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Death year 1855

Maria Theresa of Austria Facts

Maria Theresa of Austria (21 March 1801 – 12 January 1855) was born an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany. She was a daughter of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Luisa of Naples and Sicily. She was named after her double great

Lewis Weston Dillwyn Facts

Lewis Weston Dillwyn, FRS (21 Aug 1778 – 31 Aug 1855) was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament.

Søren Kierkegaard Facts

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (/ˈsɔrən ˈkɪərkɨɡɑrd/ or /ˈkɪərkɨɡɔr/; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist ph

Dmitry Begichev Facts

Dmitry Nikitich Begichev (Russian: Дми́трий Ники́тич Бе́гичев; 28 September 1786 – 24 November 1855) was a Russian writer, governor of Voronezh Province, and senator.

Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg Facts

Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Budapest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and Princess Hen

Adelaide of Austria Facts

Adelaide of Austria (Adelheid Franziska Marie Rainera Elisabeth Clotilde; 3 June 1822 – 20 January 1855) was the first wife of Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia, future King of Italy. She was the mother of some eight children including the future Umbe

Carl Friedrich Gauß Facts

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (/ɡaʊs/; German: Gauß, Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss) (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analys

Mihály Vörösmarty Facts

Mihály Vörösmarty (archaically English: Michael Vorosmarthy 1 December 1800 – 19 November 1855) was an important Hungarian poet and dramatist.

John Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe Facts

John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe FRS (20 April 1801 – 22 October 1855), was a British Tory politician. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between December 1834 and January 1835.

Gerard de Nerval Facts

Gérard de Nerval (22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the nom-de-plume of the French writer, poet, essayist and translator Gérard Labrunie.

Susan Shelby Magoffin Facts

Bento Manuel Ribeiro Facts

Bento Manuel Ribeiro (Sorocaba, 1783 – Porto Alegre, 1855) was a Brazilian military officer, who participated in some key military campaigns of the history of Brazil such as the Cisplatine War (Guerra del Brazil) and the Ragamuffin War.