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In the year 1859
305 Notable birthdays
Nathan Cobb
American nematologist (1859-1932).
Born June 30th, 1859 in Spencer.
Died June 4th, 1932 at 72 years old in Baltimore.
Ludwig Knorr
German chemist (1859-1921).
Born December 2nd, 1859 in Munich.
Died June 4th, 1921 at 61 years old in Jena.
Wilhelm Hallwachs
Physicist, photoelectric effect (1859-1922).
Born July 9th, 1859 in Darmstadt.
Died June 20th, 1922 at 62 years old in Dresden.
Charles Henry Gilbert
American ichthyologist (1859–1928).
Born December 5th, 1859 in Rockford.
Died April 20th, 1928 at 68 years old in Palo Alto.
Elek Benedek
Hungarian writer (1859-1929).
Born September 30th, 1859 in Bățanii Mici.
Died August 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Bățanii Mici.
Vasil Kutinchev
Bulgarian general (1859-1941).
Born February 25th, 1859 in Ruse.
Died March 30th, 1941 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Willem Kloos
Dutch poet.
Born May 6th, 1859 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1938 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Georg Wissowa
German classical philologist.
Born June 17th, 1859 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1931 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Giacomo Boni
Italian archaeologist and architect (1859-1925).
Born April 25th, 1859 in Venice. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1925 at 66 years old in Rome. [ref]
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke
American-born french medical doctor (1859-1927).
Born October 15th, 1859 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1927 at 68 years old in Paris.
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