In the year 1912

264 Notable deaths

Hermann Munk

German physiologist (1839–1912).

Born February 3rd, 1839 in Poznań.

Died October 1st, 1912 at 73 years old in Berlin.

Anton Hubert Fischer

Catholic cardinal (1840-1912).

Born May 30th, 1840 in Jülich.

Died July 30th, 1912 at 72 years old in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.

Jakob Amsler-Laffon

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1823–1912).

Born November 11th, 1823 in Unterbözberg. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1912 at 88 years old in Schaffhausen.

Ferdinand Zirkel

German geologist (1838–1912).

Born May 20th, 1838 in Bonn.

Died June 12th, 1912 at 74 years old in Bonn.

Wilhelm Fiedler

Mathematician (1832-1912).

Born April 3rd, 1832 in Chemnitz.

Died November 19th, 1912 at 80 years old in Zurich.

Léon Dierx

French poet (1838-1912).

Born March 31st, 1838 in Saint-Denis.

Died June 12th, 1912 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]

Giovanni Battista Ceirano

Italian businessman (1860–1912).

Born October 1st, 1860 in Cuneo.

Died September 24th, 1912 at 51 years old in Bordighera.

Hippolyte Langlois

French general and academician (1839–1912).

Born August 3rd, 1839 in Besançon.

Died February 12th, 1912 at 72 years old in Paris.

Josef Václav Sládek

Czech poet, publicist and translator (1845–1912).

Born October 27th, 1845 in Zbiroh. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1912 at 66 years old in Zbiroh. [ref]

Máximo Tajes

President of uruguay (1852-1912).

Born November 23rd, 1852 in Canelones.

Died November 21st, 1912 at 59 years old in Montevideo.

Luigi Gatti

Italian businessman and the titanic victim.

Born January 3rd, 1875 in Montalto Pavese.

Died April 15th, 1912 at 37 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).

Heinrich Gerber

German engineer (1832–1912).

Born November 18th, 1832 in Hof.

Died January 3rd, 1912 at 79 years old in Munich.

Lotten von Kræmer

Swedish writer.

Born August 6th, 1828 in Stockholm City. [ref]

Died December 23rd, 1912 at 84 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]

Alfonso Capecelatro

Catholic cardinal (1824-1912).

Born February 5th, 1824 in Marseille.

Died November 14th, 1912 at 88 years old in Capua. [ref]

Joseph Maria von Radowitz

German diplomat (1839–1912).

Born May 19th, 1839 in Frankfurt.

Died January 15th, 1912 at 72 years old in Berlin.

Floris Osmond

French scientist (1849–1912).

Born March 10th, 1849 in Paris.

Died June 18th, 1912 at 63 years old in Saint-Leu-Taverny.

Otto Krümmel

German geographer (1854–1912).

Born July 8th, 1854 in Bydgoszcz.

Died October 12th, 1912 at 58 years old in Cologne.

Vilém Mrštík

Czech writer (1863–1912).

Born May 14th, 1863 in Jimramov. [ref]

Died March 2nd, 1912 at 48 years old in Diváky (exsanguination). [ref]

Thomas J. Howell

American botanist (1842-1912).

Born October 8th, 1842 in Cooper County.

Died December 3rd, 1912 at 70 years old in Woodstock.

Pierre-Hector Coullié

Catholic cardinal (1829–1912).

Born March 14th, 1829 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died September 11th, 1912 at 83 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

José Arechavaleta

Spanish naturalist (1838-1912).

Born September 27th, 1838 in Urioste. [ref]

Died June 16th, 1912 at 73 years old in Montevideo. [ref]

David Heinrich Müller

Austrian orientalist (1846–1912).

Born July 6th, 1846 in Buchach.

Died December 21st, 1912 at 66 years old in Vienna.

Ebbe Hertzberg

Norwegian politician (1847-1912).

Born April 11th, 1847 in Holmestrand.

Died October 2nd, 1912 at 65 years old in Oslo.

Marc-Emile Ruchet

Member of the swiss federal council (1853-1912).

Born September 14th, 1853 in Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges.

Died July 13th, 1912 at 58 years old in Bern.

Wilhelm August Heinrich Blasius

German ornithologist (1845-1912).

Born July 5th, 1845 in Brunswick.

Died May 31st, 1912 at 66 years old in Brunswick.

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