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place of death
place of burial
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Q79969
Emma Goldman
Emma
1869-06-27[1] [2] [3] [4]
1940-05-14[3] [4]
Russian anarchist
political activist anarchist journalist political philosopher women's rights activist lecturer publisher peace activist autobiographer nurse writer [5] philosopher
Russian Empire United States of America [6] United Kingdom [6]
Kaunas [7]
Toronto [7]
Illinois Haymarket Martyrs' Monument [8]
natural causes
Q93354
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key
1896-09-24[9] [7] [10] [11] [12] [13] [1] [14] [15] [3] [16] [17] [4] [18]
1940-12-21[9] [7] [19] [10] [11] [12] [13] [1] [14] [15] [3] [16] [17] [4] [18]
American writer (1896–1940)
writer [9] [18] novelist short story writer screenwriter
United States of America [20]
Saint Paul [9] [19] [21]
Hollywood [7] [19] [9]
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
natural causes [22]
Q44007
Paul Klee
Paul [23]
1879-12-18[7] [24] [25] [26] [27] [11] [1] [13] [28] [29] [30] [31] [3] [32] [33] [34]
1940-06-29[7] [19] [24] [25] [35] [26] [27] [11] [1] [13] [28] [29] [36] 1940-05-29[37]
Swiss artist (1879-1940)
painter [36] [23] university teacher visual artist graphic artist [36] lithographer designer printmaker [23] architectural draftsperson [23] drawer [38]
Kingdom of Prussia Switzerland [24]
Münchenbuchsee [24]
Muralto [7] [19] [24] [39]
Schosshalden cemetery
natural causes
Q203708
Manuel Azaña
Manuel
1880-01-10[40] [11] [1] [27] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [3] [46] [4]
1940-11-03[43] [44] [45] [46] 1940-11-04[1]
Prime Minister of Spain, President of Spain (1880-1940)
politician [43] [44] [45] lawyer [43] writer [44]
President of the Council of Ministers president of the Second Republic of Spain ministro de la Guerra Member of the Cortes republicanas [47] Member of the Cortes republicanas [45] Member of the Cortes republicanas [43] Member of the Cortes republicanas [44] Head of State of Spain
Spain
Alcalá de Henares [43] [44] [45]
Montauban [7] [45]
Montauban
Q192789
Robert Wadlow
Robert
1918-02-22[1] [16]
1940-07-15[1] [16]
American who was the tallest recorded person in history
circus performer
United States of America
Alton
Manistee [48]
Oakwood Cemetery [1]
natural causes [48]
Q7981
Lluís Companys
Lluís [49]
1882-06-21[11] [1] [46] 1883-06-21[50] [51] [52]
1940-10-15[53] [11] [1] [50] [51] [52] [46]
123rd President of Catalonia
politician [50] [51] [52] lawyer [51] trade unionist
President of the Generalitat of Catalonia member of the Congress of Deputies [49] city councilor of Barcelona [49] civil governor of Barcelona [49] Member of the Parliament of Catalonia [49] President of the Generalitat of Catalonia [49] Minister of the Navy President of the Parliament of Catalonia [49] Chairman of Republican Left of Catalonia [49] Member of the Cortes republicanas [52] Member of the Cortes republicanas [50] Member of the Cortes republicanas [51]
Spain [49]
El Tarròs [3] [50] [51] [52]
Montjuïc Castle [50]
Fossar de la Pedrera [49]
capital punishment [49]
Q239394
Édouard Vuillard
Édouard [54] [55] Jean
1868-11-11[56] [57] [58] [11] [59] [30] [28] [41] [60] [16] [32] [61]
1940-06-21[56] [57] [58] [11] [59] [28] [41] [60] [16] [30] [32] [61]
French painter (1868-1940)
painter [61] [55] drawer photographer [55] lithographer [61] architectural draftsperson [55] printmaker [55] graphic artist [55] illustrator [55]
France [54] [62]
Cuiseaux [39]
La Baule-Escoublac [39]
Batignolles Cemetery
Q266086
Gerda Wegener
Gerda [7]
1885-03-15[63] [64] [65] [58] [66] [11]
1940-07-20[67]
Danish artist (1885-1940)
painter [68] [69] illustrator [68] [69] designer
Denmark France
Hammelev
Frederiksberg
Q347194
Lewis Hine
Lewis Wickes
1874-09-26[70] [71] [72] [11] [73] [1] [30] [74] [28] [41] [75] [32] [76]
1940-11-03[72] [1] [74] [41] [76]
American sociologist and photographer
sociologist photographer [76] photojournalist [76]
United States of America [62]
Oshkosh
Hastings-on-Hudson
Q318044
Walter Chrysler
Walter Percy
1875-04-02[77] [11] [1] [16] [78]
1940-08-18[77] [11] [1] [16] [78]
American automotive industry executive
machinist engineer business executive industrialist entrepreneur
organizational founder
United States of America
Wamego
Kings Point
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Q466639
Olga Boznańska
Olga [79]
1865-04-15[80] [81] [82] [83] [41] [30] [84] [85] [86] [32] [87]
1940-10-26[82] [41] [84] [85] [86] [32] [87]
Polish artist (1865–1940)
painter [87]
Austria-Hungary [80] Second Polish Republic France [88]
Kraków [7] [80]
Paris [7]
Champeaux cemetery of Montmorency
Q370521
Nathanael West
Nathanael
1903-10-17[89] [27] [11] [12] [1] [13] [17] [41] [3] [90]
1940-12-22[89] [27] [11] [12] [12] [1] [13] [17] [3] [90]
American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940)
writer [90] novelist playwright [90] screenwriter [90] prose writer
United States of America
New York City
El Centro
Mount Zion Cemetery
accidental death
Q345468
Tom Mix
Tom Thomas
1880-01-06[91] [27] [11] [1] [41] [16]
1940-10-12[91] [27] [11] [1] [41] [16]
American film actor (1880-1940)
actor film actor screenwriter film director
United States of America
Pennsylvania
Florence
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
accidental death
Q350190
Frederick Cook
Frederick
1865-06-10[7] [92] [27] [11] [1] [41] [42] [42] [4] [32]
1940-08-05[92] [27] [11] [1] [41] [42] [42] [4]
American explorer (1865-1940)
explorer physician surgeon mountaineer expedition medicine
United States of America
Hortonville
New Rochelle
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Q723621
Paul Nizan
Paul
1905-02-07[93] [11] [13] [41] [78] [94]
1940-05-23[93] [11] [13] [41] [78] [94]
French philosopher, politician, writer (1905-1940)
politician philosopher writer novelist essayist translator
France
Tours
Recques-sur-Hem
Q153292
Ben Turpin
Ben
1869-09-19[7] [11] [95] 1874-09-17[1] [96]
1940-07-01[7] [11] [95]
American actor (1869-1940)
film actor comedian
United States of America
New Orleans [7]
Santa Monica [7]
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
natural causes [97]
Q556880
Smedley Butler
Smedley [98] Darlington
1881-07-30[11] [1]
1940-06-21[99] [11] [1]
United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940)
military officer activist lecturer official writer
United States of America
West Chester
Naval Hospital Philadelphia
Oaklands Cemetery
natural causes
Q255682
Agnes Ayres
Agnes [7]
1898-04-04[7] [11] 1892-04-04[1] 1891-04-04[100]
1940-12-25[7] [11]
American actress (1892–1940)
actor [101] film actor
United States of America
Carbondale
Los Angeles
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q122309
Édouard Claparède
Édouard
1873-03-24[27] [41] [4] [32] [34]
1940-09-29[27] [41] [32]
Swiss neurologist & pedagogist
psychologist [102] university teacher neurologist teacher [102] physician [102]
Switzerland [103]
Geneva [7]
Geneva [103]
Q274251
Édouard Branly
Eugène Édouard Désiré
1844-10-23[104] [105] [11] [1] [16] [78] [106] [34]
1940-03-24[104] [11] [1] [16] [78] [34]
French physicist (1844-1940)
physicist physician university teacher
France
Amiens
Paris
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Édouard Branly
Q347190
Jehan Alain
Jehan [7] [107] Ariste Paul
1911-02-03[7] [108] [107] [11] [1] [109] [110] [3] [111] [112]
1940-06-20[7] [108] [107] [11] [1] [109] [110] [3] [111]
French organist and composer (1911-1940)
composer [107] organist [107] choir director
France [107] [113]
Saint-Germain-en-Laye [107] [112]
Saumur [107]
Pecqueuse [114]
Q271742
Madeleine Astor
Madeleine
1893-06-19[115] 1894[116]
1940-03-27[115]
American socialite and Titanic survivor (1893-1940)
socialite
United States of America
Brooklyn
Palm Beach
Trinity Church Cemetery
Q547276
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
Jacques
1851-06-08[117] [11] [118] [3] [16] [78] [32] [119] [120] [34]
1940-12-31[117] [11] [118] [3] [16] [78] [32] [119] [120] [34]
French physicist and physician
physicist physician professor [121] biophysicist physiologist
president [122]
France
La Porcherie
La Porcherie
Q725475
J.-H. Rosny aîné
Joseph Henri Honoré
1856-02-17[123] [11] [13] [124] [125] [124] [15]
1940-02-11[13] [99] [126] [127] 1940-02-15[37] [84] [128] [11] [15] [124] [125] [129]
Belgian writer
writer philosopher screenwriter science fiction writer novelist
Belgium France
City of Brussels
Paris
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
Q918361
Alfred Loisy
Alfred [130]
1857-02-28[131] [132] [27] [41] [130] [32] 1857[110]
1940-06-01[131] [132] [27] [41] [133] 1940[110]
French theologian (1857-1940)
assyriologist [133] theologian [133] professor [121] [133] Catholic priest [134] [133] exegete [134] [133]
professor [133] cleric [134]
France
Ambrières [130]
Ceffonds [133]
Ambrières [135]
Q359080
Albin Lermusiaux
Albin
1874-08-09[136] [78] [137]
1940-01-20[138] [139]
French athlete (1874-1940)
marathon runner long-distance runner middle-distance runner sport shooter
France
Noisy-le-Sec [137]
Maisons-Laffitte [138]
Q578791
Prince Jean d’Orléans
Jean
1874-09-04[140] [141] [116]
1940-08-25[140] [116]
Head of the House of Orléans (1874-1940)
aristocrat
France
8th arrondissement of Paris
Larache
Dreux Royal Chapel
Q436679
Henri Desgrange
Henri
1865-01-31[142] [73] [129] [78]
1940-08-16[142] [78]
French racing cyclist, journalist and organiser of the first Tour de France
journalist sport cyclist track cyclist notary's clerk lawyer
director soldier [143] instructional staff [143]
France
10th arrondissement of Paris [137]
Grimaud
Père Lachaise Cemetery cimetière de Grimaud [144]
Q724153
Jesse Lauriston Livermore
Jesse [7] Lauriston
1877-07-26[11]
1940-11-28[11]
American stock trader (1877–1940)
financier [145] trader [146]
United States of America
New York City
New York City
suicide
Q515387
Lillian Wald
Lillian
1867-03-10[27] [11] [1] [83]
1940-09-01[27] [11] [1] [83] [84]
American nurse and activist
nurse [147] social worker peace activist suffragette writer [5]
United States of America
Cincinnati [7]
Westport
Mount Hope Cemetery
Q499218
Raymond Smith Dugan
Raymond [98]
1878-05-30[11] [84]
1940-08-31[11] [84]
American astronomer
astronomer university teacher
professor
United States of America
Montague
Bryn Mawr
Q726089
Charley Chase
Charley
1893-10-20[11] [1] [4]
1940-06-20[11] [1] [4]
actor, comedian, director, writer
screenwriter [7] comedian film director film actor singer actor [110] director [110] film producer [110]
United States of America
Baltimore
Hollywood
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
natural causes
Q559892
Giuseppe Motta
Giuseppe
1871-12-29[7] [148] [27] [41] [103] [78]
1940-01-23[7] [19] [148] [27] [41] [103] [78]
member of the Swiss Federal Council (1871-1940)
politician [7] notary lawyer diplomat
Member of the Swiss Federal Council Member of the Swiss National Council ambassador President of the Swiss Confederation
Switzerland [103]
Airolo
Bern [7] [19]
natural causes
Q2629972
Marguerite Clark
Marguerite
1883-02-22[27] [11] [12] [1] [84]
1940-09-25[27] [11] [12] [1] [84]
American actress (1883–1940)
actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
Avondale
New York City
Metairie Cemetery
natural causes
Q705103
Charles de Broqueville
Charles [149]
1860-12-04[150] [41] [151] [149]
1940-09-05[41] [151] [149]
Belgian politician (1860-1940)
politician possessor [149]
Prime Minister of Belgium member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Senator of Belgium Minister of Defence of Belgium Minister of Foreign Affairs in Belgium Minister of the Interior of Belgium Minister of Mobility
Belgium
Postel [149]
City of Brussels [149]
Q123673
Robert Maillart
Robert [98]
1872-02-06[7] [152] [27] [11] [153] [41] [154] [32] [155] [156]
1940-04-05[7] [19] [152] [157] [27] [11] [153] [41] [32] [155] [27]
Swiss civil engineer, designer of the Salginatobel Bridge (1872-1940)
civil engineer architect [158] [159] [160] [156]
Switzerland [161]
Bern [7] [19] [162] [163] [164]
Geneva [7] [27] [153]
Petit-Saconnex Cemetery [165]
Q591909
Albert Kahn
Albert
1860-03-03[166] [39] [11]
1940-11-14[166] [39] [11]
Banker, philanthropist, pioneer of photography
banker [68] bank
France
Marmoutier
Boulogne-Billancourt
Cimetière de l'avenue Pierre-Grenier
Q497072
Joseph Meister
Joseph
1876-02-21[16]
1940-06-24[16]
First person inocculated for rabies (1876-1940)
concierge
France
18th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
suicide
Q2097468
Saint-Pol-Roux
1861-01-15[11] [109] [16] [167] [120]
1940-10-18[11] [109] [168] [16] [167] [120]
French poet
poet [167] writer
France
Marseille
Brest
Q299841
Pierre Weiss
Pierre
1865-03-25[169] [129] [27] [11] [170] [41] [16] [32] [120]
1940-10-24[169] [27] [11] [170] [41] [32] [120] [171]
French physicist (1865-1940)
physicist [7] university teacher
France
Mulhouse
7th arrondissement of Lyon [171]
Q918317
Isidro Goma y Tomas
Isidro Isidre
1869-08-19[172] [1] [46] [173]
1940-08-22[172] [1] [3] [46]
Catholic cardinal
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop [174]
cardinal [174] Roman Catholic Bishop of Tarazona Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toledo
Spain
La Riba
Toledo [7]
Toledo Cathedral
Q736598
Paul Passy
Paul [7]
1859-01-13[7] [175] [32]
1940-03-21[84]
French linguist (1859-1940)
linguist politician philologist [110] university teacher [110] translator [110]
France
Versailles [7]
Bourg-la-Reine
Q902182
Phoebus Levene
Phoebus
1869-02-25[27] [11] [84]
1940-09-06[27] [11] [84]
Lithuanian-American chemist (1869-1940)
biochemist
Lithuania United States of America
Žagarė
New York City [176]
Q941794
Hamlin Garland
Hannibal Hamlin
1860-09-14[177] [27] [11] [1] [13] [178] [41] [4]
1940-03-04[177] [27] [11] [1] [13] [178] [41] [4]
American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer (1860–1940)
essayist novelist writer [179]
United States of America
West Salem [180]
Hollywood
Neshonoc Cemetery [1]
Q2477748
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred [98]
1871-01-30[99] [181] [12] [1]
1940-12-13[182] 1940-12-05[37]
actor, Film director
screenwriter stage actor film actor singer film director
Canada United States of America
Norfolk County
Los Angeles
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Q498495
Johnny Dodds
Johnny [98]
1892-04-12[183] [27] [11] [28] [41] [3] [184]
1940-08-08[183] [27] [11] [1] [41] [3] [184]
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
clarinetist jazz musician saxophonist
United States of America
New Orleans [185] [186] [187]
Chicago
Lincoln Cemetery [1]
natural causes
Q225388
Georgia Coleman
Georgia
1912-01-23[27] [11]
1940-09-14[27] [11]
diver
competitive diver
United States of America
St. Maries
Los Angeles
Q13247
Rudolf Thurneysen
Rudolf
1857-03-14[7] [41] [32] [188]
1940-08-09[7] [19] [41] [32]
Swiss linguist and Celticist (1857-1940)
linguist university teacher
Switzerland
Basel [7] [19]
Bonn [7] [19]
Q1352043
George Fitzmaurice
George
1885-02-13[7] [189] [11] [95] 1887-02-13[1]
1940-06-13[189] 1940-06-14[7]
American film director (1885–1940)
film director director [190]
France United States of America
Paris [7]
Los Angeles
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q77198
Mato Kósyk
Mato
1853-06-18[191]
1940-11-22[191]
Sorbian poet
writer
United States of America German Reich
Werben
Albion
Q2568803
Florence Scovel Shinn
Florence
1871-09-24[192] [11] [17]
1940-10-17[192] [11] [58]
American writer, artist and book illustrator
writer illustrator spiritual teacher [110] painter artist [193]
United States of America
Camden Camden [110]
Q27867776
Perchouhi Partizpanyan-Barseghyan
1889-07-08[194]
1940-05-19[194]
Armenian politician, writer and humanitarian
pedagogue writer politician public figure
member of the National Assembly of Armenia
Ottoman Empire First Republic of Armenia France
Plovdiv [195]
13th arrondissement of Paris [196]
natural causes
Q671682
Arthur De Greef
Arthur
1862-10-10[7] [197] [11] [109] [111]
1940-08-29[7] [197] [11] [109] [28] [111]
Belgian musician (1862-1940)
pianist [185] composer [185] musicologist music teacher
Belgium
Leuven [7]
Brussels metropolitan area [185]
Ixelles Cemetery
Q3719031
Edgar Adams
Edgar
1868-04-07[11]
1940-05-05[11]
American diver, swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1868-1940)
swimmer competitive diver numismatist archaeologist author [198]
United States of America
Pennsylvania
Bayville
Q2059198
Maude Abbott
Maude
1868-03-18[199] [11] [200] [83]
1940-09-02[199] [11] [200] [83]
doctor, one of Canada's earliest medical graduates (1868-1940)
physician [199] pathologist [199] cardiologist [199] technical writer university teacher
Canada
Saint-André-de-l'Eure
Montreal
natural causes
Q609441
[201]
Pierre Marie
Pierre
1853-09-09[202] [129] [27] [11] [118] [32] [119] [34]
1940-04-13[27] [11] [32] [119]
French neurologist and political journalist (1853–1940)
neurologist physician political journalist
France
Paris
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Q2467469
Julián Besteiro
Julián [80]
1870-09-21[203] [41] [204] [205] [46] [46] [206]
1940-09-27[203] [41] [204] [205] [46] [3] [46] [206]
Spanish academic and politician
philosopher trade unionist politician [204] [205] high school teacher [80] professor [205]
member of the Congress of Deputies Madrid municipal councillor [207] president of the Cortes republicanas City Councillor of Toledo Member of the Cortes republicanas [204] Member of the Cortes republicanas [205] Member of the Cortes republicanas [208] President of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party chairperson
Spain [80]
costanilla de Santiago [209]
Carmona [204] [205] [206]
Civil Cemetery, Madrid [210]
Q2012633
Manuel González García
Manuel
1877-02-25[1] [84] [211] [46]
1940-01-04[1] [84] [211] [46]
Spanish Roman Catholic Bishop (1877-1940)
Catholic priest [174] politician Catholic bishop [174]
Senator of the Kingdom auxiliary bishop bishop of Malaga Roman Catholic Bishop of Palencia titular bishop archpriest
Spain
Seville
Palencia
Palencia Cathedral
Q940480
Gaston Billotte
Gaston
1875-02-10[212] [129]
1940-05-23[212]
French general (1875-1940)
military officer
Military governor of Paris
France
Sommeval
Ypres
accidental death
Q920421
Marcel Granet
Marcel
1884-02-29[109] [41] [84]
1940-11-25[109] [41] [84]
French sociologist (1884-1940)
sociologist translator sinologist university teacher
president
France
Luc-en-Diois
Sceaux
Q2382900
DuBose Heyward
DuBose
1885-08-31[7] [27] [11] [12] [1] [109] [13] [41] [84] [4] [213]
1940-06-16[7] [27] [11] [1] [109] [13] [41] [84] [4] [213]
American novelist, playwright, poet (1885-1940)
novelist screenwriter poet [213] writer [213] [214]
United States of America
Charleston [215]
Tryon [215]
St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Q460335
Mary Anderson
Mary Antoinette
1859-07-28[11] [83]
1940-05-29[216]
American stage actress (1859-1940)
actor stage actor film actor writer [179]
United States of America
Sacramento
Broadway [216]
Q124081
Robert Emden
Robert
1862-03-04[7] [27] [41] [103]
1940-10-08[7] [19] [27] [41] [103]
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940)
physicist astronomer astrophysicist meteorologist university teacher
Switzerland
St. Gallen [7] [19]
Zürich [7] [19]
Q540459
C. Henry Gordon
C.
1883-06-17[7] [11] [12] [95] 1884-06-17[99]
1940-12-03[7] [11] [12] [95]
American actor (1883/1884–1940)
actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
New York City
Los Angeles
Q726919
Walter Connolly
Walter
1887-04-08[217] [11] [12] [1]
1940-05-28[217] [11] [12] [1]
American actor (1887-1940)
actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
Cincinnati
Beverly Hills
natural causes
Q1334556
George Bruce Cortelyou
George
1862-07-26[11] [1]
1940-10-23[11] [1]
American politician (1862-1940)
politician
United States Secretary of the Treasury United States Postmaster General
United States of America
New York City
Long Island
Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church [1]
Q2345986
David Hammond
David
1881-01-05
1940-02-03
American swimmer
swimmer water polo player
United States of America
Chicago
Miami
Q2649291
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Marcel Lucien Charles
1880-09-13[218]
1940-09-23[218]
Belgian rower (1880-1940)
rower [219]
Belgium [219]
Ghent
Ghent
Q1384340
Jay O'Brien
Jay
1883-02-22[78]
1940-04-05[78]
bobsledder (1883-1940)
bobsledder
United States of America
New York City
Palm Beach
natural causes
Q1382402
John Taliaferro Thompson
John
1860-12-31[11] [1] [16]
1940-06-21[11] [1] [16]
United States Army officer (1860-1940)
inventor military personnel
United States of America
Newport
Great Neck
West Point Cemetery
Q945057
Henri Lavedan
Henri [220]
1859-04-09[221] [129] [11] [12] [109] [13] [16] [17] [120]
1940-09-03[222]
French dramatist and man of letters
journalist playwright writer [179] screenwriter
seat 15 of the Académie française [222]
France [220]
Orléans [7]
Paris [7]
Père Lachaise Cemetery [223] [224] Grave of Lavedan
Q959492
Jean Verdier
Jean
1864-02-19[225] [11] [1] [129] [17] [226]
1940-04-09[225] [11] [1] [17] [226]
Catholic cardinal (1864-1940)
writer Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
cardinal priest [174] Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paris
France
Lacroix-Barrez
Paris [7]
Notre-Dame de Paris
Q539650
George Latimer Bates
George Latimer
1863-03-21[11]
1940-01-31[11]
American naturalist (1863-1940)
ornithologist zoologist botanist explorer naturalist zoological collector botanical collector
United States of America
Abingdon
Chelmsford
Q518273
André Deed
André
1879-02-22[227]
1940-10-04[7] [227]
French actor (1879-1940)
actor screenwriter film director film actor
France
Le Havre [7]
Paris [7]
Q348189
Sylvia Ashton
Sylvia
1880-01-26[99]
1940-11-17[99] [84]
actress (1880–1940)
actor film actor stage actor
United States of America
Denver
Los Angeles
Q1065688
Charles Stanton Ogle
Charles Stanton
1865-06-05[11] [1]
1940-10-11[11] [1]
actor (1865-1940)
actor character actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
Steubenville
Long Beach
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q828391
Berton Churchill
Berton
1876-12-09[11] [12] [1]
1940-10-10[11] [12] [1]
Canadian actor (1876-1940)
actor stage actor film actor
Canada
Toronto
New York City
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q2698123
Otis Harlan
Otis
1865-12-29[11] [12] [1]
1940-01-21 1940-01-20[1]
American actor (1865-1940)
actor voice actor film actor
United States of America
Zanesville
Martinsville
Green Lawn Cemetery
natural causes
Q3723486
Ellen Day Hale
Ellen
1855-02-11[228] [229] [230] [11] [231] [232]
1940-02-11[11]
American Impressionist painter (1855-1940)
painter printmaker artist [233] [193]
United States of America
Worcester [233]
Brookline [233]
Q895819
William Borah
William
1865-06-29[234] [27] [11] [1] [235] [16]
1940-01-19[234] [19] [27] [11] [1] [235] [16]
American politician (1865–1940)
politician [7] lawyer
Dean of the United States Senate United States senator [236]
United States of America
Fairfield [19]
Washington, D.C. [19]
Q741918
J. C. W. Beckham
J.
1869-08-05[11] [1]
1940-01-09[11] [1]
governor of Kentucky (1869-1940)
politician lawyer
Governor of Kentucky United States senator [236] member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
United States of America
Nelson County
Louisville
Frankfort Cemetery
Q913632
Raymond Pearl
Raymond
1879-06-03[7] [11]
1940-11-17[7] [19] [11]
American biogerontologist (1879-1940)
biologist geneticist statistician biogerontologist university teacher [110] botanist
United States of America
Farmington
Hershey
natural causes
Q194638
Arnold Dolmetsch
Arnold [7]
1858-02-24[27] [11] [109] [41] [110] [4] [237]
1940-02-28[27] [11] [109] [41] [237] [237]
French musician and instrument maker in England (1858-1940)
luthier musicologist music theorist musical instrument maker musician harpsichordist violinist [237]
France Switzerland United Kingdom
Le Mans
Haslemere
Q972619
Jean-Vincent Scheil
Jean-Vincent
1858-06-10[7] [238] [129] [16] [226] [120]
1940-09-21[7] [238] [16] [226] [120]
French archaeologist
anthropologist archaeologist professor religious servant assyriologist orientalist [110]
France
Kœnigsmacker
Paris [7]
Q653698
Jacques Mairesse
Jacques
1905-02-27
1940-06-13
French footballer (1905-1940)
association football player soldier
France
6th arrondissement of Paris
Véron [239]
Q2831115
Albert Demangeon
Albert
1872-06-13[240] [7] [120]
1940-07-25[240] [7] [120] [241]
French professor
geographer professeur des universités
président de la Société géologique du Nord senior lecturer professor
France
Cormeilles
4th arrondissement of Paris [241]
Montparnasse Cemetery
Q1361500
Léon Frédéric
Léon [98]
1856-08-26[242]
1940-01-27[243]
Belgian artist (1856-1940)
painter [68] visual artist [110]
Belgium
City of Brussels
Schaerbeek City of Brussels [110]
Q171509
Paul Juon
Paul
1872-03-06[244] [11] [109] [41] [110] [111]
1940-08-21[244] [11] [109] [28] [245] [41] [110] [111]
Russian composer
classical composer music teacher university teacher
Switzerland
Moscow [7] [110]
Vevey [7]
Q1206754
Lugné-Poe
Aurélien [98]
1869-12-27[99] [27] [41]
1940-06-19[99] [27] [41]
French actor and director
theatrical director stage actor film actor
France
9th arrondissement of Paris
Avignon
Saint Germain-en-Laye Old Communal Cemetery
Q863100
Billy Fiske
William
1911-06-04[141] [78]
1940-08-17[141] [78]
American bobsledder and pilot (1911-1940)
bobsledder aircraft pilot skeleton racer
United States of America
Brooklyn
Chichester
Q1712274
Julien Vervaecke
Julien
1899-11-03[84] [16]
1940-05-24[84] [16]
Belgian road bicycle racer (1899–1940)
sport cyclist
Belgium
Moorslede
Roncq
capital punishment [246]
Q5346648
Edwin Markham
Edwin
1852-04-23[27] [11] [1] [109] [13]
1940-03-07[27] [11] [1] [109] [13]
American poet
writer [179] poet [247] essayist [248] literature teacher school superintendent head teacher [249] editor social reformer [250]
Oregon Poet Laureate [247]
United States of America [247]
Oregon City [247]
Staten Island
Calvary Cemetery [1]
Q705999
Philip Francis Nowlan
Philip
1888-11-13[7] [13] [125]
1940-02-01[11] [13] [125] [15]
American science fiction writer who created Buck Rogers
novelist writer [251] science fiction writer comics artist
United States of America
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Q2027658
Charles Sumner Tainter
Charles
1854-04-25[11] [84] [32]
1940-04-20[27] [11] [84] [32]
American inventor and businessman
scientist inventor businessperson
United States of America
Watertown
San Diego
Q1138157
Maurice Jaubert
Maurice [98]
1900-01-03[7] [252] [11] [1] [1] [95] [78] [111] [4]
1940-06-19[7] [252] [11] [1] [1] [28] [95] [78] [111] [4]
French composer
composer lawyer
France
Nice [7]
Baccarat
cimetière de Baccarat Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Nice
Q2474042
Walter Miller
Walter
1892-03-09[11]
1940-03-30[11]
American actor (1892–1940)
actor
United States of America
Dayton
Hollywood
Calvary Cemetery [1]
natural causes
Q274389
Édouard Michelin
Édouard
1859-06-23[253] [16]
1940-08-25[253] [16]
French industrialist
entrepreneur
France
Clermont-Ferrand
Orcines
Q42555107
Lucy Thoumaian
Lucy
1890-10-28
1940
Armenian women's rights and peace activist
human rights activist peace activist
Switzerland
Amiens [254]
United States of America
Q2831661
Albert Young
Albert
1877-09-28
1940-07-22
American boxer (1877-1940)
boxer
United States of America
Lauterecken
San Francisco
Q1800802
Arthur Vierendeel
Arthur [255]
1852-04-10[151] [256] [255]
1940-11-08[151] [256] [255]
civil engineer (1852-1940)
engineer [255] civil engineer
Belgium
Leuven [255]
Uccle - Ukkel [255]
Q15996905
Florence Cushman
Florence
1860[199]
1940[199]
American astronomer
astronomer [199]
United States of America
Boston
Q772769
Helene Chadwick
Helene
1897-11-25[257] [11] [83] [16]
1940-09-04[257] [11] [83] 1940-09-05[1]
actress (1897-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Oneida County
Los Angeles
Q3301179
Maurice Moscovitch
Maurice
1871-11-23[1]
1940-06-18[1]
American actor (1871-1940)
actor [258] stage actor film actor
United States of America Russian Empire
Odesa
Los Angeles
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q1373209
Joe De Grasse
Joseph
1873-05-04[259] [11]
1940-05-25[259] [11] 1940-05-24[1]
Canadian film director (1873-1940)
actor film director
Canada
New Brunswick
California
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q3184059
Josef Swickard
Josef
1866-06-26[11] [1] [95] [84] [258]
1940-02-29[11] [1] [95] [84] [258]
actor (1866-1940)
actor
German Empire United States of America
Koblenz
Hollywood
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q357499
Key Pittman
Key
1872-09-18
1940-11-10[11] [1]
American politician (1872-1940)
politician lawyer
United States senator [236] President pro tempore of the United States Senate [260]
United States of America
Vicksburg
Reno
Masonic Memorial Gardens
natural causes
Q1174390
David Franklin Houston
David
1866-02-17[11] [1]
1940-09-02[11] [1]
American academic, businessman and politician (1866-1940)
politician businessperson
list of University of Texas at Austin presidents United States Secretary of the Treasury [261] United States Secretary of Agriculture
United States of America
Monroe
New York City
Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church [1]
Q118279
Hermann Obrecht
Hermann
1882-03-26[103]
1940-08-21[103]
member of the Swiss Federal Council (1882-1940)
politician [262] journalist
Member of the Swiss Federal Council Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Grenchen
Bern
Q1642277
Francis Honeycutt
Francis Webster
1883-05-26[263]
1940-09-20[264]
American fencer and military officer (1883–1940)
fencer military officer
United States of America
San Francisco [264]
Woodbine [264]
West Point Cemetery [1]
Q365740
Adolphe Guillaumat
Adolphe [7]
1863-01-04[265] [129]
1940-05-18[265]
French Army general in World War I
military officer
Minister of War Military governor of Paris
France
Bourgneuf
Nantes [7]
Vault of Governors
Q512647
Hans Zinsser
Hans [7]
1878-11-17[7] [27] [11] [118] [84]
1940-09-04[7] [11] [84]
American physician, bacteriologist (1878–1940)
military physician infectious disease physician epidemiologist bacteriologist
United States of America
New York City [7]
New York City
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
natural causes
Q2960117
Charles Richman
Charles
1865-01-12[12]
1940-12-01[12]
actor (1865-1940)
stage actor film actor
United States of America
Chicago
The Bronx
Ferncliff Cemetery
Q2442714
Philip Tomalin
Philip
1858-04-10
1940-02-12
French cricketer (1858-1940)
cricketer
France
Kensington
Bognor Regis
Q1065512
Kid McCoy
Charles Norman
1872-10-13 1873-10-13[99]
1940-04-18
American boxer (1872-1940)
boxer film actor
United States of America
Rush County
Detroit
suicide
Q3069162
Fernand Fauconnier
Fernand
1890-04-16[266]
1940-04-28[266]
French gymnast (1890-1940)
artistic gymnast
France
Marpent [266]
Hautmont [266]
Q280673
Farnsworth Wright
Farnsworth
1888-07-29[267] [268]
1940-06-12[267] [268]
American editor
editor [269] author [269] music critic military personnel journalist [269]
United States of America
California Santa Barbara [268]
Manhattan
Willamette National Cemetery
natural causes
Q774116
Grover Jones
Grover
1893-11-15[270] [11]
1940-09-24[270] [11]
American screenwriter (1893–1940)
screenwriter film director writer [271]
United States of America
Indiana
Hollywood
Q69322
René Schickele
René
1883-08-04[7] [272] [11] [41] [16] [17]
1940-01-31[7] [272] [11] [41] [17]
German-French writer (1883-1940)
writer [7] poet
France German Reich
Obernai [7]
Vence [7]
Q323613
Frederick Converse
Frederick
1871-01-05[273] [11] [109]
1940-06-08[273] [11] [109]
American classical music composer (1871-1940)
composer [111] university teacher
United States of America
Newton
Westwood
Q710276
Edgar Buckingham
Edgar
1867-07-08[11]
1940-04-29[11]
American physicist
physicist mathematician chemist
United States of America
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
Q129349
Ruth Harriet Louise
Ruth [98]
1903-01-13[274] [11] [1]
1940-10-12[274] [11] [1]
American photographer
photographer
United States of America
New York City
Los Angeles
Home of Peace Cemetery
Q6780882
Mary Vaux Walcott
Mary [275]
1860-07-31[11]
1940-08-22[11]
American artist, photographer, botanist and naturalist (1860-1940)
botanical illustrator [276] painter [68] photographer [277] botanist scientific illustrator [278] artist [233]
board member [279]
United States of America
Philadelphia [233]
St. Andrews New Brunswick [233]
Q5540128
George Hackathorne
George
1896-02-13[1]
1940-06-25[1]
actor (1896-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Pendleton
Los Angeles
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q726409
James Hall
James
1900-10-22[280] [11] [1]
1940-06-07[280] [11] [1]
actor (1900-1940)
actor [101] film actor
United States of America
Dallas
Jersey City
New Jersey
natural causes
Q5460763
Florence Roberts
Florence
1861-03-16[99] [12] [1]
1940-06-06[99] [12] [1]
American actress (1861–1940)
actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
Frederick
Hollywood
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q2004373
Anita Hendrie
Anita
1863-11-09
1940-04-15
American actress
actor film actor
United States of America
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Q2833461
Alexandre Besredka
Aleksandr
1870-03-27[19]
1940-02-28[19] [11] [118] [84] [34]
Ukrainian-French biologist (1870-1940)
biologist physician immunologist
Russian Empire France
Odesa
Paris
Q710052
Célestin Bouglé
Célestin
1870-06-01[281] [129] [16] [17]
1940-01-25[281] [16] [17]
French philosopher (1870-1940)
philosopher sociologist professor indologist university teacher [110]
director
France
Saint-Brieuc
Paris
Q515330
Frank William Taussig
Frank
1859-12-28[27] [11] [41] [32]
1940-11-11[27] [11] [41]
United States economist (1859-1940)
economist
president
United States of America
St. Louis
Cambridge
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Q3699936
Cyrus Adler
Cyrus
1863-09-13[282] [27] [11]
1940-04-07[282] [27] [11] [283]
Jewish American historian, scholar, religious leader
orientalist linguist librarian [283] historian translator Bible translator educator [284] curator [284]
associate professor [284]
United States of America
Van Buren [283]
Philadelphia [283]
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Q3184582
Joseph Beal Steere
Joseph
1842-02-09[11]
1940-12-07[11]
American ornithologist (1842-1940)
zoologist ornithologist
United States of America
Rollin Township
Ypsilanti
Q1357729
Joaquin Mir Trinxet
Joaquim
1873-01-06[285] [39] [30] [58] [286] [232] [46]
1940-04-27[285] [39] [58] [286] [3] [30] [46]
Spanish artist (1873-1940)
painter
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q6254188
John Rand
John
1871-11-19[11]
1940-01-25[287] [11]
American actor (1871-1940)
film actor silent film actor
United States of America
New Haven
Los Angeles
Q3099164
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
Philippe
1859-07-26[288] [129] [27] [11]
1940-05-18
French engineer
engineer business executive
minister plenipotentiary
France
Paris
Paris
Q1803438
John Duha
John
1875-02-16
1940-01-21
gymnast
artistic gymnast athletics competitor
United States of America
Chicago
Chicago
Q1812209
Julius Thomson
Julius
1882-09-04[218]
1940-10-26[218]
Canadian rower
rower [219]
Canada [219]
Toronto
Kenora
Q1331815
Ellen Gates Starr
Ellen
1859-03-19[11]
1940-02-10[11]
American social activist
activist
United States of America
Laona Township
Suffern
Q1736246
Katherine Mayo
Katherine
1867-01-27[83]
1940-10-09[11] [83]
American historian
historian writer [5] journalist [110]
United States of America
Ridgway
New York
Q3189037
Julia Daudet
Julia [98]
1844-07-13[289] [129]
1940-04-23[289] [168]
French writer, journalist and poet
writer journalist poet literary critic
France
4th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Q175010
John Renshaw Carson
John
1886-06-28
1940-10-31
American telecommunications engineer (1886-1940)
engineer electrical engineer scientist
United States of America
Pittsburgh
New Hope
Q4066893
Victor Henri
Victor
1872-07-06
1940-06-21[118] [84]
French physical chemist, physiologist and experimental psychologist (1872-1940)
physicist psychologist chemist physiologist university teacher
France
Marseille
La Rochelle
Q3048778
Edwin Carewe
Edwin [98]
1883-03-05[12] [1]
1940-01-22[12] [1]
American actor and film producer (1883-1940)
actor screenwriter film director film producer film actor
United States of America
Gainesville
Hollywood
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q600035
William V. Mong
William V.
1875-06-25[11] [84]
1940-12-10[11] [84]
actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940)
film director actor screenwriter film producer
United States of America
Chambersburg
Studio City
Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery [1]
Q3046385
Earl Hurd
Earl
1880-09-14[290] [291] [292]
1940-09-28[290] [291] [292]
American animator and film director (1880–1940)
animator film director cartoonist story artist actor screenwriter
United States of America
Kansas City
Burbank [291]
Q2006459
Edward LeSaint
Edward
1870-12-13[293] [1] [12] [12]
1940-09-10[293] [1] [12] [12]
American actor and director (1870-1940)
film director screenwriter actor film actor film producer
United States of America
Cincinnati
Hollywood
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q11301039
Katherine Olivia Sessions
Katherine [275] Olivia [275]
1857-11-08[11]
1940-03-24[11]
American botanist and landscape architect (1857-1940)
botanist landscape architect architect horticulturist botanical collector [275]
United States of America
San Francisco
San Diego
Q2040573
Adrienne Morrison
Adrienne
1883-03-01[99] [11] [12] [141] [1]
1940-11-20[99] [11] [12] [141] [1]
American actress (1883-1940)
actor stage actor television actor
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Pleasant View Cemetery
natural causes
Q3127789
Harry Bernard
Harry
1878-01-13[294] [1]
1940-11-04[294] [1]
American actor (1878-1940)
actor
United States of America
San Francisco
Hollywood
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
natural causes
Q3734276
Eugenie Forde
Eugenie
1879-06-22[99]
1940-09-05[99]
actress (1879-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
New York City
Van Nuys
Q3047248
Eddie Collins
Eddie
1883-01-30[1]
1940-09-02[1]
actor (1883-1940)
actor voice actor
United States of America
Atlantic City
Arcadia
Q912559
John Wray
John
1887-02-13[7] [99] [11] [12] [1]
1940-04-05[7] [99] [11] [12] [1]
American character actor (1887-1940)
actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Q5321717
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn
1874-06-02[1] [84]
1940-01-22[1] [84]
actor (1874-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Richmond
Woodland Hills
Q3701898
Beekman Winthrop
Beekman
1874-09-18
1940-11-10
Governor of Puerto Rico
banker lawyer judge politician
Governor of Puerto Rico
United States of America
Orange
New York City
Green-Wood Cemetery
Q1356423
Ernest Lundeen
Ernest
1878-08-04[11] [1]
1940-08-31[11] [1]
American politician (1878-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295] United States senator [236]
United States of America
Brooklyn Township
Lovettsville [296] [297]
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Q735351
Charles S. Deneen
Charles
1863-05-04[11] [1]
1940-02-05[11] [1] [298]
American politician (1863-1940)
politician lawyer
Governor of Illinois member of the Illinois House of Representatives United States senator [236]
United States of America
Edwardsville
Chicago [298]
Oak Woods Cemetery [298]
Q606524
Alfred Schneidau
Alfred
1867-02-05
1940-01-24
British cricketer and association football player (1867-1940)
cricketer association football player
United Kingdom France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Camden Town
London
Q3177095
Ville Vallgren
Ville [299]
1855-12-15[300] [58] [301] [41] [39] [302] [303]
1940-10-13[300] [301] [41] [302]
Finnish sculptor (1855-1940)
sculptor painter visual artist [304] [305] [306] [307] medalist [39]
Finland [299] France [39]
Porvoo [301]
Helsinki
Q598897
Eugène Laermans
Eugène Jules Joseph
1864-10-22[308] [84] [309] [232] [310]
1940-02-22[308] [41] [84] [309] [310]
Belgian painter (1864-1940)
painter [68] [310] drawer [68]
Belgium [308]
Molenbeek
Brussels metropolitan area
cemetery of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Q545859
Auguste Albert
Auguste
1859-04-28
19th century
French Olympic sailor
skipper
France
La Flèche
Q927427
Henri Guillaumet
Henri
1902-05-29[311] [16] [78]
1940-11-27[311] [16] [78]
French aviator
aircraft pilot soldier
France
Bouy
Mediterranean Sea
Q350954
Ralph Modjeski
Ralph [7]
1861-01-27[27] [11] [153]
1940-06-26[27] [11] [153]
United States civil engineer
civil engineer
United States of America Poland
Bochnia Kraków
Los Angeles
Inglewood Park Cemetery [1]
Q5664672
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
1856-01-20[27] [11]
1940-11-20[27] [11]
American writer and social activist (1856-1940)
historian writer [5] suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Seneca Falls
Greenwich
Q3502901
Julián Zugazagoitia
Julián
1899-02-05[313] [314] [46] [206]
1940-11-09[313] [314] [46] [206]
Spanish politician (1899-1940)
politician [313] [314] journalist [313] [314] writer
ministro de Gobernación Member of the Cortes republicanas [314] Member of the Cortes republicanas [313]
Spain
Bilbao [313] [314] [206]
Madrid [313] [314] [206]
Almudena Cemetery
capital punishment
Q3301038
Maurice Leloir
Maurice
1853-11-01[315] [316] [317] [58] [84] [318] [120]
1940-10-07[319] [316] [58] [318] [320]
French painter and writer (1853–1940)
painter [318] illustrator [321] printmaker graphic artist [318] historian [318] writer [318] art collector
France [315] [322]
Paris
Paris
Q508533
André Lichtenberger
André Émile
1870-11-29[129] [323] [129] [13] [124] [41]
1940-03-23[323] [13] [124] [41]
French writer (1870-1940)
novelist sociologist writer historian
France
Strasbourg
Paris
Q124610
Andreas Heusler
Andreas
1865-08-10[324] [7] [41]
1940-02-28[324] [7]
Swiss philologist (1865–1940)
philologist [7] germanist [7] writer [7] university teacher
Switzerland
Basel
Basel
Q524358
Andrés Isasi
Andrés
1890-10-28[7] [325] [111]
1940-04-06[7] [325] [111]
Basque Composer
composer [111] pianist
Spain
Bilbao [7]
Algorta
Q715900
Rhené-Baton
1879-09-05[7] [109] [111] [326]
1940-09-23[7] [109] [111]
French musician (1879-1940)
conductor composer
France
Courseulles-sur-Mer
Le Mans [7]
Q7965423
Walter Law
Walter
1876-03-26[1]
1940-08-09[1]
American actor (1876-1940)
actor
United States of America
Dayton
Hollywood
Q4969288
Emma Nevada
Emma
1859-02-07[27] [11] [1] [237]
1940-06-20[27] [1] [237]
American singer
actor opera singer stage actor
United States of America
Alpha Nevada City [327] Nevada County [237]
Liverpool Merseyside [237]
Q3101830
George Periolat
George
1874-02-05
1940-02-20
actor (1874-1940)
actor stage actor
United States of America
Chicago
Los Angeles
suicide
Q5325828
Earl Dwire
Earl
1883-10-03[84]
1940-01-16[84]
actor (1883-1940)
actor
United States of America
Waukegan
Panorama City
Q6792315
Maude Turner Gordon
Maude
1868-11-10[12]
1940-01-12[12]
actress (1868-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Franklin
Los Angeles
natural causes
Q960737
William B. Bankhead
William B.
1874-04-12[11] [1] [328]
1940-09-15[11] [1] [328]
American politician (1874-1940)
politician lawyer American football player
United States representative Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
United States of America
Sulligent
Washington, D.C.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Q1356333
Ernest W. Gibson
Ernest
1871-12-29[1]
1940-06-20[1]
American politician
politician lawyer judge
United States representative member of the Vermont House of Representatives United States senator [236] member of the State Senate of Vermont
United States of America
Londonderry
Washington, D.C.
Morningside Cemetery [1]
Q881013
Oscar Branch Colquitt
Oscar Branch
1861-12-16[11] [1]
1940-03-08[11] [1] [16]
American politician (1861-1940)
lawyer politician journalist businessperson
Governor of Texas member of the State Senate of Texas
United States of America
Camilla
Dallas
Oakwood Cemetery
Q1065608
Charles Nagel
Charles
1849-08-09[11]
1940-01-05[11]
American politician (1849-1940)
lawyer judge politician
United States Department of Commerce and Labor member of the Missouri House of Representatives United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor
United States of America
Colorado County
St. Louis
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Q3068177
Felix Santschi
Felix
1872-12-01[329]
1940-11-20[329]
Swiss entomologist (1872-1940)
entomologist physician [110]
Switzerland
Bex [329]
Lausanne [110] [330]
Q324713
William Dodd
William
1869-10-21[331] 1869-10-27[7]
1940-02-09[7] [331] [11] [332]
American historian and ambassador to Germany
diplomat [7] historian [7] university teacher
ambassador
United States of America
Clayton
Round Hill
Rock Creek Cemetery
natural causes
Q2402274
Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
Justí
1875-12-16
1940-01-30
Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra
Catholic priest [174] politician Catholic bishop [174]
Episcopal Co-Prince Roman Catholic Bishop of Urgell
Spain Andorra
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q3012864
Damien de Martel
Damien
1878-11
1940
French diplomat and politician
diplomat politician
ambassador of France to Japan High Commissioner of the Levant [333]
France
Autruy-sur-Juine
Paris
Q1371424
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Giulio [98]
1869-02-03[11] [84] [237]
1940-09-02 1940-09-21[237]
Italian born American opera manager
impresario conductor [237]
directeur général de La Scala
Kingdom of Italy United States of America
Udine [7] [237]
Ferrara [7] [237]
Q718065
William Bowie
William
1872-05-06[334] [335] [11]
1940-08-28[19] [334] [335] [11]
American engineer and geodesist
surveyor engineer
United States of America
Annapolis Junction
Washington, D.C. [19]
Arlington National Cemetery
Q4257503
Robert Lane
Robert
1882-01-15[336]
1940-11-20
Canadian soccer player (1882-1940)
association football player
Canada
Galt
Winnipeg [336]
Q5498174
Frederick Judd Waugh
Frederick Judd
1861-09-13[337] [58] [11]
1940-09-10[337] [11]
American artist (1861-1940)
painter [68]
United States of America
Bordentown
Barnstable County
Q438525
Ascensión Nicol y Goñi
María
1868-03-14[338] [46]
1940-02-24[338]
Religious Sister & Foundress
nun missionary
Spain
Tafalla
Pamplona
Navarre
Q2611285
Henry Hurd Rusby
Henry
1855-04-26
1940-11-18
American botanist, pharmacist and explorer (1855-1940)
curator botanist anthropologist explorer ethnobotanist pharmacist
United States of America
Nutley
Q5536568
George B. McClellan, Jr.
George
1865-11-23[11] [1] [84]
1940-11-30[11] [1] [84]
American politician
politician lawyer university teacher writer [179]
United States representative Mayor of New York City
United States of America
Dresden
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery
Q6153595
Janet Scudder
Janet
1869-10-27[27] [83] 1873[339]
1940-06-09[27] [83] 1940[339]
American sculptor
sculptor [68] suffragist writer [339] artist [193]
United States of America
Terre Haute
Rockport
natural causes
Q527392
J. William Lloyd
John
1857-06-04[13]
1940-10-23[13]
American anarchist, sexologist, utopian theorist and author (1857-1940)
physician writer
United States of America
New Jersey
Q288369
Ernest Thayer
Ernest
1863-08-14[11] [340] [341]
1940-08-21[11] [340]
American poet
poet [342] writer
United States of America
Lawrence [341]
Santa Barbara
Q2881761
José María Salaverría
José María
1873-05-08[46]
1940-03-28[343] [46]
Spanish writer and author (1873-1940)
writer journalist
Spain
Vinaròs [344]
San Sebastián [345]
Q3300731
Maurice Duhamel
Maurice
1884-02-23[346] [109]
1940-02-05[346] [109]
French musician (1884-1940)
composer collectage politician
France
Rennes
Rennes [347]
natural causes
Q1555418
Gustavus Augustus Eisen
Gustaf [7] August
1847-08-02[7] [348] [11] [84] [349]
1940-10-29[7] [348] [11] [350] 1940-10-06[349]
Swedish-American zoologist, entomologist and naturalist (1847–1940)
zoologist curator naturalist horticulturist entomologist [350] botanist [351]
Sweden United States of America
Stockholm [7]
Q95821
Wolfgang Doeblin
Wolfgang [7]
1915-03-17[7] [352] [353] [120]
1940-06-21[7] [352] [353] [120]
French-German mathematician (1915-1940)
mathematician
France German Reich
Berlin
Housseras [353]
cimetière de Housseras [1]
suicide [353]
Q1298183
John Monk Saunders
John
1897-11-22[11] [84]
1940-03-11[99] [11]
screenwriter, novelist, film director (1897-1940)
screenwriter film director novelist
United States of America
Hinckley
Fort Myers
suicide
Q117646
Otto Rudolf Salvisberg
Otto [7] [19]
1882-10-19[11] [41] [19]
1940-12-23[41] [19]
architect (1882-1940)
architect [19] university teacher [19] [354]
Switzerland [19] [355]
Köniz [19]
Arosa [356] [354]
Fluntern Cemetery [354]
Q1966712
Nathaniel B. Dial
Nathaniel
1862-04-24[11] [1]
1940-12-11[11] [1]
American politician (1862-1940)
politician lawyer
United States senator [236]
United States of America
Laurens
Washington, D.C.
Q454939
William H. Dieterich
William
1876-03-31[1]
1940-10-12[1]
American politician (1876-1940)
politician judge lawyer
United States representative member of the Illinois House of Representatives United States senator [236]
United States of America
Cooperstown
Springfield
Q3087067
Frederic C. Howe
Frederic
1867-11-21[11]
1940-08-03[11]
American politician and author (1867–1940)
politician [7] lawyer jurist [110]
member of the State Senate of Ohio
United States of America
Meadville
Q720775
Samuel Untermyer
Samuel
1858-03-06[11] [1]
1940-03-16[11] [1]
American lawyer and politician (1858-1940)
jurist [7] lawyer businessperson politician
United States of America
Lynchburg
Palm Springs
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q735204
Henry Horner
Henry
1878-11-30[11] [1]
1940-10-06[11] [1]
American politician (1878-1940)
politician [7] jurist [7] judge
Governor of Illinois
United States of America
Chicago
Winnetka
Zion Gardens [1]
Q1995456
John Henry Tilden
John
1851-01-21[11]
1940-09-01[11]
American physician
physician
United States of America
Van Burensburg
Denver
Q434022
Maxine Elliott
Maxine
1868-02-05[11] [12] [83]
1940-03-05[11] [12] [83]
American actress and businesswoman (1868-1940)
stage actor film actor businessperson
United States of America
Rockland
Cannes
Q455894
Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
Gladwyn Kingsley
1894-09-20[11]
1940-12-09[11]
U.S. zoologist and herpetologist (1894–1940)
zoologist herpetologist ornithologist
United States of America
Yonkers [357]
Englewood [357]
Q274882
Émile Argand
Émile
1879-01-06
1940-09-14[19]
Swiss geologist (1879-1940)
geologist [7] university teacher
Switzerland
Eaux-Vives
Neuchâtel
Q2251362
Hendrik Christian Andersen
Hendrik
1872-04-17[358]
1940-12-19[358] [359]
Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner (1872-1940)
sculptor painter
United States of America Norway
Bergen
Rome
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Q371132
Henri Alphonse Barnoin
Henri
1882-07-07[360]
1940-03-17[361]
French painter (1882-1940)
painter [68] lithographer
France [360]
6th arrondissement of Paris [362]
Clichy [361]
Q589743
Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe
Vincent Frédéric
1877-08-19[363] [11]
1940-06-24[363] [11]
Belgian missionary; founded Tianjin Yishibao (1915-1949)
monk journalist
Belgium Republic of China
Ghent
Chongqing
Q116807
Fritz de Quervain
Fritz
1868-05-04[364] [11] [118] [103] [119]
1940-01-24[103] [119]
Swiss surgeon (1868-1940)
surgeon university teacher physician writer
Switzerland
Sion
Bern
Q2821533
Abel Rey
Abel
1873-12-29[365]
1940-01-13[365]
French philosopher (1873-1940)
historian of science philosopher
university teacher
France
Chalon-sur-Saône
Paris
Q1396805
Alexander Goldenweiser
Aleksandr
1880-01-29
1940-07-06[11]
American anthropologist and sociologist
anthropologist sociologist university teacher
Russian Empire United States of America
Kyiv
Portland
Q5335826
Eddie August Schneider
Eddie August Henry
1911-10-20
1940-12-23[366] [367] [138]
(1911-1940) American aviator
aircraft pilot
United States of America
Manhattan
Deep Creek [366] [367] [138]
Fairview Cemetery [368] [369]
accidental death [370]
Q1160780
Daniel Frohman
Daniel
1851-08-22[99] [11] [12]
1940-12-26[99] [11] [12] [371]
American theatrical and film producer
film producer film director
United States of America
Sandusky [372]
LeRoy Sanitarium [371]
Union Field Cemetery [1]
Q1251899
Billy Hamilton
Billy
1866-02-16[11] [1]
1940-12-15
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Newark
Worcester
Eastwood Cemetery [1]
Q338212
Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
Marie-Louise
1900-09-20[374]
1940-12-26[375]
French Celticist (1900-1940)
linguist
France
Saint-Thomas
Q3383682
Pierre Alexis Ronarc'h
Pierre
1865-02-22[129] [376] [78]
1940-04-01[377] [16] [78]
French military personnel (1865-1940)
military personnel
Chief of Staff of the French Navy
France
Quimper
Paris
Vault of Governors
Q2443278
Antonio Escobar Huertas
Antonio
1879-11-14[46]
1940-02-08[46]
Spanish Army general
military personnel guardia civil
Spain
Ceuta
Barcelona
Montjuïc Cemetery
capital punishment
Q3042797
Joseph Malègue
Joseph
1876-12-08[378] [78]
1940-12-30[378] [78] [226]
French writer
writer Catholic theologian [110] philosopher [110] pedagogue [110]
France
La Tour-d'Auvergne
Nantes
Miséricorde cemetery
natural causes
Q3092654
Félix de Chazournes
Félix
1887-12-26[78] [379]
1940-12-27[380]
French writer and businessperson
writer businessperson
France
3rd arrondissement of Lyon [379]
6th arrondissement of Lyon [380]
Q344080
Talbot Mundy
Talbot
1879-04-23[381] [11] [13] [124] [124] [326]
1940-08-05[13] [124] [124]
British writer, born William Lancaster Gribbon (1879-1940)
novelist writer
United Kingdom United States of America
London
Manatee County
Q2899250
Bertha Muzzy Bower
Bertha [382]
1871-11-15[13] [27]
1940-07-23[13] [27] 1940-07-22[383]
American writer
screenwriter [383] novelist [384] [383] teacher [382] writer [383] writer [385] [5] [386]
United States of America
Cleveland [382]
Los Angeles
Q3051143
Elissa Rhaïs
Elissa
1876-12-12[387]
1940-08-18[387]
French salon-holder
salonnière writer
France
Blida
Blida
Q2863383
Arnold Volpe
Arnold
1869-07-09[11] [109]
1940-02-02[11] [109]
Lithuanian American composer, conductor (1869-1940)
composer conductor music teacher
United States of America
Kaunas
Miami
Q1570127
Hal Kemp
James Harold
1904-03-27[332]
1940-12-21[388] [332]
American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger
bandleader composer conductor jazz musician saxophonist
United States of America
Marion
Madera
accidental death
Q1060411
William Edmund Harper
William
1878-03-20[389]
1940-06-14
Canadian astronomer (1878-1940)
astronomer
Canada
Ontario [390]
Q7152008
Paul Lemoine
Paul
1878-03-28[391] [120]
1940-03-14[391] [120] [392]
French geologist
geologist chemist naturalist university teacher
director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle président de la Société géologique de France professor lecturer chef de travaux
France
Paris
5th arrondissement of Paris [392]
Q2392382
George de Bothezat
Georgiy
1882-06-07
1940-02-01[11]
Romanian American engineer, businessman and aviation pioneer (1882-1940)
inventor mathematician aerospace engineer engineer
Russian Empire United States of America
Saint Petersburg
Boston
Q2325756
Louis Marie Cordonnier
Louis-Marie
1854-07-07[7] [393] [129] [11] [394] [395] [120]
1940-11-20[7] [393] [11] [395] [120]
French architect
architect
France [396]
Haubourdin
Peyrillac-et-Millac
Q18715981
Ivan Linow
Ivan [98]
1888-11-21
1940-11-21[99] [84]
American professional wrestler and actor (1888-1940)
actor professional wrestler
United States of America
Latvia
London
natural causes
Q19868192
Arthur Stone
Arthur
1883-11-28[1]
1940-09-04[1]
American actor (1883-1940)
actor
United States of America
St. Louis
Hollywood
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q259365
Gene Morgan
Gene
1893-03-12
1940-08-13
American actor (1893-1940)
actor
United States of America
Q5596863
Granville Bates
Granville
1882-01-07[11] [12] [1]
1940-07-08[11] [12] [1]
actor (1882-1940)
actor
United States of America
Chicago
Hollywood
Graceland Cemetery [1]
natural causes
Q97507
Violetta
Aloisia
1907-03-24
1940
German sideshow performer
actor circus performer singer
Weimar Republic United States of America
Hemelingen
No/unknown value
Q364045
William G. Conley
William
1866-01-08[1]
1940-10-21[1]
Governor of West Virginia (1866-1940)
politician lawyer teacher editor
Governor of West Virginia West Virginia Attorney General
United States of America
Kingwood
Charleston
Sunset Memorial Park
Q464038
Clyde H. Smith
Clyde
1876-06-09[11] [1]
1940-04-08[11] [1]
American politician (1876-1940)
politician teacher
United States representative member of the State Senate of Maine member of the Maine House of Representatives
United States of America
Somerset County
Washington, D.C.
Q374906
Jonathan Bourne Jr.
Jonathan
1855-02-23[11] [1]
1940-09-01[11] [1]
American politician (1855-1940)
politician lawyer
member of the Oregon House of Representatives United States senator [236]
United States of America
New Bedford
Washington, D.C.
