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Biography of C. I. Defontenay (excerpt)
Charlemagne Ischir Defontenay, writing as C.I. Defontenay (15 Februray 1819 – 14 November 1856), was a French science fiction writer and surgeon. His Star, ou Psi Cassiopea of 1854 is seen by some as an example of proto-space opera. Others see Defontenay as a predecessor of Olaf Stapledon.
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Biography of Dióscoro Puebla (excerpt)
Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín (February 25, 1831 – October 24, 1901) was a Spanish painter known for his work in the Eclectic style, focusing on portraits, genre, and history painting. Born in Burgos, he first displayed his drawing talent in Carrión de los Condes, leading to his studies at the "Escuela Municipal de Dibujo de Palencia" and later at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.
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Biography of Richard Dedekind (excerpt)
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic. His best known contribution is the definition of real numbers through the notion of Dedekind cut.
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Biography of Théodore-Augustin Forcade (excerpt)
Théodore-Augustin Forcade, born in Versailles on March 2, 1816, and died in Aix-en-Provence on September 12, 1885, was a French priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. Considered a great traveler, he served as the Apostolic Vicar of Tokyo (Japan) from 1846 to 1852, then as Bishop of Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) from 1853 to 1860, Bishop of Nevers from 1860 to 1873, and finally Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.
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Biography of Ferdinand Carré (excerpt)
Ferdinand Philippe Edouard Carré was a French engineer, born in Moislains, in the Somme department, on March 10, 1824, and died on January 11, 1900, in Pommeuse in the Seine-et-Marne department. He became known for inventing refrigeration devices designed to produce ice for breweries.
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Biography of Ramon Alvarez Bruise (excerpt)
Ramón Álvarez Moretón (September 22, 1825 - April 25, 1889) was a Spanish sculptor born in Zamora. Coming from a poor family, he initially tended livestock before learning the tinsmith trade. His family moved to Zamora, where he studied drawing and later became self-taught in Madrid.
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Biography of Titus Salt (excerpt)
Sir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet (20 September 1803 – 29 December 1876) was a manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, who is best known for having built Salt's Mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of Saltaire, West Yorkshire.
Biography of Félix Léon Edoux (excerpt)
Félix Léon Edoux born May 29, 1827 in Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Vienne) and died October 13, 1910 in Paris was a French engineer and industrialist. Edoux is best known for having designed a hydraulic lift he baptized "elevator" in 1867. In 1884, Eiffel ordered from Edoux the elevator which was to connect the second floor to the top of the future Eiffel Tower, and which would operate until 1983.
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Biography of Jean-Baptiste Billot (excerpt)
Jean-Baptiste Billot (15 August 1828 - 31 May 1907) was a French general and politician. Educated at Saint-Cyr, he maintained republican beliefs while advancing his career under Napoleon III, receiving the Legion of Honor in 1859. He distinguished himself in the Mexican expedition and the Franco-Prussian War, achieving the rank of general and participating in key battles.
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Biography of Josephine Lang (excerpt)
Josephine Caroline Lang (14 March 1815 – 2 December 1880) was a gifted German composer, born to musician parents. She was taught piano by her mother and began composing at a young age. Mentored by prominent artists like Felix Mendelssohn and Ferdinand Hiller, and with support from Robert Schumann, her music gained recognition.
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Biography of Émilie de Villeneuve (excerpt)
Jeanne-Émilie de Villeneuve, best known as Émilie de Villeneuve (9 March 1811 – 2 October 1854), was a French Catholic nun and the founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres. After she died her cause of canonization was opened.
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Biography of Januária of Brazil (excerpt)
Princess Januária of Brazil (Januária Maria Joana Carlota Leopoldina Cândida Francisca Xavier de Paula Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga; 11 March 1822 – 13 March 1901) was a Brazilian princess and Portuguese infanta (princess). Her time of birth comes from the biography "História do Brasil-reino e do Brasil-império, Volumes 1-2" (Editora Itatiaia, 1982).
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Biography of Oscar Pletsch (excerpt)
Oscar Pletsch (March 26, 1830 - January 12, 1888) was a German illustrator. Born in Berlin to a poor family, he studied at the Dresden Academy of Arts under Ludwig Richter and Eduard Bendemann. Pletsch worked in Dresden and then Berlin, specializing in genre paintings and illustrations, mainly depicting children.
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Biography of Anna Eliza Bray (excerpt)
Anna Eliza Bray (25 December 1790 – 21 January 1883) was an English historical novelist and non-fiction writer. Her time of birth comes from her, in her autobiography (London Chapman & Hall, 1884). Born in Surrey, she married Charles Alfred Stothard in 1818, who died in 1821.
Biography of Louis Toussaint Doutrelaine (excerpt)
Louis Toussaint Simon Doutrelaine, born on July 9, 1820, and died on May 1, 1881, was a French general in the engineering corps. Educated at the École Polytechnique and the military engineering school in Metz, he held various military positions, including during the siege of Rome and the Italian campaign.
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Biography of Benoît Rouquayrol (excerpt)
Benoît Rouquayrol (1826–1875) was a French inventor. Along with Auguste Denayrouze, Rouquayrol invented a diving suit and breathing apparatus. Benoît Rouquayrol was born on June 13, 1826, at Espalion, in the Aveyron department of Southern France. He became an engineer at the Saint-Étienne School of Mines.
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Biography of Natalie Zahle (excerpt)
Ida Charlotte Natalie Zahle (June 11, 1827 – August 11, 1913) was a Danish educational reformer and a pioneer in women's education. After the early death of her parents, she was raised by her grandparents and later by the family of zoologist Daniel Frederik Eschricht.
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Biography of Eugène Pelletan (excerpt)
Pierre Clément Eugène Pelletan, born on October 29, 1813, in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer and died on December 13, 1884, in Paris, was a French writer, journalist, and politician. He was heavily influenced by figures such as George Sand and Alphonse de Lamartine and was a fervent supporter of republican ideals.
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Biography of Paolina Leopardi (excerpt)
Paolina Leopardi, born in Recanati on October 5, 1800, and died in Pisa on March 13, 1869, was an accomplished Italian writer and translator, and sister to the renowned poet Giacomo Leopardi. Her time of birth comes from the biography Casa Leopardi: la vita quotidiana e le vicende familiari by Francesco Paolo Maulucci Vivolo (Bastogi, 2001).
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Biography of Mathilde Weber (féminist) (excerpt)
Mathilde Weber (1829–1901), was a German feminist and social worker, regarded as one of the founders of the German women's movement. She focused on getting academic studies available for women. Life Weber née Walz was born on 16 August 1829 in Ellwangen, Germany.
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Biography of Louise Otto-Peters (excerpt)
Louise Otto-Peters (26 March 1819 – 13 March 1895) was a prominent German suffragist and activist for women's rights who engaged in writing novels, poetry, essays, and opera libretti. She contributed to several periodicals and founded the Frauen-Zeitung, Germany's first political women's newspaper.
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Biography of Eugénie of Sweden (excerpt)
Eugénie of Sweden and Norway (24 April 1830 - 23 April 1889) was a Swedish-Norwegian princess, the only daughter of King Oscar I and Joséphine of Leuchtenberg. Frail in health, she never married but was recognized as an amateur artist. She founded the Animal Rights Association in 1882.
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Biography of Alexis Damour (excerpt)
Augustin Alexis Damour was a French mineralogist born in the former 11th arrondissement of Paris on July 19, 1808, and died in the same city in the 9th arrondissement on September 22, 1902. After completing a legal education, he pursued an administrative career, notably at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, until 1853.
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Biography of Marian Langiewicz (excerpt)
Marian Langiewicz (August 5, 1827 – May 11, 1887), was a key figure in the Polish January Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1863. Born in Krotoszyn, he was educated in Posen, Breslau, and Prague, and worked as a lecturer to earn a living.
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Biography of Artur Zawisza (excerpt)
Artur Zawisza Czarny of Przerowa coat of arms, born on September 24, 1809, in Sobota, was a Polish independence activist. He played a significant role in the November Uprising (1830–1831), was a member of the Patriotic Society, and after 1831 lived in exile in France, joining the Polish Democratic Society.
