Remembered
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J. J. Thomson
1856 – 1940
Physicist, Mathematician, University teacher
Sir Joseph John Thomson (18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was a British physicist. He received the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the great me…
Leon Trotsky
1879 – 1940
Politician, Diplomat, Autobiographer, Philosopher, Revolutionary, Military personnel
Lev Davidovich Trotsky (né Bronstein; 7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1879 – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky, was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet pol…
Paul Klee
1879 – 1940
Painter, University teacher, Graphic artist, Lithographer, Designer, Printmaker
Paul Klee (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈkleː]; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in a…
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 – 1940
Writer, Poet, Painter
Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (6 July 1859 – 20 May 1940) was a Swedish poet, novelist and laureate of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a member o…
Emma Goldman
1869 – 1940
Anarchist, Journalist, Political philosopher, Women's rights activist, Lecturer, Publisher
Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the develop…
Carl Bosch
1874 – 1940
Chemist, Inventor, Academic, Engineer, Scientific collector
Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. He was a pion…
Selma Lagerlöf
1858 – 1940
Writer, Novelist, Children's writer, Biographer, Teacher, Volksschule teacher
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (, US also , Swedish: [ˈsɛ̂lːma ˈlɑ̂ːɡɛˌɭøːv] ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer. She published her first no…
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 – 1940
Novelist, Playwright, Physician, Satirist, Short story writer, Librettist
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( buul-GAH-kof; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bʊlˈɡakəf] 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 – 10 M…
Ashraf Ali Khan
1901 – 1939
Poet, Journalist, Writer
আশরাফ আলি খান (১৯০১-১৯৩৯) ছিলেন ব্রিটিশ ভারতের একজন বাঙালি কবি ও সাংবাদিক। Source: Wikipedia — https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%…
Sigmund Freud
1856 – 1939
Psychoanalyst, Neurologist, Essayist, Philosopher, Psychologist, Psychiatrist
Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method fo…
Alphonse Mucha
1860 – 1939
Poster artist, Lithographer, Photographer, Graphic designer, Painter, Postage stamp designer
Alfons Maria Mucha (Czech: [ˈalfons ˈmuxa] ; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known in English as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic art…
Jaladhar Sen
1860 – 1939
Writer, Editor, Novelist, Biographer, Short story writer
Rai Bahadur Jaladhar Sen (13 March 1860 – 15 March 1939) was a Bengali writer, poet, editor, philanthropist, traveler, social worker, educationist, and littérat…
Howard Carter
1874 – 1939
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Necropolis scholar, Painter
Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who became known for discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Phar…
Nadezhda Krupskaya
1869 – 1939
Librarian, Writer, Teacher, Politician
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya (Russian: Надежда Константиновна Крупская, IPA: [nɐˈdʲeʐdə kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvnə ˈkrupskəjə]; 26 February [O.S. 14 February] 1869…
Antonio Machado
1875 – 1939
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Teacher, Intellectual
Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), simply known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and o…
Pope Pius XI
1857 – 1939
Latin Catholic priest, Librarian, Mountaineer, Catholic bishop, Missionary, Nuncio
Pope Pius XI (Italian: Pio XI; born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, Italian: [amˈbrɔːdʒo daˈmjaːno aˈkille ˈratti]; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939) was head of…
Edward Sapir
1884 – 1939
Anthropologist, Linguist, Sociolinguist, University teacher, Ethnologist, Philosopher
Edward Sapir (; January 26, 1884 – February 4, 1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, and one of the most important figures in the development of the di…
W. B. Yeats
1865 – 1939
Poet, Playwright, Writer, Politician, Mystic, Astrologer
William Butler Yeats ( YAYTS; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20…
Osip Mandelstam
1891 – 1938
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic, Essayist, Librettist
Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (Russian: Осип Эмильевич Мандельштам, IPA: [ˈosʲɪp ɨˈmʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mənʲdʲɪlʲˈʂtam]; 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1891 – 27 December 193…
Karel Čapek
1890 – 1938
Translator, Novelist, Director, Photographer, Playwright, Journalist
Karel Čapek (; Czech: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] ; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for…