Q3270494
Léo Lagrange
Léo
1900-11-28[397] [398] [78]
1940-06-09[397] [78]
French politician
politician lawyer
member of the French National Assembly
France
Bourg
Évergnicourt
Q1475074
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
Furnifold
1854-01-20[11] [1] [332]
1940-04-30[11] [1] [332]
American senator for North Carolina (1854-1940)
politician lawyer [399]
United States representative United States senator [236]
United States of America
Pollocksville
New Bern
Q1717563
Samuel H. Piles
Samuel
1858-12-28[1]
1940-03-11[1]
American politician (1858-1940)
politician diplomat lawyer
ambassador United States senator [236]
United States of America
Smithland
Los Angeles
Q2978577
Claudius Regaud
Claudius Claude
1870-01-30[400] [129] [401]
1940-12-28[402] [400]
French physician
physician [258] biologist radiologist oncologist [258] histologist [258]
France
6th arrondissement of Lyon [258] [401]
Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or
Q4794060
Clelia Duel Mosher
Clelia
1863-12-16[11] [34]
1940-12-21[11] 1940-12-22[37]
American physician
sexologist physician university teacher
United States of America
Albany
Palo Alto
Q122551
Max Askanazy
Max
1865-02-24[7] [34]
1940-10-23[7]
Swiss pathologist (1865-1940)
oncologist pathologist university teacher physician [110]
German Empire Switzerland
Nesterov [7]
Geneva [7]
Q325785
William Howard Hay
William
1866[403] [404] [405]
1940[403] [404] [405]
American physician
nutritionist physician
United States of America
Hartstown
Q6498719
Laura Borden
Laura
1861-11-26
1940-09-07
former president of the Local Council of Women of Halifax
First Lady public figure women's rights activist
Canada
Halifax
Ottawa
Beechwood Cemetery
natural causes
Q3131723
Henri Omont
Henri
1857-09-15[406] [129] [11] [120]
1940-12-09[406] [11] [120]
French historian
librarian historian
president of the Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France academician
France
Évreux
17th arrondissement of Paris [407]
Q966218
Paulin Ladeuze
Paulin [7] [408]
1870-07-03[11] [151] [84] [120] [408]
1940-02-10[409] [408]
Belgian titular bishop
theologian [7] university teacher Catholic priest [174] Latin Catholic bishop
rector
Belgium
Harveng [151] [408]
Leuven [151] [408]
Park Abbey [1]
Q2647996
Allan Louis Benson
Allan
1871-11-06[410]
1940-08-19
American journalist and politician
journalist politician
United States of America
Kent County
Yonkers
Q1550627
James P. Goodrich
James Putnam
1864-02-18[11] [1]
1940-08-15[11] [1]
American politician (1864-1940)
politician
Governor of Indiana
United States of America
Winchester
Winchester
Q3078422
Henry Ossian Flipper
Henry
1856-03-21[11] [1]
1940-05-03[11] 1940-04-26[1]
American soldier, formerly enslaved person, and first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point
military officer engineer
United States of America
Thomasville [411]
Atlanta
Thomasville [411]
Q3568927
William Sidney Graves
William Sidney
1865-03-27[11] [1]
1940-02-27[11] [1]
United States Army general in World War I
military officer
United States of America
Mount Calm
Shrewsbury
Arlington National Cemetery
Q118008
Eduard Stettler
Eduard
1880-02-05
1940-10-21
Swiss Esperantist (1880-1940)
Esperantist
President of the Swiss Esperanto Society President of the Universal Esperanto Association
Switzerland
Bern
Bern
Q3752217
Aurelio Arteta Errasti
Aurelio
1879-12-02[412] [58] [84] [232] [46]
1940-11-10[412] [58] [84] [46]
Spanish artist (1879-1940)
painter [68]
Spain
Bilbao
Mexico City
Q12062250
Jerome Myers
Jerome
1867-03-20[413] [414] [58] [11] [415]
1940-06-29[11] [415]
American artist (1867-1940)
painter
United States of America
Petersburg
New York City
Q6272171
Jonas Lie
Jonas
1880-04-29[416] [58] [11] [417] [418] [30]
1940-01-10[419]
Norwegian-born American painter (1880-1940)
painter designer
Norway United States of America [62]
Moss Municipality
New York City [416]
Q582079
Georges Gaudy
Georges
1872-10-06[420]
1940[421]
cyclist, painter, poster artist (1872-1940)
painter sport cyclist poster artist
Belgium [39]
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Uccle - Ukkel [420]
Q7342248
Robert Bowie Owens
Robert
1870-10-29
1940-11-03
American electrical engineer
electrical engineer
United States of America
Q3188836
Jules Payot
Jules [129] [422]
1859-04-10[129] [422]
1940-01-30[422]
French educationist
pedagogue academic
academy rector [422]
France
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc [129] [422]
Aix-en-Provence [422]
Q3161147
James Henry Fleming
James
1872-07-05[423]
1940-06-27
Canadian ornithologist
ornithologist
Canada
Toronto
Toronto
Q1965713
T. O'Conor Sloane
Thomas
1851-11-24[424] [425]
1940-08-07[11] [13] [15]
American editor (1851-1940)
editor engineer science fiction writer
United States of America
New York City [425]
New York City
Q983016
Jules Feller
Jules
1859-11-04[426] [427]
1940-04-29[426] [427]
Belgian linguist
linguist university teacher romanist
Belgium
Roubaix
Verviers
Q3265618
Lucien Louis Daniel
Lucien
1856-11-01[428] [129] [11] [120]
1940-12-26[428] [11] [120]
French botanist (1856-1940)
botanist mycologist
France
La Dorée [129]
Erquy
Q5919988
Howard James Banker
Howard
1866-04-19
1940-11-13
American mycologist (1866-1940)
botanist mycologist
United States of America
Schaghticoke
Huntington
Q3246790
Lucien Linden
Lucien
1853-12-12
1940-10-17
Belgian botanist (1853-1940)
botanist entomologist explorer
Belgium
City of Brussels
Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde
Q2379990
Louis Dartige du Fournet
Louis
1856-03-02[429] [129]
1940-02-16
French military personnel (1856-1940)
Officer of the French Navy
France
Putanges-Pont-Écrepin
Périgueux
cimetière de Saint-Chamassy [430]
Q2856958
George Davis
George
1870-08-23[1]
1940-10-17[1]
American baseball player and manager
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Cohoes
Philadelphia
Q3311866
Mickey MacKay
Mickey
1894-05-21
1940-05-30
Canadian ice hockey player
ice hockey player [431]
Canada
Chesley
Q3351213
Olivier Mazel
Olivier
1858-09-16[129]
1940-03-10
French general (1858-1940)
military personnel
France
Rennes
Rennes
Q2877971
Bonaventura Bassegoda i Amigó
Bonaventura
1862-05-16[232] [46]
1940-11-29[46]
Catalan architect (1862-1940)
architect writer
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Montjuïc Cemetery
Q29766
Jean Venturini
Jean
1919-09-17[432]
1940-06-17 1940-06-16[37]
French poet and sailor
poet writer
France
Nabeul
Mediterranean Sea
Q2847038
André-Ferdinand Hérold
André
1865-02-24[433] [109] [17]
1940-10-23[433] [109] [17]
French writer and poet
writer poet biographer
France
Paris
Lamastre
Q13054690
Kégham Atmadjian
Kegham
1910-11-18[434]
1940-05-18[435] [434]
French-Armenian poet (1910-1940)
poet novelist writer [434] contributing editor [434]
editor-in-chief
Ottoman Empire France
Bafra [434]
Western Front
death in battle [434]
Q3122266
Guy de Larigaudie
Guy
1908-01-18[436] [125] [16] [78] [17]
1940-05-11[436] [125] [16] [78] [17]
French explorer, journalist and writer
explorer journalist writer
France
Paris
Musson
Q1489558
Gabriel Deville
Gabriel Pierre
1854-03-08[398] [437]
1940-02-28[398] [437] [78]
French politician and diplomat (1854-1940)
politician diplomat writer
member of the French National Assembly ambassador
France
Tarbes
Viroflay
Q288581
Ernest Gillet
Ernest Vital Louis
1856-09-12[438] [439] [109] [111]
1940-05-06[438] [109] [111]
French musician and composer (1856-1940)
composer [111] cellist
France
Batignolles-Monceau [439]
16th arrondissement of Paris
Q3220163
Laurence Alma-Tadema
Laurence
1865[11] [109] [440] [441] [442] [326]
1940[384] [7] [443] [11] [109] [440] [441] [442] [326] [405]
English novelist
playwright [384] writer [384] children's writer poet editor [441]
Belgium United Kingdom [441]
City of Brussels Brussels-Capital Region [441]
London [441]
Q2960809
Charley Straight
Charlie
1891-01-16[444]
1940-09-21[444]
American musician
bandleader conductor pianist jazz musician composer
United States of America
Chicago
Chicago
Q3049445
Einar Aaron Swan
Einar
1903-03-20[11]
1940-08-08[11]
American musician, arranger and composer
composer jazz musician saxophonist songwriter music arranger
United States of America
Massachusetts
Greenwood Lake
natural causes
Q4769272
Annie Dale Biddle Andrews
Annie
1885-12-13
1940-04-14
mathematician (1885-1940)
mathematician [445]
United States of America
Hanford [445]
Q3105229
William Anthony McGuire
William Anthony
1881-07-09[7] [11] [12] [95] [84]
1940-09-16[7] [12] [95]
American playwright, theatre producer and screenwriter (1881-1940)
screenwriter playwright theatrical director librettist film screenwriter [110] film producer [110] producer [446]
United States of America
Chicago [7]
Beverly Hills
Q946909
Gus Meins
Gus
1893-03-06[7] [447] [1]
1940-08-01[7] [447] [1]
film director
film director screenwriter director [448]
United States of America
Frankfurt [7]
Los Angeles [7]
suicide
Q4912566
Billy Franey
Billy
1889-06-23
1940-12-06
actor (1889-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Chicago
Hollywood
natural causes
Q55501745
Olive Young
Olive
1903-06-21
1940-10-05 1940-10-04[99]
American-born Chinese actress and blues singer (1903-1940)
actor
United States of America
St. Joseph
Bayonne
Q5537570
George C. Pearce
George
1865-06-26[12]
1940-08-13[12]
actor (1865-1940)
actor
United States of America
New York City
Los Angeles
Q2898617
Bernard Siegel
Bernard
1868-04-19[449]
1940-07-09
American actor (1868-1940)
actor
United States of America
Lviv
Los Angeles
Q15996862
Irene Bentley
Irene
1870[403] [11] [12]
1940-06-03[11] [12]
American actress (1870-1940)
actor stage actor
United States of America
Baltimore
Allenhurst
Q9162083
Auguste Delaherche
Auguste [450]
1857-12-27[129] [58] [84] [78]
1940-06-27[84] [78]
French artist and ceramist
artist ceramicist
France
Beauvais
Paris
Q882969
Julius Caldeen Gunter
Julius
1858-10-31[1]
1940-10-26[1]
American politician (1858-1940)
politician lawyer judge
Governor of Colorado
United States of America
Fayetteville
Denver
Fairmount Cemetery
Q250491
C. Pope Caldwell
Charles
1875-06-18[1]
1940-07-31[1]
American politician (1875-1940)
politician judge lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Bastrop
Queens
Q883514
John Stuchell Fisher
John
1867-05-25[11] [1]
1940-06-25[11] 1940-06-24[1]
American politician in Pennsylvania (1867-1940)
politician lawyer
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate Governor of Pennsylvania
United States of America
South Mahoning Township
Pittsburgh
Greenwood Cemetery [451]
Q5126808
Clarence Wayland Watson
Clarence Wayland
1864-05-08[1] [16]
1940-05-24[1] [16]
American politician
politician businessperson
United States senator [236]
United States of America
Fairmont
Cincinnati
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q885215
Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
Walter
1875-03-03[11] [1]
1940-04-21[11] [1]
American businessman and Wisconsin governor (1875-1940)
politician businessperson
Governor of Wisconsin chief executive officer
United States of America
Sheboygan
Sheboygan
Q602528
Henry Meige
Henry Henri
1866-02-11[129] [118] [119]
1940-09-29[452] [119]
French neurologist
physician neurologist anatomist
France
Moulins
La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire
Q358941
Rudy Wiedoeft
Rudy
1893-01-03[453]
1940-02-18[453]
American musician (1893-1940)
musician saxophonist
United States of America
Detroit
Flushing
natural causes
Q2447477
Émile-Félix Gautier
Emile
1864-10-19[120]
1940-01-16[454] [11] [226] [120]
French geographer
geographer ethnologist university teacher ethnographer [110] historian [110]
France
Clermont-Ferrand
Pontivy
Q7351134
Robert Williams Daniel
Robert Williams
1884-09-11[115]
1940-12-20[115]
American politician
banker politician
member of the State Senate of Virginia
United States of America
Richmond
Richmond
Q5487007
Frank H. Funk
Frank Hamilton
1869-04-05[455]
1940-11-24[1]
American politician (1869–1940)
politician
United States representative member of the State Senate of Illinois
United States of America
Bloomington
Bloomington
Funks Grove Cemetery [1]
Q3171296
Jean Chiappe
Jean
1878-05-03[129] [456] [398] [120]
1940-11-27[456] [398]
French civil servant
politician official
Prefect of Police of Paris member of the French National Assembly High Commissioner of the Levant
France
Ajaccio [129]
Mediterranean Sea
Passy Cemetery
Q1656667
Samuel Winslow
Samuel
1862-04-11[1] [457]
1940-07-11[1]
American politician (1862-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Worcester [457]
Worcester
Hope Cemetery [1]
Q1282055
Michael J. Hogan
Michael
1871-04-22[1]
1940-05-07[1]
American politician (1871-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
New York City
Green-Wood Cemetery [1]
Q367512
Frank White
Frank
1856-12-12[11] [1]
1940-03-23[11] [1]
American politician
politician
Governor of North Dakota member of the North Dakota House of Representatives member of the State Senate of North Dakota Treasurer of the United States
United States of America
Stillman Valley, Illinois
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery
Q5240748
David Watson Taylor
David
1864-03-04[27] [11]
1940-07-28[27] [11]
United States Navy admiral
military officer engineer
United States of America
Louisa County
Washington, D.C.
Q3134127
Hermann-Paul
René Georges Hermann
1864-12-27[458] [11] [459]
1940-06-23[458] [11] [459]
French artist and illustrator (1864-1940)
painter caricaturist translator illustrator designer visual artist [110] engraver [110] drawer [110] costume designer [110]
France [62]
7th arrondissement of Paris
Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Q5083283
Charles W. Woodworth
Charles William
1865-04-28[11]
1940-11-19[11]
American entomologist
zoologist university teacher entomologist
United States of America
Champaign
Q2052683
Domènec Carulla i Bertran
Domingo
1903-10-25
1940
Spanish association football player (1903-1940)
association football player [460]
Spain
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Barcelona
Q595099
Louis Hayet
Louis
1864-08-29[461] [462] [463] [464]
1940-12-27[461] [462] [463] [464]
French painter (1864-1940)
painter [68] drawer
France [62]
Pontoise
Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Q3081495
Francis Hobart Herrick
Francis Hobart
1858-11-19[11]
1940-09-11[11]
U.S. biologist (1858-1940)
painter ornithologist carcinologist science writer
United States of America
Woodstock [465]
Cleveland [465]
Q8774927
Eliseo Meifrén y Roig
Eliseo Eliseu
1857-12-24[466]
1940-02-05[3]
Catalan painter
painter
Spain
Barcelona [467]
Barcelona
Poblenou Cemetery
Q5079004
Charles Herbert Woodbury
Charles Herbert
1864-07-14[468] [469] [58] [1]
1940-01-22[39] [58]
American painter (1864-1940)
painter [68] designer
United States of America [62]
Lynn
Boston
Q6171106
Jean Marchand
Jean
1883-11-21[470] [471]
1940[470] [472] [66] [473] [395] [474] [442]
French painter (1883-1940)
painter [471] graphic artist [471] lithographer [471]
France [475]
Paris [68]
Paris [68]
Q5703272
Helen Thomas Dranga
Helen
1866-12-28
1940[476] [473]
American artist (1866-1940)
painter
United States of America
Oxford
Hawaiian Islands
Q55837909
María Emilia Riquelme
María
1847-08-05[477] [404] [84] [338] [46]
1940-12-10[477] [404] [84] [338] [46]
Spanish religious
nun
superior general
Spain
Granada
Granada
Q116233
Hans Vollenweider
Hans [7]
1908-02-11[7]
1940-10-18[7]
Swiss murderer (1908-1940)
murderer [258]
Switzerland
Zürich
Sarnen
capital punishment
Q979136
Frédéric Swarts
Frédéric
1866-09-02[478] [11]
1940-09-06[478] [11]
chemist
chemist
Belgium
Ixelles - Elsene
Ghent
Q966230
Francisco Durrio de Madrón
Francisco [7]
1868-05-24
1940-08-30[479] [46]
Spanish sculptor and goldsmith
sculptor [68] ceramicist jewelry designer
Spain
Valladolid [7]
Paris
Q3815647
Achille Rivarde
Achille
1865-10-31[84]
1940-03-31[84]
violinist
violinist music teacher
United States of America
New York City [480]
London
Q881416
Blanche Marchesi
Blanche
1863-04-04[481] [11] [237]
1940-12-15[481] [11] [237]
French lyric artist
opera singer music teacher
France
Paris [237]
London [237]
Q3188824
Jules Noël
Jules
1903-01-27
1940-05-19
French athlete
discus thrower shot putter
France
Norrent-Fontes
Escaudœuvres
Q16739506
Roderick Duncan McKenzie
Roderick
1885-02-03[482] [483]
1940-05-06[482] [483]
Canadian-American sociologist
sociologist [7] [484] [482] [483] university teacher social scientist [485] academic
United States of America [484] [486] [482] [483] Canada
Carman
Ann Arbor
Q2576699
Michel d'Hooghe
Michel
1912-02-19
1940-05-12
Belgian bicycle racer
sport cyclist
Belgium
Zele
Lokeren
Q3271141
Léon Lecornu
Léon
1854-01-13[487] [129] [120]
1940-11-13[487] [120]
French engineer (1854-1940)
mining engineer railway engineer
president [122]
France
Caen
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Q3128045
Harvey Pulford
Harvey
1875-04-22[1]
1940-10-31[1]
Canadian ice hockey player
ice hockey player [488] rower
Canada
Toronto
Ottawa
Beechwood Cemetery
Q76222
William Trautmann
William
1869-07-01
1940-11-18
German-American trade unionist (1869-1940)
trade unionist
United States of America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland German Reich New Zealand
New Zealand
Los Angeles
Q3371536
Paul Joalland
Paul
1870-09-08
1940-09-27
French general
military personnel
France
Guadeloupe
Lorient
Q7362297
Roman de San Jose
Román
1877-08-09[489] [46]
190s
Spanish writer
musician military personnel writer
Spain
Plasencia [489]
Q3185766
Joseph Vrindts
Joseph
1855-04-17[490]
1940-11-06[243] [427]
Belgian writer
writer
Belgium
Liège
Liège
Q3620381
Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent
Antonio [491]
1884-05-02[443] [403] [404] [492] [493]
1940-06-11[443] [403]
Spanish journalist and writer (1884-1940)
journalist writer
Spain [491]
Madrid
Madrid
Q3188507
Jules Crépieux-Jamin
Jules
1858-12-30[494]
1940-10-24[494]
French graphologist
dentist clockmaker writer science communicator beekeeper graphologist [110]
France
Arras
Rouen
Q8022027
Willis Stanley Blatchley
Willis Stanley
1859-10-06[495]
1940-05-28[11]
American entomologist, malacologist, geologist, and author (1859–1940)
zoologist entomologist malacologist geologist writer [271]
United States of America
Madison
Indianapolis [495]
Dunedin Cemetery [1]
Q3774293
Cayetano Redondo Aceña
Cayetano
1885 1888-08-07[206]
1940-05-21[206]
Spanish politician
journalist Esperantist writer politician
Mayor of Madrid Member of the Cortes republicanas [496]
Spain
Segovia [206]
Madrid [206]
Q19240850
Hélène Leune
Hélène
19th century
1940-05-18[84]
French writer of Greek origin, traveler, war correspondent, and decorated Red Cross nurse
writer war correspondent nurse journalist
France
Constantinople
Vitry-le-François
Q6240523
John Huston Finley
John [98]
1863-10-19[497] [11] [109]
1940-03-07[497] [11] [109]
American academic and NY Times editor-in-chief
newspaper editor editor journalist writer [179]
Commissioner of Education of the State of New York
United States of America
Grand Ridge
New York City
Princeton Cemetery
Q6780353
Mary Mills Patrick
Mary
1850-03-10[27] [11]
1940-02-25[27] [11]
American writer
writer educator [498]
United States of America
Canterbury [499]
Q124718
Otto von Greyerz
Otto
1863-09-06[500]
1940-01-08[500]
Swiss playwright (1863-1940)
playwright literary critic university teacher writer
Switzerland
Bern
Bern
Schosshalden cemetery [501]
Q13586553
Elizabeth Peckham
Elizabeth [502] Maria [502]
1854-12-19[503]
1940-02-11 1940-01-10[37]
American teacher, taxonomist, ethologist, arachnologist, and entomologist
naturalist arachnologist entomologist
United States of America
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Q3750943
Francis Powers
Francis
1865-06-04[11]
1940-05-10[11]
American actor and director (1865-1940)
screenwriter film director actor film actor
United States of America
Santa Monica
Q3188368
Jules-Louis Breton
Jules Louis
1872-04-01[504] [505] [398] [16]
1940-08-02[504] [505] [398] [16] [120]
French politician
politician [506] engineer chemist photographer
member of the French National Assembly senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Courrières
Meudon
Q327014
Georges Chedanne
Georges [507]
1861-09-23[129] [151] [508] [16] [395] [507]
1940-12-31 1940-12-30[507]
French architect
architect
France
Maromme [507]
Paris [507]
Cimetière monumental de Rouen
Q3189348
Julien Barbier
Julien
1869-04-06[395] [129]
1940-11-17[395]
French architect
architect
France
6th arrondissement of Paris [129]
Paris
Montparnasse Cemetery
Q3805111
J. Harold Murray
J.
1891-02-17[11] [12]
1940-12-11[11] [12]
American actor (1891–1940)
actor singer
United States of America
South Berwick
Killingworth
Q5043006
Carlton Griffin
Carlton
1893-05-23[1]
1940-07-24[1]
American actor (1893-1940)
actor
United States of America
New York City [215]
Hollywood [215]
Q3314033
Mildred June
Mildred
1905-12-23[99] [1]
1940-06-19[1]
American actress (1905-1940)
actor
United States of America
St. Louis
Hollywood [509]
Hollywood Forever Cemetery [510]
natural causes [510] [509]
Q377911
Charles Lamy
Charles
1857-08-28[511] [512]
1940-06-15[511]
French actor (1857-1940)
actor [258]
France
2nd arrondissement of Lyon [512]
Orléans
Q7079912
Ogden Crane
Harry Ogden
1873-09-01
1940-05-14
American actor (1873-1940)
actor
United States of America
Brooklyn
Hollywood
Q22957899
Dora Wheeler Keith
Dora
1856[404] [39] [513] [514] 1856-03-12
1940-12-07 1940-12-27[37]
American painter and illustrator
painter illustrator muralist artist [193]
United States of America
Long Island [515]
Brooklyn
Q13218858
Charles McGavin
Charles
1874-01-10[1]
1940-12-17[1]
U.S. Representative
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Riverton
Chicago
Mount Auburn Memorial Park [1]
Q1680800
James McLachlan
James
1852-08-01[1]
1940-11-21[1]
American politician (1852-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Argyll
Los Angeles
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q884298
George Sebastian Silzer
George
1870-04-14[11]
1940-10-16[11]
American politician (1870–1940)
politician lawyer judge
Governor of New Jersey Member of the State Senate of New Jersey Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
United States of America
New Brunswick
Newark
Q404480
Winder Laird Henry
Winder Laird
1864-12-20
1940-07-05
American politician (1864-1940)
politician judge lawyer editor
United States representative
United States of America
Cambridge
Q1702161
John Abercrombie
John
1866-05-17[1]
1940-07-02[1]
American congressman (1866-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative member of the State Senate of Alabama
United States of America
St. Clair County
Montgomery
Greenwood Cemetery
Q7052604
Norman McLeod Rogers
Norman
1894-07-25[516]
1940-06-10[516]
Canadian politician (1894-1940)
lawyer politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Amherst
Q655558
Israel F. Fischer
Israel
1858-08-17[1]
1940-03-16[1]
U.S. Representative from New York and Judge for the United States Customs Court (1858-1940)
politician judge lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Maimonides Cemetery
Q7349688
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Robert
1870-11-24[1]
1940-02-29[1]
African American lawyer
lawyer
United States of America
St. Simons
Chicago
Lincoln Cemetery [1]
natural causes
Q1680535
James H. Davis
James
1853-12-24[1]
1940-01-31[1]
American politician (1853-1940)
politician lawyer judge
United States representative
United States of America
Kaufman
Q7962790
Wallace E. Pierce
Wallace
1881-12-09[1]
1940-01-03[1]
American politician (1881-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Clinton County
Washington, D.C.
Riverside Cemetery [1]
Q1649326
James S. Davenport
James
1864-09-21[1]
1940-01-03[1]
American politician (1864-1940)
politician lawyer judge
United States representative
United States of America
Gaylesville
Oklahoma City
Q5344793
Edward Payson Van Duzee
Edward
1861-04-06[11]
1940-06-02[11]
U.S entomologist (1861–1940)
zoologist entomologist scientific collector
United States of America
New York City
Alameda
Q28480946
Anna Blount
Anna
1872-01-18[517]
1953-02-12 190s[517]
American physician
physician suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Oregon
Q4765592
Anita Newcomb McGee
Anita
1864-11-04[11] [1]
1940-10-05[11] [1]
American physician (1864-1940)
military physician physician
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery [1]
Q3059700
Eugène Apert
Eugène
1868-07-27[118]
1940-02-02[118]
French pediatrician (1868-1940)
physician pediatrician [110]
France
Paris
Q509386
Édouard Pichon
Édouard
1890-06-24[518] [11]
1940-01-20
French MD, linguist & psychoanalyst
physician linguist psychoanalyst romanist pediatrician [110] psychiatrist [110]
France
Sarcelles
Paris
Q5343311
Edward Harkness
Edward
1874-01-22[11]
1940-01-29[11]
American philanthropist (1874-1940)
businessperson
United States of America
Cleveland
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q4912712
Billy Hill
William Joseph
1899-07-14[11] [1] [84]
1940-12-24[11] [1] 1940-12-25[37]
American songwriter and lyricist
songwriter
United States of America
Boston
Boston
Q5724658
Roland Post Falkner
Roland
1866-04-14[519]
1940[403] [405]
United States statistician
economist statistician
United States of America
Bridgeport [519]
West Laurel Hill Cemetery [1]
Q1373087
Eugene Elliott Reed
Eugene
1866-04-23[1]
1940-12-15[1]
American politician (1866-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Manchester
Manchester
Pine Grove Cemetery [1]
Q659117
John R. Connelly
John
1870-02-27[1]
1940-09-09[1]
American politician, Kansas (1870-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Mount Sterling
Q1680353
James F. Hughes
James
1883-08-07[1]
1940-08-09[1]
American politician (1883-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Green Bay
Rochester
Q1874335
Joris van Severen
Joris [520]
1894-07-19[151] [84] [520]
1940-05-20[84] [520]
Belgian politician (1894-1940)
politician
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Wakken
Abbeville
capital punishment
Q5622225
Guy Edgar Campbell
Guy
1871-10-09[1]
1940-02-17[1]
American politician
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Fetterman
Willoughby
Union Dale Cemetery
Q8561648
Domingo Barnés Salinas
Domingo
1879[403] [404] [3] [521] [326]
1940[403] [404] [3] [521] [326]
Spanish politician
politician
Member of the Congress of Deputies ambassador of Spain to Cuba
Spain
Seville
Mexico City
Q8003893
William A. Ashbrook
William
1867-07-01[1]
1940-01-01[1]
politician
politician journalist
United States representative Ohio state representative
United States of America
Johnstown
Washington, D.C.
Q5932524
Hugh Rodman
Hugh
1859-01-06[11] [522]
1940-06-07[11] [522]
United States Navy admiral
military officer
United States of America
Frankfort
Bethesda
Arlington National Cemetery
Q4912815
William Reese Jones
William Reese
1889-03-15[523] [11]
1940-11-23[523] [11]
American singer (1889-1940)
singer radio personality silent film actor
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Q3624274
Arthur Holmes Howell
Arthur
1872-05-03[11]
1940-07-10[11]
zoologist
zoologist ornithologist
United States of America
Lake Grove
Q3547955
Ulrich Almer
Ulrich
1849-05-08
1940-09-04
mountain guide from Switzerland (1849-1940)
mountain guide
Switzerland
Grindelwald
Grindelwald
Q690581
Walter Kurt Wiemken
Walter
1907-09-14[524] [58] [41] [30] [525] [33]
1940-12-30[58] [41] [525]
Swiss painter (1907-1940)
painter [525]
Switzerland
Basel
Castel San Pietro
Q1847672
Marie De Bièvre
Marie
1865-01-30[526]
1940-10-07[526]
Belgian painter (1865-1940)
painter
Belgium [526]
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Ixelles - Elsene
Q5496488
Fred Wagner
Fred
1860-12-20
1940-01-14[58]
American painter (1860-1940)
painter
United States of America
Port Kennedy, Pennsylvania
Q4668748
Abraham Archibald Anderson
Abraham [527] Archibald [527]
1846-08-11[528] [232]
1940[528]
American artist, rancher and philanthropist
painter [68] [527]
United States of America
Hackensack [528]
New York [528]
Q3103135
Georges Léonnec
Georges
1881-09-30[529]
1940-10-15[529]
French artist
illustrator
France
Brest
Finistère
natural causes
Q15452283
Maud Humphrey
Maud
1868-03-30[11] [13] [530]
1940[7] [531] [532] [11] [473] [13] [533] [533]
American artist, suffragist
illustrator suffragist
United States of America
Rochester [530]
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q4819204
Louis B. Allyn
Louis
1874
1940-05-07
chemist
food scientist chemist
United States of America
Huntington
Westfield
homicide
Q5075253
Charles Augustus Strong
Charles Augustus
1862-11-28[11] [84] [534]
1940-01-23[11] [84] [535]
American philosopher, psychologist (1862-1940)
psychologist
United States of America
Haverhill [534]
Fiesole [535]
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery [1]
Q711994
Arthur Parker Whetsol
Arthur
1905-02-22[536] [11] [84]
1940-01-05[84] [37] [11]
American jazz trumpeter
trumpeter jazz musician
United States of America
Punta Gorda [84]
New York City [84]
Q3434969
Robert Dieudonné
Robert
1879-06-23[129] [84]
1940-09-30[537]
French journalist
journalist
France
Paris [129]
Paris
Q66698724
Mary Long Alderson
Mary [538] Elizabeth [1]
1860-06-19[539] [1]
1940-01-07[539]
American suffragist and botanical collector
botanical collector [538] journalist [540] suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Massachusetts [1]
Bozeman [1]
Q1701868
John Templeton Bowen
John [541] Templeton [541]
1857-07-08[118] [541]
1940-12-03[541]
American dermatologist
dermatologist [541] university teacher [541]
chairperson [542]
United States of America [541]
Boston [541]
Boston [541]
Q655922
Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge
Frederick James Eugene
1867-03-26[543] [11]
1940-06-01[543] [11]
Canadian American theologian (1867-1940)
philosopher essayist university teacher
Canada United States of America
Windsor
New York City
Q3941532
Rosina Galli
Rosina
1892
1940-04-30
Italian born American dancer (1892–1940)
choreographer
Kingdom of Italy United States of America
Naples
Milan
Q588271
Richard Farman
Richard
1872-05-15
1940-01-31
French aerospace engineer (1872-1940)
aerospace engineer engineer aircraft pilot
France
Paris
Paris
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of T. Farman
Q15030481
Louis Charles Christopher Krieger
Louis
1873[544] [545] [546] [404] [547] [442]
1940[544] [548] [545] [546] [404] [547] [442]
American botanical illustrator and mycologist
botanical illustrator mycologist
United States of America
Baltimore
Q504959
Lluís Bagaria
Lluís
1882-08-29[232] [3] [46]
1940-06-26[3] [46]
Spanish caricaturist
caricaturist editorial cartoonist
Spain
Barcelona
Havana
Q3092463
Félix Grimonprez
Félix
1910-06-30[78] [549]
1940-05-26[78] [549]
French field hockey player
field hockey player
France
Lille [549]
Sangatte [549]
Q1566935
Matt Kilroy
Matt
1866-06-21
1940-03-02
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Q7248351
Billy Boyd
Billy
1898-05-15
1940-11-17
Canadian ice hockey player (1898-1940)
ice hockey player [431]
Canada
Belleville
Q390594
Jimmy Gardner
Jimmy
1881-05-21
1940-11-07
Canadian ice hockey player
ice hockey player [488]
Canada
Montreal
Montreal
Q3141583
Howard McNamara
Howard
1893-08-03[550]
1940-09-04 1940-09-24[1]
Canadian ice hockey player
ice hockey player [431]
Canada
Ontario
Deseronto
natural causes
Q2920699
Josef Cukierman
Josef
1900-03-28
1940-11-18[551] [552]
French chess player
chess player
France
Białystok
Castres [552]
suicide
Q1680190
James Connolly
James
1900-01-04
1940-09-30
American long-distance runner (1900-1940)
athletics competitor
United States of America
Woburn
Q3436569
Robert Williame
Robert
1911-02-24[553]
1940-10-31[553]
French WWII fighter ace
aircraft pilot military personnel
France
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Salon-de-Provence
Q3288622
Marcel Audemard d'Alançon
Marcel
1914-01-05
1940-06-06
French officer and aviator (1914-1940)
military personnel
France
Paris
Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin
Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin
Q6108049
Ricardo Burillo Stholle
Ricardo
1891
1940
Spanish military personnel
military personnel
Spain
Córdoba
Madrid
capital punishment
Q5666905
Alfonso Hernández Catá
Alfonso
1885-06-24[554]
1940-11-08[554]
Spanish journalist, diplomat and writer (1885-1940)
journalist diplomat writer
Spain Cuba
Aldeadávila de la Ribera
Rio de Janeiro
Q7344917
Robert Grant
Robert
1852-01-24[11] [109] [555] [13]
1940-05-19[11] [555] [13]
American author and jurist
lawyer novelist judge writer [179]
United States of America
Boston [7]
Boston [7]
Q2749815
Just Songeon
Just
1880-05-17
1940-03-30
French writer
writer poet
France
Sillingy
Paris
Q932340
Paul Desjardins
Paul [98] Paul Abel
1859-11-22[129] [556] [129] [41]
1940-03-13[41]
French latinist and journalist (1859-1940)
journalist writer [179]
France
Paris
Pontigny
Q15627068
Ethelwyn Wetherald
Agnes Ethelwyn
1857[384] [403] [443] [557]
1940-03-09[558] 1940
Canadian poet and journalist (1857–1940)
poet [384] journalist [384] writer [179]
Canada
Ontario [384] Rockwood [559]
Pelham
Q3327610
Manuel Lugris Freire
Manuel
1863-02-11
1940-02-15
Spanish author (1863-1940)
writer politician author [560]
president
Spain [560]
Sada
A Coruña
Cemetery of San Amaro
Q1593320
Hedwig Bleuler-Waser
Hedwig [7]
1869-12-29[7] [103]
1940-02-01[7]
Swiss suffragette (1869-1940)
writer
Switzerland
Zürich [7]
Zollikon [7]
Q5403229
Ethel Watts Mumford
Ethel
1878[403] [403] [11] [443] [404] [109] [84] [442] [405]
1940[403] [403] [11] [443] [404] [109] [84] [442] [405]
American writer (1878-1940)
poet novelist writer illustrator playwright short story writer humorist
United States of America
Q3261998
Louis Ganderax
Louis
1855-02-25[129] [561] [129]
1940-01[561]
French journalist and theater critic
journalist writer [110] playwright [110] theatre critic [110]
France
Paris
Paris [562]
Q24706212
Ferdinand Ellerman
Ferdinand
1869-05-13[563]
1940-03-20[563]
American astronomer (1869–1940)
astronomer
United States of America
Centralia
Los Angeles
Q1294553
Edwin Fitch Northrup
Edwin
1866-02-23[11] [13]
1940-05-13[11]
American physics professor (1866-1940)
physicist novelist university teacher science fiction writer
United States of America
Syracuse
Q15996993
Elisha Scott Loomis
Elisha
1852-09-18 1852[258]
1940-12-11 1940[258]
American academic
mathematician [258] genealogist
United States of America
Q6524616
Leon Douglass
Leon Forrest
1869-03-12[11] [1]
1940-09-07[11] [1]
American inventor and film maker
inventor businessperson
United States of America
Nebraska
San Francisco
Q5080193
Charles Leiper Grigg
Charles
1868-05-11
1940-04-16
American businessman
inventor businessperson
United States of America
Price's Branch, Missouri
St. Louis
Q15452232
Hugh Pendexter
Hugh
1875-01-15[13]
1940-06-11[13]
American novelist and screenwriter (1875-1940)
novelist screenwriter
United States of America
Pittsfield
Q3568804
William Conselman
William
1896-07-10[564] [11]
1940-05-25[564] [11]
Screenwriter, comic writer
screenwriter
United States of America
Brooklyn
Eagle Rock
Q3108454
Gladys Buchanan Unger
Gladys Buchanan
1885-09-16[258]
1940-05-25[11] [12] [84] [258]
American writer
screenwriter playwright
United States of America
San Francisco
New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q3012449
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Dallas
1876-08-13[84]
1940-05-09[84]
American film director and producer (1876-1940)
film director screenwriter actor
United States of America
La Grange
Hollywood
Q7373134
Roy McCardell
Roy
1870-06-30[565] [11]
1940[565] [11]
American writer (1870-1940)
journalist screenwriter
United States of America
Hagerstown
Q3131147
Henri Gadeau de Kerville
Henri Victor Émile
1858-12-17[566] [7] [129] [16] [120]
1940-07-26[566] [16] [120]
French zoologist, entomologist, botanist and archeologist (1858-1940)
speleologist entomologist photographer zoologist botanist archaeologist
president chairperson
France
Rouen
Bagnères-de-Luchon
Cimetière monumental de Rouen
Q959832
Marc Camoletti
Marc
1857-08-12[153]
1940-12-13[153] [395]
architect (1857-1940)
architect
Switzerland
Cartigny
Geneva
Q5497817
Frederick G. Clausen
Frederick George
1848
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Eckernförde
Q4798864
Arthur Goss
Arthur
1881-03-04[567] [567] [473]
1940-06-01[567] [567] [473]
Canadian photographer
photographer
Canada
London
Toronto
Q46161900
Hilda Keenan
Hilda
1891
1940-08-20
American actress and vaudeville performer
actor stage actor vaudeville performer
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Q19668295
Beatrice Cameron
Beatrice
1868
1940-07-12[12]
American actress (1868-1940)
actor stage actor
United States of America
Troy
New London
Q3460081
Marguerite Ugalde
Marguerite
1861-06-30[568] [11]
1940-07-06[568] [11]
French singer and actress (1861-1940)
opera singer actor
France
2nd arrondissement of Paris
13th arrondissement of Paris
Montmartre Cemetery
Q7931976
Vincent O'Sullivan
Vincent
1868-11-28[84]
1940-07-18[11]
American writer
novelist poet critic translator
United States of America
New York City
12th arrondissement of Paris
Q3133084
Henry Spiess
Henry
1876-06-12[84] [17]
1940-01-27[84] [17]
Swiss poet (1876-1940)
poet
Switzerland
Geneva
Geneva
Q6219928
John B. Fairbanks
John
1855-12-25[569]
1940-06-20 1940-06-15[37]
American landscape painter
artist
United States of America
Payson [569]
Salt Lake City
Payson City Cemetery
Q3371660
Paul Lecaron
Paul
1863-07-29[570]
1940-09-17[570]
French tennis player (1863-1940)
tennis player perfumer industrialist
France
Neuilly-sur-Seine [570]
16th arrondissement of Paris [570]
Q3069326
Fernand Sabatté
Fernand
1874-05-14[571] [572] [573] [58] [84] [16]
1940-10-22[84] [16]
French painter (1874-1940)
painter [68] teacher
France [571]
Aiguillon
Chamigny
Q3753711
Ricardo Zabalza
Ricardo
1898-01-29[574] [46] [206]
1940-02-24[46] [206]
Spanish politician (1898-1940)
politician [574] trade unionist teacher [574]
civil governor of Valencia Member of the Cortes republicanas [574]
Spain
Erratzu Elizondo [574] [206]
Almudena Cemetery [206]
Q2218278
Fernand Cocq
Fernand
1861-07-05
1940-12-11
Belgian politician
politician jurist lawyer
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Minister of Justice of Belgium
Belgium
Huy
Ixelles - Elsene
Q2864971
Arthur Aimé Bruneau
Arthur Aimé
1864-03-04[84] [516]
1940-12-01[516]
Canadian politician (1864-1940)
politician lawyer
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Q1065702
Charles O'Connor
Charles
1878-10-26[1]
1940-11-15[1]
American politician from Oklahoma (1878-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Knox County
Denver
natural causes
Q1064333
Charles F. X. O'Brien
Charles
1879-03-07[1]
1940-11-14[1]
American politician (1879-1940)
politician lawyer judge
United States representative
United States of America
Jersey City
Jersey City
Holy Name Cemetery
Q5346665
Edwin Milton Abbott
Edwin
1877-06-04[575] [109]
1940-11-08[109]
American politician
politician lawyer [575]
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
United States of America
Philadelphia [575]
Q1508465
George W. Rauch
George
1876-02-22
1940-11-04
American politician (1876-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Huntington County
Marion
Q15996926
Guillaume-André Fauteux
Guillaume-André
1874-10-20[516]
1940-09-10[516]
Canadian politician and lawyer
politician lawyer
member of the Senate of Canada Bâtonnier de Montréal
Canada
Q1676365
J. Murray Hooker
J.
