 1909 at 68 years old in Sanremo (stroke).
Jules-Clément Chaplain
French sculptor (1839–1909).
Born July 12th, 1839 in Mortagne-au-Perche.
Died July 13th, 1909 at 70 years old in Paris.
Ivar Arosenius
Swedish artist (1878-1909).
Born October 8th, 1878 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.
Died January 2nd, 1909 at 30 years old (hemophilia). [ref]
Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
Danish chemist and scientist (1826-1909).
Born February 16th, 1826 in Copenhagen.
Died February 13th, 1909 at 82 years old in Frederiksberg.
Enrico Hillyer Giglioli
Italian scientist (1845-1909).
Born June 13th, 1845 in London.
Died December 16th, 1909 at 64 years old in Florence.
James Hutchison Stirling
British philosopher (1820–1909).
Born June 22nd, 1820 in Glasgow.
Died March 19th, 1909 at 88 years old in Edinburgh.
Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin
Yiddish playwright (1853–1909).
Born May 1st, 1853 in Myrhorod.
Died June 11th, 1909 at 56 years old in New York City.
Marjory Wardrop
English historian, translator, writer.
Born November 11th, 1869 in Poplar.
Died December 7th, 1909 at 40 years old in Bucharest.
Paschal Grousset
French politician, journalist, translator and science fiction writer (1844-1909).
Born April 7th, 1844 in Corte. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1909 at 65 years old in chaussée de l'Étang. [ref]
Bertha Townsend
Us tennis player (1869-1909).
Born March 7th, 1869 in Philadelphia.
Died May 12th, 1909 at 40 years old in Haverford.
Joachim Andersen
Danish flutist, conductor and composer (1847–1909).
Born April 29th, 1847 in Copenhagen.
Died May 7th, 1909 at 62 years old in Hareskov Health Resort.
William Henry Edwards
American entomologist, historian and businessperson (1822–1909).
Born March 15th, 1822 in Greene County.
Died April 4th, 1909 at 87 years old in West Virginia.
Karl Krumbacher
German byzantinist (1856-1909).
Born September 23rd, 1856 in Wiggensbach.
Died December 12th, 1909 at 53 years old in Munich.
Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
German noble (1830-1909).
Born August 7th, 1830 in Arnstadt.
Died March 28th, 1909 at 78 years old in Weisser Hirsch.
Hermann Zotenberg
German-born french orientalist and arabist.
Born January 26th, 1834 in Prusice.
Died July 2nd, 1909 at 75 years old in Antibes.
Otto Sinding
Norwegian painter (1842-1909).
Born December 16th, 1842 in Kongsberg.
Died November 23rd, 1909 at 66 years old in Munich.
Mezidemestan Kadın
Sixth consort of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii.
Born March 3rd, 1869 in Ganja.
Died January 21st, 1909 at 39 years old in Istanbul.
Ernst von Wildenbruch
German poet (1845–1909).
Born February 3rd, 1845 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Spanish author (1833-1909).
Born June 18th, 1833 in Quintana del Pidio. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1909 at 75 years old in Toledo.
Alfredo Oriani
Italian writer (1852–1909).
Born August 22nd, 1852 in Faenza.
Died October 18th, 1909 at 57 years old in Ravenna, Casola Valsenio.
Charles-Louis Philippe
French writer (1874–1909).
Born August 4th, 1874 in Cérilly.
Died December 21st, 1909 at 35 years old in Paris (typhus).
Ludwig Thiersch
German artist (1825-1909).
Born April 12th, 1825 in Munich.
Died May 10th, 1909 at 84 years old in Munich.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare