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Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
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Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
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Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Norwegian writer (1832–1910)
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Robert Koch
German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)
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William James
American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910)
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Henry Dunant
Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
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Edward VII
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
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O. Henry
American short story writer (1862–1910)
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Jules Renard
French author (1864-1910)
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Henri Rousseau
French painter (1844–1910)
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Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial concessions to the British and French empires. As Siam was surrounded by European colonies, Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, ensured the independence of Siam.
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Elizabeth Blackwell
American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)
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Mily Balakirev
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910)
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Nadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or 'Félix Nadar,''''' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist who was a proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs. His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.
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Johann Gottfried Galle
German astronomer (1812-1910)
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Giovanni Schiaparelli
Italian astronomer and science historian (1835-1910)
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Maria Konopnicka
Polish writer and activist (1842-1910)
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William Holman Hunt
Pre-Raphaelite artist (1827-1910)
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Mary Baker Eddy
American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)
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Léon Walras
French mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910)
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Arkhip Kuindzhi
Greek painter (1842-1910)
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Eliza Orzeszkowa
Polish writer
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William Huggins
British astronomer (1824–1910)
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Mikhail Vrubel
Russian painter (1856-1910)
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Marius Petipa
French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1818–1910)
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Wilhelm Raabe
German writer (1831–1910)
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Stanislao Cannizzaro
Italian chemist (1826-1910)
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Winslow Homer
American landscape painter (1836–1910)
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Charles Rolls
motoring and aviation pioneer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce
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Jean Moréas
Greek writer (1856–1910)
Kálmán Mikszáth
Hungarian writer and politician (1847–1910)
Pauline Viardot
French mezzo-soprano and composer
Julia Ward Howe
American abolitionist, social activist, and poet
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Carl Reinecke
German composer, conductor and pianist (1824–1910)
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Auguste Charlois
French astronomer (1864-1910)
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Andreas Achenbach
German artist (1815–1910)
Karl Lueger
Austrian politician (1844-1910)
Richard Abegg
German chemist (1869-1910)
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)
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Luigi Lucheni
Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1873–1910)
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An Jung-geun
Korean independence activist (1879–1910)
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Friedrich Kohlrausch
German physicist (1840-1910)
Paolo Mantegazza
Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1831-1910)
Henri-Edmond Cross
French Neo-Impressionist painter (1856-1910)
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Albert Anker
Swiss artist (1831-1910)
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Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)
Huo Yuanjia
Chinese martial artist (1868-1910)
William Graham Sumner
American sociologist (1840–1910)
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
Russian chemist (1841–1910)
Reginald Doherty
English tennis player (1872–1910)
Laza Kostić
Serbian writer and politician (1841–1910)
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian actress and theatre patron (1864–1910)
Boutros Ghali
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1846-1910)
Julius Petersen
Danish mathematician (1839-1910)
Pedro Montt
Chilean politician (1849–1910)
Emmanuel Frémiet
sculptor from France (1824-1910)
Kurd Lasswitz
German author, scientist and philosopher (1848–1910)
Andrea Costa
Italian politician (1851-1910)
Granville Tailer Woods
American inventor