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Max Weber
1864 – 1920
Jurist, Economist, Sociologist, Philosopher, Anthropologist, Lawyer
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (; German: [ˈveːbɐ] ; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one…
Srinivasa Ramanujan
1887 – 1920
Mathematician, Accountant
Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century. He made substantial contrib…
Alexander Kolchak
1874 – 1920
Politician, Explorer, Military officer, Oceanographer, Soldier, Glaciologist
Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Колча́к; 16 November [O.S. 4 November] 1874 – 7 February 1920) was a Russian navy officer…
Amedeo Modigliani
1884 – 1920
Painter, Sculptor, Draftsperson
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: ; Italian: [ameˈdɛːo modiʎˈʎaːni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who…
Henry Plowden
— – 1920
Judge
Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.
Benito Pérez Galdós
1843 – 1920
Writer, Playwright, Politician, Novelist, Journalist, Poet
Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito ˈpeɾeθ ɣalˈðos]; 10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist and poli…
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 – 1919
Painter, Sculptor, Illustrator, Printmaker, Draftsperson, Architectural drafter
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; French: [pjɛʁ oɡyst ʁənwaʁ]; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminin…
Alfred Werner
1866 – 1919
Chemist, University teacher
Alfred Werner (12 December 1866 – 15 November 1919) was a Swiss chemist who was a student at ETH Zurich and a professor at the University of Zurich. He won the…
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
1857 – 1919
Poet, Writer, Novelist, Playwright, Theologian
Karl Adolph Gjellerup (Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈɛːˌtʌlˀf ˈkelˀəʁɔp]; 2 June 1857 – 11 October 1919) was a Danish poet and novelist who together with his compatriot Henr…
Andrew Carnegie
1835 – 1919
Philanthropist, Business magnate, Economist, Industrialist, Merchant, Entrepreneur
Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel…
Ernst Haeckel
1834 – 1919
Biologist, Physician, Zoologist, Philosopher, Naturalist, Ecologist
Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; German: [ɛʁnst ˈhɛkl̩]; 16 February 1834 – 9 August 1919) was a German zoologist, naturalist, eugenicist, philosopher,…
Emil Fischer
1852 – 1919
Biochemist, Chemist, University teacher, Organic chemist
Hermann Emil Louis Fischer (German: [ˈeːmiːl ˈfɪʃɐ] ; 9 October 1852 – 15 July 1919) was a German chemist and 1902 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He…
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
1842 – 1919
Physicist, Politician, University teacher, Mathematician, Chemist
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh ( RAY-lee; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919), was a British physicist and hereditary peer who received the Nobel Prize in…
Akshay Kumar Baral
1860 – 1919
Poet, Writer
Akshay Kumar Baral (1860–1919) was an Indian Bengali language poet and writer. He was born in Calcutta. The family originally hailed from Chandannagar, Hooghly…
L. Frank Baum
1856 – 1919
Journalist, Film producer, Writer, Novelist, Actor, Children's writer
Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, par…
Emiliano Zapata
1879 – 1919
Partisan, Revolutionary, Farmer
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Latin American Spanish: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader. He was a…
Karl Liebknecht
1871 – 1919
Politician, Lawyer, Revolutionary, Editor, Socialist, Jurist
Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht (; German: [ˈliːpknɛçt] ; 13 August 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a German socialist politician and revolutionary. A leader…
Rosa Luxemburg
1871 – 1919
Politician, Philosopher, Revolutionary, Economist, Editor, Political theorist
Rosa Luxemburg ( LUK-səm-burg; Polish: Róża Luksemburg [ˈruʐa ˈluksɛmburk] ; German: [ˈʁoːza ˈlʊksm̩bʊʁk] ; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Polish and nat…
Theodore Roosevelt
1858 – 1919
Explorer, Historian, Essayist, Writer, Politician, Autobiographer
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Previously serving for six m…
Ajit Kumar Chakravarty
1886 – 1918
Writer, Essayist, Biographer
Ajit Kumar Chakravarty (29 August 1886- 19 December 1918) was a Bengali littérateur. He was an ardent admirer of Rabindranath Tagore and his literary works. He…