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Biography of Karolina Widerström (excerpt)
Karolina Olivia Widerström (December 10, 1856 – March 4, 1949) was a Swedish medical doctor and gynecologist, the first woman in Sweden to earn a medical degree. A strong advocate for women's rights, she fought for sexual education and female suffrage. She served as chairwoman of the National Association for Women's Suffrage and was a member of Stockholm’s city council.
Biography of Carl Ernst von Stetten (excerpt)
Carl Ernst von Stetten (1857 – 1942) was a Bavarian-born German painter who spent much of his life in France.He came from a banking family in Augsburg and began studying art in Munich in 1876 before moving to Paris. There, he trained under Jean-Léon Gérôme and studied at the Académie Julian with Boulanger and Lefebvre.
Biography of Jeb Stuart (excerpt)
James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was a Confederate general famed for his cavalry operations during the American Civil War. Known for his flamboyant style and daring tactics, he served as Robert E. Lee’s key scout and morale booster.
Biography of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (excerpt)
Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis (December 31, 1846 – November 18, 1919) was a Dutch Lutheran preacher who became a key figure in the country’s socialist movement.After losing his faith, he began a political struggle on behalf of workers’ rights. He was the first socialist elected to the Dutch parliament and later embraced social anarchism and strong anti-militarist views.
Biography of Paul Bar (obstetrician) (excerpt)
Paul Bar (November 5, 1853 – November 26, 1945) was a French obstetrician, a student of Stéphane Tarnier, and the founder of clinical obstetrics, merging obstetrics and gynecology. He began his medical career in 1875 as an extern, later becoming an intern and earning his doctorate in 1881.
Biography of Joseph Apoux (excerpt)
Jacques Apoux, born on November 5, 1846, in Le Blanc and died on November 11, 1910, in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, was a 19th-century French painter, illustrator, and engraver linked to the Decadent movement. He studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme and specialized in aquatint and drypoint techniques.
Biography of Rosier Faassen (excerpt)
Pieter Jacobus (Rosier) Faassen (The Hague, September 9, 1833 – Rotterdam, February 2, 1907) was a Dutch actor and playwright. Born into a family connected to the theater, his father directed the French Opera and a theater in The Hague, immersing Faassen in the theatrical world from an early age.
Biography of Joseph Naert (excerpt)
Joseph Jean Naert, born January 24, 1838, in Bruges and died unmarried in Brussels on November 16, 1910, was a Belgian architect.He was the brother of Sophie Naert, who married neo-Gothic stained glass artist Samuel Coucke. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges under Louis Delacenserie, then in Brussels with Suys and Payen.
Biography of Jacob van Lennep (excerpt)
Jacob van Lennep, born on March 24, 1802, in Amsterdam and died on August 25, 1868, in Oosterbeek, was a Dutch poet and writer.The son of poet and professor David Jacob van Lennep, he grew up in a cultured environment and spent his summers at Huis te Manpad, which inspired some of his works.
Biography of Thomas Couture (excerpt)
Thomas Couture, born on December 21, 1815, in Senlis and died on March 29, 1879, in Villiers-le-Bel, was a French painter best known for Romans of the Decadence. Trained in Paris under Gros and Delaroche, he won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1837 after several failed attempts.
Biography of Luís I of Portugal (excerpt)
Dom Luís I, born October 31, 1838, and died October 19, 1889, was King of Portugal from 1861 until his death.Nicknamed “the Popular,” he belonged to the House of Braganza and succeeded his elder brother, King Pedro V. His time of birth comes from the book "Contemporaneos illustres" by F.
Biography of Paul Avril (excerpt)
Édouard-Henri Avril, born May 21, 1849, in Algiers and died July 28, 1928, in Le Raincy, was a French painter and illustrator, best known under the pseudonym Paul-Avril for his erotic illustrations. He was the brother of engraver and photographer Paul Victor Avril, with whom he collaborated.
Biography of Félix Potin (excerpt)
Jean Louis Félix Potin (July 9, 1820 – July 19, 1871) was a visionary French grocer and founder of the Félix Potin retail brand. Born into a farming family in Arpajon, he moved to Paris at 16 to become a grocer’s apprentice.
Biography of Jacobus van Looy (excerpt)
Jacobus (Jac) van Looy (13 September 1855 – 24 February 1930) was a Dutch painter and writer. Orphaned at a young age, he grew up in the Haarlem municipal orphanage. Originally trained as a house painter, he entered the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam in 1877.
Biography of Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford (excerpt)
Louisa Anne Beresford (14 April 1818 – 12 May 1891), Marchioness of Waterford, was a British Pre-Raphaelite watercolourist and noted philanthropist.Daughter of diplomat Charles Stuart, she spent her youth between Paris and the family estate at Highcliffe Castle. Her time of birth comes from her grand-mother, in "The Story of Two Noble Lives: Being Memorials of Charlotte, Countess Canning, and Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford," Volume 1, by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (G.
Biography of Samuel Coucke (excerpt)
Samuel Coucke, born October 1, 1833, in Bruges and died November 7, 1899, was a Belgian stained glass artist and ceramic painter. He was one of the Belgian artists who embraced the neo-Gothic style, which flourished in Bruges in the late 19th century.
Biography of Johann Pucher (excerpt)
Johann Augustin Pucher, sometimes called Janez Puhar or Ivan Pucher, born August 26, 1814, in Kranj and died August 7, 1864, was a Slovene priest, scientist, artist, and photographer. He created a unique photographic process on glass called the hyalotype, or "svetlopis" in Slovene, which used sulfur and mercury instead of silver halides.
Biography of Julia Addington (excerpt)
Julia C.Addington, born on June 13, 1829, and died on September 21, 1875, was a groundbreaking elected official.She was the first woman elected to public office in Iowa, and possibly the first in the United States. Born in New York State, she moved with her family from Wisconsin to Iowa in 1863.
Biography of Carl von Linde (excerpt)
Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde (June 11, 1842 – November 16, 1934) was a German scientist, engineer, and industrialist.He discovered the refrigeration cycle and invented the first industrial methods for air separation and gas liquefaction. In 1876, he created the first reliable compressed-ammonia refrigerator, a major breakthrough in cooling technology.
Biography of Wally Moes (excerpt)
Wally Moes, born on 16 November 1856 in Amsterdam and died on 6 November 1918 in Laren, was a Dutch genre painter and author, known for her depictions of everyday life, especially scenes with children. She studied under August Allebé at the Rijksacademie but left in 1878 during a protest, returning in 1880 when he became director.
Biography of Arthur Guest (excerpt)
Arthur Edward Guest (7 November 1841 – 17 July 1898) was a British Conservative politician. His time of birth comes from his mother, in the book "Lady Charlotte Guest; extracts from her journal", 1833-1852 (London: Murray, 1950). He was the fifth son of Sir Josiah Guest and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth, and the younger brother of Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, and Montague Guest.
Biography of Ferdinand Karsch (excerpt)
Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch (born September 2, 1853, in Münster, died December 20, 1936, in Berlin) was a German arachnologist, entomologist, and anthropologist. From around 1905, he also published under the name Ferdinand Karsch-Haack, using his mother's maiden name for his work on human and animal sexual diversity.
Biography of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (excerpt)
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, born October 28, 1842, and died October 22, 1932, was an American orator, author, and activist for the abolition of slavery and women’s rights. She was the first woman to deliver a political speech before the U.S. Congress.
Biography of Charles Barrois (geologist) (excerpt)
Charles Barrois, born on April 21, 1851 in Lille and died on November 5, 1939 in Sainte-Geneviève-en-Caux, was a French geologist and professor at the University of Lille, from a prominent industrial family. Trained by Jules Gosselet, he published in 1876 groundbreaking research on the Upper Cretaceous of England and Ireland, laying the foundations of British chalk stratigraphy.
Biography of Paolo Angelo Ballerini (excerpt)
Paolo Angelo Ballerini, born on 14 September 1814 in Milan and died on 27 March 1897 in Seregno, was an Italian prelate. Ordained in 1837, he became vicar general of the Milan archdiocese in 1857 and assumed leadership after Archbishop Romilli suffered a stroke.
Biography of Franz von Lenbach (excerpt)
Franz von Lenbach, born December 13, 1836, in Schrobenhausen and died May 6, 1904, in Munich, was a German painter best known for his portraits of prominent figures in nobility, arts, and industry. His social stature earned him the nickname Malerfürst ("Painter Prince").
Biography of Sina Mesdag-van Houten (excerpt)
Sina (Sientje) van Houten (born 23 December 1834 in Groningen – died 20 March 1909 in The Hague) was a Dutch painter and wife of marine artist Hendrik Willem Mesdag. She came from a notable family, being the sister of Minister Samuel van Houten. 
Biography of Léo Testut (excerpt)
Leo Testut, born on 8 June 1849 in Saint-Avit-Sénieur and died on 16 January 1925 in Bordeaux, was a renowned French physician and anatomist. He studied medicine in Bordeaux, though his education was interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War. He resumed his studies in 1878, earning distinctions for his thesis and later became Professor of Anatomy at the Bordeaux School of Medicine, while also engaging in anthropological research.
Biography of Gustave Courtois (excerpt)
Gustave Claude Étienne Courtois, born on May 18, 1852, in Pusey and died on November 25, 1923, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French painter known for portraits and genre scenes. A student of Jean-Léon Gérôme, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1869 and made his Salon debut in 1875.
Biography of Samuel van Houten (excerpt)
Samuel van Houten, born February 17, 1837, in Groningen and died October 14, 1930, in The Hague, was a Dutch liberal politician best known for the Kinderwetje van Van Houten, the 1874 law banning certain forms of child labor. Son of a city councilman and brother to painter Sientje van Houten, he studied law and became a lawyer before entering politics in 1864.
Biography of Frank van der Goes (excerpt)
Franc van der Goes (February 13, 1859 – June 5, 1939) was a Dutch journalist and Marxist theorist, co-founder of the SDAP and co-translator of Das Kapital into Dutch. Initially active in finance, he shifted to literature and politics, founding the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in 1885, which he left over political disagreements.
Biography of Johannes van Vloten (excerpt)
Johannes van Vloten (18 January 1818 – 21 September 1883) was a Dutch scholar, philosopher, and literary historian. He is noted for reviving interest in Spinoza and for his commitment to progressive, humanist ideals. Educated in theology, literature, and languages at Leiden University, he opposed the doctrines of the Reformed Church and advocated for the poor and the early labor movement.
Biography of Ferdinand Marinus (excerpt)
Ferdinand Marinus (August 20, 1808 – July 6, 1890) was a Belgian painter known for his depictions of the Meuse River landscapes.Born in Antwerp, he studied under Ommeganck and Van Bree at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts. He refined his style during travels through the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Italy, drawing inspiration from Poussin and Claude Lorrain.
Biography of Alexis Didier (excerpt)
Alexis Didier (born March 30, 1826 in Paris – died October 9, 1886) was a famous 19th-century French medium. At his funeral, he was described as “the greatest clairvoyant of modern times.” His case represents a key moment in the clash between Mesmer’s animal magnetism and the 19th-century medical establishment, which stopped all official research into such phenomena in 1842.
Biography of August Allebé (excerpt)
August Allebé, born on 19 April 1838 in Amsterdam and died there on 10 January 1927, was a Northern Dutch painter and influential teacher.His early work was romantic, later evolving into realism and impressionism. A key figure in founding Amsterdam Impressionism – also called the “School of Allebé” – he offered a counterbalance to the dominant Hague School.
Biography of Otto Ludwig (writer) (excerpt)
Otto Ludwig, born on February 12, 1813, in Eisfeld, and died on February 25, 1865, in Dresden, was a 19th-century German writer, novelist, and playwright.His time of birth comes from the book "Otto Ludwig: ein Dichterleben" by Adolf Stern (F.W.
Biography of Gerard Heymans (excerpt)
Gerardus Heymans (17 April 1857 – 18 February 1930) was a Dutch philosopher and psychologist, widely considered the pioneer of experimental psychology in the Netherlands. He studied law and philosophy in Leiden and Freiburg, earning his doctorate in 1881. From 1890 to 1927, he taught at the University of Groningen, where he founded the country's first psychology lab and served as rector in 1908–1909.
Biography of Taco Mesdag (excerpt)
Taco Mesdag, born September 21, 1829 in Groningen and died August 4, 1902 in The Hague, was a Dutch banker and painter.He worked in the family banking business with his younger brother Henry. Like his brother Hendrik Mesdag, Taco eventually turned to painting.
Biography of Jean-François Portaels (excerpt)
Jean-François Portaels (30 April 1818 – 8 February 1895) was a Belgian painter from a bourgeois family.Trained by François-Joseph Navez, his future father-in-law, he started with pastoral scenes before turning to Orientalism. After winning the Prix de Rome in 1842, he traveled to Italy and later the Middle East (1845–1847), gathering sketches that would feed his work for years.
Biography of Gustav Kirchhoff (excerpt)
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (12 March 1824 – 17 October 1887) was a German chemist, mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist. He made groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and black-body radiation emitted by heated objects. In 1860, he coined the term "black body."
Biography of George E. Ohr (excerpt)
George Edgar Ohr (July 12, 1857 – April 7, 1918) was an American ceramic artist known as the “Mad Potter of Biloxi” in Mississippi. A forerunner of American Abstract Expressionism, he became famous for his daring, experimental forms between 1880 and 1910.
Biography of Gustav Pressel (excerpt)
Gustav Pressel, born on 11 June 1827 in Tübingen and died on 30 July 1890 in Berlin, was a German composer. Raised in a cultured family, he was musically encouraged by Friedrich Silcher, but initially studied theology at his father's request.
Biography of Jules Joseph Lefebvre (excerpt)
Jules Joseph Lefebvre, born on 14 March 1836 in Tournan-en-Brie and died on 24 February 1911 in Paris, was a French painter, teacher, and art theorist.He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1852 and studied under Léon Cogniet. He won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1861 with The Death of Priam and regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon, gaining recognition for his portraits and idealized female figures.
Biography of Jacob Moleschott (excerpt)
Jacob Moleschott (August 9, 1822 – May 20, 1893) was a Dutch physiologist and writer on nutrition and dietetics. A proponent of scientific materialism and opponent of vitalism, he believed scientists should take part in political thought. Elected to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1884, he was born in the Netherlands but studied in Germany and later wrote extensively in Italian, particularly on scienza positiva.
Biography of Mariano Fortuny (painter) (excerpt)
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, born on June 11, 1838, in Reus and died on November 21, 1874, in Rome, was a Spanish painter known for Orientalist, historical, and military scenes. Orphaned young, he was raised by his grandfather who introduced him to art.
Biography of Fernand Khnopff (excerpt)
Fernand Khnopff, born on 12 September 1858 in Dendermonde and died on 12 November 1921 in Brussels, was a Belgian Symbolist painter, engraver, photographer, and art critic. Deeply influenced by his youth in Bruges, his art evokes melancholy, silence, and dreamlike mystery.
Biography of Sarah Helen Whitman (excerpt)
Sarah Helen Power Whitman (January 19, 1803 – June 27, 1878) was an American poet, essayist, transcendentalist, and spiritualist, best known for her romantic connection with Edgar Allan Poe.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she married poet John Winslow Whitman in 1828, who died five years later.
Biography of Louis Pierre Gratiolet (excerpt)
Louis Pierre Gratiolet, born July 10, 1815, in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and died February 16, 1865, in Paris, was a French anatomist, anthropologist, and zoologist.A founding member of the Société d’Anthropologie, he became professor of zoology at the Faculty of Sciences of Paris in 1863.
Biography of Louis Dietsch (excerpt)
Louis Dietsch (born March 17, 1808 in Dijon – died February 20, 1865 in Paris) was a French composer and conductor. He studied music in Dijon, then in Paris with Choron, Reicha, and Chenié. An award-winning double bassist, he also served as organist and chapel master at Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, Saint-Eustache, and La Madeleine, where his grand mass was praised by Berlioz.
Biography of Zéphirin Gerbe (excerpt)
Jean-Joseph Zéphirin Gerbe was a French naturalist born on December 21, 1810, in Bras (Var), where he also died on June 26, 1890. A science graduate and assistant at the Collège de France, he led a modest yet prolific career, often working for publishers to supplement his income. |
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