1873-10-29[1]
1940-08-06[1]
American politician (1873-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
United States of America
Stuart
Q2958607
Charles Bourgeois
Charles
1879-07-29[516]
1940-05-15[516]
Canadian politician and lawyer
politician lawyer
member of the House of Commons of Canada member of the Senate of Canada Bâtonnier du Québec
Canada
Trois-Rivières
Q5325800
Earl Cooley
Earl
1880-03-27
1940-05-06
American politician (1880-1940)
politician lawyer
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
United States of America
Richmond
Adams County
Q7794286
Thomas Sutler Williams
Thomas
1872-02-14
1940-04-05
American politician
politician judge lawyer
United States representative member of the Illinois House of Representatives
United States of America
Louisville
Washington, D.C.
Q976506
Edward White Patterson
Edward
1895-10-04[1]
1940-03-06[1]
American politician (1895-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Pittsburg
Q404737
Joseph V. Flynn
Joseph
1883-09-02[1]
1940-02-06[1]
American congressman for New York (1883-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Brooklyn
Calvary Cemetery
Q1417569
Finley Hamilton
Finley
1886-06-19[1]
1940-01-10[1]
American politician (1886-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Q1507476
George H. Heinke
George Henry
1882-07-22[1]
1940-01-02[1]
American politician (1882-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Dunbar
Morrilton
Wyuka Cemetery [1]
accidental death
Q1356202
Ernest Amory Codman
Ernest
1869-12-30[11] [34]
1940-11-23[27] [11] [34]
American academic (1869-1940)
physician surgeon
United States of America
Boston
Q1890649
Jacques Mesnil
Jacques
1872-07-09[576]
1940-11-14[576]
Belgian historian and art historian
historian art historian [577] journalist physician
Belgium
Brussels metropolitan area
Montmaur-en-Diois
Q3658782
Carl Lucas Alsberg
Carl Lucas
1877-04-02 1877[404] [545]
1940-10-31 1940[404] [545]
American biologist
biologist chemist
United States of America
New York City
Berkeley
Q3262679
Louis Maynard
Louis
1871-09-17[578] [120] [579]
1940-08-26[578] [120] [580]
French journalist
journalist [258] historian librarian critic [258]
France
1st arrondissement of Lyon [579]
Villeurbanne [580]
Q3102769
Georges Gauthier
Georges
1871-10-09[174] [1] [84]
1940-08-31[174] [1] [84]
Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop
Catholic priest [174] [174] Catholic bishop
archbishop of Montréal [174] rector Catholic archbishop titular archbishop auxiliary bishop titular bishop apostolic administrator
Canada
Montreal [174]
Q1116818
Lewis Thomas Wattson
Lewis Paul
1863-01-16[84]
1940-02-08[84]
American presbyter and priest
Catholic priest
United States of America
Millington
Philipstown
Q3815992
William W. Cohen
William
1874-09-06[11] [1]
1940-10-12[11] [1]
American politician (1874-1940)
politician stockbroker
United States representative
United States of America
Brooklyn
New York City
Q381495
Oliver Henry Shoup
Oliver
1869-12-13[11] [1]
1940-09-30[11] [1]
American politician (1869-1940)
politician
Governor of Colorado
United States of America
Champaign County
Santa Monica
natural causes
Q5344530
Edward Mortimer Macdonald
Edward Mortimer
1865-08-16[516]
1940-05-25[516]
Canadian politician (1865-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Pictou
Q3390707
Manuel Becerra Fernández
Manuel
1867-05-22[581] [582] [583]
1940-05-10[581] [582] [583] [46]
Spanish politician (1867-1940)
politician [581] [582] [583] engineer highway engineer [581] [582]
education minister Minister of Justice Member of the Cortes republicanas [583] Member of the Cortes republicanas [581] Member of the Cortes republicanas [582]
Spain
Málaga [581] [582] [583]
Madrid [581] [582] [583]
Q3390687
José Gómez Osorio
José Ramón
1882-01-14[584] [585] [206]
1940-02-24[585] [206]
Spanish trade unionist and politician (1882-1940)
trade unionist politician [585] cabinetmaker railway worker
Civil Governor of the Province of Madrid [584] Member of the Cortes republicanas [585]
Spain
Vilar Baleira [585]
Porlier prison [584] Madrid [206]
Q1700921
John M. Moore
John
1862-11-18[1]
1940-02-03[1]
American rancher and politician (1862-1940)
politician
United States representative member of the Texas House of Representatives Secretary of State of Texas
United States of America
Q11037011
José Alarcón Herrero
José
1878
1940-03-11
Spanish politician (1878-1940)
politician
council member
Spain
Jumilla
Alicante
capital punishment
Q5195845
Curtis P. Iaukea
Curtis
1855-12-13
1940-03-05
Hawaiian and American politician (1855–1940)
politician
Governor of Oahu
United States of America
Waimea
Territory of Hawaii
Q5345739
Edward W. Curley
Edward
1873-05-23[1]
1940-01-06[1]
American politician
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Easton
New York City
Kensico Cemetery
Q3288882
Marcel Deslaurens
Marcel
1883-09-23[129]
1940-05-17[129]
French soldier (1883-1940)
military officer
France
Bourges
Vlissingen [129]
death in battle
Q3260288
Louis-Alexandre Bottée
Louis
1852-03-14[129] [586] [587] [588]
1940-11-14
French medallist
medalist engraver goldsmith
France [589] [39]
Paris
Paris
Q5591372
Grace Sandhouse
Grace Adelbert
1896-06-01[590]
1940-11-09[590]
American entomologist (1896-1940)
zoologist entomologist [591] [592]
United States of America
Q3557289
Victor Farvacques
Victor
1902-09-30
1940-04-25
French association football player (1902-1940)
association football player
France
Tourcoing
Gravelines
Q5393669
Ernest Peixotto
Ernest
1869-10-15[58] [11] [13]
1940-12-06[58] [11] [13]
American artist and writer (1869-1940)
painter
United States of America
San Francisco
New York City
Arlington National Cemetery
Q39313411
Hortense Richard
Hortense
1858-06-24[137]
1940-07-02[513] [326]
French portrait and landscape painter, miniaturist
painter miniature painter porcelain painter
France
Charonne [137]
Châtillon
Q15876088
Harry Willson Watrous
Harry
1857-09-17[593] [58]
1940-05-10
American painter
painter [68]
United States of America
San Francisco [68]
New York City [68]
Q1593404
Hedwig Scherrer
Hedwig [7]
1878-03-11[33] [58]
1940-05-08[33]
Swiss philanthropist (1878-1940)
philanthropist painter
Switzerland
Sulgen
Zürich
Q2673299
Florimond Van Acker
Florimond [594]
1858-04-06[39] [595]
1940-03-14[596] [16]
Belgian painter (1858-1940)
painter [68] postage stamp designer
Belgium [596]
Bruges [594]
Bruges [594]
Q3819316
Oswald Bruce Cooper
Oswald
1879-03-13[11]
1940-12-17[11]
American artist
graphic designer
United States of America
Mount Gilead
Chicago
Q3820901
Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages
Joaquina
1857-07-24
1940-08-04
Spanish Servant of God (1857-1940)
nun
Spain
Barcelona
Manila
Q2386938
Binet-Valmer
Jean Auguste Gustave
1875-06-03
1940-04-20
writer (1875-1940)
journalist novelist literary critic biographer
France Switzerland
Geneva
Paris
Q88541420
Matilda McCrear
Matilda [597]
180s
1940-01[597]
American former slave
farmer [597]
United States of America [597]
Nigeria [597]
Q3161077
James Flack Norris
James
1871-01-20[598]
1940-08-04
American chemist
chemist
United States of America
Baltimore
Boston
Q5490970
Frankie Duson
Frankie
1880
1940
American jazz trombonist
trombonist
United States of America
Algiers
Q3491015
Sophie Morgenstern
Sophie
1875-04-01[599]
1940-06-13
French psychiatrist & psychoanalyst
psychiatrist psychoanalyst
France Congress Poland
Hrodna
16th arrondissement of Paris
suicide
Q1699196
Karl Gerhardt
Karl
1853-01-07[11]
1940-05-07[11]
American artist
sculptor
United States of America
Boston
Shreveport
Q15667840
Rudolph Edgar Block
Rudolph Edgar
1870-12-06[11]
1940-04-29[11]
Jewish American journalist, columnist, and author (1870-1940)
journalist collector
United States of America
New York City
Tucson
Q5079457
Charles James Phillips
Charles
1863-05-15[11]
1940-06-02[11]
American philatelist
philatelist
United States of America
Birmingham
Manhattan
Mount Hope Cemetery
Q1125249
Ernest Muret
Ernest
1861-12-27[600]
1940-03-24[600]
Swiss romanist (1861-1940)
romanist [7] university teacher
Switzerland
Vevey
Geneva
Q822327
Jacques Bonsergent
Jacques
1912-09
1940-12-23[16]
French engineer
engineer French Resistance fighter
France
Malestroit Missiriac
Paris
capital punishment
Q2170831
Roy Gardner
Roy
1884-01-05
1940-01-10 1949-06-25[99]
American prison escapee
criminal
United States of America
Missouri
San Francisco
suicide
Q2404921
Fermen Layton Pickett
1881-01-10
1940-06-27
American botanist (1881-1940)
botanist
United States of America
Indiana
Washington
Q4080467
Augusto Béguinot
Augusto
1875-10-17
1940-01-03
Italian botanist (1875-1940)
botanist
Spain Kingdom of Italy
Paliano [601]
Genoa
Q5515536
Gabriel Auguste Ferdinand Ducuing
Gabriel
1885-12-22
1940-05-25
French navy officer
naval officer aircraft pilot
France
Paris
Cap Gris Nez
Audinghen
Q7192026
Alfred Auvard
Pierre
1855-08-08[602]
1940[603]
French obstetrician, gynecologist
gynaecologist obstetrician
France
Segonzac [129]
Q1292358
Edward Gleason Spaulding
Edward
1873-08-06[11]
1940[403] [11] [404]
American philosopher
philosopher
United States of America
Burlington
Q5336421
Eddie Pullen
Eddie
1883-08-16
1940-10-06
American racing driver (1883-1940)
engineer racing automobile driver [604]
United States of America
Trenton
Q2073254
Pete Henderson
Pete
1895-02-18
1940-06-19
Canadian racing driver
engineer racing automobile driver [604]
Canada
Ontario
Los Angeles
Q525496
Margarette Ballard
1866-12-20
190s
US tennis player
tennis player
United States of America
Q5670359
Harry Krause
Harry
1888-07-12
1940-10-23
Major League Baseball pitcher
baseball player
United States of America
San Francisco
San Francisco
Q8003420
Willard Hershberger
Willard
1910-05-28[11] [1]
1940-08-03[11] [1]
American baseball player (1910-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Lemon Cove
Boston
suicide
Q4894958
Bert Adams
Bert
1891-06-21
1940-06-24
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Wharton
Los Angeles
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q7148246
Patsy Dougherty
Patrick Henry
1876-10-27[1]
1940-04-30[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Andover
Bolivar
Q5078330
Charles Gorman
Charles
1897-07-06
1940-02-11
Canadian speed skater (1897-1940)
speed skater [605] [606]
Canada
Saint John
Saint John
Saint John
Q6199676
Jimmy Britt
Jimmy
1879-08-05
1940-01-21 1940-01-22[1]
American boxer
boxer [607]
United States of America
San Francisco
Q5433966
Fannie Porter
Fannie
1873
1940-01-01 1931-04-05[1]
American prostitute
prostitute
United States of America
England
Q6284408
Joseph John Franklin
Joseph
1870-06-18[1]
1940-04-28[1]
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
military personnel
United States of America
Buffalo
New York City
Q15980869
Ella Higginson
Ella
1861-01-28[608] [609] [610] [611] [612]
1940-12-27[608]
American poet
poet novelist columnist [608] writer [5] [386] magazine editor campaign manager magazine writer
United States of America
Council Grove
Bellingham [610]
Bellingham
Q7109772
Otto Plath
Otto
1885-04-13[11] [1]
1940-11-05[11] [1]
biologist (1885-1940)
zoologist entomologist writer
United States of America
Grabow
Winthrop
natural causes
Q11683750
Isidre Escandell Úbeda
Isidro
1895[613] [614] 1894-11-30[206]
1940-06-28[613] [614] [206]
Spanish journalist
journalist [614] writer politician [613] [614]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [614] Member of the Cortes republicanas [613]
Spain
Valencia [613] [614] [206]
Paterna [613] [614] [206]
capital punishment
Q4100082
Armando Buscarini
Armando
1904-07-16
1940-06-09[615]
Spanish poet (1904-1940)
poet writer
Spain
Ezcaray
Logroño
Q1635526
Hugo Paul Thieme
Hugo Paul
1870-02-02 1870[271]
1940-06-02 1940[271]
American literary critic, bibliographer and university teacher (1870-1940)
literary critic bibliographer university teacher romanist writer [271]
United States of America France [616]
Fort Wayne
Ann Arbor
Q15686211
Charles Borgeaud
Charles
1861-08-15[617] [84] [103]
1940-10-06[617] [84] [103]
Swiss historian and jurist (1861-1940)
writer jurist [110] historian [110]
Switzerland
Le Sentier
Onex
Q4565881
Ballington Booth
Ballington
1857-07-28[11] [1]
1940-10-05[11] [1]
American activist (1857-1940)
writer
United States of America
Brighouse
Ferncliff Cemetery
Q5178661
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Courtney
1886-10-31[11]
1940-09-29[11]
American journalist (1886-1940)
writer circus performer screenwriter journalist opinion journalist [110] clown [110]
United States of America
Kansas City
New York City
suicide
Q12383949
Aurelio Ribalta
Aurelio
1864-04-01
1940-09-07
journalist and writer (1864–1940) ♂
journalist writer
Spain
Ferrol
Soto del Real
Q2958358
Charles Adam
Charles
1857-12-14[618] [129] [120] [619]
1940-08-27[618] [120]
French philosopher
writer philosopher philosophy historian
recteur de l'académie de Dijon [619]
France
Charleville (Ardennes) [619]
Riom [619]
Q3784505
Helen Fouché Gaines
Helen
1888-01-01
1940-04-03
member of the American Cryptogram Association
writer
United States of America
Hot Springs
Lake Village
Q3093985
Gabriel Trarieux
Gabriel
1870-12-17[129] [620] [129]
1940-03-01[620]
French poet (1870-1940)
poet playwright astrologer translator writer [110]
France
Bordeaux
Monte Carlo
Q3370424
Paul Kauffmann
Paul
1849-06-08[17] 1849-07-08[232]
1940-02-20[621] [17]
French illustrator and painter (1849-1940)
illustrator [232] painter [232] watercolorist [232] drawer [232] graphic artist [232] commercial artist [232] photographer [232] poster artist [232] writer [232] journalist [232]
France
Belfort
Grimault
Q21552483
Clifton Johnson
Clifton
1865[443] [513] [545] [473] [404] [567] [39] [622] [84] [62] [442] [405]
1940[443] [513] [545] [473] [404] [567] [39] [622] [84] [62] [442] [405] 1940-01-22[1]
American writer, illustrator, and photographer
editor photographer children's writer writer [179] illustrator
United States of America [62]
Hampshire County
Brattleboro
Q5478506
Frances Bannerman
Frances
1855[68] [513]
1940[68] [513]
Canadian poet
poet writer
Canada
Halifax
Q3816917
Manuel Abril
Manuel
1884[403] [521] [623]
1940[403] [521] [623]
Spanish writer, journalist and poet
writer journalist poet
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
Q3434743
Robert-Guillaume Casadesus
Robert
1878-01-23[624]
1940-05-30[624]
French actor and musician (1878-1940)
actor singer composer
France
10th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Q1821918
James M. Fulton
James
1873
1940-05-06[109]
American conductor and composer
bandleader [37] composer [37] conductor [37]
United States of America
Washington
Belmont
Q4218879
Nikolay Kedrov, Sr.
Nikolai
1871-10-28[109] [326]
1940-02-02[625] [109]
Russian singer
opera singer composer music teacher musician [110]
Russian Empire Soviet Union France
Saint Petersburg
Paris
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Q16172672
Aurea Rosa Clavé i Bosch
Aurea Àurea
1856-09-29[626] [46]
1940-02-04[46]
Spanish composer and businessperson (1876-1940)
composer businessperson music teacher pianist
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q5347462
Effie Crockett
Effie
1856-03-04[1] [627]
1940-01-07
American actress (1857-1940)
actor songwriter composer
United States of America
Rockland [37]
Boston [628]
Mount Feake Cemetery [1]
Q3102258
Georges Beaume
Georges
1861-05-12[629] [168] [17]
1940[629] [403] [630]
French journalist
talent agent writer
France
Pézenas
Q55284727
Carrie B. Wilson Adams
Carrie
1859-07-21[37]
1940-12-15[37]
American musician
musician composer choir director organist
United States of America
Oxford [37]
Portland [37]
Q5125934
Clara Anna Korn
Clara
1866-01-30[403] [631] [111]
1940-07-14[631] [111]
pianist and composer
composer [111] music teacher pianist
United States of America
Berlin [631]
New York City [631]
Q4895814
Bertram Shapleigh
Bertram [185]
1871-01-15[11] [109] [185]
1940-07-02[185]
American composer
composer [185]
United States of America
Boston [185]
Washington, D.C. [185]
Q1640787
Paul Louis Marie Fabre-Domergue
Paul
1861-08-16[632]
1940-06-28[632]
French naturalist
naturalist botanist phycologist zoologist
France
Saint-Pierre
Paris
Q22692961
Frédéric Marty
Frédéric
1911-06-23[84]
1940-06-14[84]
French mathematician (1911-1940)
mathematician
France
Albi
Helsinki
accidental death
Q18471861
Adolphe Alexandre Chaillet
Adolphe
1867-07-15[633]
1940-06-26
French inventor
mineralogist chemist electrotechnique technician inventor
France
10th arrondissement of Paris
Hưng Yên
Q1066509
Charles Yale Knight
Charles
1868[634]
1940[634]
American printer and newspaper publisher
inventor
United States of America
Indiana
Q94440596
Antoine Varlet
Antoine
1893-08-01
1940-11-17
Belgian architect
architect [635] [636] [637]
Belgium
Grivegnée
Ixelles - Elsene
Q3121338
Gustave Umbdenstock
Gustave
1866-12-24[638] [129] [153] [639] [16] [395]
1940-11-16[638] [153] [639] [16] [395]
French architect
architect
France
Colmar
Paris
Q8014437
William Lee Stoddart
William
1868
1940-10-02
American architect
architect
United States of America
Tenafly
New Rochelle
Q2820076
Aaron Messiah
Aaron
1858-04-15[129] [129]
1940-08-28[153]
French architect
architect
France
Nice
Nice
Q6217871
John A. Pearson
John
1867-06-22[11]
1940-06-11[11]
British architect (1867-1940)
architect [640]
Canada
Chesterfield
Toronto
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Q2825128
Adrien Blomme
Adrien
1878-07-01[641]
1940-05-14[641]
Belgian architect
architect designer [641]
Belgium [642]
Falisolle [643]
City of Brussels [643]
Ixelles Cemetery
Q6224890
John Calvin Stevens
John
1855-10-08[644] [58] [645]
1940-01-25[645]
American artist and architect (1855-1940)
painter architect
United States of America
Boston
Portland
Q5344800
Edward Pearce Casey
Edward [646] Pearce [646]
1864-06-18[11] [1] [646]
1940-01-02[11] [1] [646]
American designer and architect (1864-1940)
architect [646]
United States of America
Portland [646]
North Kingstown [1]
Q17000385
Francesc Roca i Simó
Francesc
1874
1940
Spanish architect (1874-1940)
architect
Spain
Palma de Mallorca
Q15996872
Lucius W. Briggs
Lucius
1866
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Worcester
Worcester
Q8962183
Francesc Guàrdia i Vial
Francesc
1880[513] [3] [46]
1940[513] [3] [46]
Spanish architect (1880-1940)
architect
Spain
Barcelona
Q7273620
R. F. Graf
R.
1863
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Nashville
Knoxville
Q6285565
Joseph Miller Huston
Joseph
1866-02-23[11]
1940[11]
American architect
architect
United States of America
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Q2834914
Alfred-Henri Recoura
Alfred
1864-09-30[647] [129] [153] [395]
1940[647] [395]
French architect
architect
France
Grenoble
Paris
Q1929781
Fred Burke
Fred
1893-05-29
1940-07-10[1]
Mafia hitmen and Prohibition-era gangster (1893-1940)
gangster
United States of America
Mapleton
Marquette Branch Prison
Park Cemetery [1]
Q18217471
Joseph De Stefani
Joseph
1879-10-03[648]
1940-10-26[648]
American actor (1879-1940)
actor
United States of America
Venice
Los Angeles
Q64436059
Denton Vane
Denton
1890
1940-09-17
American actor (1890 – 1940)
actor
United States of America
Brooklyn
Union Hill
Q5831340
Emilio Thuillier
Emilio
1864-08-04 1864[237]
1940-07-12[237]
Spanish actor (1868-1940)
actor
Spain
Málaga [237] [237]
Madrid [237]
Q61747141
Henry Otho
Henry
1888-02-06
1940-06-06
American actor (1888-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Q2408269
Berthe Cerny
Berthe
1868-01-31[137]
1940-03-27[138]
French actress
actor
Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française
France
8th arrondissement of Paris [137]
16th arrondissement of Paris [138]
Auteuil Cemetery
Q55184758
Yvonne Garrick
Yvonne
1878[649]
19th century
French theatre actress
actor
France
Louhans
Q15996952
William Hayes Ackland
William
1855-09-06[11]
1940-02-16[11]
American art collector (1855-1940)
poet playwright socialite lawyer novelist art collector
United States of America
Nashville
Ormond Beach
Ackland Art Museum
Q5415594
Evander Berry Wall
1860
1940-05-13
American socialite
socialite
United States of America
New York City
Q33082909
Anne Harriman Vanderbilt
Anne
1861-02-17
1940-04-20
American heiress and socialite
socialite philanthropist
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Q5485626
Frank C. Penfold
Frank
1849[650] [513] [473] [651] [652] [653] [654] [655] [656]
1921[473] [651] [654] 1919[652] 1927[653] 1940[655] [656]
American painter, 1849-1940
painter [652] [653] [655] artist [655]
United States of America [652] [653] [654] [656]
Buffalo [652] [655] [656] Lockport [653]
Concarneau [653] [655]
Q3049320
Diego Mazquiarán
Diego
1895-02-20[657]
1940-05-10[46]
Spanish Matador (1895-1940)
bullfighter
Spain
Sestao
Lima
Q98280802
Ruth Webster Lathrop
Ruth [275] [658] Webster
1862-05-23[659]
1940-07-31[660]
American physician (1862-1940)
physician physiologist university teacher [661] [662] teacher [658]
United States of America
Genesee
Philadelphia [660]
Q15997100
Mason S. Stone
Mason
1859-12-14
1940-07-13
American politician (1859-1940)
teacher educator [498]
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
United States of America
Waterbury
Montpelier
Vermont
Q1441524
Francis H. Dodds
Francis
1858-06-09[1]
1940-12-23[1]
American politician (1858-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Mount Pleasant
Riverside Cemetery [1]
Q60794849
Fremont Wood
Fremont
1856-07-11[663]
1940-12-22[663]
American lawyer
lawyer judge
United States Attorney
United States of America
Winthrop
Boise [663]
Q1531060
Glenn Griswold
Glenn
1890-01-20[1]
1940-12-05[1]
American politician (1890-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Peru
Mount Hope Cemetery [1]
Q19502460
Guy W. Bailey
Guy Winfred
1876-05-07[664]
1940-10-22[664]
American lawyer (1876-1940)
lawyer politician
member of the Vermont House of Representatives President of the University of Vermont [664]
United States of America
Hardwick [664]
Essex Junction
Essex Junction [1]
Q5722301
Henry Gunderson
Henry
1878-06-20
1940-10-07
Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (1878-1940)
politician lawyer
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
United States of America
Columbia County
Portage
Q5078569
Charles H. Graves
Charles
1872-06-24
1940-08-15
American politician, from Ohio (1872–1940)
lawyer
United States of America
Clay Township
Toledo
Q1675610
W. Benjamin Gibbs
Willis
1889-04-15
1940-08-07
American politician (1889-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Du Pont
Washington, D.C.
Q8016471
William P. James
William
1870-01-10[665]
1940-07-28[665] [666]
United States federal judge (1870-1940)
lawyer judge
United States of America
Buffalo
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center [666]
Q8019827
William W. Potter
William
1869-08-01[11] [667]
1940-07-21[11]
American politician from Michigan
lawyer politician judge
member of the State Senate of Michigan
United States of America
Maple Grove Township [667]
Wilcox Cemetery [1]
Q11927797
Joan Maluquer i Viladot
Joan Juan
1856-09-03
1940-07-12 1940[668] [669] [442] [670] [3] [671]
Spanish jurist, politician and lawyer (1856-1940)
jurist politician lawyer
city councilor of Barcelona member of the Congress of Deputies gouverneur général de Catalogne president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona Senator of the Kingdom
Spain [672]
Barcelona
Barcelona [673]
Q1589764
Oscar W. Swift
Oscar
1869-04-11[1]
1940-06-30[1]
American politician (1869-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Brooklyn
Kensico Cemetery
Q6138782
James Madison Morton, Jr.
James
1869-08-24
1940-06-26
United States federal judge (1869-1940)
lawyer judge
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States of America
Fall River
Q4999688
Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield
Burnett
1870-06-14[1]
1940-06-24[1]
American politician
politician lawyer
United States representative member of the Illinois House of Representatives
United States of America
Dover
Canton
Q2815180
J. Van Vechten Olcott
J.
1856-05-17[1]
1940-06-01[1]
American politician (1856-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
New York City
Green-Wood Cemetery
Q5544186
George S. Myers
George
1881-04-21
1940-05-09
Cleveland, Ohio politician
lawyer politician judge
Ohio state representative
United States of America
Risingsun
Columbus
Q1699480
John C. Chaney
John
1853-02-01[11] [1]
1940-04-26[11] [1]
American politician (1853-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Lisbon
Sullivan
Q5491435
Franklin D. Hale
Franklin
1854-03-07
1940-04-21
American politician
lawyer politician diplomat
member of the Vermont House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Vermont
United States of America
Barnet
Lyndon
Q8017311
William Russell Willcox
William
1863-04-11
1940-04-09[11]
American politician (1863-1940)
lawyer
Postmaster of New York City
United States of America
Smyrna
Bay Shore
Q7344530
Robert Freeman Hopwood
Robert
1856-07-24[1]
1940-03-01[1]
American politician (1856-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Uniontown
St. Petersburg
Q1048417
Cassius C. Dowell
Cassius
1864-02-29[11] [1]
1940-02-04[11] [1]
American politician (1864-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative member of the Iowa House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Iowa
United States of America
Glendale Cemetery [1]
Q1507050
George C. Butte
George
1877-05-09[11]
1940-01-18[11]
American politician (1877-1940)
lawyer
Governor-General of the Philippines
United States of America
San Francisco
Mexico City
Q1348856
Robert Lee Moore
Robert
1867-11-27[1]
1940-01-14[1]
American politician (1867-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Statesboro
Q5541780
George Lloyd
George
1861-01-06[423]
1940-12-08
Anglican bishop (1861-1940)
priest
Canada
London
Victoria
Q121440
Otto Hunziker
Otto
1879-05-06[7] [103]
1940-02-07[7] [103]
Swiss politician (1879-1940)
judge politician [262]
Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Aarau [7]
Zofingen [7]
Q13648747
Michael John O'Brien
Michael
1851-09-19[516]
1940-10-26
Canadian industrialist and senator
politician businessperson
member of the Senate of Canada
Canada
Q6244482
John Leighton Stewart
John
1876-08-12
1940-05-31
American businessman and publisher (1876-1940)
businessperson publisher journalist
United States of America
Bakerstown
Q545799
Jean-Bernard Lévy
Jean-Bernard
1897-03-09
1940-05-16
French football player
businessperson
France
Paris
Belgium
Q1708539
Joshua Altheimer
Joshua
1910-05-17
1940-11-18[674]
American pianist (1910–1940)
musician pianist
United States of America
Pine Bluff [674]
Chicago [674]
Lincoln Cemetery
Q1293856
Edward Teschemacher
Edward
1876-02-05[675]
1940-05-15[675]
British lyricist, translator, arranger, librettist, and composer
translator songwriter librettist lyricist
United States of America
Highbury [675]
Hendon
Q5955802
Julio Somoza
Julio
1848-12-23
1940-10-25
Spanish historian (1848-1940)
historian
Spain
Gijón
Gijón
Q5881096
Holland Thompson
Holland
1873-07-30[332]
1940-10-21[332]
American historian
historian
United States of America
Randolph County
Q867952
Henri Stein
Henri
1862-02-28[676] [129] [258]
1940-05-23[676]
French archivist and historian
archivist historian bibliographer [110] pedagogue [110]
president of the Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France president of the Société de l'histoire de France president
France
Q25830834
John Clement Fitzpatrick
John
1876-08-10[1]
1940-02-10[1]
American archivist and historian (1876-1940)
historian librarian
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Q5671590
Harry Piers
Harry
1870[677] [403] [545] [404] [405]
1940[677] [403] [545] [404] [405]
Canadian historian
historian archivist
Canada
Halifax
Q7789769
Thomas Francis Hickey
Thomas
1861-02-04
1940-12-10
Catholic archbishop
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop [174]
Catholic archbishop diocesan bishop titular bishop titular archbishop
United States of America
Rochester
Q97847
Louis Pinck
Louis
1873-07-11[7] [678]
1940-12-08[7] [678]
German priest
Catholic priest
France German Reich
Lemberg
Saarbrücken [7]
Q4799255
Arthur Jerome Drossaerts
Arthur
1862-09-11[11]
1940-09-08[11]
Dutch-American archbishop
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop [174]
Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio Roman Catholic Bishop of San Antonio
Kingdom of the Netherlands United States of America
Breda
San Antonio
Q7146087
Patrick Barry
Patrick
1868-11-15[679]
1940-08-13
Catholic bishop
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
diocesan bishop
United States of America
Q3110933
Gordon Wallace Scott
Gordon
1887-10-01
1940-12-14
Canadian politician (1887-1940)
politician
Canada
Montreal
Atlantic Ocean
Q3568388
William Allen Walsh
William
1887-08-20[516]
1940-10-18[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Kingston
Q1825747
Lincoln Loy McCandless
Lincoln
1859-09-18[1] [16]
1940-10-05[1] [16]
US politician (1859-1940)
politician [236]
United States of America
Indiana
Honolulu
O'ahu Cemetery
Q1507965
George N. Seger
George
1866-01-04[1]
1940-08-26[1]
American politician (1866-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Green-Wood Cemetery
Q655518
Harry A. Hanbury
Harry
1863-01-01[1]
1940-08-22[1]
American politician (1863-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Bristol
Methuen
Green-Wood Cemetery [1]
Q5902072
Horace R. Cayton
Horace
1859[403] [404]
1940[403] [404] 1940-08-16[37]
American journalist
journalist politician
United States of America
Mississippi
Chicago
Q19360555
Guy E. Kelly
Guy
1876-05-23
1940-07-28
American politician
politician
member of the Washington House of Representatives
United States of America
Minnesota
Tacoma
Q3292604
Marie Joseph Demers
Marie
1871-05-31[516]
1940-07-28[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada mayor
Canada
Quebec
Q3081888
Francisco Maroto del Ojo
Francisco
1906-03-15[84]
1940-07-12[84]
Spanish anarcho-syndicalist (1906-1940)
trade unionist cabinetmaker politician
Spain
Granada
Alicante
Q7085847
Ole Hanson
Ole
1874-01-06[11]
1940-07-06[11]
American politician
politician
member of the Washington House of Representatives Mayor of Seattle
United States of America
Racine County
Los Angeles
Q3435667
Robert Lassalle
Robert
1882-06-02[398] [129]
1940-05-14[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Soustons
Pau
Q721456
Asbury Francis Lever
Asbury Francis
1875-01-05[11] [1]
1940-04-28[11] [1]
South Carolina Congressman (1875-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Lexington County
Charleston
Q1638108
William A. Dickson
William
1861-07-20[1]
1940-02-25[1]
Member of the United States House of Representatives (1861-1940)
politician
United States representative Mississippi state representative
United States of America
Q91748
Charles Roos
Karl
1878-09-07[1] [84]
1940-02-07[1] [84]
French politician (1878-1940)
politician [7]
member of the general council
France German Reich
Surbourg
Champigneulles
Q3133487
Herbert Meredith Marler
Herbert
1876-03-07[516]
1940-01-31[516]
Canadian politician
politician diplomat
member of the House of Commons of Canada Canadian ambassador to the United States
Canada
Montreal
Q2351590
Gustave Sap
Gustave [680]
1886-01-21[243] [151] [84] [680]
1940-03-19[243] [84] [680]
Belgian politician (1886-1940)
politician university teacher
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Kortemark [680]
Brussels-Capital Region City of Brussels [680]
Q3261658
Louis Dausset
Louis
1866-09-03[681] [682] [129] [16] [120]
1940-01-22[681] [682] [16] [120]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Tarbes
Neuilly-sur-Marne
Q3101583
George Frederick Hodgins
George
1865-12-17[516]
1940-01-17[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q1102247
Pierre Imperiali
Pierre [683]
1874-05-17[683]
1940-01-10 1940-01-16[683]
Belgian politician (1874-1940)
politician
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Tongeren Rutten [683]
Soheit-Tinlot [683]
Q3045174
Désiré Ferry
Désiré
1886-10-26[398]
1940-01-11[684] [398] [168] [16]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Metz
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Q87202798
Edith Anna Ellis
Edith
1868
1940
women's rights activist, writer, politician, and farmer from Tompkins County, New York
politician
United States of America
Varna
Binghamton
Q8964034
Gil Roger Vázquez
Gil
1862
1940
Spanish politician
politician
member of the Congress of Deputies gobernador civil de la provincia de Tarragona
Spain
Chelva
Chelva
Q3755646
Luis Urrengoetxea Agirre
Luis
1879
190s
Spanish politician
politician
mayor of Amorebieta-Etxano
Spain
Amorebieta-Etxano
Q19878776
George Henry Himes
George
1844-05-18
1940-01-06
Oregon historian
curator printer
United States of America
Pennsylvania
Portland
Q6536920
Lewis Nixon
Lewis
1861-04-07[1]
1940-09-23[1]
American naval architect (1861-1940)
military officer engineer
United States of America
Leesburg
Long Branch
Q3371609
Paul Lacombe de La Tour
Paul
1910
1940-06-09
French army officer
military officer
France
Paris
Compiègne
Q4139708
James Henry Glennon
James
1857-02-11
1940-05-29
American naval rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient
military officer
United States of America
French Gulch
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery
Q3170889
Jean Bouffet
Jean
1882-05-30[685]
1940-05-16
French officer
military officer
France
Lille
Nalinnes
Passy Cemetery Grave of Bouffet
mort pour la France
Q6653539
Omar Bundy
Omar
1861-06-17[1] [16]
1940-01-20[1] [16]
United States Army general
military officer
United States of America
New Castle
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery
Q2543542
Walter Barnes
Walter
1905-07-08[1] [84]
1940-04-23[1] [84]
American musician (1905-1940)
bandleader conductor jazz musician saxophonist
United States of America
Vicksburg
Natchez
Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens (South) [1]
Q8008242
William E. Gates
William
1863-12-08[11]
1940-04-24[11]
American Mesoamericanist (1863-1940)
linguist translator archaeologist [110]
United States of America
Atlanta
Baltimore
Q18658482
David Ferdinand Swenson
David
1876[403] [686] [492] [404] [687] [442] [688] [689] [326] [405]
1940[403] [686] [492] [404] [687] [442] [688] [689] [326] [405]
philosopher, translator
translator
United States of America [690] Sweden [690]
Q4759980
André Léon Tonnoir
André [691] Léon [691]
1885-04-09
1940-01-30
Belgian entomologist (1885–1940)
entomologist zoologist
Belgium
Q36890439
Christine Ross Barker
Christine
1866-01-02
1940-06-25
Canadian suffragist and pacifist
political activist suffragette suffragist
Canada
Little Bras d'Or
London
Q4912827
Billy Kelly
Billy
1886-05-01
1940-06-03
American Major League Baseball player (1886-1940)
baseball player [373] association football player
United States of America
Baltimore
Detroit
Q4907862
Bill Abstein
Bill
1883-02-02[1]
1940-04-08[1]
American baseball player (1883-1940)
baseball player [373] association football player
United States of America
St. Louis
St. Louis
Q104008372
Ana Carmona Ruiz
Ana
1908-05-16
1940
Spanish association football player
association football player [692]
Spain
Barrio de Capuchinos (Málaga) [693]
Cementerio de San Rafael, Málaga
Q16993839
Charles Arthur Fries
Charles
1854-08-14[694] [695]
1940-12-15[694] [695]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Hillsboro
San Diego
Q3261884
Louis-Ferdinand Antoni
Louis
1872-11-15[58] [473] [513]
1940-12-14[58] [473] [513] [696]
French painter and engraver (1872-1940)
painter
France [697]
Bastia
Algiers
Q2865434
Arthur von Eppinghoven
Arthur
1852-09-25[698]
1940-11-09[698]
Belgian painter and illegitimate son of Leopold I of Belgium
painter
Belgium
Laeken - Laken
Q4799009
Arthur Heming
Arthur Howard Henry
1870-01-17[699] [700] [11] [13]
1940-10-30[11] [13]
Canadian painter and novelist (1870-1940)
painter
Canada
Paris
Hamilton
Q14225352
James Taylor Harwood
James
1860-04-08[701] [58]
1940-10-16[701] [58]
(1860-1940) American etcher and painter
painter
United States of America
Lehi
Salt Lake City
Q1579338
Hans Emmenegger
Hans
1866-08-19[7] [39] [702] [33]
1940-09-21[7] [703] [704]
Swiss artist (1866-1940)
painter drawer printmaker [68]
Switzerland
Küssnacht [7]
Lucerne [7]
Q19667037
Henry Rankin Poore
Henry Rankin
1859-03-21[705] [58] [232]
1940-08-15[705] [706]
American artist
painter
United States of America
Newark
Orange [706]
Q3431003
Richard Maguet
Richard
1896-03-07[30] [232]
1940-06-16[707] [58]
French painter (1896-1940)
painter
France
Amiens
Sully-sur-Loire
Q16219232
Jean-Baptiste Drevet
Jean-Baptiste
1854-05-25[708] [709] [710]
1940-06-12[709] [711]
French painter (1854-1940)
painter printmaker
France [708]
2nd arrondissement of Lyon [68] [710]
5th arrondissement of Lyon [711]
Cimetière de Loyasse
Q4709642
Albert Angus Turbayne
Albert
1866[68] [712] [62] [405]
1940-04-29 1940[62]
American book designer and bookbinding artist (1866-1940)
bookbinder designer painter
United States of America [62]
Boston
London
Q2835273
Alfred Lesbros
Alfred
1873[7] [403] [58] [39] [473] [30] [404] [651] 1873-01-12
1940[7] [403] [58] [39] [473] [404] [651] [30] 1940-04-17
French painter (1873-1940)
painter
France
Montfavet
Avignon
Q18214733
Léon Pierre Félix
Léon Pierre
1869-08-17[713] [714] [30]
1940-01-05[713]
French painter (1869-1940)
painter
France
Périgueux
Périgueux
Q21683776
[715]
Andree Rexroth
Andrée
1902[716]
1940[716]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Chicago [716]
San Francisco [716]
Q3047436
Edgar Bytebier
Edgar
1875[717] [513] [718] [39] [719] [651] [720]
1940[717] [513] [718] [719] [651] [720]
Belgian painter (1875-1940)
painter [720]
Belgium [717]
Ghent
Dilbeek
Q2958861
Charles Dehoy
Charles
1872[721] [68] [513] [722] [473] [719] [30] [514]
1940[721] [68] [513] [722] [473] [719] [514] [30]
Belgian painter (1872-1940)
painter
Belgium [721]
Brussels metropolitan area
Brussels metropolitan area
Q6211919
Joe Quinn
Joe
1864-12-25[1]
1940-11-12[1]
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373] funeral director
United States of America
Ipswich
St. Louis
Calvary Cemetery
Q5112885
David Álvarez Flores
David
1900[723]
1940-07-20
Spanish illustrator and caricaturist (1900-1940)
illustrator caricaturist
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
capital punishment
Q27832152
La Monyos
Dolors
1851[3]
1940-09-15[3]
Dressmaker and Maid of the 20th century from Barcelona
dressmaker [724] maid [724] [725]
Spain
Barcelona [724]
Barcelona [3]
Q6792831
Maurice Arnoux
Maurice Albert Alfred Jean
1895-09-07[726]
1940-06-06[726]
French flying ace (1895-1940)
flying ace
France
Montrouge
Angivillers
Cimetière de Montrouge
Q3129251
Hector Garaud
Hector
1898-08-27
1940-04-05
French flying ace (1898-1940)
flying ace
France
Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye
Montpellier
accidental death
Q2903892
Mordechai Hershman
Mordecai
1888[727] [11] [326]
1940-01-30[727] [11]
Russian singer
cantor
United States of America
Chernihiv
Q18708824
John T. Smith
John
180s
1940
American guitarist (1890-1940)
guitarist
United States of America
Texas
Q3101131
Geoffroy Guichard
Geoffroy
1867-07-21[129] [16] [78]
1940-04-26
French entrepreneur and sports administrator
entrepreneur sports executive
France
Feurs
Paris
Q3945988
Salvatore Capezio
Salvatore
1871[728]
1940[728]
Italian businessman
entrepreneur
United States of America Kingdom of Italy
Muro Lucano
Q3261018
Louis Allard
Louis
1852
1940
French trombonist, music educator and music arranger
trombonist music teacher music arranger
France
Puerto Rico
Q1572925
René Barbier
René
1869-06-25[729]
1940
French gardener
gardener horticulturist
France
Orléans
Q3933106
René Thion de La Chaume
René
1877-05-28[129] [84] [78]
1940-01-03[138]
French private banker
banker fencer
France
Le Vésinet [730]
16th arrondissement of Paris [138]
Q1912453
Max Emden
Max
1874-10-28[7]
1940-06-26[7]
German Jewish merchant and art collector, persecuted by Nazis because Jewish (1874-1940)
merchant [7] art collector [7] polo player [731]
German Reich Switzerland [732]
Hamburg [7]
Muralto
Q3374087
Pere Mañach
Pere
1870
1940-06-01
Spanish art dealer and choreographer
art dealer choreographer
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
natural causes
Q377498
Thierry de Martel
Thierry
1875-03-07[733] [129]
1940-06-14[733]
French neurosurgeon
neurosurgeon surgeon rugby union player
France
Maxéville
16th arrondissement of Paris
Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery
suicide
Q2835212
Alfred Jean Halou
Alfred
1875-06-20[513] [473] [395] [84] [734]
1940-07-29[735]
French artist
sculptor
France
Blois
Paris
Q4731661
Allen George Newman
Allen
1875-08-28[11] [58] [232]
1940-02-02 1940-02-05[1]
American artist
sculptor
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Green-Wood Cemetery [1]
Q3261171
Louis Baralis
Louis
1862[513] [395]
1940[513] [395]
French sculptor
sculptor
France
Toulon
Paris
Q3082991
Frans Huygelen
Frans
1878-08-19[736] [737] [738]
1940[736]
Belgian sculptor
sculptor
Belgium [739]
Antwerp
Uccle - Ukkel [736]
Q1680578
James Hotchkiss Rogers
James
1857-02-07[740] [109]
1940-11-28[740] [109]
American organist and composer
classical composer music critic journalist
United States of America
Fair Haven
Pasadena
Q1066888
Charlie Dixon
Charlie
1898-12-31
1940-12-06[741] [11]
American musician
banjoist jazz musician
United States of America
New Jersey
Q15429068
Glenn Frank
Glenn
1887-10-01[11]
1940-09-15[11]
Journalist and president of University of Wisconsin–Madison
journalist
United States of America
Queen City
Greenleaf
accidental death
Q1827264
Lionel Wiener
Lionel [7]
1879-04-13[742] [743]
1940-09-05[742] [403] [743]
Belgian train engineer and theatre historian
railway engineer engineer [110] university teacher [110]
Belgium [743]
City of Brussels
Bordeaux
Q3156160
Ivan Nikolaevich Filip'ev
Ivan
1889-05-25[128] [744]
1940-10-22[128] [744] 1938-03-07[744] 1937[547]
Russian biologist (1889 - c. 1937)
entomologist botanist
France Russian Empire Soviet Union
Saint Petersburg [744]
Almaty [744]
Q47783526
Armande Cassive
Armande
1867-12-24[362]
1940-03-08[745] [138]
French stage actress
stage actor
France
5th arrondissement of Paris [137]
8th arrondissement of Paris [138]
Q8007462
William D. Foster
William
1860-09-16[99]
1940-04-15 1940-04-09[99]
American film producer
film producer film director
United States of America
United States of America
Los Angeles
Q7293738
Raoul Desribes
Raoul
1856
1940
archaeologist
anthropologist archaeologist
France
Q2943696
Cecil Hart
Cecil
1883-11-28[746]
1940-07
Canadian ice hockey coach
head coach
Canada
Bedford
Q2158907
Robert Stuker
Robert
1863-02-18
1940-02-12
historien et diplomate d'origine suisse
political adviser
Switzerland
Lützelflüh
Athens
Q4934130
Bob Swanson
Bob
1912-08-20
1940-06-12 1940-06-13[1]
American racing driver
engineer racing automobile driver
United States of America
Minneapolis
Ohio
Q7299186
Raymond Tixier
Raymond
1912-12-25
1940-05-10
Olympic field hockey player
field hockey player
France [747]
Paris
Q6267886
Johnny Welch
Johnny
1906-12-02[1]
1940-09-02[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [748]
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
St. Louis
Calvary Cemetery
Q2908311
Bock Baker
1878-07-17[749]
1940-08-17
American baseball player (1878-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Troy
Q6666998
Logan Drake
Logan
1899-12-26
1940-06-01
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Spartanburg
Columbia
Q6066048
Ira Flagstead
Ira
1893-09-22[1]
1940-03-13[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Montague
Olympia
Q7297865
Ray Morgan
Ray
1889-06-14
1940-02-15
Major League Baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Baltimore
Baltimore
Q5004225
Byrd Lynn
1889-03-13
1940-02-05
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Unionville, Massac County, Illinois
Napa
Q16855014
Charles de Chavannes
Charles
1853-05-19[129] [120] [750]
1940-02-07[120]
French explorer
explorer
France
1st arrondissement of Lyon [750]
Antibes
Q7175616
Peter Maher
Peter
1869-03-16
1940-07-22
American boxer
boxer
United States of America
Q3309070
Michel Boucheron
Michel
1903-03-30
1940-05-31
French rugby union footballer and coach (1903-1940)
rugby union player
France
Clermont-Ferrand
Dunkirk
Q12798775
Pierre Champon
Pierre
1882-09-29[137] [751]
1940-11-11[751]
French military personnel
military personnel
France [751]
Grenoble
Germany
Q51881458
Feliciano Benito
Feliciano
1896
1940-10-26
Spanish military personnel
military personnel carpenter
Spain
Tabladillo
Guadalajara
capital punishment
Q3384610
Pierre Dame
Pierre
1887
1940-07
French soldier
military personnel
France
Saint-Maixent-l'École
Königstein Fortress
Nécropole nationale d'Haubourdin
Q1685460
Jean Dagnaux
Jean
1891-11-28[129] [120]
1940-05-18[120]
aircraft pilot and military personnel (1891–1940) ♂
aircraft pilot military personnel
France
Montbéliard
La Vallée-au-Blé
Q1342087
Jean-François-Charles Amet
Jean
1861-01-27[129] [84]
1940-05-02[84]
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Rivière du Rempart District
La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz
Q39929558
David Carey Shanks
David
1861 1861-04-06
1940 1940-04-10
United States Army general
writer military leader military personnel
United States of America
Salem
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery
Q3089751
Frédéric Delebecque
Frédéric
1870-02-04[752]
1940-04-09[752]
French translator, journalist and artillery colonel (1870-1940)
journalist translator military personnel [753]
France
Saint-Servan-sur-Mer
Q6552715
Lindsay Gordon
Lindsay
1892-12-11
1940-03-03
Royal Canadian Air Force air marshal
military personnel
Canada
Montreal
Q274892
Émile Auguste Léon Hourst
Émile
1864-05-20[129] [754] [129]
1940-01-24[754]
French explorer (1864-1940)
explorer military personnel
France
Marseille
Paris
Q19574813
Thomas Sullivan
Thomas
1859-04-04
1940-01-10[1]
American Medal of Honro recipient
military personnel
United States of America
Ireland
Q6851850
Milicent Shinn
Milicent
1858[11] [404] [755]
1940-08-14[11] 1940-08-13[1]
American psychologist
psychologist writer [179]
United States of America
Fremont
Fremont
Q1546037
Grethe Auer
Grethe
1871-06-25[7] [756] [757]
1940-07-16[7]
Swiss writer (1871-1940)
writer
Switzerland Austria
Vienna [7] [756] [757]
Berlin [7]
Q1597181
Ulysses G. Weatherly
Ulysses Grant
1865-04-02[11]
1940-07-18[11] 1940[271]
American sociologist (1865-1940)
sociologist university teacher writer [271]
President of the American Sociological Association [758]
United States of America
West Newton [758]
Cortland [758]
Cortland Rural Cemetery
Q21664806
Ida Shepard Oldroyd
Ida [759] Mary
1856-11-25 1857[339]
1940-07-09
American conchologist, curator, and paleontologist (1856-1940)
malacologist curator zoologist writer [339]
United States of America
Goshen
Palo Alto
Q18910914
Emma G. Cummings
Emma Gertrude
1856-12-02
1940-10-12
American naturalist, ornithologist and author
writer naturalist ornithologist horticulturist
United States of America
Cambridge
Brookline
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Q2831584
Albert Touchard
Albert
1876-02-07[84]
1940-08-28[84]
French writer
writer naval officer journalist film critic
France
8th arrondissement of Paris
Concarneau [760]
Q7349430
Robert Russa Moton
Robert
1867-08-26[11]
1940-05-31[11]
American educator and writer (1867-1940)
writer
United States of America
Amelia County
Q55720877
Honoré Willsie Morrow
Honoré
1880[761] [762] [443] [84] [442] [688]
1940-04-12[761]
American novelist, short story writer, magazine editor (1880-1940)
novelist [761] magazine editor writer [5] [386] short story writer biographer
United States of America
Ottumwa
New Haven
Q1891718
Manuel Siurot Rodríguez
Manuel
1872-12-01
1940-02-27
Spanish writer (1872-1940)
writer journalist politician [763]
Member of the Consultative National Assembly [763]
Spain
La Palma del Condado
Seville
Q6793624
Mauricio López-Roberts
Mauricio
1873-01-23[84]
1940-02-18[84]
Spanish diplomatic and writer
diplomat writer
Spain
Nice
Madrid
Q18117936
Gisèle Vallerey
Gisèle
1889-11-21[17]
1940-02-18[17]
French writer
writer translator [110]
France
Paris
Paris
Q33081281
Anna Cogswell Wood
Anna
1850-08-02
1940-02-09
American writer, art collector, teacher, and the co-founder of Leache-Wood Seminary (1850-1940)
writer art collector teacher
United States of America
Winchester
Florence
Q125044
Ernst Gagliardi
Ernst
1882-01-07[7] [41]
1940-01-22[7] [41]
Swiss historian and educationist (1882-1940)
historian pedagogue university teacher writer
Switzerland
Zürich [7]
Zürich [7]
Q12390808
Jaime Solá
Jaime
1874-09-11
1940-01-09
journalist and writer (1874–1940) ♂; member of Royal Galician Academy
journalist writer
Spain
Vigo
Vigo
Q547329
Charles Armand Picquenard
Charles
1872-03-14[764]
1940-01-03[764]
French writer and botanist (1872-1940)
writer physician botanist
France
Quimper
La Forêt-Fouesnant
Q19290897
Francesc Mestre i Noè
Francesc
1866[7] [765] [766] [670]
1940[7] [765] [766] [670]
History and Writer Catalan
historian writer
Spain
Tortosa
Tortosa
Q16947470
Lluís Via i Pagès
Lluís
1870[767]
1940[767]
Spanish poet and writer (1870-1940)
poet writer translator
Spain
Vilafranca del Penedès
Barcelona
Q16941688
Alexandre Plana
Alexandre
1889[768] [765] [3]
1940[768] [765] [3]
Spanish writer, jurist and lawyer (1889-1940)
writer jurist lawyer
Spain
Lleida
Banyuls-sur-Mer
Q13216674
Paul Marchot
Paul
1867[766] [326]
19th century[769]
Belgian writer
writer
Belgium
Q6660673
Lizzie Black Kander
Lizzie Elizabeth
1858[403] [11] [770]
1940[403] [11] [770]
American writer
founder writer
United States of America
Greenwood Cemetery
Q6002393
Martiniano Martínez Ramírez
Martiniano
1867-10-24
1940
Catholic priest , university teacher, historian , and writer , full professor (1867–1940) ♂; member of Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios y Arqueólogos
Catholic priest university teacher historian writer
full professor
Spain
Palencia
Frómista
Q5082463
Charles Shattuck Hill
Charles Shattuck
1868-05-06
1940
American journalist
journalist writer
United States of America
Fairfield
Q5342703
Edward E. Moore
Edward
180s 1866[271]
1940[271]
American politician
lawyer politician editor writer [271]
member of the State Senate of Indiana
United States of America
Q21950811
Josep Cumellas i Ribó
Josep
1875-12-16[109]
1940-03-29[109]
Spanish composer (1875-1940)
composer organist conductor
Spain
Vila de Gràcia
Barcelona
Q11936965
Miguel Santonja y Cantó
Miguel [771]
1859-11-25[771]
1940-03-12[771]
Spanish (Valencian) music composer
composer [771] teacher [771]
Spain [771]
Alcoy [771]
Madrid
Q21088126
Georges Falkenberg
Georges
1854-09-20[129] [109] [84]
1940-01-10[109] [84]
French composer and pianist
pianist composer
France
Paris
Paris
Q11933606
Lluís Fernández Cabello
Lluís
1883-12-01
1940-06-23
Spanish businessperson and composer (1883-1940)
businessperson composer musician flautist
Spain
Barcelona
Sabadell
Q64578685
Ida E. Woods
Ida
1870-09-15
1940-10-04
American astronomer
astronomer
United States of America
Natick
Natick
Natick
Q950774
Charles Nordmann
Charles
1881-05-18[772] [13]
1940-08-28[772] [773] [443] [712] [13]
French astronomer
astronomer [774] science journalist [616]
France
Saint-Imier
Paris
Q18644723
Dane Coolidge
Dane
1873[7] [443] [403] [545] [567] [404] [775] [442] [776] [405]
1940[7] [443] [403] [545] [567] [404] [775] [442] [776] [405]
naturalist, author, photographer and poet
naturalist photographer
United States of America [777]
Q5500942
Freelan Oscar Stanley
Freelan Oscar
1849-06-01[11] [1]
1940-10-03[11] 1940-10-02[1]
American inventor of steam vehicle (1849–1940)
inventor
United States of America
Kingfield
Newton
Q6285505
Joseph Menchen
Joseph
1878-04-01
1940-10-04
American film producer
businessperson film producer inventor
United States of America
Illinois [215]
California [215]
Q22018487
Edith Mansford Fitzgerald
Edith
1877[403]
1940[403] 1940-06-26[37]
American deaf woman who invented a system for the hearing impaired to learn proper placement of words in constructing sentences
inventor
United States of America
Memphis
Q16066835
Albert H. Bumstead
Albert
1875
1940-01-09
American engineer
inventor
United States of America
Q60040444
Fernando de Contreras
Fernando
1874-07-02
1940-09-02
Fernando de Contreras y Pérez de Herrasti.jpg
aristocrat , journalist , politician , and requeté soldier (1874–1940) ♂
aristocrat journalist politician requeté soldier
Spain
Granada
Seville
Q2149159
Richard Bär
Richard [7]
1892-09-11
1940-12-13
Swiss physicist (1892-1940)
physicist university teacher banker
Switzerland
Basel
Zürich
Q3438782
Roger Capellani
Roger
1905-01-31[778]
1940-05-30[778]
French film director and screenwriter (1905-1940)
film director screenwriter
France
Paris
Zuydcoote
Q5542972
George O'Neil
George
1896-09-13 1898-09-13[99]
1940-05-23
American writer
novelist poet screenwriter
United States of America
St. Louis
Hollywood
Q6182767
Jerome Jackson
Jerome
1898[84] 1899-10-17[99]
1940[84] 1941-07-14[99]
American film producer
film producer [258] screenwriter [258] director [258] producer [779]
United States of America
New York City
Q5093605
Chester Holmes Aldrich
Chester
1871-06-04[11] [84] [232] [395]
1940-12-26[11] [84] [395]
American architect
architect
United States of America
Providence
Rome
Q3057014
Ernest Jaspar
Ernest [780]
1876-01-05[243] [151] [780]
1940-08-19[243] [780]
Belgian architect
architect [780]
Belgium
Schaerbeek [780]
Ixelles - Elsene [780]
Q15996882
Silas Reese Burns
Silas
1855-04-08[1]
1940-08-10[1]
American architect (1855-1940)
architect
United States of America
Morgantown
Q2959358
Charles Hindermeyer
Charles
1864-06-22
1940-06-16[781]
French architect
architect
France
Épinal
Remiremont
Q16220832
Henri Jacquelin
Henri
1872-09-29[395]
1940-05-19
French architect (1872-1940)
architect
France
Évreux
Orne
Q5994209
Manuel Rivera Vera
Manuel
1879-09-20
1940-05-09
Spanish architect
architect
Spain
Málaga
Málaga
Q97600089
Konrad Hippenmeier
Konrad
1880-06-05
1940-04-10
Swiss architect
architect
Switzerland
Q5203878
D. Wiley Anderson
D. Wiley
1864-08-20
1940-04-07
American architect
architect
United States of America
Q15997052
J. E. O. Pridmore
John [782]
1864-07-18[783]
1940-02-01[404]
British-American architect (1864–1940)
architect [782]
United States of America
England [782]
Chicago [782]
Rosehill Cemetery [782] [1]
Q15996975
Joseph A. Jackson
Joseph
1861
1940
architect
architect
United States of America
Waterbury
Q7790614
Thomas Henry Morgan
Thomas
1857
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Knoxville
Atlanta
Q6128314
James A. Wetmore
James Alfonso
1863[11] [404]
1940[11] [404]
American architect
architect civil servant
United States of America
Bath
Coral Gables
Q3565669
Walter-André Destailleur
Walter
1867[68] [395] [513] [153]
1940[68] [395] [513]
French architect
architect
France
Thiais
Q3262974
Louis Périn
Louis
1871-02-18[58] [232]
1940
French architect and painter (1871-1940)
architect painter
France
Paris
Q55680885
Heinrich Böhler
Heinrich
1881-08-01[7] [232]
1940-02-04[7]
painter, art collector and photographer (1881-1940)
artist [7] photographer [784] art collector painter
Austria Switzerland
Vienna [7] Oberweningen
St. Moritz [7]
Q3588796
Émile Wenz
Émile
1863-05-26[129] [129]
1940-01-08
French photographer
photographer
France
Reims
Q1404513
Paul Burger
Paul
1874[567] [567]
1940[567] [567]
Belgian cyclist (1874-1940)
sport cyclist photographer [567]
Belgium [567]
Q5489967
Frank Tinney
Frank
1878-03-29[12] [84]
1940-11-28[12] [84]
Comedian and film actor (1878-1940)
actor stage actor
United States of America
Philadelphia
Northport
Q17388633
Paul Guidé
Paul
1884-03-18[785]
1940-10-16[785]
French actor
actor [258]
France
1st arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Q19517696
Blanche Craig
Blanche
1866-01-06[99]
1940-09-23[99]
American actress (1866-1940)
actor film actor
United States of America
Q26919935
Adrien Lamy
Adrien
1894-06-17 1896-05-17[99]
1940-06-15 1940-07-02[99]
French actor
actor singer
France
2nd arrondissement of Paris
Orléans
Q16156622
Laurent Morléas
Laurent
1879-05-19[786]
1940-06-18
French actor
actor
France
1st arrondissement of Lyon [786]
La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Q61741413
Patricia Rooney
Patricia
1879-12-23
1940
American film editor
actor film editor
United States of America
New York City
Q24066913
Adolph Lestina
Adolph
1861-02-26[84]
1940[110]
American actor (b. 1861)
actor [110]
United States of America
New York City
Q59862609
Cyprien Ruffieux
Cyprien
1859-12-24[103]
1940-07-17[787]
Swiss arpetan author (1859-1940)
teacher poet
Switzerland
Crésuz
La Tour-de-Trême
Q15407201
Amélie Murat
Amélie
1882-12-19[788] [129]
1940-03-08[788]
French poet (1882-1940)
poet novelist
France
Chamalières [129]
Clermont-Ferrand
Q12402639
Xerardo Álvarez Limeses
Xerardo
1871-12-10
1940-02-19
Spanish poet
poet
Spain
Pontevedra
Cemetery of San Amaro
Q28657229
Juan José Llovet
Juan José
1895[789]
1940
Spanish journalist
poet journalist
Spain
Santander
Santo Domingo
Q16941757
Joaquim Ayné i Rabell
Joaquim
1867-12-06[790]
1940-01[791]
Spanish journalist
journalist comedy writer poet
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q4054974
Mikhail Abramovich
Mikhail
1859
1940
Russian poet and translator
poet lawyer
Russian Empire Belgium
Berdychiv
City of Brussels
Q15996886
Frank Carrel
Frank [792]
1870-09-07[792]
1940-07-30[792]
Canadian politician
politician [792] author [792] editor [792] businessperson [792]
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec [792] [793]
Canada
Quebec City [792]
Quebec City [792]
Mount Hermon Cemetery [793]
Q60302381
Alice Viola Guysi
Alice
1863-03-15[794]
1940-03-23
American Painter (1863-1940)
artist
United States of America
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Q21705895
Marie Danforth Page
Marie
1869[68]
1940[68]
American artist
painter artist [193]
United States of America
Boston
Q58492917
Raoul Augereau
Raoul
1889-10-04[795]
1940-05-18[795] [796]
French soldier
aircraft pilot [796] teacher [797] military officer
France
La Crèche [795]
Le Catelet [795] [796]
Q6245959
John M. Sheets
John
1854-05-26
1940-12-29
Ohio Jurist, lawyer
lawyer judge
Ohio Attorney General
United States of America
Columbus Grove
Palo Alto
Q9066394
Ramón Gil Roldán
Ramón
1881-02-28[798]
1940-10-23[798]
Spanish politician and journalist (1881-1940)
politician [798] journalist lawyer [798]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [798]
Spain
Santa Cruz de Tenerife [798]
Santa Cruz de Tenerife [798]
Q20810453
Roy Alvin Baldwin
Roy
1885-01-02
1940-10-02
American politician in Texas (1885-1940)
politician lawyer
member of the Texas House of Representatives
United States of America
Mercer County
Slaton
Texas
Q5641401
Hale K. Darling
Hale
1869-01-26
1940-09-18
American politician (1869-1940)
politician lawyer
member of the Vermont House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Vermont
United States of America
Corinth
Vermont
Q1592467
Heartsill Ragon
Heartsill
1885-03-20[1]
1940-09-15[1]
American politician (1885-1940)
politician lawyer judge
United States representative Arkansas state representative
United States of America
Dublin
Fort Smith
Q5659165
Harmon S. Graves
Harmon
1870-10-04
1940-09-13
American football player and coach, lawyer (1870-1940)
lawyer American football player
United States of America
Cambridge
Grand Isle
Q3185447
Joseph Parayre
Joseph
1893-11-09[398] [799] [78]
1940-09-10[398] [799] [78]
French politician
politician [506] lawyer
member of the French National Assembly senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Céret
Céret
Q18693092
José María de Garay y Rowart
José María
1869-10-16
1940-09-11[46]
Mayor of Madrid (1922)
lawyer politician
member of the Congress of Deputies Senator of the Kingdom [800]
Spain
Calañas
Madrid
San Isidro Cemetery
Q12061534
John R. McCarl
John
1879-11-27
1940-08-02
Comptroller General of the United States
lawyer
United States of America
Des Moines
Washington, D.C.
