Famous People Who Died in 1911

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1911. This list includes people like Gustav Mahler, Francis Galton, Joseph Pulitzer, Sister Nivedita, Alfred Binet and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, psychologists, publishers and chemists who died in 1911. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Russia and many more countries.

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Gustav Mahler

(One of the Most Frequently Performed and Recorded of All Composers)

Birthdate: July 7, 1860

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Czeh Republic

Died: May 18

Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor Gustav Mahler symbolized the transition of 19th-century Austro-German music to early-20th-century modernism. His music was banned during the Nazi era but was rediscovered later. Famous for his Eighth Symphony, he had also been the director of the Hofoper (Vienna Court Opera).

Birthdate: April 10, 1847

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Makó

Died: October 29

Joseph Pulitzer was a newspaper publisher who became a national figure in the Democratic Party after crusading against corruption and big business. Pulitzer is also credited with founding the Columbia School of Journalism. The world-renowned Pulitzer Prizes, which are awarded annually to reward excellence in various fields, are named in his honor.

Birthdate: February 16, 1822

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Birmingham

Died: January 17

Nineteenth-century polymath Francis Galton revolutionized science with his pathbreaking research on human intelligence and psychometrics. His books dealt with diverse topics such as correlational calculus, fingerprint analysis, and meteorology, and he also explored Africa. He left Cambridge without an honors degree, and yet ended up being knighted for his achievements.

 4 

Alfred Binet

(Psychologist, Educationist)

Birthdate: July 8, 1857

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nice

Died: October 18

 5 

Milton Bradley

(Publisher, Writer)

Birthdate: November 8, 1836

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Vienna, Maine, United States

Died: May 30

 6 

W. S. Gilbert

(Dramatist)

Birthdate: November 18, 1836

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Southampton Street, London, England

Died: May 29

 7 

Williamina Fleming

(Scottish Astronomer Famous for Her Discovery of the 'Horsehead Nebula')

Birthdate: May 15, 1857

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland

Died: May 21

Born in Scotland, Williamina Fleming moved to the U.S. with her husband, where she began working as a housekeeper for Harvard Observatory director Edward C. Pickering. Pickering secured her a job at the observatory, and Fleming went on to establish a classification and cataloguing system for stars.

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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

(Lithuanian Composer and Painter)

Birthdate: September 22, 1875

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Senoji Varėna, Lithuania

Died: April 10

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was a Lithuanian composer, painter, and writer. Widely regarded as a pioneer of abstract art in Europe, Čiurlionis contributed immensely to art nouveau and symbolism. Today, many of his paintings are preserved at the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Lithuania. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis also had a major influence on modern Lithuanian culture.

 9 

Valentin Serov

(Russian Painter and One of the Premier Portrait Artists of His Era)

Birthdate: January 19, 1865

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died: December 5

Valentin Serov was a Russian painter best remembered as a master of portraiture. Apart from painting the portraits of prominent personalities, Serov also painted several self-portraits. From 1897 to 1909, he taught painting at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture where he taught future painters like Pavel Kuznetsov, Martiros Saryan, N. N. Sapunov, Konstantin Yuon, and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.

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Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg

(Queen)

Birthdate: July 8, 1830

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Altenburg, Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg

Died: July 6

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg was the daughter of Duchess Amelia of Württemberg and Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. A high-spirited and conservative personality, Alexandra had an interest in music. Unlike most royal members, Princess Alexandra had a difficult personal life and is credited with bringing up her children almost single-handedly.

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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

(Dutch Physical Chemist Known for Work on Rates of Chemical Reaction, Chemical Equilibrium, and Osmotic Pressure)

Birthdate: August 30, 1852

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Died: March 1

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was a Dutch physical chemist best remembered for winning the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Van 't Hoff's work helped found the modern theory of chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, and chemical affinity. A highly popular theoretical chemist, Van 't Hoff is also counted among the founders of physical chemistry.

 12 

Frances Harper

(American Abolitionist, Suffragist, Poet, Temperance Activist)

Birthdate: 1825 AD

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died: 1911 AD

 13 

Joseph Dalton Hooker

(British Botanist, Explorer and Founder of Geographical Botany)

Birthdate: June 30, 1817

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Halesworth, Suffolk, England

Died: December 10

British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker is remembered as one of Charles Darwin’s greatest supporters. The man who is known as the pioneer of geographical botany, Hooker followed in the footsteps of his botanist father. The Copley Medal winner is also known for his iconic work Genera Plantarum.

