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In the year 1855
255 Notable birthdays
Eduard Robert Flegel
German explorer (1855-1886).
Born October 13th, 1855 in Vilnius.
Died September 11th, 1886 at 30 years old in Brass Island.
Giorgio Gusmini
Catholic cardinal (1855–1921).
Born December 9th, 1855 in Gazzaniga.
Died August 24th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bologna.
Nikolai V. Nasonov
Russian zoologist (1855–1939).
Born February 26th, 1855 in Moscow.
Died February 11th, 1939 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Hermann Julius Kolbe
German entomologist (1855-1939).
Died November 26th, 1939 at 84 years old in Lichterfelde.
Clara Eaton Cummings
American cryptogamic botanist and university teacher (1855-1906).
Born July 13th, 1855 in Plymouth. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1906 at 51 years old in Concord. [ref]
Hugo Conwentz
German botanist (1855–1922).
Born January 20th, 1855 in Gdańsk.
Died May 12th, 1922 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Théophile Alexis Durand
Belgian botanist (1855–1912).
Born September 4th, 1855 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1912 at 56 years old [ref]
Lidiya Tseraskaya
Russian astronomer.
Born June 23rd, 1855 in Astrakhan.
Died December 22nd, 1931 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Franz Muncker
German literary historian.
Born December 4th, 1855 in Bayreuth.
Died September 7th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
Caspar Decurtins
Swiss sociologist and politician (1855-1916).
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Trun.
Died May 30th, 1916 at 60 years old in Trun.
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