Q7781712
Theodore Brentano
Theodore
1854-03-29
1940-07-02
Ambassador of the United States to Hungary (1854-1940)
lawyer diplomat judge
United States of America
Kalamazoo
Q7150372
Paul Drennan Cravath
Paul
1861-07-14[11]
1940-07-01[11]
American lawyer (1861-1940)
lawyer
United States of America
Berlin Heights
Locust Valley
Q5484887
Frank A. Mason
Frank
1862-04-12
1940-06-29
American football player and coach (1862-1940)
lawyer American football player
United States of America
Newton
Newton
Q47034926
Frank D. Thompson
Frank
1876-04-09
1940-06-12
American judge
lawyer politician
member of the Vermont House of Representatives
United States of America
Vermont
Q15997133
William H. Waste
William
1868-10-31
1940-06-06
American politician and jurist (1868-1940)
lawyer politician judge
member of the California State Assembly
United States of America
Chico
Berkeley
Q8004257
William Alexander Baird
William
1867-09-10
1940-05-30
Canadian lawyer and politician
lawyer politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Carlisle
Toronto
Q15996876
Francis Shunk Brown
Francis
1858-06-09
1940-05-06
American lawyer
lawyer
United States of America
Philadelphia
Overbrook
Q5366622
Elmer McDevitt
Elmer
1887-12-09
1940-05-04
American football player and coach (1887-1940)
lawyer
United States of America
Cloquet
Q5901539
Horace Billings Packer
Horace
1851-10-11[1]
1940-04-13[1]
American politician
politician lawyer
United States representative member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
United States of America
Wellsboro
Q279679
Seymour Lowman
Seymour
1868-10-07[801]
1940-03-13
American politician (1868–1940)
banker politician lawyer
member of the State Senate of New York member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Chemung County
Riverside Cemetery [1]
Q5408752
Pere Milà i Camps
Pere
1874
1940-02-22
Spanish businessperson, jurist and lawyer (1874-1940)
businessperson jurist lawyer politician
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q11919628
Ernest Moliné i Brasés
Ernest
1868-08-28[802] [765] [670] [3]
1940-02-12[802] [765] [670] [3]
Spanish jurist, historian and lawyer (1868-1940)
jurist historian lawyer
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q5078913
Charles Henry Butler
Charles
1859-06-18[11] [84]
1940-02-09
American diplomat
lawyer diplomat
United States of America
Q19958537
Rodolphe de Warsage
Edmond
1876-02-22[803]
1940-01-27
Belgian lawyer and writer (1876-1940)
lawyer novelist
Belgium
Liège
Liège
Robermont Cemetery
Q7347135
Robert M. Hughes
Robert
1855-09-10[11]
1940-01-15[11]
lawyer
lawyer
United States of America
Q6074742
Irving Price Wanger
Irving
1852-03-05[11]
1940-01-14[11]
American politician (1852-1940)
politician lawyer
United States representative
United States of America
Q15996999
Lutie Lytle
Lutie
1875-11-19 1871[804]
1940
American lawyer, writer, educator
lawyer
United States of America
Q15997044
Charles B. Perry
Charles
1855
1940
American politician, Wisconsin
lawyer politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q17397726
George Freeman Bragg
George Freeman
1863-01-25
1940-03-12
American priest
priest
United States of America
Warrenton
Baltimore
Q20739699
Frank K. Dunn
Frank
1854-11-13
1940-08-08
American judge
judge
United States of America
Mount Gilead
Q119912
Eugène Deschenaux
Eugène
1874-06-16[103]
1940-05-28[103]
Swiss judge and politician (1874-1940)
judge politician [262]
Member of the Swiss National Council Councillor of State Judge at the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
Switzerland [103]
Romont
Fribourg
Q34012681
Jacques Abelous
Jacques
1864-03-10[129] [84] [119] [34]
1940-11-20[84] [119] [34]
French physiologist (1864-1940)
physician physiologist
France
Bédarieux
Aussillon
Q4834010
B. H. Dougan
Benjamin
1867-06-22
1940-01-01
Canadian politician
physician politician
member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Canada
Q7608717
Stephen Birch
Stephen
1873-03-24[805]
1940-12-29[806]
miner
businessperson
United States of America
New York City [805]
Doctors Hospital [806]
Ferncliff Cemetery [1]
Q3262554
Louis Louis-Dreyfus
Louis
1867-09-06[807] [398] [78]
1940-11-10[807] [398] [78]
French politician
politician [506] businessperson
député de la Lozère sénateur des Alpes-Maritimes député des Alpes-Maritimes consul general
France
Zürich
Cannes
Q6238855
John Henry Kirby
John
1860-11-16[11]
1940-11-09[11] [808]
American businessman
businessperson clerk [809]
United States of America
Tyler County [809]
Houston [808]
Forest Park Cemetery [1]
Q16649831
Gates W. McGarrah
Gates White
1863-07-20[810]
1940-11-05[810]
American banker
businessperson banker
United States of America
Monroe
New York City
Slate Hill Cemetery
Q11984935
Léon Breton
Léon
1861-09-24[129]
1940-06
businessperson , chairperson and chairperson (1861–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour
businessperson
chairperson
France
Cravant
Castelnau-Rivière-Basse
Q23765984
James Carroll Napier
James
1845-06-09
1940-04-21
American businessman, civil rights leader, and Register of the Treasury
politician businessperson
United States of America
Nashville
Nashville
Q24249963
Henry L. Haskell
Henry
1863-01-02
1940-04-03
American businessman and inventor (1863-1940)
businessperson
United States of America
Aurelius Township
Northville
Q15046910
Sigard Adolphus Knopf
1857-11-27[11] [84]
1940-07-15[11] [84]
German-born American physician (1857–1940)
physician
United States of America [811]
Halle (Saale)
New York City
Q11292977
Albert Le Jeune
Albert
1873-03-31
1940-01-31
Belgian politician
politician businessperson
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Antwerp
Auderghem - Oudergem
Q11692682
Miguel San Andrés Castro
Miguel
No/unknown value
1940-06-15 1939[812] [813]
Spanish politician
politician [812] [813] employee [812]
National Defence Council Member of the Cortes republicanas [813] Member of the Cortes republicanas [812]
Spain
Fort San Cristóbal Pamplona [812] [813]
Q5115271
Chubby Parker
Chubby
1876
1940
American musician
musician radio personality
United States of America
Lafayette
Q1578536
Hans Bachmann
Hans
1866-04-02[7]
1940-02-20[7]
Swiss hydrologist and biologist (1866-1940)
limnologist biologist hydrologist hydrobiologist [110] botanist
Switzerland
Oberwil-Lieli
Lucerne [7]
Q15126417
James M. Hamilton
James
1861-10-01[11]
1940-09-23[11]
American academic
economist historian
United States of America
Crawford County
Bozeman
Q2831545
Albert Schatz
Albert
1879-05-20[814]
1940-10-25[814]
French legal scholar
historian
France
Le Havre [814]
3rd arrondissement of Lyon [814]
Q4799596
Arthur Lyon Cross
Arthur
1873-11-14[11]
1940-06-21[11]
American historian
historian
United States of America
Q3092455
Félix Grat
Félix
1898-11-12[815] [398] [78] [120]
1940-05-13[815] [398] [78] [120]
French politician
politician historian
member of the French National Assembly director
France
Paris
Moselle
Q15997106
William Charles Sutherland
William
1865-06-07
1940-03-02
Canadian politician
historian politician
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Canada
Q7789376
Thomas Erlin Kaiser
Thomas
1863-02-16[516]
1940-02-29[516]
Canadian politician
historian politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q2395015
Henri de Genouillac
Henri
1881-03-15[816]
1940-11-20[816]
French archaeologist
linguist assyriologist archaeologist Catholic priest
France
Rouen
Villennes-sur-Seine
Q23044605
Pierre Duchaussois
Pierre
1878-08-04[84]
1940-11-09[84]
French catholic priest (1878-1940)
Catholic priest explorer
France
Walincourt
Nice
Q16031860
Louis Bethléem
Louis
1869-04-07[817] [17]
1940-08-18[817] [17] 1940-08-10[37] 1940
French Catholic priest
Catholic priest editor-in-chief
France
Steenwerck
Perros-Guirec
Q3184286
Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes
Guillaume
1865-08-10[174] [423]
1940-05-22[174] [423]
Catholic archbishop
Catholic priest [174] [174] Catholic bishop [174]
bishop of Joliette [174] archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall [174] Catholic archbishop diocesan bishop
Canada
L'Ile-Perrot [174]
Ottawa
Q28889993
Bernard John Quinn
Bernard
1888-01-15
1940-04-07
American Catholic priest (1888-1940)
Catholic priest
United States of America
Newark [818]
Brooklyn
natural causes
Q16027351
Isidore Dumortier
Isidore
1869-04-06[84]
1940-02-16[84]
French bishop (1869-1940)
Catholic priest [174] missionary Catholic bishop
titular bishop vicar apostolic
France
Halluin
Ho Chi Minh City
Q3185603
Joseph Rumeau
Joseph
1849-01-11[819] [129]
1940-02-09[819]
French priest (1849-1940)
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
diocesan bishop
France
Tournon-d'Agenais
Q18642498
Pierre-Célestin Cézerac
Pierre Célestin
1856-05-01[820]
1940-01-30[820]
French catholic priest (1856-1940)
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop [174]
diocesan bishop Roman Catholic Archbishop of Albi titular archbishop Roman Catholic Archbishop of Albi, Castres et Lavaur
France
Caussens
Albi [821]
Q2847958
André Hesse
André
1874-04-22[822] [398]
1940-12-18[822] [398]
French politician
politician
Député de la Charente-Maritime mayor of La Rochelle Minister of the Colonies ministre des Travaux publics Vice President of the National Assembly of France Secrétaire de la Conférence
France
3rd arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Q3102398
Georges Bureau
Georges
1876-01-31
1940-12-17[398]
French politician
politician
Deputy of Seine-Maritime président du Conseil général de la Seine-Maritime conseiller général de la Seine-Maritime
France
Paris
Paris
Q7412974
Samuel Y. Gordon
Samuel
1861-09-14
1940-12-10
American politician
politician
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
United States of America
Lexington
Saint Paul
Q5546292
George William Allan
George
1860-08-13[516]
1940-12-06[516]
Canadian politician (1860-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Toronto
Victoria
Q2871327
Auguste Mounié
Auguste
1876-10-04 1873-01-04[823]
1940-12-03[823]
French politician
politician [506] pharmacist
Mayor of Antony senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Roumengoux
Antony
Cimetière d'Antony
Q15971827
Georges Antoine
Georges
1852-05
1940-11-28[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly Mayor of Amiens
France
Amiens
Saint-Brieuc
Q6138914
James Marion Baker
James Marion
1861-08-18[11]
1940-11-21[1]
Eleventh Secretary of the United States Senate
librarian politician
United States of America
Q3121186
Gustave Fourment
Gustave
1869-05-04[824] [398]
1940-11-21[824] [398]
French politician
politician [506]
member of the French National Assembly mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Montpellier
Draguignan
Q5546327
George William Kyte
George
1864-07-10[516]
1940-11-06[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
St. Peter's
Q2523137
Léon Dens
Léon
1869-10-17
1940-11
Belgian politician
politician
Senator of Belgium Minister of Defence of Belgium
Belgium
Antwerp
London
Q55629525
Lino Tejada Rodríguez
Lino
1901-02-08
1940-09-20
Lino Tejada Rodríguez.jpg
police and politician , civil governor of the province of Alicante (1901–1940) ♂
police politician
civil governor of the province of Alicante
Spain
Muíños
Jaén
Q3184390
Joseph Octave Lavallée
Joseph-Octave
1878-02-21
1940-09-10
Canadian politician (1878-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Montreal
Q5075991
Charles C. Green
Charles
1873-04-06
1940-09-07
American politician from Ohio (1873-1940)
politician
state treasurer
United States of America
Salineville
Columbus
Q5079605
Charles Joseph Esterly
Charles
1888-02-08[1]
1940-09-03[1]
American politician
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Reading
Wernersville
Charles Evans Cemetery [1]
Q23020101
John Patterson Green
John
1845-04-02[1] [332]
1940-09-01[1] [332]
American politician (1845-1940)
politician
Ohio state representative member of the State Senate of Ohio
United States of America
New Bern
Cleveland [825]
Woodland Cemetery
accidental death [825]
Q1508764
Georges-Victor Legros
Georges Victor
1861-05-28[398] [129]
1940-09-03[398]
French politician
politician
député de Loir-et-Cher conseiller général de Loir-et-Cher
France
Aubusson
Montrichard
Q15996907
Joseph-Ferdinand Daniel
Joseph-Ferdinand
1869-11-04
1940-08-01
Canadian politician
politician
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
Canada
Saint-Esprit
Montreal
Q5407478
Eugene M. Travis
Eugene
1863-06-10
1940-07-25
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of New York
United States of America
Brooklyn
Green-Wood Cemetery
Q5952683
Juan Tomás Gandarias
Juan
1870-03-08[46]
1940-07-11
Spanish politician (1870-1940)
industrialist politician
Member of the Congress of Deputies member of the Senate of Spain
Spain
Portugalete
Portugalete
Q9024922
Luis Arráez Martínez
Luis
1897[826]
1940-07
Spanish politician
politician
civil governor civil governor of Almería civil governor of Málaga civil governor of Toledo President of the Diputacion of the Province of Alicante
Spain
Almansa
Cemetery of Alicante
capital punishment
Q5720899
Henry Ernest Tanner
Henry
1868
1940-06-24
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q3265604
Lucien Lecointe
Lucien
1867-04-14[398] [84]
1940-06-22[398] [84]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly mayor of a place in France
France
Amiens
Mirebeau
Q16026466
Paul Saint-Martin
Paul
1901-09-04[398]
1940-06-15[398]
French politician
politician
député du Gers
France
Gers
Toulouse
Q17413200
Nicasio Guisasola Domínguez
Nicasio
1900
1940-06-10
Spanish politician
agricultural engineer [827] politician [827]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [827]
Spain
Gijón
Talavera de la Reina
Q3568193
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
Wilfrid
1857-11-08
1940-05-22
Canadian politician (1857-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada mayor
Canada
Saint-Jérôme
Q16025867
Robert Jardel
Robert
1880-09-06[398] 1890-09-06[828] [829] [830]
1940-05-02[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Remiremont
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Q4723522
Alfred Thompson
Alfred
1869-06-06[516]
1940-04-20[516]
Canadian politician (1869-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q3519412
Thadée Gabrielli
Thadée
1856-08-07[831] [84]
1940-04-10[398] [831] [84]
politician from France (1856-1940)
politician [506]
member of the French National Assembly senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Tralonca
Compiègne
Q4734565
Alonzo Hyndman
Alonzo
1890-07-28[516]
1940-04-09[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
North Dundas
Q6225765
John Charles McIntosh
John
1874-09-29[516]
1940-02-23[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q6220040
John B. McColl
John
1861-01-26[516]
1940-02-24
Canadian politician (1861-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q632983
Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais
Théodore
1868-07-25[516]
1940-02-18[516]
Canadian politician (1868-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada mayor
Canada
Quebec
Q5239976
David Spence
David
1867-01-25[516]
1940-02-13[516]
Irish-born Canadian politician and businessman
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Markethill
Q15997021
Daniel George McKenzie
Daniel
1860-06-24
1940-02-04
Canadian politician (1860-1940)
politician
member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Canada
Yarmouth
Q1484742
Philippe-Henri Berger
Philippe-Henri
1883-03-25[103]
1940-01-30[103]
Swiss politician (1883-1940)
politician [262]
Member of the Swiss National Council Member of the Grand Council of the canton of Neuchâtel
Switzerland [103]
Boudry
Boudevilliers
Q15921868
José Cazorla
José
1906[832]
1940-04-08
Spanish politician
politician
Zivilgouverneur der Provinz Guadalajara
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
Q5321874
E. G. Sewell
E.
1874-09-17
1940-04-02[11]
American politician
politician
United States of America
Hartwell
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Q7428852
Saxon Winston Holt
Saxon
1871-03-25[11]
1940-03-31[11]
American politician (1871-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Virginia
United States of America
Surry County
Newport News
Q5325886
Earl Griffith
Earl
1887-07-13
1940-03-30
American politician
politician
United States of America
Centerburg
Columbus
Rivercliff Cemetery
Q4800551
Arthur W. Aleshire
Arthur
1900-02-15[1]
1940-03-11[1]
American politician (1900-1940)
politician
United States representative
United States of America
Luray
Springfield
Q7324799
Richard Clive Cooper
Richard
1881-12-31[516]
1940-03-10[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Dublin
Victoria
Q3185440
Joseph Ovide Brouillard
Joseph
1859-01-17[516]
1940-03-03[516]
Canadian politician (1859-1940)
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada mayor
Canada
Q7794331
Thomas T. Reilley
Thomas
1883-03-20
1940-01-27
American football coach (1883-1940)
politician
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Manhattan
Mount Vernon
Q4799499
Arthur Leslie Cameron
Arthur
1856-05-06
1940-01-22
Canadian politician
politician
mayor of Calgary
Canada
Malahide
Victoria
Q8016387
William Oscar Sealey
William
1859-01-26[516]
1940-01-07[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q14518660
Daniel Vázquez Campo
Daniel
1894[833]
1940[833]
Spanish politician (1894-1940)
politician [833]
président de la députation provinciale de Lugo Member of the Cortes republicanas [834] Member of the Cortes republicanas [833]
Spain
Chantada [833]
Ribadavia [833]
Q11705532
Ángel Zabala Ozamiz
Ángel
1866-05-27
1940[671]
Spanish politician (1866-1940)
politician
Spain
Gautegiz Arteaga
Madrid
Q7298882
Raymond Ingersoll
Raymond
1875[11]
1940[11]
Brooklyn borough president
politician
United States of America
Q3359956
Pablo Abeita
Pablo
1871
1940
19th and 20th century Isleta Pueblo Governor
politician
governor
United States of America
New Mexico Territory
Q16999676
Evelio Torent
Evelio Eveli
1876-04-05
1940-10-04
Spanish painter (1876-1940)
painter [258] drawer [258] jurist [258]
Spain
Badalona
Barcelona
natural causes
Q5537545
George C. Day
George Calvin
1871-11-08
1940-11-03
United States admiral
military officer
United States of America
Bradford
U.S. Naval Hospital [835]
Arlington National Cemetery
Q8017276
William R. Rush
William
1857
1940-08-02[1]
United States Navy Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient
military officer
United States of America
Philadelphia
Verbania
Q7576173
Spencer S. Wood
Spencer
1861-08-07[11] [522]
1940-07-30[11] 1940-08-02[1]
United States Navy admiral
military officer
United States of America
Brooklyn
New York City
Arlington National Cemetery
Q5392872
Ernest Calvin Williams
Ernest
1887-08-02[1]
1940-07-31[1]
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1887-1940)
military officer
United States of America
Broadwell
Q2959888
Charles Ntchoréré
Charles
1896-11-15
1940-06-07
French military commander
military officer
France
Libreville
Airaines
Q6130958
James Campbell Clouston
James
1900-08-31[522]
1940-06-03[522]
Canadian navy officer
military officer
Canada
Montreal
English Channel
Q19933193
Alain d'Humières
Alain
1884-01-14[836]
1940-05-16[836]
military officer (1884–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour , Croix de guerre 1914–1918 , and Order of the Crown of Italy
military officer
France
Lacq [836]
Rocquigny
Q6141775
Teodoro Iradier y Herrero
Teodoro
1869[837]
1940-02-24
military officer (1869–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour , Order of Santiago , Military Order of Avis, and Order of Saint Anna ; member of Exploradores de España
military officer
Spain
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Madrid
Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Q3263240
Louis Valcke
Louis
1856-12-22
1940-02-16
Belgian explorer (1857-1940)
explorer military officer
Belgium
Bruges
Ghent
Q4731556
Allen Buchanan
Allen
1876-12-22[1] [522]
1940-01-12[1] [522]
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
military officer
United States of America
Evansville
Arlington National Cemetery
Q1507151
Guy Kelly
Guy
1906-11-22
1940-02-24
American musician (1906-1940)
jazz musician singer
United States of America
Chicago
Q2831680
Albert du Bois
Albert
1872-09-04
1940-12-03
Belgian playwright (1872-1940)
playwright diplomat
Belgium
Écaussinnes-d'Enghien
Brussels metropolitan area
Q18197698
Pierre de Labriolle
Pierre
1874-06-18[838] [129] [226] [17] [120]
1940-12-28[838] [226] [17]
French philologist
philologist [7] translator latinist professeur des universités
France
Asnières-sur-Seine
Nantes
Q15430952
Frank Charles Schrader
Frank
1860-10-06 1860[544] [546] [547]
1944-04 1940[544] [546] [547]
American geologist, mineralogist, and entomologist (1860-1944)
zoologist entomologist geologist mineralogist botanist
United States of America
Q123147046
Anton Trampitsch
Anton
1860-04-04
1940-03-07
Brewer (1860–1940) ♂
brewer
Cisleithania France
Köttmannsdorf
Nancy
Q47495609
Mariano Albert Reigada
Mariano
1940-04-27
Spanish anarcho-syndicalist
cabinetmaker anarcho-syndicalist
Spain
Madrid
capital punishment
Q2958540
Charles Berthelot
Charles
1901-01-19[839]
1940-09-13
French association football player (1901-1940)
association football player
France
Rennes
Fougères
Q3189396
Julien Buge
Julien
1913-02-18
1940-05-18
French association football player (1913-1940)
association football player
France
Paris
Meuse
Q18911818
William Otto Emerson
William
1856-03-02[840]
1940-12-24[840]
American ornithologist and painter (1856-1940)
ornithologist painter
United States of America
Union [840]
Hayward [840]
Q7660006
Sydney Laurence
Sydney
1865
1940-12-10 1940-09-12[1]
American artist (1865-1940)
painter
United States of America
Brooklyn [841]
Anchorage [1]
Q1828923
Charles P. Gruppé
Charles
1860-09-03[842] [843] [844]
1940-09-30[842] [843]
American artist (1860-1940)
painter [68]
United States of America
Picton
New York City [842]
Mount Hope Cemetery [845]
Q9030778
Maximino Peña Muñoz
Maximino
1863-05-29[58] [39] [46]
1940[846] 1940-09-23[847]
Spanish painter (1863-1940)
painter [68] illustrator [68]
Spain
Salduero
Madrid
Sacramental de San Lorenzo y San José cemetery
Q19629912
André Eugène Costilhes
André
1865-04-08[58]
1940-09-01[58]
French painter (1865-1940)
painter
France
Cunlhat
Jouars-Pontchartrain
Q3237602
Lia Raiwez
Lia
1860-09-30
1940-07-22
Belgian painter (1860-1940)
painter
Belgium
Bouvignes-sur-Meuse
Paris
Q2959734
Charles Malfray
Charles
1887-07-19[848] [849] [11] [30] [84] [850] [851]
1940-05-28[848] [849] [11] [84] [850] [30] [851]
French sculptor (1887-1940)
sculptor [851] painter [851] medalist [39] university teacher [852]
France [39]
Orléans
Dijon
Q3301018
Maurice Le Scouezec
Maurice
1881-10-01[853] [58] [30] [16]
1940-05-01[853] [58] [16]
French painter (1881-1940)
painter
France [854]
Le Mans
Douarnenez
Q15694473
Carolina Anna Teixeira de Mattos
Carolina Anna
1868-09-28[855] [856]
1940-04-21[855] [856]
Belgian painter (1868-1940)
painter
Belgium
Surabaya
The Hague
Q21065377
L. A. Shafer
L. A.
1866-11-17[857] [58]
1940-04-19[857]
American painter, etcher and illustrator
painter etcher illustrator designer
United States of America [62]
Q12954696
Paulin Bertrand
Paulin
1852-02-04[858] [859] [860] [30] [232]
1940-03-27[858] [860] [30]
French painter and sculptor (1852-1940)
painter sculptor printmaker
France [858]
Toulon
La Garde
Q3381174
Philomène Belliveau
Philomène
1854-07-29[861]
1940-03-17[861]
Canadian artist (1854-1940)
painter [862] drawer [862]
Canada [862]
Memramcook [862]
Rimouski [861]
Q3324093
Morin-Jean
Jean Alexis
1877-05-09[58] [232]
1940-03-09
French printmaker and archeologist (1877-1940)
painter printmaker archaeologist
France [863]
18th arrondissement of Paris
Nantes
Nantes (La Bouteillerie) Cemetery
Q12267890
Teodoro Dublang
Teodoro
1874-11-09[46]
1940-01-11[46]
Spanish painter (1874-1940)
painter
Spain
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Q55720182
Edith Loring Peirce Getchell
Edith
1855-01-25[232]
1940[864] [404] [68]
painter and etcher (1855-1940)
painter [864] etcher [864]
United States of America
Bristol
Worcester
Q27659022
Servais Joseph Detilleux
1874-09-10[865] [39]
1940[39] [513] [473]
Belgian painter (1874-1940)
painter [866] sculptor [866]
Belgium
Stembert
City of Brussels
Q17350299
John Recknagel
John
1870-10-12[867] [868] [232]
1940[867]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Brooklyn
Fouesnant
Q17279315
Numa François Gillet
Numa [98]
1868[98] [68] [513] [869] [84]
1940[68] [513] [869] [84]
French painter
painter ceramicist [39]
France [870] [39]
Bordeaux
Q9287525
Heliodoro Guillén Pedimonte
Heliodoro
1864[871] [473] [58]
1940[872]
Spanish painter (1864-1940)
painter
Spain
Alicante
Alicante
Q3587716
Élie Allégret
Élie
1865-01-08[873] [874]
1940-01-28[875]
French pastor
pastor missionary
France
1st arrondissement of Lyon [874]
14th arrondissement of Paris [875]
Q24764160
Marie-Louise Martin
Marie-Louise
1860-02-22[876]
1940-01-19[876]
French carmelite nun in Lisieux
nun
France
Alençon
Lisieux
Q42905896
Melecio Álvarez Garrido
1896-03-21
1940-10-23
anarcho-syndicalist waiter
Spain
Villalpando
Paterna
capital punishment
Q8014571
William Lincoln Brown
William
1862
1940-02-11
American Register of Copywrights
librarian
Register of Copyrights
United States of America
Brewster
Q4249472
Joseph Kuhn-Régnier
Joseph
1873-12-10[877] [58]
1940-12-27[877]
French affichiste and caricaturist (1873-1940)
poster artist caricaturist
France
6th arrondissement of Paris
17th arrondissement of Paris
Q15997124
Noel Van Raalte
Noel
1888-12-22
1940-05-05
British racing driver
racing driver
United States of America
Paddington
Q3119980
Gaston Janssen
Louis Guillaume Gaston
1884-01-28[129] [16]
1940-06-02[878] [16]
French soldier (1884-1940)
Général
France
Grenoble
Fort des Dunes [129]
Fort des Dunes National Cemetery [879]
Q8263988
Carlos Gómez Carrera
Carlos
1903
1940-06-28
Spanish comics artist (1903-1940)
comics artist
Spain
Madrid
Paterna
capital punishment
Q2264135
Gaspar Anselmo Méndez Álvarez
Gaspar Anselmo
1875
1940-02-25
Spanish comics artist (1885-1939)
comics artist cartoonist drawer caricaturist
Spain
Granada
Paterna
Q24051732
William Charles Morris
William
1874-03-06[232]
1940-04-10
American cartoonist (1874-1940)
cartoonist
United States of America
Salt Lake City
Nyack
Q23137609
Robert Newton Harper
Robert
1861-01-31[880]
1940-09-23
American businessman
pharmacist
United States of America
Leesburg
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Rock Creek Cemetery
Q3588740
Émile Régnier
Émile
1894-07-29[16]
1940-09-04[16]
French flying ace (1894-1940)
flying ace
France
Plémy
Bergerac
Q3426763
René Pomier Layrargues
René
1916-11-01
1940-06-05
flying ace (1916–1940) ♂
flying ace
France
Montpellier
Beauvais
Q5371323
Emil Klank
Emil
1876-06-19
1940-06-27
American professional wrestler (1876-1940)
amateur wrestler professional wrestler manager
United States of America
Chicago
Hot Springs
Q20533730
Enrique Peinador
Enrique
1880
1940-06-19
entrepreneur philanthropist
Spain
Pontevedra
Vigo
Q18738713
Charles Lee Reese
Charles
1862-11-04
1940-04-12
American chemist (1862-1940)
chemist
United States of America
Baltimore
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Q2643151
Alexander Toluboff
Aleksandr
1882-08-27
1940-07-01
Russian American art director (1882-1940)
art director production designer
United States of America Russian Empire Soviet Union
Lublin
Bloomfield Hills
Q27996301
Edmond Etling
Edmond Laurent
18th century
1940
French art dealer, gallery owner, designer, and manufacturer of high-quality glass decorative objects
art dealer glass producer [881] designer gallerist
France
Q3185266
Joseph Louis Enderlin
Joseph Louis
1851-06-25[33]
1940-05-29
French sculptor
sculptor
France
Aesch
Bourg-la-Reine
Q3092584
Félix Rasumny
Félix
1869-04-20[882]
1940-01-21[882]
sculptor , medalist , and jewelry designer (1869–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour
sculptor [882] medalist [39] jewelry designer
France Russian Empire Russia [39]
Sevastopol
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Q28370691
Alexandre Kéléty
Alexandre
19th millenium
1940
sculptor (1900–1940) ♂
sculptor
France
Budapest
Q95119403
Magdeleine Godard
Magdeleine
1860-11-08
1940-08-20
French violinist (1860-1940)
violinist
France
Paris
Paris
Q2638437
Albert MacLaren
Albert
1870-06-16
1940-04-22
Canadian curler
curler
Canada
Buckingham
Buckingham
Q5278296
Dinh Gilly
1877-07-19[883] [11]
1940-05-19[883] [11]
French opera singer
opera singer music teacher
France
Algiers [480]
London [884]
Q1321611
Paul Vouga
Paul
1880-06-04[7]
1940-05-21[7]
Swiss archaeologist and prehistorian (1880-1940)
archaeologist prehistorian
Switzerland
Marin-Epagnier
Neuchâtel
Q16943950
Benjamin Leonard D’Ooge
Benjamin Leonard
1860-01-10
1940-03-07
American classical philologist (1860-1940)
classical philologist university teacher
United States of America
Grand Rapids
Allentown
Q4915884
Bird Millman
1890-10-20[99] [84]
1940-08-05[99] [84]
American circus performer, Ziegfeld Girl
circus performer film actor
United States of America
Cañon City
Cañon City
natural causes
Q18715914
Wilford Fawcett
Wilford
1885-04-29
1940-02-07
Sports shooter, publisher
sport shooter
United States of America [885]
Woodstock
Hollywood
Q15997126
Robert Lee Vann
Robert
1879-08-27[11] [332]
1940-10-24[332]
American publisher
newspaper editor publisher editor journalist
United States of America
Ahoskie
Pittsburgh
Homewood Cemetery
Q7287215
Ralph Barnes
Ralph
1899-06-14
1940-11-17
American journalist
journalist [886]
United States of America [887] [886]
Salem
Q3557081
Victor-Eugène Ardouin-Dumazet
Victor
1852-01-12[888] [168] [120]
1940-05-16[888] [120]
French journalist (1852-1940)
journalist
France
Vizille
Arsonval
Q7029376
Nicolai A. Grevstad
Nicolai
1851-06-02[889]
1940-02-20[890]
American diplomat
diplomat editor journalist
United States of America
Sykkylven [889]
Chicago [890]
natural causes [890]
Q29561479
Emma Shaw Colcleugh
Emma
1846-09-03[891]
1940[892]
American journalist, lecturer, traveler, and collector
journalist traveler collector
United States of America
Thompson [891]
Florida
Q59469333
Oliver John Golden
Oliver
1892 1887[893]
1940[893]
African-American Communist and emigrant to the USSR
agronomist
Soviet Union United States of America
Clarksdale Yazoo County [893]
Tashkent [893]
Q28260193
Klara Honegger
Klara
1860-05-29[441]
1940-04-11[441]
(1860-1940), editor
editor [441]
Switzerland [441]
Zürich [441]
Zürich [441]
Q20657936
Louis Brandin
Louis [7]
1874-03-18[7] [129]
1940[98]
French romanist and university teacher (1874-1940)
romanist university teacher
France
Paris
Q6211479
Joe Murphy
Joe
1897-05-15
1940-05-22
American football player (1897-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Concord
Manchester
Q74518651
Matilde Sabaté Grisó
Matilde
1904
1940-06-28
Spanish educator and anarchist
school teacher anarcho-syndicalist Milicianas in the Spanish Civil War
Spain
Reus
Girona
Q34982707
Jules Zirnheld
Jules
1876-11-09[84] [894]
1940-12-28[84]
French christian trade unionist (1876–1940)
trade unionist French Resistance fighter
president
France
Paris [894]
Q3315732
Miquel Abós Serena
Miquel
1889-09-29[46]
1940-11-29
Spanish anarcho-syndicalist (1889-1940)
anarcho-syndicalist
Spain
Zaragoza
Le Barcarès
Q3289326
Marcel Reine
Marcel
1901-12-01[895]
1940-11-27[895]
aviator from France
aircraft pilot
France
Aubervilliers
Q6105767
Wilbur R. Kimball
Wilbur
1863-01-28
1940-07-30
Aviation pioneer
aircraft pilot
United States of America
Woburn
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Q3069240
Fernand Lemay
Fernand
1913-10-26[896]
1940-05-13[897]
French bicycle racer (1913-1940)
sport cyclist cyclist
France
Boussières-en-Cambrésis [896]
Merdorp [897]
Q1458961
Friedrich Emil Welti
Friedrich
1857-06-15[7]
1940-03-08[7]
Swiss legal historian (1857-1940)
legal historian
Switzerland
Aarau [7]
Kehrsatz [7]
Q7347156
Robert M. Losey
Robert
1908-05-27[1]
1940-04-21[1]
American meteorologist and air force officer
meteorologist army officer
United States of America
Andrew
Dombås
West Point Cemetery
Q24416457
Charles Lorin
Charles
1866-10-16
1940-04-23
French stained glass artist and manufacturer
stained-glass artist
president treasurer
France
Chartres
Chartres
Q3588463
Émile Diot
Émile
1912-07-03[898]
1940-06-10
French bicycle racer (1912-1940)
sport cyclist
France
Osmery [898]
Villeparisis [899] [900]
Q1871701
Louis Grogna
Louis
1879-06-17
1940-03-06
cyclist (1879-1940)
sport cyclist
Belgium
Seraing
Liège
Q15996916
Hélène de Portes
Hélène
1902-02-24
1940-06-28
French countess
aristocrat
France
Marseille
Hérault
accidental death [901] [902] [903]
Q66048987
Jessie Marian Leech
Jessie
1860-02-05 1860-02[904]
1940-06-29[904]
wife of Oscar Davisson
housewife suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Sewickley Pittsburgh
Dayton
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Q15997074
Mathilde Saïman
Mathilde
1891-12-09
1940-09
French soprano
opera singer
France
Algiers
Paris
Q3132727
Henry Desbordes
Henry
1856-06
1940
French entomologist (1856–1940)
entomologist
France
Paris
Q8015360
William McCracken
William
1864
1940-06-13[11]
American football coach and educator
head coach
United States of America
Missouri
Kalamazoo
Q18153558
Albert Buell Lewis
Albert
1867-06-21
1940-10-10
American anthropologist
anthropologist
United States of America
Clifton
Chicago
Q15997005
Theodore F. MacManus
Theodore
1872
1940[403]
American businessman and philanthropist
publicist
United States of America
Buffalo
Bloomfield Hills
Q30133170
Howard McPhee
Howard
1916-05-11
1940-11-29
Canadian sprinter (1916-1940)
sprinter
Canada
Vancouver
Q21664499
Oliver Harriman, Jr.
Oliver
1862-11-29
1940-08-14
American stockbroker and heir (1862-1940)
stockbroker
United States of America
New York City
Silver Spring
White Plains Rural Cemetery
Q84561575
Emile Lenoble
Emile
1875-11-24[905]
1940-08-14[905]
French ceramicist
ceramicist
France
2nd arrondissement of Paris [906]
Crozon [907]
Q267378
Gérard Brosselin
Gérard Georges
1874-05-30
1940-03-03
French tennis player
tennis player
France
8th arrondissement of Paris
Étiolles
Q2848255
André Martin-Legeay
André
1906-10-29[570]
1940-03
French tennis player
tennis player
France
17th arrondissement of Paris [570]
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Q7148266
Patsy McGaffigan
Patsy
1888-09-12
1940-12-22
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Carlyle
Carlyle
Q4910804
Bill Schwartz
Bill
1864-04-03
1940-12-22
American baseball player (1864-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Jamestown
Newport
Q5668616
Harry Eells
Harry
1881-02-14
1940-12-07
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Danbury
Los Angeles
Q6237810
John Harkins
John
1859-04-12 1859-04-02[1]
1940-11-20 1940-11-18[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Q5536989
George Bird
George
1850-06-23
1940-11-09
American Major League Baseball player
baseball player [908]
United States of America
Stillman Valley, Illinois
Rockford
Q4910160
Bill Mellor
Bill
1874-06-06
1940-11-05
American baseball player (1874-1940)
baseball player
United States of America
Camden
Q6208865
Joe Burke
Joseph Aloysius
1867-12-07
1940-11-03
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Nashville
Cincinnati
Q4910046
Bill Massey
Bill
1871-01
1940-10-09
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Philadelphia
Manila
Q6847437
Mike Jordan
Mike
1863-02-17
1940-09-25
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Lawrence
Lawrence
Q4760908
Andy Knox
Andy
1864-01-06
1940-09-14
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Q5085079
Charlie Johnson
Charlie
1885-03-12
1940-08-28
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Slatington
Marcus Hook
Q16066783
John W. Patterson
John
1872-03-02
1940-08-23
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Omaha
Battle Creek
Q15996966
Charlie Hollocher
Charlie
1896-06-11[1]
1940-08-14 1940-07-14[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
St. Louis
Frontenac
Oak Hill Cemetery [1]
suicide
Q4982948
Buck Stanley
Buck
1889-11-13
1940-08-13
Major League Baseball pitcher
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Norfolk
Q7597987
Stan Yerkes
Stan
1874-11-28
1940-07-28
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Cheltenham
Boston
Q7088376
Ollie Tucker
Ollie
1902-01-27
1940-07-13
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Q5546595
George Yeager
George
1874-06-05
1940-07-05
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Q6258775
John Stafford
John
1870-04-08
1940-07-03
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Dudley
Worcester
Q4830312
Axel Lindstrom
Axel
1895-08-26
1940-06-24
Baseball pitcher (1895-1940)
baseball player [908]
United States of America
Gustavsberg
Asheville
Q4909351
Bill Hawes
Bill
1853-11-17
1940-06-16
American baseball player (1853-1940)
baseball player
United States of America
Nashua
Lowell
Q7181670
Phil Baker
Phil
1856-09-19
1940-06-04
American baseball player (1856-1940)
baseball player [908]
United States of America
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
Q7577213
Spike Shannon
Spike
1878-02-07[1]
1940-05-16[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery [1]
Q5669034
Harry Gaspar
Harry
1883-04-28
1940-05-14
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Kingsley
Orange
Q5096108
Chick Fraser
Chick
1873-08-26[1]
1940-05-08[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Chicago
Wendell
Q4911407
Bill Wise
Bill
1861-03-15
1940-05-05
American baseball player (1861–1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Q15996897
Henry Cote
Henry
1864-02-19
1940-04-28
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Troy
Troy
Q4717133
Alex Hardy
Alex
1877-09-29
1940-04-22
Canadian baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Toronto
Q7817516
Tom Seaton
Tom
1887-08-30[1]
1940-04-10[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Blair
El Paso
Evergreen Cemetery
Q5229446
Dave Murphy
Dave
1876-05-04
1940-04-08
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Adams
Adams
Q7372707
Roy Crabb
Roy
1890-08-23
1940-03-30
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Monticello
Lewistown
Q5542366
George McQuillan
George
1885-05-01
1940-03-30
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Brooklyn
Columbus
Q6540476
Libe Washburn
Libe
1874-06-16
1940-03-22
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Lyme
Malone
Morningside Cemetery
Q6266987
Johnny Johnston
Johnny
1890-03-28
1940-03-07
baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Longview
San Diego
Q6788394
Matt Broderick
Matt
1877-12-01
1940-02-26
American baseball player
baseball player [908]
United States of America
Lattimer
Freeland
Q5096109
Chick Fulmer
Chick
1851-02-12
1940-02-15
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Q5084526
Charlie Berry
Charlie
1860-09-06
1940-01-22 1940-02-16[1]
American baseball player
baseball player [748]
United States of America
Elizabeth
Phillipsburg
New Jersey
Q7304142
Red Fisher
Red
1887-06-22
1940-01-31
baseball player (1887-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Q7963284
Wally Andrews
Wally
1859-09-18[909]
1940-01-20
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Q6847763
Mike Mahoney
Mike
1873-12-05
1940-01-03
Major League Baseball player (1873-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Boston
Boston
Q20888590
J. C. Cantwell
John Cassin
1859-01-09[910]
1940-10-08[911]
American explorer
explorer
United States of America
Raleigh [910]
Sausalito [911] [910]
Pacific Ocean [910]
Q27450176
Georgina Roty
Georgina
1908-05-31[137]
1940-05-27[912]
French swimmer
swimmer
France [913]
Tourcoing [137]
Tourcoing [912]
Tourcoing (Pont-Neuville) Communal Cemetery
Q6912385
Moritz Billecard
Moritz
1876-08-03
1940-12-08
French chess player
chess player
France
Lure
Algiers
Q65069885
Edward Cecil
Edward
1878-09-13
1940-12-13
Silent film actor (1878-1940)
film actor
United States of America
San Francisco
Q27179150
Jean Lartigue
Jean
1886-07-26[84]
1940-06-22[84]
Contre amiral Jean Lartigue.png
naval officer (1886–1940) ♂; Commander of the Legion of Honour
naval officer
France
Marseille [760]
Rochefort [760]
Q15996928
Robert Feyerick
Robert
1892-01-18[914] [78]
1940-06-18[78]
fencer
fencer
Belgium
Ghent
Sint-Andries
Q18758245
Maurice Henrijean
Maurice
1903
1940-10-24
Belgian pole vaulter
pole vaulter
Belgium
Q8020527
William Wood
William
1881-02-06
1940-01-13
Canadian marathon runner of British descent
marathon runner
Canada [915] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Plymouth
London
Q64748519
Fernand Mermoud
Fernand
1913-08-20
1940-06-09[916]
French cross-country skier
cross-country skier
France
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc [916]
Évreux [916]
Q5683935
Haviland H. Lund
1871-12-25
1940-12-23
American activist
activist
United States of America
Adrian
Q34371087
Mary Logan Tucker
Mary
1858-06-20
1940-03-16
American activist
activist
United States of America
Benton
Washington, D.C.
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
Q12390665
Indalecio Varela Lenzano
Indalecio
1856-04-10
1940-06-14
Indalecio Varela Lenzano, RAG.jpg
musicologist (1856–1940) ♂; member of Royal Galician Academy
musicologist
Spain
A Coruña
Ourense
Q5497868
Frederick Goodhue
Frederick
1867-04-26
1940-12-30
Scottish rugby union player
rugby union player
Canada
London
Devon
Q4939200
Boleslas Gajewski
Boleslas
18th century
19th century
French linguist
linguist
France
Q5413432
Antonio de Oro
Antonio
1904
1940-12-28
Spanish military officer
military personnel
Spain
Ciempozuelos
Tétouan
Q2847979
André Jacob
André
1909-04-14
1940-11-09
resistance fighter
military personnel French Resistance fighter
France
Corenc
Q2959816
Charles Michon
Charles
1882-07
1940-10-26[16]
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Joigny
Montauban
Q15996924
Samson L. Faison
Samson
1860-11-29[332]
1940-10-17[332]
American general
military personnel
United States of America
Faison
Baltimore
Arlington National Cemetery [917]
Q5932464
Hugh Reilley
Hugh
1918-05-29
1940-10-17
Canada RAF World War II pilot
military personnel
Canada
London
Crockham Hill
Q5956053
Julián Fernández-Cavada Ugarte
Julián
18th century
1940-10-11
Spanish military personnel
military personnel
Spain
Madrid
Q21664500
Francis C. Harrington
Francis Clark [918]
1887-09-10[918]
1940-09-30
American military officer (1887–1940)
military personnel
United States of America
Bristol
New London
West Point Cemetery [1]
Q105072466
Henri Gérard
Henri
1873-05-28[129]
1940-09-09[129]
Le colonel Gérard le 15 mars 1925 - Agence Rol.jpg
military personnel and political activist (1873–1940) ♂; Commander of the Legion of Honour
military personnel political activist
France
Gondrecourt-le-Château [129]
Neuilly-sur-Seine [129]
Q27996044
Albert du Roy de Blicquy
Albert
1869-06-12
1940-09-09
general
military personnel
Belgium
Brussels metropolitan area
Brussels metropolitan area
Q16493999
Manuel Barreiro Álvarez
Manuel
1880-10-23
1940-07-13[46]
Spanish military personnel (1880-1940)
military personnel aircraft pilot
mayor of Baiona
Spain
Baiona
Baiona
Q3301550
Maurice de Courson de la Villeneuve
Maurice
1879-08-05 1879
1940-06-15 1940
French soldier
military personnel
France
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Arc-lès-Gray
death in battle
Q2957960
Charles-Armand de Rougé
1918-08-28
1940-06-10
military personnel (1918–1940) ♂; mort pour la France ; child of Bonabes de Rougé
military personnel
France
Paris
Château-Thierry
Q21091526
René Haas
René
1881-08-23
1940-06-01
French military personnel
military personnel
France
10th arrondissement of Paris
17th arrondissement of Paris
Q2251114
Jozef Verhaeghe
Jozef
1919-12-08
1940-05-24
Belgian military personnel
military personnel
Belgium
Q26220775
Edward D. Anderson
Edward
1868-01-22[919]
1940-05-23 1940-05-22[920] [921] [922] [923]
American general (1868–1940)
military personnel
United States of America
Jasper [919]
Walter Reed Army Medical Center [920] [921]
Arlington National Cemetery
Q109018364
Charles Martel
Charles René
1897-04-14
1940-05-21
French military officer (1897-1940)
military personnel
France
Pleurtuit
North Sea
Q6525170
Leonard Chadwick
Leonard
1878-11-24[1]
1940-05-18
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1878-1940)
military personnel
United States of America
Middletown
Boston
Q12798390
Paul Barbe
Paul
1881-10-29[751]
1940-05-15[836] [924]
French military personnel (1881-1940)
military personnel
France
Paudy [924]
Mettet [924]
French military cemetery of Chastre
death in battle [836]
Q2287359
Cornelis Marinus Oome
Cornelis
1918-08-10[925]
1940-05-14
Belgian military personnel
military personnel
Belgium
Q3010048
Céleste Deprez
Céleste Jean-Baptiste Victor
1855-10-06[129]
1940-03-01
French soldier
military personnel
France
Vauquois
Q18197812
Félix de Rochegude
Félix [926] Marie [926] Joseph [926] Édouard [926]
1863-04-01[926]
1940-02-25[927] [120]
French writer
military personnel writer
France
Baume-les-Dames [926]
Q42905714
Narciso Sánchez Aparicio
Narciso
1888-07-27
1940-01-17
Spanish military personnel
military personnel
Spain
Santa Clara
Córdoba
Q61858123
Rafael Gutiérrez Caro
Rafael
1912
1940
Spanish military personnel
military personnel
Spain
capital punishment
Q47216303
Esteban Serra Colobrans
Esteban
1899
1940
Spanish military personnel
military personnel
Spain
Granollers
Q29228889
Laura Copenhaver
Laura
1868-08-29
1940-12-18
American businesswoman
writer
United States of America
Q82589839
Homer Greene
Homer
1853-01-10 1853[179]
1940-11-26 1940[179]
American writer
writer [179]
United States of America
Q19646454
Francisco Salgado y López de Quiroga
Francisco
1859
1940-11-08[928]
Spanish poet (1859-1940)
lawyer judge journalist writer
Spain
Monterroso
A Coruña
Q3384646
Pierre Dax
Éva
1858-11-13
1940-11-06
French actor
writer
France
Cholet
Murat
Q12399050
Ricardo Frade
Ricardo
1877
1940-07-29
Spanish writer
writer
Spain
Touro, A Coruña
Santiago de Compostela
Q106514739
Juan P. Esteban Chavarría
Juan
1864-03-27
1940-07-06[929]
Spanish writer
writer lawyer
Spain
Fustiñana
Zaragoza
Q29913475
Paul Brulat
Paul
1866-05-26[84]
1940-06-30[84] 1925[403] [110]
writer and journalist (1866–1925) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour
writer journalist
France
Saint-Jean-de-Muzols
Le Chesnay
Q9093202
Vicent Miguel Carceller
Vicent
1890-03-27
1940-06-28
Spanish writer (1890-1940)
writer journalist
Spain
Valencia
Paterna
capital punishment
Q107563566
James Octavius Fagan
James Octavius
1856-05-06
1940-06-20
AngloAmerican railroad worker and author
railway worker writer [179]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States of America
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Boston
Green River Cemetery
Q3271782
Léopold Chauveau
Léopold
1870-02-19[930] [58] [931]
1940-06-17[125]
French writer, sculptor and illustrator (1870-1940)
writer surgeon sculptor illustrator drawer
France
6th arrondissement of Lyon [931]
Sérigny [932]
Q3383649
Pierre Aguétant
Pierre
1890-04-27[933] [109] [120]
1940-06-14[109] [84] [120]
French writer and poet
writer poet
France
Guéreins
Orléans
cimetière de Jullié
Q20533614
José Gómez Martínez
José
18th century
1940-06-07
Spanish catholic priest and journalist
Catholic priest journalist writer
Spain
Pontevedra
Teis, Vigo
Q4769303
Annie Haven Thwing
Annie Haven
1851-07-04[1] [934]
1940-06-05
American historian
historian writer children's writer
United States of America
Forest Hills Cemetery [1]
Q15733861
Helen Marot
Helen
1865-06-09[11] [83]
1940-06-03[215] [11] [83]
American librarian and workers' rights activist (1865-1940)
librarian trade unionist writer [5]
United States of America
Philadelphia [215]
New York City [215]
Q17428166
Maurice Dullaert
Maurice
1865-12-30
1940-09-15
Belgian writer and lawyer
writer lawyer
Belgium
Bruges
Ixelles - Elsene
Q16883597
James Aloysius Burns
James Aloysius
1867-02-13 1867[404] [935] [766] [442] [271]
1940-09-09 1940[404] [935] [766] [442] [271]
American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame
judge writer [271]
President of the University of Notre Dame
United States of America
Michigan City
South Bend
Q21401585
Jehan d'Ivray
Jeanne
1861-04-17[936]
1940-09-09 1940[110]
French writer (1861-1940)
writer
France
Bessèges
Vichy
Q22134676
Fernando el de Triana
Fernando
1867-04-15[46]
1940-09-07[46]
Spanish singer, guitarist and writer (1867-1940)
singer guitarist writer librettist
Spain
Seville
Camas
Q124354244
Frances W. Graham
1857-09[937]
1940-08-19[938]
American author, editor, singer, temperance activist/leader (1857-1940)
writer singer newspaper editor temperance worker
United States of America
Q3292758
Marie Reynès-Monlaur
Marie [98]
1866-12-15[939] [940]
1940-08-24[939] [940]
French writer (1866-1940)
writer
France
Montpellier
Montpellier
Q3300899
Maurice Heine
Maurice [941]
1884-03-15[942] [84]
1940-05-26[84] 1940-05-20[943] 1940[110]
French writer and editor (1884-1940)
writer [943] journalist [941] poet publisher [943] editor [110]
France [941]
Paris [84]
Vernouillet [84]
Q73603050
Hedwig Dietzi
Hedwig
1867-07-30[944] [103] [33]
1940-05-03[944] [33] [103]
(1867-1940)
writer [944]
Switzerland
Bern
Thun
Q2847620
André Delons
André
1909-01-30[945]
1940-05[946]
French film critic and poet (1909-1940)
film critic [945] poet [945] writer [945]
France
Le Vésinet
Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 90
Q84554359
Richard Burton
Richard Eugene
1861-03-04[947]
1940-04-08[947]
American poet, editor, and educator (1861-1940)
university teacher [258] writer [258] [179] poet editor
United States of America
Hartford
Winter Park
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Q33245420
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
Benjamin
1871-01-29[178]
1940-04-07[178]
American historian and author (1871-1940)
historian writer editor
United States of America
Elvira
Iowa City
Q17478062
Ángela Graupera
Àngela
1876-06-09[948]
1940-03-29[949]
Spanish writer (1876-1940)
writer journalist war correspondent nurse
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q25270906
Harriet Morehead Berry
Harriet
1877-07-22[332] [83]
1940-03-24[332] [83]
American civic leader, suffragist, editor
writer suffragist
United States of America
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
Q15996855
Margaret Ashmun
Margaret
1875-07-10[11]
1940-03-15[11]
American writer
poet writer
United States of America
Rural
West Springfield
Q29985464
Maurice Boué
Maurice
1878-01-29[616]
1940-02-21[616]
Belgian writer
writer
Belgium
Namur [616]
City of Brussels [616]
Q18912012
John Mortimer Fox
John
1881-02-20
1940-02-15
(1881-1940) American reverend
priest writer
President of the College of the Holy Cross [950]
United States of America
Dorchester
Pomfret
College of the Holy Cross Cemetery
Q13048379
Antonio Mompeón
Antonio
1881
1940-02-17
Spanish politician and writer (1881-1940)
politician writer journalist
member of the Senate of Spain [951] director
Spain
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Q12382491
Adolfo Mosquera
Adolfo
1860-07-03
1940-01-30
Adolfo Mosquera Castro 1916.jpg
journalist , lawyer , and writer (1860–1940) ♂
journalist lawyer writer
Spain
Caldas de Reis
Caldas de Reis
Q5831122
Emilio González del Castillo y López
Emilio
1882-04-04[84]
1940-01-31[84]
Spanish poet (1882-1940)
poet writer
Spain
Madrid
Q12258660
Gorgonio Renteria
Gorgonio
1868-09-09[952]
1940-01-27[952]
Basque writer (1868-1940)
politician writer
Spain
Elantxobe
Bayonne
Q55095400
Wardon Allan Curtis
Wardon Allan
1867-02-01[13]
1940-01-21[13]
American writer (1867-1940)
writer
United States of America
New Mexico
Plymouth
Q95273586
Luc Leguey
Luc
1876-01-10[953]
1940-01-19[760]
French painter, writer and caricaturist
graphic artist [258] painter [258] writer caricaturist
France
9th arrondissement of Paris [954]
Levallois-Perret [760]
Q113559646
Apollon Caillat
Apollon
1857-08-31
1940
Apollon Caillat 1934 Petit Marseillais.png
chef , writer , bibliophile, and scholar (1857–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour
chef writer bibliophile scholar
France
Puget-sur-Argens
Marseille
Q94365833
George Barton
George
1866[404]
1940[404]
American writer
writer
United States of America
Philadelphia
Q60194658
Adele Szold Seltzer
Adele
1876[955] [442]
1940[955] [442]
(1876-1940)
translator [258] writer
United States of America
Q56074865
Fanny Runnells Poole
Fanny
1863
1940
American writer (1863–1940)
writer literary critic
United States of America
Orford
Q53544286
Vicente Díez de Tejada
Vicente
1872[765] [46] [671]
1940-01[765] [46] [671]
Spanish writer
telegraphist writer novelist translator
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Q47069854
Henri Carton
Henri
18th century
19th century
writer , historian , and critic (1850–1940) ♂
writer historian critic
France
Q20535976
Manuel Novoa Costoya
Manuel
1865-07-02
190s
journalist and writer (1865–1940) ♂
journalist writer
Spain
Santiago de Compostela
Buenos Aires
Q13054723
Simon Gabamachyan
1863[434] [956] [957]
1942-03-29[434] [956] 1940[957]
lexicographer , writer , and philologist (1863–1940) ♂
lexicographer [434] writer [434] philologist [434]
Ottoman Empire France
Istanbul [434] [956] [957]
Paris [434] [956] [957]
Q6172985
Álvaro de la Iglesia Santos
Álvaro
1859-04-05
1940[958]
Cuban journalist
journalist writer
Cuba Spain
A Coruña
Havana
Q5860061
Fernando Periquet Zuaznábar
Fernando
1873[959] [237]
1940[959] [237]
Spanish writer (1873-1940)
writer [237] journalist librettist [237]
Spain
Valencia [237]
Valladolid [237]
Q4769408
Annie Payson Call
Annie
1853[443] [403] [11] [404] [442] [688]
1940[443] [403] [11] [404] [442] [688]
American writer
writer
United States of America
Q1966877
Louis Panella
Louis
1881
1940-03-13
trumpeter , musicologist , and composer (1881–1940) ♂
trumpeter musicologist composer
United States of America
Q1871614
Louis Delune
Louis
1876-03-15[960] [109]
1940-01-05[960] [109]
Belgian composer
composer [111]
Belgium
Charleroi
Paris
Q87397860
Petro al-Trabulsi
Petro
1905[961]
1940[961]
American-Syrian poet
poet musician composer violinist businessperson
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Q61082870
Jean Hautstont
Jean
1867-12-13[962]
No/unknown value 1940[963]
Belgian composer
composer Esperantist
Belgium [7]
City of Brussels
Q19299788
Antonio Alba
Joan Antoni
1873-12-07[109]
1940[964]
Spanish composer (1873-1940)
composer musician guitarist
Spain
Reus
Santiago
Q15997046
Jean Pietrapertosa
Jean
1855[965]
1940[966] [109]
musician and composer
mandolinist composer
France
Q7945640
W. H. Hewlett
W. William
1873-01-16[967]
1940-06-13[967] 1944[968] 1940[969]
Canadian organist, conductor, composer, and music educator
conductor composer music teacher
Canada
Q3173425
Jean Martet
Jean
1886-12-31
1940[970] [7] [403] [712] [442] [17] [689] [521] [326]
French writer
writer [7]
France
Angers
Q11927987
Joan Viladomat Massanas
Joan
1885-02-08[971]
1940-12-19[971]
Catalan composer and musician
composer
Spain
Manlleu
Barcelona
Q5081201
Charles Naginski
Charles
1909-05-29[972] [11] [111] [37]
1940-08-04[972] [11] [111] [37]
American composer (1909-1940)
composer [111] [37] songwriter
United States of America
Cairo [37]
Lenox [37]
Q1685895
Jean Vuillermoz
Jean Paul
1906-12-29[84]
1940-06-21[84]
French composer
composer
France
Monaco
Drachenbronn-Birlenbach
Q61590680
Louis Vilmar Arndt
Louis
1861-11-21
1940
Swiss astronomer
astronomer
Switzerland
Erfurt
Q21339819
James Everard Benedict
James
1854[545]
1940[545]
American marine biologist
carcinologist naturalist zoologist
United States of America
Norwalk [973]
Q2414758
Pierre Marty
Pierre
1868[974] [544] [546] [547] [120]
1940[974] [120]
French botanist, geologist and naturalist (1868-1940)
botanist geologist naturalist archaeologist
France Belgium
Nice
Vézac
Q16583800
José Rius
José
1867-03-21
1940-12-18
Spanish mathematician (1867-1940)
mathematician university teacher
City councillor of Saragossa
Spain
Barcelona
Q17628562
Francis Warrain
Francis
1867-10-10[975] [129]
1940-02-29[976]
French philosopher and mathematician (1867-1940)
philosopher mathematician sculptor astrologer
France
Marseille
Le Val-la-Reine
Q8022112
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Willis
1868-10-18
1940-07-12
American businessman (1869-1940)
inventor businessperson
United States of America
Brooklyn [1]
Floral Park Cemetery [1]
Q15505687
Stephen Balzer
Stephen
1864
1940
American engineer
inventor
United States of America
The Bronx
Andover
Q18416980
Charles H. France
Charles
1870
1940-06-15 1940-06-12[99]
American screenwriter and actor (1870-1940)
screenwriter actor film director film actor
United States of America
Decatur
Onarga
Q65581072
Philip Lonergan
Philip
1887-05-18
1940-03-08
American screenwriter (1887-1940)
screenwriter
United States of America
Hackensack
Hollywood
Q20856728
De Lancey Gill
De Lancey
1859-07-01[977]
1940-08-31[977] 1940-10-07[1]
American painter and photographer
painter [68] photographer [68]
United States of America
Camden [977]
Alexandria [977]
Q8019557
William Tuff Whiteway
William
1856-04-30[978]
1940-10-09
Canadian architect
architect [640]
Canada
Musgrave Harbour
Vancouver
Q6223387
John Brooks Wheelwright
John Brooks
1897-09-09[11] 1905-03-11[979]
1940-09-13[11]
American poet
poet architect
United States of America
Milton
Boston
Q16066667
Thomas H. Scott
Thomas
1865-09-07
1940-07-15
American architect
architect
United States of America
West Alexander Cemetery
Q4718487
Alexander C. Eschweiler
Alexander
1865-08-10
1940-06-12
American architect
architect
United States of America
Wisconsin
Q4648437
A. Ten Eyck Brown
Anthony [138]
1878-04-19[11] [980] [1]
1940-06-08[11] [980] [1]
American architect
architect
United States of America
Albany [981]
Atlanta [982]
Q87649755
August Waterschoot
August [983] Clement
1864-09-12[984] 1864-12-09[983]
1940-05-30[984] [983]
Belgian architect, 1864–1940
architect
Belgium
Sint-Niklaas [984] [983]
De Panne [984] [983]
Q28977324
Paul Bouvier
Paul
1857-05-30[58] [84] [232] [103] [395] [33]
1940-03-27[33] [84] [103] [395]
Swiss painter and architect (1857-1940)
architect painter
Switzerland
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Q24238010
Federico Keller
Federico
1868
1940-03-18
architect and engineer (1868–1940) ♂
architect engineer
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
Q15996887
F.W. Caulkins
F.