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Biography of Louis Ratisbonne (excerpt)
Louis Gustave Fortuné Ratisbonne (29 July 1827 – 24 September 1900) was a French man of letters, journalist, and critic. He was born at Strasbourg. He was the son of the banker Adolphe Ratisbonne and his wife Charlotte Oppenheim (daughter of Salomon Oppenheim), and the nephew of the priests Marie Theodor Ratisbonne and Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne.
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Biography of Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (excerpt)
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (5 September 1807 in Jülich – 11 September 1863 in Karlsruhe) was a German landscape artist born in Jülich, within the Prussian Duchy of Jülich. Schirmer was started as a student of historical painting under Schadow at the academy of Düsseldorf.
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Biography of Charles Fechter (excerpt)
Charles Albert Fechter (23 October 1824 – 5 August 1879) was a notable Anglo-French actor renowned for his dramatic prowess in both France and England. Born in Paris to a multicultural family, Fechter initially ventured into sculpture before transitioning to acting. His early success in Berlin propelled him to further acclaim in Paris and London.
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Biography of Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot (excerpt)
Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot, born in Paris on September 18, 1804, and died in Sainte-Menehould on January 29, 1883, was a French military physician and surgeon, a precursor of surgical asepsis and a promoter of anesthesia using chloroform. He performed the first human gastrostomy in 1846.
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Biography of Louise of Hesse-Kassel (excerpt)
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (German: Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie, Danish: Louise Wilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Auguste Julie; 7 September 1817 – 29 September 1898) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Christian IX from 15 November 1863 until her death in 1898.
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Biography of Pierre-Jean Aniel (excerpt)
Pierre-Jean Aniel, born on November 25, 1797, in Paris, and died on January 4, 1865, in Lyon, was a French dancer and ballet master. He started dancing at the Paris Opera in 1814 and became the premier dancer in Bordeaux from 1818 to 1823.
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Biography of Carl Arnold (composer) (excerpt)
Carl Arnold (6 May 1794 – 11 November 1873) was a German pianist, composer, conductor, teacher, and organist who significantly influenced the musical life of Christiania (now Oslo) from 1848. Born in Bad Mergentheim, he was musically trained by his father and Johann Anton André.
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Biography of Jacques-Paul Migne (excerpt)
Jacques-Paul Migne, born on September 5, 1800 in Saint-Flour and died on October 24, 1875 in Paris, was a French Catholic priest, printer, journalist, and publisher of religious books. Migne is best known for his monumental editions of the Patrologia Latina and the Patrologia Graeca.
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Biography of Charles Laffitte (excerpt)
Charles Pierre Eugène Laffitte, born in Paris on November 19, 1803, and died there on December 26, 1875, was a French banker, horseman, and politician. Nephew of famed banker Jacques Laffitte, Charles was instrumental in constructing the Paris-Rouen railway between 1841 and 1843.
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Biography of Juliusz Konstanty Ordon (excerpt)
Konstanty Juliusz Ordon, often known as Konstanty Julian Ordon, was born on October 15, 1810, in Warsaw and died on May 4, 1887, in Florence. He was a notable figure in the Polish November Uprising of 1830-1831, where he commanded artillery at Fort 54 in Wola during the Russian Army's storming of Warsaw on September 6, 1831.
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Biography of Lovisa Åhrberg (excerpt)
Maria Lovisa Åhrberg or Årberg (17 May 1801 – 26 March 1881) was a Swedish surgeon and doctor. She was lawfully practicing surgeon long before it became formally permitted for women to study medicine at a university in 1870. Lovisa Åhrberg could be regarded as the first female physician in Sweden with formal permit from the authorities to practice medicine: however, she had no formal training, and the first woman physician with a university degree was to be Karolina Widerström.
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Biography of Johanna Mestorf (excerpt)
Johanna Mestorf (17 April 1828, Bad Bramstedt, Duchy of Holstein – 20 July 1909, Kiel) was a German prehistoric archaeologist, the first female museum director in the Kingdom of Prussia and usually said to be the first female professor in Germany.
