Famous people born in 1842
The best-known people born in 1842, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
William JamesAmerican philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910)
January 11 · d. 1910
Photo: Alice Boughton, Public domain
Peter KropotkinRussian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
December 9 · d. 1921
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Abdul Hamid II34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909)
September 21 · d. 1918
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ambrose BierceAmerican editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)
June 24 · d. 1914
Photo: John Herbert Evelyn Partington, Public domain
John William StruttEnglish physicist (1842–1919)
November 12 · d. 1919
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Stéphane MallarméFrench Symbolist poet (1842–1898)
March 18 · d. 1898
Photo: Paul Nadar, Public domain
Camille FlammarionFrench astronomer and author (1842–1925)
February 26 · d. 1925
Photo: Eugène Pirou, Public domain
Jules MassenetFrench composer (1842–1912)
May 12 · d. 1912
Photo: Photographer: Eugène Pirou (1841-1909) Restorer: Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Maria KonopnickaPolish writer and activist (1842-1910)
May 23 · d. 1910
Photo: Aleksander Regulski, Public domain
James DewarScottish chemist and physicist (1842–1923)
September 20 · d. 1923
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Vasily VereshchaginRussian painter (1842-1904)
October 26 · d. 1904
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Paul Lafarguewriter, journalist, literary critic and revolutionary; also known for being Karl Marx's son-in-law (1842-1911)
January 15 · d. 1911
Photo: German Fehrenbach, Public domain
Georg BrandesDanish literature critic and scholar (1842–1927)
February 4 · d. 1927
Photo: Ludwik Szaciński, CC BY-SA 4.0
Osborne ReynoldsAnglo-Irish innovator (1842-1912)
August 23 · d. 1912
Photo: John Collier, Public domain
Sophus LieNorwegian mathematician (1842–1899)
December 17 · d. 1899
Photo: L. Szaciński (Christiania), No restrictions- Arrigo Boito
Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)
February 24 · d. 1918
- Mykola Lysenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist (1842–1912)
March 22 · d. 1912
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January
- January 12 · Teoberto Maler, German Mesoamericanist (1842–1917)
- January 15 · Josef Breuer, Austrian physician (1842-1925)
- January 15 · Mary MacKillop, Australian religious sister and saint (1842–1909)
- January 18 · Mahadev Govind Ranade, Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901)
- January 25 · Vilhelm Thomsen, Danish linguist (1842-1927)
- January 25 · Benoît-Constant Coquelin, French actor (1841-1909)
February
- February 3 · Sidney Lanier, American musician and poet (1842–1881)
- February 4 · Hugo Schuchardt, German linguist (1842-1927)
- February 7 · Alexandre Ribot, French politician (1842-1923)
- February 10 · Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and writer (1842–1907)
- February 11 · Erik Gustaf Boström, Swedish 19th/early 20th century prime minister (1842-1907)
- February 23 · Carl Theodore Liebermann, German chemist (1842-1914)
March
- March 1 · Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek artist (1842-1901)
- March 2 · Enrique Gaspar, Spanish writer (1842-1902)
- March 5 · Heinrich Martin Weber, German mathematician (1842–1913)
- March 7 · Henry Hyndman, English writer and politician (1842–1921)
- March 13 · Joseph Valentin Boussinesq, French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929)
- March 25 · Antonio Fogazzaro, Italian writer (1842-1911)
April
- April 3 · Hermann Carl Vogel, German astronomer (1841-1907)
- April 14 · Catherine Eddowes, Whitechapel murder victim (1842-1888)
- April 17 · Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (1842-1911)
- April 18 · Antero de Quental, Portuguese poet (1842–1891)
- April 28 · Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, Brazilian and French Imperial and Royal (1842–1922)
- April 29 · Carl Millöcker, Austrian operetta composer (1842-1899)
May
- May 2 · Rudolf Felder, Austrian jurist and entomologist (1842–1871)
- May 7 · Isala Van Diest, Belgian physician
- May 8 · Emil Christian Hansen, Danish biochemist and mycologist (1842–1909)
- May 14 · Alphons Czibulka, Hungarian musician (1842–1894)
- May 15 · Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Austrian archduke (1842-1919)
- May 20 · Aleksandr Voyeykov, Russian meteorologist (1842-1916)
June
- June 8 · John Gerrard Keulemans, Dutch bird artist (1842-1912)
- June 9 · Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Regent of Lippe (1842-1904)
- June 10 · Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, French painter (1842-1923)
- June 12 · Rikard Nordraak, Norwegian composer (1842–1866)
- June 19 · Carl Zeller, Austrian lawyer and composer (1842-1898)
- June 25 · Eloy Alfaro, president of Ecuador (1897-1901) / (1906-1914)
July
- July 2 · Albert Ladenburg, German chemist (1842–1911)
- July 2 · Alfred Nicolas Rambaud, French historian and politician (1842-1905)
- July 14 · Christian Lundeberg, Swedish 20th century prime minister (1842-1911)
- July 17 · Georg Ritter von Schönerer, Austrian politician (1842-1921)
- July 25 · Daniel Paul Schreber, German judge, writer, and notable patient of Freud (1842–1911)
- July 26 · Berthold Delbrück, German comparative linguist and Sanskrit scholar (1842–1922)
August
- August 7 · Nikolay Benardos, Russian inventor (1842–1905)
- August 13 · Albert Sorel, French historian (1842–1906)
- August 17 · Hugo Egmont Hørring, Danish politician (1842-1909)
- August 25 · Édouard Louis Trouëssart, French zoologist (1842–1927)
- August 30 · Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia, Russian grand duchess (1842–1849); eldest child of Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
- August 31 · Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi, American physician, writer and suffragist (1842-1906)
September
- September 2 · Julius von Payer, Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915)
- September 9 · Elliott Coues, American ornithologist (1842–1899)
- September 13 · Jan Puzyna, Polish cardinal (1842-1911)
- September 20 · Charles Lapworth, English geologist (1842-1920)
- September 20 · Diomede Falconio, Catholic cardinal (1842–1917)
- September 28 · Aikaterini Laskaridou, Greek pedagogue and teacher
October
- October 1 · Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (1842-1888)
- October 17 · Gustaf Retzius, Swedish histologist (1842–1919)
- October 24 · Nikolai Menshutkin, Russian chemist (1842-1907)
- October 28 · Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, American abolitionist and suffragist (1842-1932)
- October 28 · Louis Luçon, Catholic cardinal (1842–1930)
- October 30 · Nikolai Yadrintsev, Russian explorer (1842-1894)
November
- November 11 · Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar, President of Colombia (1842-1909)
- November 12 · Ōyama Iwao, Japanese general (1842-1916)
- November 13 · Stojan Novaković, Serbian politician and historian (1842–1915)
- November 16 · Hannibal Sehested, Danish council president (1842-1924)
- November 25 · Madeleine Brès, French physician (1849–1921)
- November 27 · Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Russian publicist, literary critic, sociologist (1842-1904)
December
- December 2 · Charles W. Alcock, British cricketer, footballer and football administrator (1842-1907)
- December 2 · Robert Collett, Norwegian zoologist (1842-1913)
- December 5 · Pyotr Durnovo, Russian politician (1842-1915)
- December 8 · Alphonse Borrelly, French astronomer
- December 17 · Ernest Lavisse, French historian (1842-1922)
- December 30 · Osman Hamdi Bey, Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)
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