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birth charts with Proserpina in LeoYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Proserpina in Leo. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. in ![]()
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.
Biography of Marie Dauguet (excerpt)
Marie Dauguet, born Julie Marie Aubert on April 2, 1860, in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont, and died on September 10, 1942, in Ville-d'Avray, was a French poet. She grew up immersed in the Vosges nature, with a love for botany and the arts. Her first collection, Ŕ travers le voile (1902), was praised by Stuart Merrill, who compared her to Verlaine.
Biography of Melchior Treub (excerpt)
Melchior Treub (1851–1910) was a Dutch botanist renowned for his work on tropical flora at the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Java, and founder of the Bogor Agricultural Institute. A 1873 biology graduate from Leiden University, he remained a botanical assistant in Leiden before moving to the Dutch East Indies in 1880.
Biography of Leonard Springer (excerpt)
Leonard Antony Springer (Amsterdam, January 24, 1855 – Haarlem, September 28, 1940) was a Dutch garden and landscape architect. He was the son of painter Cornelis Springer and initially trained as a nurseryman before making a name as a garden architect.
Biography of Auguste Metz (excerpt)
Jean-Antoine Auguste Metz (8 August 1812 – 22 June 1854) was a Luxembourgish entrepreneur, politician, and lawyer. He played a key role in developing Luxembourg’s steel industry in the 19th century and was a prominent liberal member of the Chamber of Deputies, alongside his brothers.
Biography of Wilhelm Camerer (excerpt)
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Camerer (17 October 1842 – 25 March 1910) was a German physician born in Stuttgart.Camerer was a pioneer in the field of pediatric medicine. He studied medicine at the universities of Tübingen and Vienna.At Tübingen he was a student of physiologist Karl von Vierordt (1818–1884).
Biography of Édouard Marie Heckel (excerpt)
Édouard Marie Heckel was a French pharmacist, physician, and botanist, born on March 24, 1843, in Toulon and died on January 20, 1916, in Marseille. He dedicated his life to studying plants from French colonies, focusing on their economic and medical aspects.
Biography of Edwin Klebs (excerpt)
Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs (6 February 1834 – 23 October 1913) was a German-Swiss microbiologist known for his foundational work in bacteriology. He was the first to identify the bacterium causing diphtheria, known as Corynebacterium diphtheriae or Klebs–Loeffler bacterium. Klebs studied under Rudolf Virchow and later taught in various universities, including in Berlin, Bern, Prague, and Zürich.
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.
Biography of Daniel Oehlert (excerpt)
Daniel Victor Śhlert, also known as Oehlert (born November 1, 1849, in Laval and died September 17, 1920, in the same city) was a French scientist. His roles as a librarian and later as a curator of the archaeology and natural history museums of Laval allowed him to devote himself to paleontology and geology.
Biography of Henri Michel (politician, born 1857) (excerpt)
Henri Michel, a French politician, was born on January 27, 1857, in Lambesc and died on June 19, 1930, in Charenton-le-Pont. Initially a high school teacher in Avignon and later a journalist and lawyer in Paris, Michel entered politics as a deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône in 1898, aligning with the radical-socialist group.
Biography of Lucina Hagman (excerpt)
Lucina Hagman (5 June 1853, Kälviä – 6 September 1946) was an early Finnish feminist and among the first female MPs in the world due to the 1907 Finnish parliamentary election. Life and career Hagman was the daughter of police master Nils Johan Erik Hagman and Margareta Sofia Nordman, a police chief in rural Kälviä.
Biography of August Thyssen (excerpt)
August Thyssen (17 May 1842 – 4 April 1926) was a German industrialist, founder and controlling shareholder of Thyssen & Co (presently ThyssenKrupp).He was a prominent member of the Thyssen family. Born in 1842 in Prussia, August Thyssen, heir to a banking family, studied engineering and economics before joining his father's bank.
Biography of Émile Vallin (excerpt)
Émile Arthur Vallin, born November 27, 1833, in Nantes and died in February 1924 in Montpellier, was a French military physician considered a precursor of public health in France. The son of a physician, Vallin completed secondary education in Nantes and earned his medical degree in Paris in 1858.
Biography of August Kessler (excerpt)
Jean Baptiste August Kessler (15 December 1853 – 14 December 1900) was a Dutch entrepreneur and oil explorer who was largely responsible for the growth and development of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., now part of present-day Shell. Unexpected death The hard work amid difficult surroundings led to Kessler's death one day shy of his 47th birthday.
Biography of Aimé Guerlain (excerpt)
Aimé Guerlain, born on April 2, 1834, in Paris and passing away on February 26, 1910, is considered the father of modern perfumery. As the son of Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain and brother of Gabriel Guerlain, he left an indelible mark on the world of fragrance.
