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In the year 1915
297 Notable deaths
John Medley Wood
South african botanist (1827-1915).
Born December 1st, 1827 in Mansfield.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 87 years old in Durban.
Gabriel Gustafson
Swedish-norwegian archaeologist.
Born August 8th, 1853 in Visby.
Died April 16th, 1915 at 61 years old in Christiania.
John Ulric Nef
American chemist (1862–1915).
Born June 14th, 1862 in Herisau.
Died August 13th, 1915 at 53 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Eberhard Fraas
German palaeontologist and geologist (1862-1915).
Born June 26th, 1862 in Stuttgart.
Died March 6th, 1915 at 52 years old in Stuttgart (dysentery).
Franz Xaver Neruda
Moravian-danish composer.
Born December 3rd, 1843 in Brno. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1915 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Hans von Berlepsch
German ornithologist (1850-1915).
Died February 27th, 1915 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
Ardashes Harutunian
Armenian poet, translator.
Born September 3rd, 1873 in Malkara district.
Died August 16th, 1915 at 41 years old in İzmit (Armenian Genocide).
Rafael Echagüe
Spanish politician and military personnel (1815-1915).
Born February 13th, 1815 in San Sebastián.
Died November 23rd, 1915 at 100 years old in Madrid.
Smbat Byurat
Armenian writer (1862–1915).
Born March 15th, 1862 in Süleymanlı.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 53 years old in Ayaş (Armenian Genocide).
Elling Holst
Norwegian mathematician (1849–1915).
Born July 19th, 1849 in Drammen. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1915 at 66 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Paul Hervieu
French novelist and playwright (1857–1915).
Born September 2nd, 1857 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died October 25th, 1915 at 58 years old in Paris.
Karl Kraepelin
German naturalist (1848-1915).
Born December 14th, 1848 in Neustrelitz.
Died June 28th, 1915 at 66 years old in Hamburg.
Zygmunt Miłkowski
Polish romantic writer and politician.
Born March 23rd, 1824 in Sărăței.
Died January 11th, 1915 at 90 years old in Lausanne.
Vasily Engelhardt
Russian astronomer (1828–1915).
Born July 29th, 1828 in Smolensk, Kustovičy.
Died May 6th, 1915 at 86 years old in Dresden.
Albert Schickedanz
Austro-hungarian architect and painter (1846-1915).
Born October 14th, 1846 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died July 11th, 1915 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Konstantin Alekseevich Satunin
Russian zoologist (1863-1915).
Born May 20th, 1863 in Yaroslavl.
Died November 10th, 1915 at 52 years old in Mtskheta Municipality.
Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim
German diplomat and noble (1859-1915).
Born July 4th, 1859 in Georgenthal.
Died October 25th, 1915 at 56 years old in Constantinople.
Augustin Barié
French musician (1883–1915).
Born November 15th, 1883 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1915 at 31 years old in Antony (cerebral hemorrhage).
Johannes Conrad
German economist (1839-1915).
Born February 28th, 1839 in Borkowo.
Died April 25th, 1915 at 76 years old in Halle (Saale).
Maria Savina
Russian actor (1854-1915).
Born April 11th, 1854 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died September 21st, 1915 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Anna Stainer-Knittel
Austrian painter (1841-1915).
Born July 28th, 1841 in Elbigenalp.
Died February 28th, 1915 at 73 years old in Wattens.
Kolos Ferenc Vaszary
Hungarian cardinal (1832–1915).
Born February 12th, 1832 in Keszthely. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1915 at 83 years old in Balatonfüred. [ref]
Hilda Sjölin
Swedish photographer (1835–1915).
Born July 28th, 1835 in Malmö.
Died June 7th, 1915 at 79 years old in Hörby church parish.
Addai Scher
Chaldean catholic cleric and scholar (1867-1915).
Born March 3rd, 1867 in Kirkuk.
Died June 21st, 1915 at 48 years old in Siirt.
Friedrich Erismann
Swiss ophthalmologist (1842-1915).
Born November 14th, 1842 in Gontenschwil. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1915 at 73 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Deaths 226 to 250 of 297
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran