Famous people born in 1834
The best-known people born in 1834, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist (1834–1907)
February 8 · d. 1907
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Edgar DegasFrench Impressionist artist (1834–1917)
July 19 · d. 1917
Photo: Edgar Degas, Public domain
Ernst HaeckelGerman zoologist (1834-1919)
February 16 · d. 1919
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William Morristextile designer, artist, writer, printer (1834–1896)
March 24 · d. 1896
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Gottlieb DaimlerGerman engineer and industrialist (1834–1900)
March 17 · d. 1900
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Jan NerudaCzech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer (1834-1891)
July 9 · d. 1891
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Aleksis Kivinational author of Finland (1834-1872)
October 10 · d. 1872
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Charles SpurgeonBritish preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
June 19 · d. 1892
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John VennBritish logician and philosopher (1834-1923)
August 4 · d. 1923
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Frédéric Auguste BartholdiFrench sculptor and painter (1834–1904)
August 2 · d. 1904
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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron ActonBritish politician and historian (1834–1902)
January 10 · d. 1902
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Léon WalrasFrench mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910)
December 16 · d. 1910
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August WeismannGerman evolutionary biologist (1834-1914)
January 17 · d. 1914
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American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1834-1906)
August 22 · d. 1906
- John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath (1834-1913)
April 30 · d. 1913
- Gustav Hermann Nachtigal
German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885)
February 23 · d. 1885
- Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834-1893)
November 13 · d. 1893
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January
- January 13 · John Gilbert Baker, British botanist (1834-1920)
- January 14 · Todor Burmov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1834-1906)
- January 20 · Piet Joubert, South African politician and general (1834–1900)
- January 28 · Sabine Baring-Gould, English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924)
- January 29 · Adolph Frank, German chemist (1834-1916)
- January 30 · Patriarch Joachim III of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople
February
- February 6 · Edwin Klebs, Swiss biologist (1834-1913)
- February 9 · Felix Dahn, German lawyer, writer and historian (1834–1912)
- February 13 · Heinrich Caro, German chemist (1834–1910)
- February 16 · Petter Adolf Karsten, Finnish mycologist (1834-1917)
- February 19 · Hermann Snellen, Dutch ophthalmologist (1834-1908)
- February 25 · Louisa Atkinson, Anglo-Australian writer, illustrator and botanical collector (1834-1872)
March
- March 2 · Lev Ivanov, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, creator of a "Swan Lake" (1834–1901)
- March 6 · George du Maurier, French-British cartoonist and author (1834-1896)
- March 18 · Adrien Proust, Marcel Proust's father (1834–1903)
- March 20 · Charles William Eliot, American educator (1834–1926)
- March 23 · Julius Reubke, German musician (1834-1858)
- March 26 · Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, German photochemist and university lecturer (1834-1898)
April
- April 4 · Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Bavarian princess; wife of Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1834-1890)
- April 9 · Edmond Laguerre, mathematician from France
- April 19 · Grigoriy Myasoyedov, Russian artist (1834-1911)
- April 21 · Adrien René Franchet, French botanist (1834-1900)
- April 26 · Hugo Schiff, German chemist (1834–1915)
- April 28 · Louis Ruchonnet, Swiss attorney and politician (1834-1893)
May
- May 2 · Lyuben Karavelov, Bulgarian writer (1834–1879)
- May 5 · Viktor Hartmann, Russian artist (1834-1873)
- May 5 · Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, German botanist (1834-1878)
- May 20 · Albert Niemann, German chemist (1834–1861)
- May 21 · Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, Austrian archduchess (1834-1901)
- May 22 · Auguste Barth, French orientalist (1834–1916)
June
- June 2 · Teresa Stolz, Czech opera singer
- June 4 · Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, German botanist (1834–1913)
- June 4 · Jacob Volhard, German chemist (1834–1910)
- June 14 · Emil Stang, Sr., 5th Prime Minister of Norway (1834–1912)
- June 22 · William Chester Minor, American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher
- June 23 · Alexandru Odobescu, Romanian author, archaeologist, and politician (1834–1895)
July
- July 4 · Christopher Dresser, British industrial designer (1834-1904)
- July 5 · Maurice Raynaud, French doctor (1834-1881)
- July 7 · Emil Hübner, German classical philologist and epigrapher (1834-1901)
- July 16 · Adolf Lüderitz, Founder of German Southwest Africa (1834-1886)
- July 23 · James Gibbons, Catholic cardinal (1834–1921)
- July 27 · Miguel Grau, Peruvian admiral (1834-1879)
August
- August 4 · Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish poet and playwright (1832–1903)
- August 5 · Ewald Hering, German physiologist (1834–1918)
- August 8 · Yuriy Fedkovych, (1834-1888) Ukrainian writer
- August 9 · Manuel Pardo, Peruvian politician and the first civilian President of Peru (1834-1878)
- August 17 · Peter Benoit, Flemish composer (1834-1901)
- August 22 · Paul Kummer, German botanist (1834-1912)
September
- September 2 · Josef Zemp, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1834-1908)
- September 2 · Giorgio Sommer, German-Italian photographer (1834-1914)
- September 5 · John G. Carlisle, American politician (1834–1910)
- September 7 · Édouard Pailleron, French poet and dramatist (1834-1899)
- September 23 · Aleksey Suvorin, Russian publisher and journalist (1834-1912)
- September 30 · Carl Schorlemmer, German chemist (1834-1892)
October
- October 3 · Vilém Blodek, Czech composer, flautist, and pianist (1834-1874)
- October 12 · Infanta Amalia of Spain, Spanish infanta of the XIXth century, married to prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1834-1905)
- October 19 · Francis Channing Barlow, lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War (1834-1896)
- October 19 · Ferdynand Radziwiłł, German politician (1834-1926)
- October 22 · Abigail Scott Duniway, American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer (1834–1915)
- October 23 · Hermann Usener, German classical philologist (1834–1905)
November
- November 9 · Kondō Isami, Japanese swordsman (1834–1868)
- November 11 · Franz Steindachner, Austrian zoologist (1834–1919)
- November 15 · José Eugenio Ellauri, Uruguayan politician (1834-1894)
- November 19 · Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist (1834–1924)
- November 23 · James Thomson, Scottish writer (1834-1882)
- November 26 · Serafino Vannutelli, Italian cardinal (1834–1915)
December
- December 4 · Carl Lange, Danish physician who made significants contributions to the fields of neurology, psychiatry, and psychology (1834–1900)
- December 12 · Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe, Austrian general (1834-1906)
- December 15 · Charles Augustus Young, American astronomer (1834–1908)
- December 20 · Valtazar Bogišić, Serbian jurist and sociologist (1834–1908)
- December 23 · Sina Mesdag-van Houten, Dutch painter (1834-1909)
- December 31 · Kapiolani, queen consort of the Hawaiian Islands (1834–1899)
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