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John Marshall Harlan

(American Lawyer and Politician)

Birthdate: June 1, 1833

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Boyle County, Kentucky, United States

Died: October 14

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Pyotr Stolypin

(3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906 - 1911))

Birthdate: April 14, 1862

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Dresden, Germany

Died: September 18

German-born Russian conservative statesman Pyotr Stolypin had been the minister of interior and the third prime minister of Russia. His agrarian reform, also known as the Stolypin land reform, was highly significant. He also initiated multiple court-martials to execute rebels, causing people to call the hangman’s noose Stolypin’s necktie.

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Jules Brunet

(French Military Officer)

Birthdate: January 2, 1838

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Belfort

Died: August 12

 17 

Maria Pia of Savoy

(Consort)

Birthdate: October 16, 1847

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia

Died: July 5

Maria Pia of Savoy was an Italian princess who became the Queen of Portugal after marrying King Luís I of Portugal in 1862. She was the third queen to represent the House of Savoy. Maria Pia is best remembered for her compassion and charitable works. She was often referred to as the mother of the poor and angel of charity.

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Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

(Duchess)

Birthdate: June 15, 1832

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hanover, Germany

Died: July 15

 19 

Edward Whymper

(Mountaineer)

Birthdate: April 27, 1840

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: London, United Kingdom

Died: September 16

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Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera

(Monk)

Birthdate: January 20, 1827

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Died: April 29

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Pedro Paterno

(2nd Prime Minister of the Philippines)

Birthdate: February 27, 1857

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

Died: April 26

Philippine politician Pedro Paterno was educated in Spain, where he graduated in philosophy and theology. He later became the prime minister of his country. A poet and novelist, too, he eventually became infamous as a traitor after supporting the U.S. and favoring American dominion during the Philippine–American War.

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Heinrich Hofmann

(Painter)

Birthdate: March 19, 1824

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany

Died: June 23

 23 

Piet Cronjé

(South African Boer General During the Anglo-Boer Wars)

Birthdate: October 4, 1836

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Cape Colony, South Africa

Died: February 4

Piet Cronjé was a South African Boer general who participated in both the Anglo-Boer Wars. He besieged the British garrison at Potchefstroom during the First Boer War, making a reputation for himself. He was the general commanding in the western theatre of war during the Second Boer War. He was defeated at the Battle of Paardeberg and surrendered. 

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William Worrall Mayo

(Chemist, Politician, Gynaecologist, Editor)

Birthdate: May 31, 1819

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Salford

Died: March 6

Part of the renowned Mayo family of doctors of the U.S., William Worrall Mayo played a key role in establishing the Mayo Clinic. He and his two sons built the St. Mary’s Hospital, along with the Sisters of St. Francis, after the deadly tornado of 1883 destroyed Rochester.

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George Johnstone Stoney

(Physicist)

Birthdate: February 15, 1826

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: County Offaly

Died: July 5

Irish physicist George Johnstone Stoney made important contributions in the areas of cosmic physics and the theory of gases. Most significant scientific work of Stoney was the conception and calculation of the magnitude of the atom or particle of electricity. He is noted for introducing the term electron to elucidate the fundamental unit of electrical charge.

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Wilhelm Dilthey

(Philosopher Known for the Way He Distinguished Between the Natural and Human Sciences)

Birthdate: November 19, 1833

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Biebrich, Wiesbaden, Germany

Died: October 1

Wilhelm Dilthey was a German psychologist, sociologist, historian, and hermeneutic philosopher. An ardent admirer of Friedrich Schleiermacher, Dilthey helped revive the former's works on hermeneutics. Wilhelm Dilthey is also credited with teaching future philosophers like Hans Lipps, Eduard Spranger, and Theodor Litt.

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Antenor Firmin

(Anthropologist)

Birthdate: October 18, 1850

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Died: September 19

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Ahmed ʻUrabi

(Prime Minister of Egypt)

Birthdate: March 31, 1841

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: near Al-Zaqāzīq, Egypt

Died: September 21

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Edwin Austin Abbey

(Illustrator)

Birthdate: April 1, 1852

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: August 1

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Paul Lafargue

(French Politician, Political Writer and Journalist)

Birthdate: January 15, 1842

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Died: November 25

Paul Lafargue was a Cuban-French political writer, literary critic, journalist, activist, and Marxist socialist. One of the most popular socialists of all time, Paul Lafargue is best remembered for his 1883 book, The Right To Be Lazy, which had a huge impact among the working class. The book explains the importance of leisure and compares labor to slavery.

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson

(Author)

Birthdate: December 22, 1823

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Died: May 9

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Kōtoku Shūsui

(Japanese Socialist and Anarchist Who Played a Leading Role in Introducing Anarchism to Japan)

Birthdate: November 5, 1871

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Nakamura, Japan

Died: January 24

Japanese socialist leader Kōtoku Shūsui initially worked as a houseboy for Tokyo politician Hayashi Yūzō. He later educated himself and began writing for newspapers, eventually spearheading the Social Democratic Party. Later accused of conspiring against the Emperor, he was executed, spelling the end of the socialist movement in Japan temporarily.

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Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet

(British Diplomat and 2nd Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service (1863 - 1911))

Birthdate: February 20, 1835

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland

Died: September 20

Remembered as the most successful British diplomat to have served in Qing dynasty China, Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet played a major role in the expansion of the Maritime Customs Bureau and employed both Chinese and Westerners in it. He was eventually knighted and made a baronet for his services.

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Sam Loyd

(American Chess Player, Chess Composer, Puzzle Author, and Recreational Mathematician)

Birthdate: January 31, 1841

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: April 10

 35 

Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy

(Aristocrat)

Birthdate: March 2, 1843

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy

Died: June 25

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Ellen Swallow Richards

(Chemist, University teacher, Economist)

Birthdate: December 3, 1842

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Dunstable

Died: March 30

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Arabella Mansfield

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: May 23, 1846

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Iowa, United States

Died: August 1

 38 

Edward Harrigan

(Irish-American Singer and One of the Founding Fathers of Modern Day American Musical Theater)

Birthdate: October 26, 1844

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: June 6

Edward Harrigan was an Irish-American singer, dancer, actor, lyricist, playwright, and theater producer. He is best remembered for his partnership with Tony Hart as the two formed one of the 19th century's most celebrated theatrical partnerships. Edward Harrigan is often counted among the founding fathers of modern-day American musical theater.

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Kanno Sugako

(Journalist)

Birthdate: 1881 AD

Birthplace: Osaka, Japan

Died: January 25

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Henry Sylvester Williams

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: February 15, 1869

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago Arouca, Trinidad

Died: March 26

 41 

Harriet Hanson Robinson

(Poet)

Birthdate: February 8, 1825

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: December 22

 42 

William George Aston

(Diplomat)

Birthdate: April 9, 1841

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Derry, Ireland

Died: November 22

 43 

Alphonse Legros

(French-British Painter, Etcher and Sculptor)

Birthdate: May 8, 1837

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Dijon, France

Died: December 8

Alphonse Legros was a painter, sculptor, etcher, and medalist. He played a major role in accentuating the re-emergence of etching by serving as a teacher of etching at institutions like the South Kensington School of Art and University College London. He is credited with teaching several female artists like the Casella sisters, who were later recognized as the Slade Girls.

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John Bigelow

(Diplomat)

Birthdate: November 25, 1817

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Malden-on-Hudson, Saugerties, New York, United States

Died: December 19

 45 

Stanisław Brzozowski

(Philosopher)

Birthdate: June 28, 1878

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Maziarnia, Poland

Died: April 28

 46 

Vasily Klyuchevsky

(Historian)

Birthdate: January 28, 1841

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Penza Oblast, Russia

Died: May 25

 47 

Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote

(Politician)

Birthdate: November 18, 1846

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: London, England

Died: September 29

 48 

Gustaf Fröding

(Swedish Author and Poet)

Birthdate: August 22, 1860

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Alster, Sweden

Died: February 8

Swedish poet and author Gustaf Fröding had initially been a journalist. His works showcase the plight of the down-trodden. He spent much of his life in mental hospitals and sanatoriums. A few passages from his poetry collection Splashes and Spray even led to him being prosecuted for pornography.

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Charlotte E. Ray

(American lawyer)

Birthdate: January 13, 1850

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: January 4

 50 

Lord George Sanger

(Showman)

Birthdate: December 23, 1825

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Newbury, England

Died: November 28