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In the year 1937
425 Notable deaths
Vernon Lyman Kellogg
American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, science administrator and author (1867-1937).
Born December 1st, 1867 in Emporia.
Died August 8th, 1937 at 69 years old in Hartford.
Antônio Parreiras
Brazilian painter, draftsman, illustrator, writer and teacher (1860-1937).
Born January 20th, 1860 in Niterói.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Niterói.
Ellen Hansell
Us tennis player (1869–1937).
Born September 28th, 1869 in Philadelphia.
Died May 11th, 1937 at 67 years old in Pittsburgh.
Antônio Mariano de Oliveira
Brazilian writer.
Born April 28th, 1857 in Saquarema.
Died January 19th, 1937 at 79 years old in Niterói.
Prosper Poullet
Belgian former prime minister (1868-1937).
Born March 5th, 1868 in Leuven.
Died December 3rd, 1937 at 69 years old in Leuven.
Harald Slott-Møller
Danish painter and ceramist (1864-1937).
Born August 17th, 1864 in Copenhagen.
Died October 20th, 1937 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Cécile Tormay
Hungarian writer, intellectual and antisemitic political activist.
Born October 8th, 1876 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1937 at 60 years old in Mátraháza.
Godefroy de Blonay
Swiss linguist and member of the international olympic committee (1869-1937).
Born July 25th, 1869 in Füllinsdorf. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1937 at 67 years old in Biskra. [ref]
Alessandro Padoa
Italian mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of giuseppe peano (1868-1937).
Born October 14th, 1868 in Venice.
Died November 25th, 1937 at 69 years old in Genoa.
George Nuttall
British bacteriologist.
Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 425
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