Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1859

Aug 04 Knut hamsun: Norway, writer/nazi (hunger-nobel 1920)  

Aug 06 J arthur s berson: Austria meteorologist (balloon flights, amazon)  

Aug 12 Katharine lee bates: Us, author (america the beautiful)  

Aug 19 Charles comiskey: 1st basemen/manager (chicago white sox)  

Aug 19 Hippolyte delehaye: Flemish historian/hagiographer  

Sep 03 Aaj jean jaurès: French socialist (l'humanité, les preuves)  

Sep 04 Edoardo mascheroni: Composer  

Sep 11 Vjenceslav novak: Croatian writer  

Sep 17 Frank d adams: Canada geologist/educator  

Sep 17 Richard henry warren: Composer  

Sep 18 John l. bates: 41st governor of massachusetts  

Sep 18 Lincoln loy mccandless: American cattle rancher  

Sep 20 Yuan she-k'ai: Chinese general/president/dictator  

Sep 21 Cyriel buysse: Flemish baron/writer (sursum corda, ace knave)  

Sep 24 Julius klengel: Cellist/composer  

Oct 03 Elenora duse: Italy, actress (hedda gabler)  

Oct 04 Henryk pachulski: Composer  

Oct 09 Alfred dreyfus: Accused jewish french officer (dreyfus affair)  

Oct 14 Camille chevillard: Composer  

Oct 15 Jaime de magalhes lima: Portuguese author/poet (salmos do prisoneiro)  

Oct 17 William "buck" ewing: Hall of fame catcher (ny giants, cin reds)  

Oct 18 Henri bergson: France, philosopher (creative evolution-nobel 1927)  

Oct 19 Georg knorr: German engineer (brake system trains)  

Oct 20 G b studd: Cricketer (brother of c t, 4 tests for england)  

Oct 20 John dewey: Philosopher, educational theorist/writer (learn by doing)  

Oct 25 Stephanie h [lapidoth-]swarth: Dutch author (lonely flowers)  

Oct 26 Arthur friedheim: Composer  

Oct 29 Charles ebbets: (namesake of ebbets field, brooklyn)  

Nov 01 Charles brantley aycock: (gov-nc)  

Nov 01 William henry grattan flood: Composer  

Nov 04 Stanislaw niewiadomski: Composer  

Nov 15 Christopher hornsrud: Prime minister of norway  

Nov 17 Gerhard rusenkrone schjelderup: Composer  

Nov 19 Mikhail mikhayl ippolitov-ivanov: Russia, musician (armenian rhapsody)  

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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,