In the year 1931
333 Notable deaths
Otto Wallach
German chemist (1847–1931).
Born March 27th, 1847 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.
Died February 26th, 1931 at 83 years old in Göttingen.
Gustaf Kossinna
German archaeologist (1858–1931).
Born September 28th, 1858 in Sovetsk.
Died December 20th, 1931 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Henrietta Edwards
Canadian feminist (1849–1931).
Born December 18th, 1849 in Montreal.
Died November 10th, 1931 at 81 years old in Fort Macleod.
Harald Høffding
Danish philosopher and theologian (1843–1931).
Born March 11th, 1843 in Copenhagen.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 88 years old in Copenhagen.
Vladimir Triandafillov
Soviet military commander and theoretician (1894-1931).
Born March 14th, 1894 in Ataköy.
Died July 12th, 1931 at 37 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz
Russian economist and statistician (1868–1931).
Born August 7th, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 15th, 1931 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Auguste Forel
Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (1848-1931).
Born September 1st, 1848 in Morges.
Died July 27th, 1931 at 82 years old in Yvorne.
Joan Beauchamp Procter
British zoologist and herpetologist (1897-1931).
Born August 5th, 1897 in London.
Died September 20th, 1931 at 34 years old in Regent's Park.
Wilhelm Wassmuss
German diplomat and spy (1880-1931).
Born February 14th, 1880 in Ohlendorf.
Died November 29th, 1931 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Stanley Lane-Poole
British orientalist and archaeologist (1854–1931).
Born December 18th, 1854 in London.
Died December 29th, 1931 at 77 years old in London.
Alfons Maria Jakob
German neurologist (1884–1931).
Born July 2nd, 1884 in Aschaffenburg.
Died October 17th, 1931 at 47 years old in Hamburg.
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
Feminist, writer and patron of arts (1900–1931).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Mexico City.
Died February 11th, 1931 at 30 years old in Paris.
Felix Blumenfeld
Russian composer, pianist, conductor (1863-1931).
Born August 9th, 1863.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Lya De Putti
(1896-1931) actress.
Born January 10th, 1897 in Vojčice.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, toxemia).
John Burgess
American political scientist (1844–1931).
Born August 26th, 1844 in Giles County.
Died January 13th, 1931 at 86 years old in Brookline.
Milan Šufflay
Croatian historian, albanologist, and politician (1879-1931).
Born November 9th, 1879 in Lepoglava.
Died February 18th, 1931 at 51 years old in Zagreb.
Timothy Michael Healy
Irish politician and barrister (1855-1931).
Born May 17th, 1855 in Bantry.
Died March 26th, 1931 at 75 years old in Dublin.
Harrington Emerson
American efficiency engineer and business theorist (1853–1931).
Born August 2nd, 1853 in Trenton.
Died September 2nd, 1931 at 78 years old in New York City.
Hanns Hörbiger
Austrian inventor and scientist (1860-1931).
Born November 29th, 1860 in Atzgersdorf.
Died October 11th, 1931 at 70 years old in Liesing.
Isaac Newton Lewis
American soldier and inventor of the lewis gun (1858–1931).
Born October 12th, 1858 in Pennsylvania.
Died November 9th, 1931 at 73 years old in Hoboken.
Henri Mathias Berthelot
French general (1861–1931).
Born December 7th, 1861 in Feurs. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1931 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lesser Ury
German painter (1861–1931).
Born November 7th, 1861 in Międzychód.
Died October 18th, 1931 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Norwegian-american novelist.
Born April 22nd, 1876 in Dønna Municipality.
Died November 5th, 1931 at 55 years old in Northfield.
Jean-Louis Forain
French artist (1852-1931).
Born October 23rd, 1852 in Reims.
Died July 11th, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris.
David Bruce
Australian-british physician, pathologist and microbiologist (1855–1931).
Born May 29th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in London.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi