Remembered

Arnold Schoenberg

1874 – 1951

Classical composer, Painter, Musicologist, Music theorist, Writer, Conductor

Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian and American modernist composer, music theorist, and teacher associated with d…

Ludwig Wittgenstein

1889 – 1951

Philosopher of language, Architectural theoretician, Logician, Mathematician, Aphorist, Epistemologist

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( VIT-gən-s(h)tyne; Austrian German: [ˈluːdvɪk ˈjoːsɛf ˈjoːhan ˈvɪtɡn̩ʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austro-Brit…

Arnold Sommerfeld

1868 – 1951

Theoretical physicist, Mathematician, University teacher, Physicist

Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (German: [ˈaʁnɔlt ˈzɔmɐˌfɛlt]; 5 December 1868 – 26 April 1951) was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments…

Charles G. Dawes

1865 – 1951

Politician, Diplomat, Pianist, Writer, Economist, Banker

Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. He wa…

Advaita Mallabarmana

— – 1951

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Adwaita Mallabarman

1914 – 1951

Writer, Journalist, Novelist

Adwaita Mallabarman (also spelled Advaita; 1 January 1914 – 16 April 1951) was a Bengali writer and journalist based in India. Today, he is best known for the n…

André Gide

1869 – 1951

Journalist, Film producer, Essayist, Playwright, Novelist, Diarist

André Paul Guillaume Gide (French: [ɑ̃dʁe pɔl ɡijom ʒid]; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author whose writing spanned a wide variety of style…

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

1867 – 1951

Explorer, Politician, Military officer, Author, Soldier, Generalfeldmarschall

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (Finland Swedish: [kɑːrl ˈɡʉstɑv ˈeːmil ˈmɑnːærhejm] , 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military commander and sta…

Sinclair Lewis

1885 – 1951

Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Writer

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author fro…

Vallabhbhai Patel

1875 – 1950

Politician, Economist, Barrister, Jurist, Freedom fighter

Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar Patel, was a Gandhian Indian independence activist, lawyer and statesman who se…

Sri Aurobindo

1872 – 1950

Linguist, Poet, Translator, Philosopher, Essayist, Writer

Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghosh; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi and nationalist who is noted for his participation in the…

Johannes V. Jensen

1873 – 1950

Writer, Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Translator-interpreter, Journalist

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [joˈhænˀəs ˈvilhelˀm ˈjensn̩]; 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great…

George Bernard Shaw

1856 – 1950

Music critic, Politician, Playwright, Linguist, Screenwriter, Biographer

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, cultu…

Cesare Pavese

1908 – 1950

Linguist, Writer, Translator, Literary editor, Screenwriter, Literary critic

Cesare Pavese (UK: pav-AY-zay, -⁠zee, Italian: [ˈtʃeːzare paˈveːze, ˈtʃɛː-, -eːse]; 9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short sto…

Gopinath Bordoloi

1890 – 1950

Politician, Independence activist

Gopinath Bordoloi was an Indian independence activist and the first chief minister of Assam after independence. He worked to preserve Assam's place within India…

Ramana Maharshi

1879 – 1950

Philosopher, Writer, Yogi

Ramana Maharshi (pronounced [ˈɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ mɐˈɦɐɾ.ʂi] ; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage widely regarded by his followers and by "most adv…

Sundari Mohan Das

1857 – 1950

Physician, Writer, Social worker

Sundari Mohan Das (17 December 1857 – 4 April 1950) was the founder principal of the Calcutta National Medical College, in Calcutta, India. He was born in Sylhe…

Léon Blum

1872 – 1950

Politician, Diplomat, Literary critic, Journalist, Jurist, Head of government

André Léon Blum (French: [ɑ̃dʁe leɔ̃ blum]; 9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France. As a Jew, h…

Muhammad Abdur Rashid Siddiqui

1894 – 1950

Poet, Journalist, Politician

মোহাম্মদ আবদুর রশিদ সিদ্দিকী (১৮৯৪–১৯৫১) ছিলেন একজন সাহিত্যিক, ভাষা-গবেষক, সাংবাদিক ও রাজনীতিবিদ। তিনি বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত্যের পাশাপাশি চট্টগ্রামী ভাষা গবেষণায়…

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1875 – 1950

Novelist, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer, Prose writer, Children's writer, Writer

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, recognized for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fant…