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Émile Zola
1840 – 1902
Political reporter, Art critic, Novelist, Essayist, Playwright, Short story writer
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, also US: ; French: [emil zɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-…
Rudolf Virchow
1821 – 1902
Biologist, Anthropologist, Paleontologist, Archaeologist, Prehistorian, Politician
Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow ( VEER-koh, FEER-khoh; German: [ˈʁuːdɔlf ˈvɪʁço, - ˈfɪʁço]; 13 October 1821 – 5 September 1902) was a German physician, anthropologis…
Swami Vivekananda
1863 – 1902
Monk, Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Teacher, Spiritual leader
Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief d…
Samuel Butler
1835 – 1902
Writer, Novelist, Painter, Farmer, Science fiction writer, Translator
Samuel Butler (4 December 1835 – 18 June 1902) was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobi…
Cecil Rhodes
1853 – 1902
Entrepreneur, Politician, Economist, Explorer, Colonizer, Patron of the arts
Cecil John Rhodes ( SES-əl ROHDZ; 5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of th…
Khwaja Ahsanullah
1846 – 1901
Writer
Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah KCIE (22 August 1846 – 16 December 1901) was the third Nawab of Dhaka. He was notable for his philanthropic works in Bengal,…
William McKinley
1843 – 1901
Politician, Lawyer, Statesperson, Governor
Here is the revised and improved memorial biography for William McKinley, based strictly on verifiable facts from reliable sources: William McKinley (January 2…
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 – 1901
Poster artist, Lithographer, Painter, Graphic artist, Printmaker, Architectural drafter
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (French: [tuluz lotʁɛk]), was a French pai…
Johanna Spyri
1827 – 1901
Writer, Novelist, Children's writer
Johanna Spyri (Swiss Standard German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's sto…
Benjamin Harrison
1833 – 1901
Politician, Military officer, Lawyer, Statesperson, Writer, Jurist
Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison fam…
Giuseppe Verdi
1813 – 1901
Composer, Conductor, Writer, Politician
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( VAIR-dee; Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his o…
Queen Victoria
1819 – 1901
Monarch, Painter, Writer, Diarist
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in…
Oscar Wilde
1854 – 1900
Poet, Playwright, Short story writer, Children's writer, Novelist, Writer
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles…
Max Müller
1823 – 1900
Linguist, Librarian, Historian of religion, Translator, University teacher, Mythographer
Friedrich Max Müller (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈmaks ˈmʏlɐ]; 6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900) was a German-born British comparative philologist and Orientalist. He…
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 – 1900
Philosopher, Poet, Writer, Composer, Pedagogue, Classical philologist
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned…
Wilhelm Steinitz
1836 – 1900
Chess player, Chess composer, Chess theoretician
William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was th…
Umberto I of Italy
1844 – 1900
Monarch, Sovereign
Umberto I (Italian: Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1…
Ivan Aivazovsky
1817 – 1900
Painter, Visual artist, Art collector
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский; 29 July [O.S. 17 July] 1817 – 2 May [O.S. 19 April] 1900) was a Russian Romantic pain…
Gottlieb Daimler
1834 – 1900
Engineer, Inventor, Industrialist, Entrepreneur
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (German: [ˈɡɔtliːp ˈdaɪmlɐ]; 17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900) was a German engineer, industrial designer and industrialist. He was a pione…
John Ruskin
1819 – 1900
Writer, Art critic, Art historian, Philosopher, Painter, Sociologist
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the V…