Biography of Oskar Kolberg (excerpt)
Henryk Oskar Kolberg (22 February 1814 – 3 June 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer active in Partitioned Poland. Life Kolberg was born in Przysucha, the son of the German Julius(z) Kolberg, a professor of the Warsaw University, and Fryderyka née Mercoeur, Warsaw-born while being of French descendance.
Biography of Théophile Ferré (excerpt)
Théophile Ferré, born on May 6, 1846, in Paris and executed on November 28, 1871, in Satory, was a notable figure of the Paris Commune. Formerly a notary clerk and a Blanquist militant, he was repeatedly condemned for his political views under the Second Empire.
Biography of Aletta Jacobs (excerpt)
Aletta Jacobs, born on February 9, 1854, in Sappemeer, and died on August 10, 1929, in Baarn, was a Dutch pioneer in medicine and women’s rights. She was the first woman to earn a university degree and to become a certified physician in the Netherlands.
Biography of Ambrosius Hubrecht (excerpt)
Ambrosius Arnold Willem Hubrecht (2 March 1853, in Rotterdam – 21 March 1915, in Utrecht) was a Dutch zoologist. Hubrecht studied zoology at Utrecht University with Harting and Donders, for periods joining Selenka in Leiden and later Erlangen, and Gegenbauer in Heidelberg.
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.
Biography of Mary Slessor (excerpt)
Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor learned Efik, one of the numerous local languages, then began teaching. Because of her understanding of the native language and her bold personality Slessor gained the trust and acceptance of the locals and was able to spread Christianity while promoting women's rights and protecting native children.
Biography of René Ponsard (excerpt)
Alexandre René Ponsard, born December 20, 1826, in Arpajon and died June 22, 1894, in Paris, was a French poet, songwriter, and goguettier. Orphaned, raised by his grandparents, he joined the naval cadets in Brest at 13. Following a career as a sailor and boatman, he worked for a railway company, married, and started a family.
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The Orsini affair comprised the diplomatic, political and legal consequences of the "Orsini attempt" (French: attentat d'Orsini): the attempt made on 14 January 1858 by Felice Orsini, with other Italian nationalists and backed by English radicals, to assassinate Napoleon III in Paris.
Biography of Yone Suzuki (excerpt)
Yone Suzuki (鈴木よね, August 15, 1852 – May 6, 1938) was a Japanese businesswoman, described in 1918 as "the wealthiest woman in Japan". Early Life Yone Suzuki was from Osaka. Career As a widow with two sons, Yone Suzuki took over her late husband's business, the Suzuki Trading Company (Suzuki Shoten), trusting manager Kaneko Naokichi with many of the strategic decisions.
Biography of Antoine Bouchacourt (excerpt)
Antoine Bouchacourt, born January 3, 1812, in Lyon and died October 6, 1898, in the same city, was a renowned French doctor. Son of Gabriel Bouchacourt and Suzanne Genevičve Duclaux, he studied at the Royal College of Lyon and became an intern at the Antiquaille Hospital in Lyon at 19.
Biography of Johann Salvator of Austria (excerpt)
Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria (25 November 1852 - presumed dead, July 1890; declared dead in absentia 2 February 1911) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. After renouncing his titles, he was known as Johann (John) Orth.
Biography of Li Shanlan (excerpt)
Li Shanlan (2 January 1811 – 9 December 1882) was a Chinese mathematician of the Qing Dynasty.His date and time of birth come from the biography "Li Shanlan: Forerunner of Modern Science in China" by Wang Yusheng, in "Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology" by Fan Dainian and Robert S.
Biography of Demófilo (writer) (excerpt)
Antonio Machado Álvarez, known by his pseudonym Demófilo, was a Spanish writer, anthropologist, and folklorist born ion April 6, 1848 in Santiago de Compostela and died on February 4, 1893 in Seville. Educated in Seville, he explored philosophy and justice, later venturing into folklore at the Free Institution of Education in Madrid.
Biography of Camila O'Gorman (excerpt)
Camila O’Gorman (July 9, 1825 – August 18, 1848) was a young woman from Argentine high society whose affair with Father Ladislao Gutiérrez caused a major scandal. Her execution while eight months pregnant sparked international outrage and weakened the rule of dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
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.
Biography of Maurice Sand (excerpt)
Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld, Baron Dudevant, known as Maurice Sand (born June 30, 1823, in Paris and died September 4, 1889, in Nohant-Vic), was a French writer, entomologist, and painter. The son of George Sand, he lived his entire life close to her.He married Lina Calamatta in 1862 and had two daughters.
Biography of Édouard Brissaud (excerpt)
Édouard Brissaud, born April 15, 1852, in Besançon and died December 19, 1909, in Paris, was a renowned French physician specializing in neurology, anatomo-pathology, and medical history. A student of Charcot, Broca, and Lasčgue, he later became a professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris and a hospital physician.
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.
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.
