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Biography of René Dagron (photographer) (excerpt)
Prudent René Patrice Dagron, born on March 17, 1819, in Beauvoir (Sarthe), and died on June 13, 1900, was a French photographer and inventor. In 1859, he became the first to patent a microfilm process. In 1860, he combined a micro-image with a Stanhope lens, creating miniature photos with 100x magnification.
Biography of Ludmilla Assing (excerpt)
Rosa Ludmilla Assing (born February 22, 1821, in Hamburg – died March 25, 1880, in Florence) was a German writer, also known under the pen names Achim Lothar and Talora. She came from a family of liberal intellectuals and grew up in a salon frequented by writers like Heine, Hebbel, and Gutzkow.
Biography of Roberto Menini (excerpt)
Roberto Menini (October 18, 1837 – 1916) was a Catholic archbishop and apostolic vicar of the Sofia-Plovdiv vicariate. Born in Split, Dalmatia, he mastered South Slavic languages.After studying law, he graduated in theology from the University of Graz.Ordained a Capuchin priest on July 5, 1863, he was elected titular bishop of Metelopol and coadjutor of Sofia-Plovdiv in 1880.
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 Jakob Christian Heusser (excerpt)
Jakob Christian Heusser (March 28, 1826 – April 21, 1909) was a Swiss crystallographer, mineralogist, and geologist. Born in Hirzel, Canton of Zurich, he was the son of physician Johann Jakob Heusser and poet Meta Heusser-Schweizer.After studying medicine in Zurich, he specialized in natural sciences in Berlin, earning his doctorate in 1851.
Biography of Paul de Flotte (excerpt)
Louis François René Paul de Flotte (born 1 February 1817 in Landerneau – died 22 August 1860 in Solano, Calabria) was a French naval officer, explorer, inventor, revolutionary, and deputy. After excelling at the Naval Academy, he joined the global expeditions of Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars and Jules Dumont d’Urville.
Biography of Félicien Chapuis (excerpt)
Félicien Chapuis, born on April 21, 1824 in Verviers and died on September 30, 1879 in Heusy, was a Belgian physician and amateur entomologist with a lifelong passion for natural sciences. Wikipedia has April 29 in error. He studied in Bonn and then at the University of Liège, where he became close friends with Ernest Candèze and conducted research on beetle larvae under zoologist Théodore Lacordaire.
Biography of Désiré Dihau (excerpt)
Désiré Hippolyte Dihau (August 2, 1833, Lille – August 19, 1909, Paris) was a French bassoonist and composer, famously immortalized by Edgar Degas in the painting L'Orchestre de l'Opéra. Career Trained at the conservatories of Lille and Paris, he won first prize for bassoon in 1857.
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 François Rivoire (excerpt)
François Rivoire, born on April 16, 1842, in Lyon and deceased on August 7, 1919, in Villers-en-Arthies, was a French painter. He was the son of Auguste Rivoire, a fabric manufacturer, and Antoinette Musy. In 1868, he worked as a designer and married Marie Bertrand in Lyon.
Biography of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (excerpt)
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (January 29, 1835 – April 9, 1905) was an American children's author best known under the pen name Susan Coolidge. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, into the affluent Dwight family, she moved to New Haven, Connecticut, in 1852. She was the aunt of writer and poet Gamel Woolsey.
Biography of Marie Bilders-van Bosse (excerpt)
Maria Philippina (Marie) Bilders-van Bosse (Amsterdam, 21 February 1837 – Wiesbaden, 11 July 1900) was a painter, famous for her landscape paintings in an early Dutch-impressionist style. Marie van Bosse was a daughter of Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879) and Maria Johanna Reynvaan (1809–1864).
Biography of Charles Jacques Édouard Morren (excerpt)
Charles Jacques Édouard Morren (December 2, 1833 – February 28, 1886) was a Belgian botanist who served as a professor of botany and director of the Botanical Garden at the University of Liège (1857–1886).His particular field of study was the Bromeliaceae family, for which he was recognized as an authority.
Biography of Montague Guest (excerpt)
Montague John Guest (29 March 1839 – 9 November 1909) was a British Liberal politician.His time of birth comes from his mother, in the book "Lady Charlotte Guest; extracts from her journal", 1833-1852 (London: Murray, 1950). A member of the prominent Guest family, he was the third son of Sir John Josiah Guest and Lady Charlotte, daughter of the 9th Earl of Lindsey.
