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In the year 1855
259 Notable birthdays
William Libbey
American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927).
Born March 27th, 1855 in Jersey City.
Died September 6th, 1927 at 72 years old in Princeton.
René Basset
French linguist and orientalist.
Born July 24th, 1855 in Lunéville.
Died January 4th, 1924 at 68 years old in Algiers (disease).
Margaret Louisa Woods
English writer (1856–1945).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Rugby.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 90 years old
Julius Bredt
German organic chemist (1855–1937).
Born March 29th, 1855 in Berlin.
Died September 21st, 1937 at 82 years old in Aachen.
Jean-Joseph Carriès
French sculptor (1855–1894).
Born February 15th, 1855 in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1894 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Kuno von Steuben
Prussian world war i general (1855–1935).
Born April 9th, 1855 in Eisenach.
Died January 14th, 1935 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Ernst von Wolzogen
German writer (1855–1934).
Born April 23rd, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died August 30th, 1934 at 79 years old in Egling.
Suze Robertson
Dutch painter (1855-1922).
Born December 17th, 1855 in The Hague.
Died October 18th, 1922 at 66 years old in The Hague.
Wilhelm Grube
German linguist.
Born August 17th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 1908 at 52 years old in Halensee.
Konstantin Velichkov
Bulgarian writer (1855–1907).
Born January 1st, 1855 in Pazardzhik.
Died November 3rd, 1907 at 52 years old in Grenoble.
Hans Friedrich Gadow
German zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1928).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Stary Kraków.
Died May 16th, 1928 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Franz Xaver Nagl
Catholic cardinal (1855-1913).
Born November 26th, 1855 in Vienna.
Died February 4th, 1913 at 57 years old in Vienna.
Ottilia Adelborg
Swedish artist and writer (1855-1936).
Born December 6th, 1855 in Karlskrona, Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1936 at 80 years old in Gagnef parish.
Magnus von Eberhardt
German general (1855–1939).
Born December 6th, 1855 in Berlin.
Died January 24th, 1939 at 83 years old in Berlin.
William Harris Ashmead
American entomologist (1855–1908).
Born September 19th, 1855 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 1908 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vera Timanova
Russian pianist (1855–1942).
Born February 18th, 1855 in Ufa.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Anna Branting
Swedish politician (1855–1950).
Born November 19th, 1855 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1950 at 95 years old in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Alfredo Capelli
Mathematician.
Born August 5th, 1855 in Milan.
Died January 28th, 1910 at 54 years old in Naples.
William Alexander Forbes
British zoologist (1855-1883).
Born June 25th, 1855 in Cheltenham.
Died January 14th, 1883 at 27 years old
Friedrich Johann Karl Becke
Austrian mineralogist (1855–1931).
Born December 31st, 1855 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1931 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Károly Aggházy
Pianist, composer (1855–1918).
Born October 30th, 1855 in Pest.
Died October 8th, 1918 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Ellen Fries
Swedish historian and writer (1855-1900).
Born September 23rd, 1855 in Törnsfalls community. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1900 at 44 years old in Stockholm City. [ref]
Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
German zoologist, university teacher and curator (1855–1936).
Born March 3rd, 1855 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died April 23rd, 1936 at 81 years old in Munich.
Edmond Pottier
French art historian and archaeologist (1855-1934).
Born August 13th, 1855 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Karl Ritter von Goebel
German botanist (1855-1932).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Billigheim.
Died October 9th, 1932 at 77 years old in Munich.
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