Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1811

Jun 21 Carlo matteucci: Italian physicist  

Jun 24 John archibald campbell: Asst secy war (confederacy), died in 1889  

Jul 11 Joseph lanman: Comm (union navy), died in 1874  

Jul 18 William makepeace thackeray: England, victorian novelist (vanity fair)  

Jul 19 Vincenz lachner: Composer  

Jul 20 James bruce: Earl of elgin & kincardine, governor (jamaica)  

Aug 03 Elisha graves otis: Inventor (safe elevator)  

Aug 05 Ambroise thomas: French opera composer  

Aug 06 Judah philip benjamin: Secy war/secy state (confederacy) [or aug 11]  

Aug 11 Judah p benjamin: Us lawyer/minister of confederacy navy [or aug 6]  

Aug 17 Johannes h scholten: Dutch theologist (free will)  

Aug 20 Gilman marston: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1890  

Aug 22 William kelly: American inventor  

Aug 25 Joseph dana webster: Bvt major general (union volunteers)  

Aug 26 Danville leadbetter: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1866  

Aug 29 Henry bergh: 1st president of spca  

Aug 30 Thomas gautier: Writer  

Aug 31 Goode bryan: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1885  

Aug 31 Theophile gautier: Tarbas france, writer/poet (albertus)  

Sep 03 John humphrey noyes: Vt, found oneida community (perfectionists)  

Sep 06 Johanna d courtmans-berchmans: Flemish author (rozeken pot)  

Sep 06 James melville gilliss: Founder (naval observatory in washington)  

Sep 07 William hamsley emory: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1887  

Sep 12 James hall: Us geologist (natural history of ny)  

Sep 15 Jan nepomuk skroup: Composer  

Sep 15 Willem j van zeggelen: Dutch author  

Sep 19 Orson pratt: American religious leader  

Sep 28 Friedrich hecker: Baden, german revolutionary republican politician  

Sep 30 Augusta of saxe-weimar: Queen of prussia and german empress  

Oct 16 Gaetano capocci: Composer  

Oct 17 Albertus c van raalte: Dutch/us vicar (owned land in mich)  

Oct 18 Hugh thompson reid: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1874  

Oct 22 Franz liszt: Raiding hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist  

Oct 24 Ferdinand hiller: German pianist/composer/conductor  

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Jan 08 Friedrich nicolai: Writer,  

Jan 10 Marie-joseph chénier: French poet (b. 1764)  

Feb 09 Nevil maskelyne: 5th astronomer royal of england (1765-1811),  

Mar 14 August henry fitzroy: English premier (1768-70),  

Mar 19 Frantisek adam mica: Composer,  

Apr 03 Pieter-jozef verhaghen: Flemish (court)painter,  

Apr 05 Robert raikes: Founder of sunday schools,  

Apr 07 Garsevan chavchavadze: Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)