Biography of Jean Servais Stas (excerpt)
Jean Servais Stas (August 21, 1813 – December 13, 1891) was a Belgian physician and analytical chemist, known for his work on atomic masses. Graduating in medicine in 1835, he discovered chemistry while working with Jean-Baptiste Van Mons and later refined his research in Paris under Jean-Baptiste Dumas.
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 Otto von Faber du Faur (excerpt)
Adolph Eduard Otto von Faber du Faur, born June 3, 1828, in Ludwigsburg and died August 10, 1901, in Munich, was a German officer and painter known for his large-scale battle scenes. He first trained under his father, battle painter Wilhelm von Faber du Faur, then studied in Munich, Paris, and Stuttgart with notable artists like Adolphe Yvon and Carl von Piloty.
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 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 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 Gerard Bilders (excerpt)
Born in Utrecht on 9 December 1838, Gerard Bilders was a Dutch landscape painter strongly influenced by his father, Johannes Warnardus Bilders. He spent part of his youth in Oosterbeek, later a center for plein-air painters, and moved to The Hague in 1857.
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 Emilio Sala Cortés (excerpt)
Emilio Sala Cortés, born February 22, 1841, in Barcelona and died June 7, 1921, in La Garriga, was a Spanish architect.In Catalan, his name is Emili Sala i Cortés. He studied at the School of Architecture of Barcelona, where he graduated in 1876 and later taught.
Biography of Jennie Kidd Trout (excerpt)
Jennie Kidd Trout (née Gowanlock; April 21, 1841 – November 10, 1921) was the first woman in Canada to become a licensed medical doctor, on March 11, 1875. She remained the only woman authorized to practice medicine until July 1880, when Emily Stowe completed her official qualifications.
Biography of Joseph Lambot (excerpt)
Joseph Louis Lambot, born May 22, 1814 in Montfort-sur-Argens and died August 2, 1887 in Brignoles, was a French engineer and the inventor of reinforced cement, the forerunner of reinforced concrete. As early as 1845, he built objects from wire mesh coated with cement.
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 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 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 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 Charles Lassailly (excerpt)
Charles Lassailly (born September 3, 1806, in Orléans; died July 14, 1843, in Paris) was a French writer. He is classified among the "minor romantics" and the "frenetic romantics," alongside Philothée O'Neddy and Xavier Forneret, and is best known for his work Les Roueries de Trialph.
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 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 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 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 Eugénie de Beauharnais (excerpt)
Eugénie de Beauharnais, born 23 December 1808 in Rieti and died 1 September 1847 in Freudenstadt, was a Franco-German princess. Daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais and Augusta of Bavaria, she grew up in luxury in Munich and inherited Schloss Eugensberg upon her father’s death.
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 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 Auguste Stoeber (excerpt)
Auguste Stoeber, also known as August Stöber, was born on July 9, 1808, in Strasbourg and died on March 19, 1884, in Mulhouse. He was an Alsatian poet and folklorist, as well as a Protestant theologian, archaeologist, and historian. His work contributed to preserving and promoting Alsatian popular traditions, blending poetry, folklore, and scholarly research.
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 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 Prosper Marilhat (excerpt)
Georges-Antoine-Prosper Marilhat, born on March 26, 1811 in Vertaizon and died on September 13, 1847 in Paris, was a French orientalist and naturalist painter.Trained early in drawing, he left the commercial path planned for him to settle in Paris in 1829 and made his debut at the 1831 Salon.
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 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 George MacDonald (Scottish author) (excerpt)
George MacDonald (born December 10, 1824, in Huntly – died September 18, 1905, in Ashtead) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian Congregational minister.A pioneering figure in modern fantasy literature, he served as a mentor to Lewis Carroll and inspired generations of writers through his imaginative and spiritually infused storytelling.
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 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 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 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 Olympia Brown (excerpt)
Olympia Brown, born January 5, 1835, and died October 23, 1926, was an American minister and suffragist. She was the first woman to be ordained with the consent of her denomination and was an eloquent advocate for women’s rights, being one of the few first-generation suffragists to vote after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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. |
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