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William H
William Hillman Shockley was an American engineer, photographer, and botanist. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shockley worked as a mining engineer…
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1925
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (born 1876)
Arthur Wilhelm Ernst Victor Moeller van den Bruck was a German cultural historian, philosopher, and key intellectual figure of the Conservative Revolution.
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (born 1876)
1925
Thomas R
Thomas Riley Marshall was the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an active and well…
Thomas R
1925
Margaret Murray Washington, American Academic (born 1865)
Margaret Murray Washington was an American educator who was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University. She also led women's …
Margaret Murray Washington, American Academic (born 1865)
1925
Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1870)
Chittaranjan Das, popularly called Deshbandhu, was a Bengali freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian Independence Movement and mentor of Subhas Chandra Bos…
Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1870)
1925
Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychologist (born 1842)
Josef Breuer was an Austrian physician who made discoveries in neurophysiology, and whose work during the 1880s with his patient Bertha Pappenheim, known as Anna O., led to the dev…
Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychologist (born 1842)
1925
Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
Felix Christian Klein was a German mathematician, mathematics educator and historian of mathematics, known for his work in group theory, complex analysis, non-Euclidean geometry, a…
Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
1925
Georgina Febres-Cordero, Venezuelan nun (born 1861)
Georgina Febres-Cordero, also known as "Mother Georgina" was a Venezuelan religious sister.
Georgina Febres-Cordero, Venezuelan nun (born 1861)
1925
Henry C
Henry Carl Berghoff was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman who co-founded the Herman Berghoff Brewing Company in 1887 and served as the 19th Mayor of Fort Wayne, India…
Henry C
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Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (born 1866)
Eric Alfred Leslie Satie, better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire but …
Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (born 1866)
1925
Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (born 1871)
Clarence Hudson White was an American photographer, teacher and a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement. He grew up in small towns in Ohio, where his primary influences w…
Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (born 1871)
1925
Lovis Corinth, German painter (born 1858)
Lovis Corinth was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
Lovis Corinth, German painter (born 1858)
1925
Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (born 1840)
Louis-Nazaire Bégin was a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Begin held a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was later appoint…
Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (born 1840)
1925
John Indermaur, British lawyer (born 1851)
John Indermaur was a British lawyer and legal writer, with his writing focus was on common law. He is known for having written An Epitome of Leading Common Law Cases in 1875, Prin…
John Indermaur, British lawyer (born 1851)
1925
Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (born 1888)
Antonio Ascari was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion. He won four Grands Prix before his premature death at the 1925 French Grand Prix. He was the father of two-time Worl…
Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (born 1888)
1925
Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1848)
Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege was a German philosopher, logician, and mathematician. He was a mathematics professor at the University of Jena, and is understood by many to be the …
Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1848)
1925
William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (born 1860)
William Jennings Bryan was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of …
William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (born 1860)
1925
William Bruce, Australian cricketer (born 1864)
William Bruce was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Test matches between 1885 and 1895. He became a lawyer, practising in Melbourne.
William Bruce, Australian cricketer (born 1864)
1925
Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (born 1848)
Sir Surendranath Banerjee, often known as Rashtraguru, was an Indian nationalist leader during the British Raj. He founded the Indian National Association to bring Hindus and Musli…
Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (born 1848)
1925
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (born 1853)
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro was an Italian mathematician. He is most famous as the discoverer of tensor calculus.
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (born 1853)
1925
Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (born 1878)
Konrad Vilhelm Mägi was an Estonian painter, who was one of the first modernist painters in Estonia and the Nordic countries. He only worked for sixteen years, yet the total volume…
Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (born 1878)
1925
Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (born 1848)
Ioan Slavici was a Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary, later Romania.
Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (born 1848)
1925
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (born 1852)
Franz Xaver Josef Conrad von Hötzendorf, sometimes anglicised as Hoetzendorf, was an Austrian general who played a central role in World War I. He served as K.u.k. Feldmarschall an…
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (born 1852)
1925
Leo Fall, Czech-Austrian composer (born 1873)
Leopold Fall was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer of operettas.
Leo Fall, Czech-Austrian composer (born 1873)