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Biography of Mieczyslaw Ledochowski (excerpt)
Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski (1822-1902) was a Polish prelate born in Górki, within Russian-controlled Congress Poland. Ordained a priest in 1845, he served in various Vatican diplomatic roles, including as a papal delegate in South America and papal nuncio to Belgium. He became Archbishop of Gniezno and Poznań and opposed Prussia's anti-Catholic Kulturkampf policies, leading to his imprisonment in 1874.
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Biography of Théodore Constant Leray (excerpt)
Théodore Constant Leray (November 13, 1795 - April 23, 1849) was born in Brest and pursued a naval career like his father. He served in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, rising to the rank of rear admiral and becoming a member of the Admiralty Council. ![]()
Biography of Guillaume de La Landelle (excerpt)
Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle, born on March 5, 1812, in Montpellier and died (due to tuberculosis) on January 19, 1886, in Paris, was a French naval officer, journalist, and man of letters. He was a novelist of the sea and author of other maritime works.
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Biography of Théophile Aube (excerpt)
Théophile Aube, born in Toulon on November 22, 1826, and died on December 31, 1890, in the same city, was a French naval officer and politician. Promoted to vice-admiral in 1886, his career was mainly colonial. As Governor of Martinique in 1879, he advocated for the Jeune École naval doctrine, favoring small naval units.
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Biography of Karl von Basedow (excerpt)
Karl Adolph von Basedow (28 March 1799 – 11 April 1854) was a German physician most famous for reporting the symptoms of what could later be dubbed Graves-Basedow disease, now technically known as exophthalmic goiter. Basedow was born in Dessau. He graduated from Halle University.
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Biography of Clémentine of Orléans (excerpt)
Princess Clémentine of Orléans (French: Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde d'Orléans) (3 June 1817 – 16 February 1907), princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and duchess in Saxony, was the sixth child and youngest daughter of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, and his wife Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies.
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Biography of Léopold Manen (excerpt)
Eugène Hyppolyte Léopold Marie Manen, born on July 30, 1829, in Toulouse and passed away on May 21, 1897, in Paris, was a distinguished French hydrographic engineer and the Chief Engineer of the Navy's general hydrography service. He was also a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences.
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Biography of Casimir Lefaucheux (excerpt)
Casimir Lefaucheux (January 26, 1802 – August 9, 1852) was a French gunsmith and engineer born in Bonnétable, France, and died in Paris. He obtained his first patent in 1827 and, in 1832, developed a drop-barrel sporting gun with paper-cased cartridges. Lefaucheux is credited with creating one of the first efficient self-contained cartridge systems in 1835, featuring a pinfire mechanism.
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Biography of Bernhard von Lepel (excerpt)
Georg Friedrich Gustav Bernhard von Lepel (May 27, 1818 – May 17, 1885) was a Prussian officer and writer. Born in Meppen, he belonged to the Pomeranian and Mecklenburg nobility. He joined the Kaiser Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2 at 18 and participated in the Danish campaign in 1848 before leaving the military.
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Biography of Elizabeth of Clarence (excerpt)
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide; 10 December 1820 – 4 March 1821) was a member of the British royal family. She was the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Clarence and St Andrews, later King William IV and Queen Adelaide.
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Biography of Augustin Mouchot (excerpt)
Augustin-Bernard Mouchot, born April 7, 1825, in Semur-en-Auxois and died October 4, 1912, in Paris, was a French inventor and teacher renowned for his work in solar energy, creating early conversion tools. Coming from a humble family, he studied in Dijon and became a mathematics and physics teacher.
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Biography of Charles Dancla (excerpt)
Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla, born on 19th December 1817 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre and died on 10th October 1907 in Tunis, was a French violinist and composer, considered the last representative of the classic French violin school. His early violin lessons were in his hometown, and at nine years old, he impressed the famous violinist Pierre Rode, who recommended him to the Conservatoire de Paris.
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Biography of Adolphe Crémieux (excerpt)
Isaac-Jacob Adolphe Crémieux (French: ; 30 April 1796 – 10 February 1880) was a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice under the Second Republic (1848) and Government of National Defense (1870–1871). Raised Jewish, he served as president of the Alliance Israélite Universelle (1863–67; 1868–80), secured French citizenship for Algerian Jews under French rule through the Crémieux Decree (1870), and was a staunch defender of the rights of the Jews of France. |
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