Biography of Rainer Ferdinand of Austria (excerpt)
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand Maria Johann Evangelist Franz Ignaz of Austria (11 January 1827 – 27 January 1913) was an Austrian prince and politician who served as Minister-President of Austria from 1861 to 1865. Later in his life, he took up the collection of preserved papyri, largely from Egypt, and served as a benefactor and patron while working with the Oriental studies department of the University of Vienna.
Biography of Francesco Crispi (excerpt)
Francesco Crispi (October 4, 1818 – August 11, 1901) was an Italian patriot and statesman.A key figure in the Risorgimento, he was a close ally of Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi and played a central role in the Italian unification of 1860.
Biography of Juan Escutia (excerpt)
Juan Bautista Pascasio Escutia y Martínez (born February 22, 1827, in Tepic, died September 13, 1847, in Mexico City) was one of the fighters who died during the Battle of Chapultepec. Little is known about his status, and it is uncertain if he was part of the Military College.
Biography of Gustav von Schmoller (excerpt)
Gustav Friedrich von Schmoller (1838–1917) was a prominent figure in the "younger" German historical school of economics and a leading figure in social policy. As the long-standing chairman of the Verein für Socialpolitik, he influenced economic and social reform in Germany. Dubbed a "Kathedersozialist" (Socialist of the Chair) by opponents, Schmoller's work was rooted in a heterodox liberalism influenced by several European thinkers and aimed to integrate liberal state principles with monarchy and effective parliamentarism for social improvement.
Biography of Gabriel Guerlain (excerpt)
Gabriel Guerlain, born on July 6, 1841, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, and who died in 1933, was a French perfumer and business executive, one of the sons of Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain, and the brother of Aimé Guerlain. In 1862, his brother Aimé Guerlain took over the family perfume business, having learned the art from their father.
Biography of Jan Heemskerk (excerpt)
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a prominent Dutch politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, a role akin to Prime Minister, from 1874 to 1877 and again from 1883 to 1888. Originally a liberal, he shifted to conservatism in 1866.
Biography of Georges Balagny (excerpt)
George or Georges Balagny, born in Batignolles on February 16, 1837, and died in Paris XVIIe on December 17, 1919, was a French photographer. Son of Auguste Balagny, a notary who later became the mayor of Batignolles-Monceau, then of the XVIIe arrondissement of Paris, and finally of Maule, and Adélaďde Léopoldine Genet.
Biography of Cecilie Thoresen Krog (excerpt)
Ida Cecilie Thoresen Krog (March 7, 1858 - November 13, 1911) was the first female university student in Norway and a women's rights pioneer. Gaining fame in 1882 as the first Norwegian woman to pass the examen artium, she was integral in the women's rights movement, serving as the first president of Skuld and vice president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
Biography of Georg Luz (writer) (excerpt)
Georg Luz (born February 25, 1818, in Ofterdingen, died April 11, 1884, in Biberach an der Riß) was a German teacher and writer. After attending the Latin school in Ebingen, he joined the Esslingen teacher's seminary in 1833. Luz began his teaching career in 1835 in Bernhausen, later moving to Esslingen as a teacher and supervisor at the seminary in 1837.
Biography of Rosa Campbell Praed (excerpt)
Rosa Campbell Praed (née Murray-Prior; 27 March 1851 – 10 April 1935), often credited as Mrs. Campbell Praed (and also known as Rosa Caroline Praed), was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her approximate time of birth comes from the biography "Rosa! Rosa!: A Life of Rosa Praed, Novelist and Spiritualist" by Patricia Clarke (Melbourne UP, 1999), which indicates that she had an Aries Ascendant.
Biography of Dinah Craik (excerpt)
Dinah Maria Craik (born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel "John Halifax, Gentleman", which depicts mid-Victorian ideals of English middle-class life.
Biography of Carl Peters (excerpt)
Carl Peters (27 September 1856 – 10 September 1918) was a German explorer and colonial administrator.He was a major promoter of the establishment of the German colony of East Africa (part of the modern republic Tanzania) and one of the founders of the German East Africa Company.
Biography of Otto Körner (excerpt)
Otto Körner (18 May 1858 in Frankfurt am Main – 9 October 1935 in Rostock) was a German otorhinolaryngologist. From 1878 to 1882 he studied medicine at the universities of Marburg, Freiburg and Strasbourg, where he was a student of internist Adolf Kussmaul.
Biography of Rodolphe Julian (excerpt)
Pierre Louis Rodolphe Julian (June 13, 1839 – February 11, 1907), born in Lapalud, was a French painter, engraver, and teacher, best known as the founder of the Académie Julian in Paris. He was legitimized at age eight following his parents’ marriage.
Biography of Kate Douglas Wiggin (excerpt)
Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American educator, author, and composer.She is best known for her children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and collections of children's songs. In 1878, she founded San Francisco’s first free kindergarten, the Silver Street Free Kindergarten. |
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