Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1859

Mar 27 George giffen: Cricketer (one of australia's greatest all-rounders)  

Apr 03 Reginald de koven: Composer  

Apr 05 Wilhelm harteveld: Composer  

Apr 07 Walter camp: Ct, father of american football (yale)  

Apr 08 Edmund husserl: Germany, philosopher (founded phenomenology)  

Apr 11 Basil harwood: Composer  

Apr 16 Winifred cochrane: Countess of dundonald, philanthropist  

Apr 18 Eduard g h h cuypers: Architect (sanatorium high-laren)  

May 01 Bohuslav jeremias: Composer  

May 01 Willem j leyds: Dutch/south africa lawyer/politician/diplomat  

May 02 Eugene d'harcourt: Composer  

May 02 Jerome klapka jerome: English writer  

May 03 Andy adams: Us writer (log of a cowboy)  

May 06 Luis maria drago: Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist  

May 06 Willem j t kloos: Dutch poet (act of simple justice)  

May 08 Johan jensen: Danish mathematician  

May 13 Eugust enna: Composer  

May 15 Pierre curie: France, physicist (nobel 1903)  

May 19 Nellie melba: [heal mitchell], australian soprano (peach melba)  

May 22 Arthur conan doyle: Uk, author brought sherlock holmes to life twice  

May 26 Alfred edward housman: Bromsgrove england, poet (a buried life)  

May 30 Pierre marie felix janet: France, psychologist/neurologist  

Jun 08 Smith wigglesworth: British religious figure  

Jun 10 Jacques f h perk: Dutch poet (iris, wood song)  

Jun 21 Henry o tanner: Artist  

Jun 22 Frank heino damrosch: Author/musician/teacher (found inst of music)  

Jun 23 Florentinus m wibaut: Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)  

Jun 27 Mildred j hill: Composer/musician (happy birthday to you)  

Jul 06 Verner von heidenstam: Sweden, poet/novelist (charles men, nobel 1916)  

Jul 13 Sydney webb: England, writer/husband of beatrice potter  

Jul 14 Willy hess: German violinist  

Jul 17 Luis munoz rivera: Puerto rico, journalist (founded federalist party)  

Jul 28 Balington booth: Founder (volunteers of america)  

Jul 30 Henry simpson lunn: English humanitarian  

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Jan 08 Antoine gb schayes: Belgian historian/archaeologist,  

Jan 20 B v arnim: Writer,  

Jan 27 Carl a agardh: Swedish botanist/bishop of karlstad,  

Jan 28 Frederick john robinson: 1st viscount goderich, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1782)  

Feb 06 Johannes josephus viotta: Composer,  

Feb 23 Zygmunt krasiÅ„ski: Polish romantic poet (b. 1812)  

Feb 26 Ferdinand lukas schubert: Composer,  

Mar 01 Josef theodor krov: Composer,