1855-04-28
1940-01-09
American architect
architect
United States of America
Hartford
Bedford
Q77304350
Lucien Viraut
Lucien
1859-03-02[395]
1940-01-04
architect (1859–1940) ♂; officier d'académie and Order of Isabella the Catholic
architect
France
18th arrondissement of Paris
Saint-Brieuc
Q57515824
Helen Eugenia Parker
Helen
1909-11-17
1940
African American architect (b. 1909, d. 1940)
architect [985]
United States of America
Pine Bluff
Q29510633
Alberto Albiñana Chicote
Alberto
1865-07-07[986]
1940[987]
architect and university teacher (1865–1940) ♂
architect university teacher
Spain
Madrid [987]
Q24260007
Edward Boehmer
Edward
1861
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Pennsylvania
Q15997022
Walter Mellor
Walter
1880[513]
1940[513]
architect
architect
United States of America
Q7794343
Thomas Tallmadge
Thomas
1876-04-24[11] [988]
1940-01-01[11] [988]
American architect
architect
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Arcola
Graceland Cemetery
accidental death
Q5489301
Frank Rushmore Watson
Frank
1859[68]
1940[68]
American architect
architect [989]
United States of America
Frankford
Q3588597
Émile Lambot
Émile
1860 1869[990] [991]
1940[990] [991]
Belgian architect
architect [991]
Belgium
Q15117274
Harry McRae Webster
Harry McRae
1872
1940-12-24
American screenwriter and film producer
screenwriter film producer film director
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Q2840020
Alphonse de Nussac
Alphonse
1858-12-04[992]
1940-04-09[992]
French photographer (1858-1940)
photographer
France
Le Bourg-d'Hem
Guéret
Q9098256
Ángel Arquer
Ángel
1878
1940
Spanish photographer
photographer
Spain
Alcocer
Guadalajara
Q8010310
William H. Martin
William
1865[567] [513] [39] [993] [62]
1940[567] [513] [39] [993] [62]
American photographer and postcard publisher
photographer postcard publisher
United States of America [62]
Ottawa
Q106395851
Helen Lackaye
Helen
1883-01-10[994]
1940-10-19[994]
American actress
actor film actor
United States of America
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Q6108522
Ricardo Vargas
Ricardo
1882-05-18
1940-08-12
Spanish actor (1882-1940)
actor
Spain
Spain
Madrid
Q3037275
Dorville
1883-03-01[995]
1940-08-10
French actor (1883-1940)
actor
France
3rd arrondissement of Paris
Souillac
Q3434526
Robert Bassac
Robert
1910-01-29[996]
1940-06-08[78]
French actor
actor
France
Nice
Erquinvillers
Q108739193
Dorothy Mackaye
Dorothy
1899-05-08[997]
1940-01-05[997]
American actress
actor playwright
United States of America
Denver [997]
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Q5947950
Joan Bonafè i Sansó
Juan
1875-06-18
1940-01-01
Spanish actor
actor
Spain
Palma de Mallorca
Madrid
Q15102485
Riccardo Cordiferro
Alessandro
1875-10-27
1940-08-24
Italian poet
poet
United States of America Kingdom of Italy
San Pietro in Guarano
New York City
Q5559358
Pedro Luis de Gálvez
Pedro Luis
1882[998]
1940-04-30
Spanish writer and poet (1882-1940)
poet short story writer playwright
Spain
Málaga
Madrid
capital punishment
Q40046997
Charles Grolleau
Charles
1867
1940
French translator
translator poet [110] editor [110]
France
Q19998072
[999]
Bernat Ortín Benedito
Bernat
1893
1940
poet , playwright , and grammarian (1893–1940) ♂
poet playwright grammarian
Spain
Valencia
Q65088440
Henrietta G. Moore
Henrietta
1844-09-02[1000]
1940-02-28[1001]
American Universalist minister, educator, suffragist, and temperance activist (1844-1940)
temperance worker Christian minister suffragist teacher head teacher
United States of America
Newark [1002]
Los Angeles County [1001]
Q95008394
Damian Buck
Damian
1871-10-03[1003]
1940-09-25[1003]
Swiss monk and teacher
teacher author conservationist
Switzerland
Q61970966
G. Spyridis
George
18th century
19th century
French author
author
France
Q7192508
Pierre de Chaignon la Rose
Pierre
1871-04-23
1940-02-21
American heraldist and heraldic artist
artist
United States of America
New York City
Cambridge
Q21454137
Albert Alexander Smith
Albert
1896-09-17[1004]
1940[473] [404] [1005] [651] [1006] [869] [58] [30] [1007] [39] [1004] [68]
American graphic artist and painter, 1896-1940
painter [1007] [68] artist [1004]
United States of America
New York City [1007] [1008] [68]
Paris [68]
Q20986702
Félix Aubert
Félix
1866[68] [513] [473] [395]
1940[68] [513] [473] [395]
French artist
artist
France
Langrune-sur-Mer
Langrune-sur-Mer
Q19674647
Mildred McMillen
Mildred
1884
1940
American woodcutter
artist [1009]
United States of America
Chicago
Q17332843
Émile-Joseph Galet
Émile Joseph
1870-12-13[243] [84]
1940-11-26
Belgian officer (1870-1940)
military officer teacher soldier
Belgium
Erpion
City of Brussels
Q18911612
Robert Sidney Douglass
Robert
1871-11-12
1940-09-18
American historian and teacher (1871-1940)
teacher historian
United States of America
Edwardsville
Q6779243
Mary Comfort Leonard
Mary
1856-01-22
1940-08-04
American activist (1856-1940)
teacher
United States of America
Kosciusko
Kosciusko
Q11684572
Jaume Torremadé i Español
Jaume
1889-09-11
1940-07-20
Spanish teacher (1889-1940)
teacher
Spain
Maldà
Q3047808
Edmond Doms
Edmond [1010]
1873-03-25[151] [1010]
1940-03-31[1010]
Belgian politician
politician trade unionist teacher [1010]
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Vlezenbeek [1010]
Anderlecht [1010]
Q18117957
Francisque Vial
Francisque
1869-06-07[1011]
1940-02-06[1011]
teacher and official (1869–1940) ♂; Bordin Prize
teacher official
France
Q88380273
Maia Bang
Maja [1012]
1877-04-24[1013] [1014]
1940-01-03[1015]
norwegian violinist
violinist teacher
Norway United States of America
Tromsø Municipality [1015]
New York City [1015]
Q97302253
John Edward Walker
John Edward
1880
1940
British-born, American painter (1880–1940)
painter teacher
United States of America
Wales
Q22340295
José Verdes Montenegro y Montoro
José
1865-03-30
1940
José Verdes Montenegro y Montoro.jpg
Theorist and teacher (1865–1940) ♂
theorist teacher
Spain
Madrid
Mexico
Q20006175
Paula Cañellas Alba
Paula
1874
1940
teacher and feminist from Mallorca
teacher women's rights activist
Spain
Palma de Mallorca
Q6153124
Janet (Chisholm) Lee
Janet
1862
1940
Canadian co-founder of the Women's Institutes
teacher activist
Canada
Q7102839
Orison Swett Marden, Jr.
1906-05-22
1940-12-23
American lawyer
lawyer
United States of America
Sea Cliff
Weill Cornell Medical Center
Q4719599
Alexander McGillivray
Alexander
1884-02-11
1940-12-12
Canadian politician
lawyer politician judge
member of Alberta Legislative Assembly member of Alberta Legislative Assembly [1016]
Canada
London
Edmonton
Q6104449
J.W. Parmley
J.
1861-01-12
1940-12-12
”Father of the Yellowstone Trail”
lawyer politician judge
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
United States of America
Sioux Falls
Q13080928
Leon Coenen
Leon [1017]
1876-04-15[151] [1017]
1940-11-19[1017]
Belgian lawyer and politician
lawyer politician
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Zemst Weerde [1017]
Paris [1017]
Q1846662
Jules Maenhaut van Lemberge
Jules [151] [1018] Constantin [151] Marie [151] Joseph [151]
1862-05-21[1018]
1940-11-15[151] [1018]
Belgian politician (1862-1940)
politician lawyer [151] [1018]
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium [151] council member [151] mayor of a place in Belgium [151] province council member [151]
Belgium
Ghent [151] [1018]
Lemberge [151] [1018]
Q8016467
William P. Hayes
William
1866-03-27
1940-10-20
American politician in Massachusetts (1866-1940)
lawyer politician
mayor member of the State Senate of Massachusetts member of the State Senate of Massachusetts [1019] [1020]
United States of America
Springfield
Massachusetts
Q2712459
Armand Hubert
Armand [1021]
1857-08-15[1021]
1940-10-01[1021]
Belgian politician
politician lawyer
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Lessines [1021]
Marcinelle [1021]
Q115076518
Frank P. Sebree
Frank
1854-10-25
1940-09-29
American lawyer and politician (1854–1940)
lawyer politician
United States of America
Q5335614
Ed Yewell
Ed
1862-08-22
1940-09-15
American baseball player
baseball player lawyer
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Q3148184
Ignace Sinzot
Ignace [1022]
1888-05-26[151] [1022]
1940-08-26[1022]
Belgian politician and lawyer
politician lawyer
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Casteau [1022]
Mons [1022]
Q6795281
Max Steuer
Max
1870-09-16
1940-08-21
American lawyer (1870-1940)
lawyer
United States of America
Jackson
Q15997028
Francis Kerschner Myers
Francis
1874-03-07[1023]
1940-08-02[1023]
United States federal judge
lawyer judge
United States of America
Wilmington
Q2401587
Paul Nourrisson
Paul
1858-07-22[84] [362]
1940-05-30[1024] [84]
French lawyer
lawyer journalist essayist
France
Paris
Q15621612
Otto Zoller
Otto [7]
1864-04-14[103]
1940-05-02[103]
Swiss politician (1864-1940)
politician [262] lawyer
Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Frauenfeld
Zürich
Q6138430
James M. Geraghty
James
1870-02-02
1940-04-29
American judge (1870-1940)
lawyer politician judge
member of the Washington House of Representatives
United States of America
County Mayo
Spokane
Q6237515
John Hampden Burnham
John
1860-10-14[516]
1940-04-25[516]
Canadian politician
lawyer politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Peterborough
Q8003497
Willard Underhill Taylor
Willard
1868
1940-04-18
American lawyer
lawyer
United States of America
Q2293650
André van Outryve d'Ydewalle
André [151] [1025] Jean [151] Marie [151]
1873-08-21[1025]
1940-04-02[1025]
Belgian politician (1873-1940)
politician jurist lawyer journalist
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium [151] council member [151] Mayor of Beernem
Belgium
Ruddervoorde [151] [1025]
Bruges [151] [1025]
Q5541898
George Lynch-Staunton
George
1858-09-09[516]
1940-03-03 1940-03-19[37]
Canadian politician
lawyer politician
member of the Senate of Canada
Canada
Southampton
Q16856609
Louis M. Martin
Louis
1863-11-25
1940-03
American politician
lawyer politician judge
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Madison
Utica
Q104833965
Charles Phelps
Charles
1852[1026]
1940-02-03
American attorney, politician, and first state attorney general of Connecticut
politician lawyer
member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
United States of America
East Hartford
Q6287688
Joseph W. Molyneaux
Joseph
1859-12-12
1940-01-24
United States federal judge
lawyer judge
United States of America
Bellevue
Q11906095
Antonio Zumárraga Díez
Antonio
18th century
1940
Irish politician
politician lawyer
member of the Congress of Deputies mayor of Burgos
Spain
Burgos
Q5407837
Eugene Wambaugh
Eugene
1856[403] [11] [404] [326] [405]
1940[403] [11] [404] [326] [405]
American legal scholar
lawyer
United States of America
Q20657084
Norman L. Jones
Norman
1870-09-19
1940-11-15
American judge
judge politician
member of the Illinois House of Representatives
United States of America
Q25422735
Alfredo Souto
Alfredo
1862-05-14[1027]
1940-09-06[1027]
Spanish artist, 1862-1940
painter judge
Spain
A Coruña [1028]
A Coruña
Q20739710
Oscar E. Heard
Oscar
1856-06-26
1940-07-16
American judge (1856-1940)
judge
United States of America
Q4765509
Anita Calvert Lebourgeoise
Anita
1879-10-08
1940-03-18
American judge
judge suffragette
United States of America
Lonedell
Q19662195
Felix A. Kremer
Felix
1872-10-18
1940-01-11
American farmer, lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician
judge farmer editor politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q11300356
Adrien Vilain XIIII
Adrien [1029]
1861-04-23[1029]
1940-10-10[1029]
Belgian politician
politician council member mayor
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
City of Brussels [1029]
Mons Maisières [1029]
Q11771882
Max Nadoleczny
Max
1874-03-16[258]
1940-11-06[258]
physician (1874–1940) ♂
physician
Switzerland
Q50354405
Víctor Azcarreta Colau
Víctor
1857
1940
Víctor Azcarreta i Colau.jpg
Urologist and physician (1857–1940) ♂
urologist physician
Spain
Bilbao
Lloret de Mar
Q7328026
Richard Nelson Mason
Richard
1876-06-26
1940-11-22
Confederate Army officer, physician and planter
businessperson
United States of America
Culpeper
Washington, D.C.
Q6260626
John Thomas Sproule
John
1876-12-05[516]
1940-11-10[516]
Canadian politician
politician farmer businessperson
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Lambton County
Q19974806
Otto A. La Budde
Otto
1865-06-11
1940-10-14
(1865-1940)
businessperson politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q45766789
Hermann Stäubli
Hermann
1867-03-08
1940-10
(1867-1940)
businessperson
Switzerland
Horgen
Horgen
Q3261414
Louis Canon-Legrand
Louis Ferdinand Joseph
1860-10-24
1940-09-29
businessperson (1860–1940) ♂; member of Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Hainaut
businessperson
Belgium
Thuin
Mons
Q4883610
Belle Brezing
Belle
1860-06-16[11] [1]
1940-08-11[11] [1]
American brothel owner (1860-1940)
businessperson
United States of America
Lexington
Q24284688
Frederick M. Ayres Sr.
Frederick
1872-02-17
1940-05-15
businessperson (1872–1940) ♂; child of Lyman S. Ayres
businessperson
United States of America
Geneva
Crown Hill Cemetery
Q23020074
Thomas H. Conway
Thomas
1860-02-09
1940-05-01
American politician and businessman
businessperson politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q6186291
Jesse E. Moorland
Jesse
1863-09-10[11]
1940-04-30[11]
American minister and businessman (1863-1940)
Christian minister businessperson book collector
United States of America
Coldwater
New York City
Q2070278
P. M. Ashburn
Percy
1872-07-28[110]
1940-08-20[110]
American physician
physician [7]
United States of America
Batavia
Washington, D.C.
Q19865867
[1030]
Gilbert Lafayette Foster
Gilbert
1871-05-29[1030]
1940-05-17[1030]
Canadian Surgeon General
military officer [1030] physician [1030]
Canada
Aylesford [1030]
Wolfville [1030]
Q11916637
Darío Marcos Cano
Darío
1887-10-21[1031]
1940-01-20[1031]
Spanish politician
politician [1031] physician [1031]
Valencia city councilor Member of the Cortes republicanas [1031]
Spain
Segorbe [1031]
Toulouse [1031]
Q5444701
Fernando Fernández
Fernando
1850
1940
Puerto Rican businessman
businessperson
United States of America
Bayamón
Q20685586
John T. Smith
John
1896
1940-06-30
(1896-1940)
musician
United States of America
Harrison County
Dallas
Q9182414
John Baltzell
John
1860-09-23[1032]
1940
US Musician
musician violinist
United States of America
Knox County
Q52779557
Ignasi de Sagarra i de Castellarnau
Ignasi Ignacio
1889-10-09 1889[548]
1940-01-20 1939[548]
Spanish lepidopterist
lepidopterist ornithologist exhibition curator entomologist
chairperson
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q94516756
Melvin Randolph Gilmore
Melvin
1868-03-11[404]
1940-07-25[404]
American anthropologist and ethnobotanist
biologist professor anthropologist ethnobotanist ethnologist curator [1033]
United States of America
Valley [1034]
Lincoln [1034]
Q3289199
Marcel Marion
Marcel
1857-03-04[1035] [129]
1940-03-24
French professor
professor [121] historian university teacher [110]
president of the Société de l'histoire de France
France
Rennes
Paris
Q16947504
Ignasi Mallol i Casanovas
Ignasi [98]
1892[98] [68] [404] [473] [58] [39] [765] [514] [1036] [3] [46] [671]
1940[98] [68] [404] [473] [58] [39] [765] [514] [1036] [3] [46] [671]
Spanish painter and professor
painter professor
Spain
Tarragona [7]
Bogotá [7]
Q71125193
William Pierrehumbert
William
1882-08-14
1940-12-15
Swiss romanist
dialectologist historian lexicographer
Switzerland
Cormondrèche
Evilard
Q34823478
Louis de Grandmaison
Louis
1864-08-18[129] [84]
1940-08-31[84] [16]
French archivist and historian
archivist historian
president
France
Tours
Tours
Q5812798
Domingo Hergueta y Martín
Domingo
1856-12-16
1940-06-05
Spanish historian
historian
Spain
Aguilar de Codés
Burgos
Q2831534
Albert Salsas
Albert
1864-02-26
1940-06-04
French (Catalan) historian
historian
France
Palau-de-Cerdagne
Q15431082
Robert C. Binkley
Robert
1897[403] [403] [11] [687] [474] [687] [442] [405]
1940-04-11[1037]
American historian
historian
United States of America
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Q8013149
William J. Benners
William
1863[11]
1940[11]
American historian and publisher
historian literary agent
United States of America
Q3371553
Paul Joüon
Paul
1871-02-06[1038]
1940-02-18[1038]
French hebraist (1871-1940)
Catholic priest
France
Nantes
Nantes
Q15436997
Alfons von Streng
Alfons
1852-11-06[103]
1940-12-25[103]
Swiss politician (1852-1940)
politician
Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Frauenfeld
Q3092563
Félix Pellin
Félix
1877-12-08
1940-12-23
French engineer (1877-1940)
engineer politician
France
Paris
Paris
Q6218565
John Alexander Catherwood
John
1857-10-26
1940-12-21
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Bolton
Mission
Q7348784
Robert Paul Marie de Guise
Robert Paul Marie
1872-06-05
1940-12-07
Governor of French India
politician
Colonial Governor of French India [1039]
France
Q15996981
Frederick W. Kavanaugh
Frederick
1871-09-10[1040]
1940-12-02
American politician (1871-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of New York
United States of America
suicide
Q16026197
Paul Nicollet
Paul
1875-12-18[398] [1041]
1940-11-22[398] [1041]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Oyonnax
Mézériat
Q3164277
Jean-Baptiste Meiser
Jean-Baptiste
1857-09-21
1940-11-11
Belgian politician (1857-1940)
politician military officer
Mayor of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek
Belgium
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Schaerbeek
Schaerbeek
Q15997129
Edward F. Vincent
Edward
1881-12-30
1940-10-26
American politician in New York (1881-1940)
politician
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Floral Park Cemetery [1]
Q28364895
Jakob Zimmerli
Jakob
1863-03-08[103]
1940-10-22[103]
Swiss politician (1863-1940)
politician
Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Oftringen
Basel
Q18619010
Lorin C. Collins Jr.
Lorin
1848-08-01
1940-10-18[1042]
American politician (1848-1940)
politician
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives member of the Illinois House of Representatives
United States of America
Windsor
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert [1042]
Rosehill Cemetery [1] [1042]
Q56150467
Elmer Clayton Dover
Elmer
1873-04-14[1043] 1873-04-01
1940-10-04 1940-10-03
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1922
banker politician
United States of America
McConnelsville
Tacoma
Q16066721
Bernard N. Moran
Bernard
1869-01-31
1940-10-08
American politician (1869-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Wisconsin member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q4797773
Arthur A. Will
Arthur
1871-05-22
1940-10-08
American politician (1871-1940)
politician
United States of America
Louisville
Pewee Valley
Cave Hill Cemetery
Q15973541
Olivier Bascou
Olivier
1865-02-09[398]
1940-10-02[1044] [398] [78]
French politician (1865-1940)
politician official
member of the French National Assembly Prefect of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Prefect of Maine-et-Loire Prefect of Charente Prefect of Gironde Prefect of Seine-et-Marne
France
Bouzon-Gellenave
Pau
Q5660616
Harold Ernest Forster
Harold
1869
1940-09-26
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q11316472
Georges Hubert
Georges
1859-01-08
1940-09-20
Belgian politician (1859-1940)
politician
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Walcourt
Brussels metropolitan area
Q28337465
Mariano de Silva y Carvajal
Mariano
1875-04-02[1045] [46]
1940-09-12[46]
Spanish politician
politician [1045]
member of the Congress of Deputies Senator of the Kingdom member of the Senate of Spain [1046] Member of the Consultative National Assembly [1045]
Spain
Madrid [1045]
Seville
Q3184337
Joseph-Marcellin Wilson
Joseph
1859-11-26[1]
1940-09-10[1] [516]
Canadian politician (1859-1940)
banker politician
member of the Senate of Canada
Canada
Montreal Île Bizard [1]
Montreal [1]
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery [1]
Q5496366
Fred Swanton
Fred
1862-04-11
1940-09-03
American businessman and politician
politician
United States of America
Brooklyn
Santa Cruz
Q15973281
Paul Anquetil
Paul
1873-10-31[398]
1940-09-01[398]
French politician (1873-1940)
politician dealer
Deputy of Seine-Maritime arrondissement councillor conseiller municipal de Rouen
France
Rouen
Aunay-sur-Odon
Rouen
Q16222623
Auguste Mattagne
Auguste [1047]
1882-01-17[1047]
1940-08-18[1047]
Belgian politician (1882-1940)
politician merchant [1047]
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Wavre [1047]
Wavre [1047]
Q5544806
George Steel
George
1858-06-03
1940-08-20
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q47093154
John H. Bailey
John
1864-09-22
1940-08-27
Texan representative and senator
politician
member of the Texas House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Texas
United States of America
Sussex
Austin
Q3370626
Paul Bersez
Paul
1857-01-22[398] [1048] [16] [78]
1940-08-27[1048] [398] [16] [78]
French politician
politician [506] merchant
member of the French National Assembly Mayor of Cambrai senator of the French Third Republic [506] président du conseil général du Nord
France
Viesly
Paris
Cambrai (Route De Solesmes) Communal Cemetery
Q16026586
Pierre Armand Vaux
Pierre
1848-02-22[398]
1940-08-21[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Longepierre
Labergement-lès-Seurre
Q23020168
W. Lair Thompson
1880-01-01
1940-08-05
American politician
politician
member of the Oregon House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Oregon
United States of America
Linn County
Bend
Q2169631
Victor Ernest
Victor
1875-03-07[1049]
1940-08-04
Belgian politician (1875-1940)
politician
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Brussels metropolitan area
Q47495233
Manuel Lorenzo González
Manuel
1909
1940-07-27
Spanish politician
politician
Spain
Calañas
Madrid
Q14244807
Daniel Clesse
Daniel
1872-04-13
1940-07-26
Belgian politician
politician
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Luxembourg
Sainte-Ode
Q3103064
Georges Lecourtier
Georges
1866-12-23[1050] [398] [129]
1940-07-26[1050] [398]
French politician
politician [506]
member of the French National Assembly mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Bras-sur-Meuse
Meuse
Q18205627
Joseph Brogan
Joseph
1880-03-30
1940-07-22
American politician in Missouri (1880-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Missouri
United States of America
St. Louis
Richmond Heights
Q15996960
Charles J. Hewitt
Charles
1867-07-15[1051]
1940-07-22
American politician in New York (1867-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of New York member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Locke
Q5482049
Francis Nicholson Darke
Francis
1863-10-25[516]
1940-07-17[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q47495267
Sixto Romo Mendieta
Sixto
1895
1940-07-11
Spanish politician
politician trade unionist
mayor political commissar
Spain
Guadalajara
Q16026178
Pierre Myrens
Pierre
1861-02-04[398]
1940-07-12[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Montauban
Tours
Q11301784
Joseph Coole
Joseph [1052]
1878-05-27[151] [1052]
1940-07-11[1052]
Belgian politician
politician trade unionist secretary [1052]
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Kortrijk [1052]
Mazamet France [1052]
Q5769070
Hiram Booth
Hiram
1860-10-25
1940-07-09[1053]
American politician (1860-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Utah
United States of America
Postville
Los Angeles [1053]
Q8009830
William Gerard Power
William Gerard
1882-04-19
1940-07-08
Canadian politician (1882-1940)
politician
Canada
Sillery
Quebec City
Q5416994
Everett Colby
Everett
1874-12-10
1940-06-19
American politician
politician
Member of the State Senate of New Jersey Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
United States of America
Milwaukee
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q3300740
Maurice Dutreil
Maurice
1875-07-13[398] [84] [16] [78]
1940-06-18[398] [84] [16] [78]
French politician (1875-1940)
politician
député de la Mayenne Mayor of Belgeard undersecretary
France
Paris
Belgeard
Q1898018
Victor De Lille
Victor [1054]
1863-11-02[1055] [151] [1054]
1940-06-15[1055] [1054]
Belgian journalist and politician (1863-1940)
journalist politician printer [1054]
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Maldegem [1054]
Maldegem [1054]
Q2538981
Michiel Van Caeneghem
Michiel
1893-03-03
1940-06-02
Belgian university teacher and politician (1893-1940)
university teacher politician
Belgium
Q16025666
Sully Eldin
Sully
1879-12-16[398]
1940-05-30[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly Mayor of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
France
Ardèche
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Q3069028
Fernand-Étienne Rimbert
Fernand
1869-09-30[398]
1940-05-23[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly Mayor of Dieppe
France
Dieppe
Évreux
Q6161243
Vicente Moliner Nadal
Vicente
1903-03-27
1940-05-21
Spanish politician (1903-1940)
politician trade unionist
mayor
Spain
Burriana
Castelló de la Plana
Q5983535
Luis Garrido Juaristi
Luis
1875-06-16[1056]
1940-05-16[1057]
Spanish politician
politician
Mayor of Madrid
Spain
Logroño [1056]
Madrid [1057]
Q4718514
Alexander Campbell
Alexander
1876
1940-05-16
physician and political figure from Newfoundland
politician
Canada
Q6130066
James Bowman
James
1861-10-31[516]
1940-05-02[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Morris-Turnberry
Q42905877
José Delgado Prieto
José
1891-12-07
1940-04-27
Spanish politician
politician
political commissar
Spain
Aroche
Madrid
capital punishment
Q4710665
Albert L. Osborn
Albert
1858-09-09
1940-04-19
American politician
politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q3292335
Marie Alexandre Raoul Blin de Bourdon
Marie
1837-05-20[398]
1940-04-17[398]
French explorer and politician
explorer politician
député de la Somme
France
Abbeville
Paris
Q3370820
Paul Cartuyvels
Paul [1058]
1872-09-11[151] [1058]
1940-03-27 1940-04-14[1058]
Belgian politician and private banker (1872-1940)
politician banker jurist
Senator of Belgium Mayor of Sint-Truiden
Belgium
Sint-Truiden [1058]
Sint-Truiden [1058]
Q3059704
Eugène Azémar
Eugène
1877-01-02[1059]
1940-04-10[1059]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Pau
Paris
Q15348726
Camille Lammertijn
Camille [1060]
1859-09-19[1060]
1940-04-09[1060]
Belgian politician
politician farmer [1060]
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Meulebeke [1060]
Moorslede [1060]
Q3371159
Paul Elbel
Paul
1875-03-06[1061] [398] [78]
1940-04-09[1061] [398] [78]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Isches
Paris
Q64502243
Dolores García-Negrete Ruiz Zarco
Dolores
1886-04-08
1940-03-01
Spanish politician (1886-1940)
politician trade unionist activist
Spain
Alcalá la Real
Jaén
Q15996873
Alexander Brough
Alexander
1863-01-25[1062]
1940-02-27
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of New York member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
natural causes
Q2977185
Claude Chauveau
Claude
1861-08-22[129] [1063] [1064] [129]
1940-02-27[1063] [1064]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Pouilly-en-Auxois
Pouilly-en-Auxois
Q16066512
Carl M. Grimstad
Carl
1856-08-09
1940-02-28
American politician (1856-1940)
politician farmer
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q5677278
Harvey Hicks
Harvey
1865-06-02
1940-02-17
Physician and political figure
politician
Canada
Q929954
Frederic Xifré i Masferrer
Frederic
1884-01-13
1940-02-15
Spanish politician (1885-1940)
politician
city councillor of Badalona mayor of Badalona
Spain
Sant Andreu de Palomar
Q8004705
William Aurelius Clarke
William Aurelius
1868-11-18[516]
1940-02-05[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Q11312313
Edmond Depontieu
Edmond [1065]
1869-08-10[151] [1065]
1940-01-31[1065]
Belgian politician
politician trade unionist
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Roeselare [1065]
Menen [1065]
Q20872179
Ángel Galarza Vidal
Ángel
1856-07-19
1940-01-31[46]
Spanish politician (1856-1940)
politician
Member of the Congress of Deputies Senator of the Kingdom
Spain
Zamora
Madrid
Q15997084
John Scammon
John
1865-09-30
1940-04-08
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of New Hampshire
United States of America
Stratham
Keene
Exeter Cemetery [1]
Q18589117
Cornelius C. White
Cornelius
1870-05-02
1940-04-07
American politician in Missouri (1870-1940)
politician
member of the Missouri House of Representatives
United States of America
Bertrand
Sikeston
Q16873263
Robert Lincoln Patterson
Robert Lincoln
1887-08-01
1940-04-02
American politician
politician
member of the California State Assembly
United States of America
San Francisco
Q15996937
Ross Graves
Ross
1874-08-27
1940-04-01
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of New York member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Q7964928
Walter George Brown
Walter
1875-09-06[516]
1940-04-01[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Hinchinbrooke
Q7407664
Sam Hughes
Sam
1873-06-13
1940-03-24
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q6076051
Isaac Benson Lucas
Isaac
1867-09-19
1940-03-08
Canadian politician (1867-1940)
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Warwick
Toronto
Q16856973
Frederick C. Williams
Frederick
1855-09-10
1940-03-06
American politician in California (1855-1940)
politician funeral director beekeeper
United States of America
Earlville
Butte County
Q2830919
Albert Asou
Albert
1857-06-24
1940-03-06
Belgian politician
politician
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Senator of Belgium Mayor of Tournai
Belgium
Tournai
Tournai
Q19560677
Emerson Hammer
Emerson
1856-08-12
1940-03-06
American politician
politician
member of the Washington State Senate
United States of America
Montpelier
Sedro-Woolley
Q21008367
Edouard Duseigneur
Édouard
1882-12-29[84] [1066]
1940-03-03[1067]
French officer
military officer politician
France
6th arrondissement of Lyon [1067] [1066]
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or [1067]
Q16025758
Louis Gélis
Louis
1886-08-16[398] [120]
1940-01-28[398]
French politician
politician journalist
Member of parliament for the Seine municipal councillor of Paris
France
Saint-Juéry
Saint-Juéry
Q4786210
Archibald Beaton Gillis
Archibald
1864-01-28[516]
1940-01-18[516]
Canadian politician (1864-1940)
politician
member of the Senate of Canada Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Canada
Whycocomagh
Whitewood
Q2172727
Rudolf Gelpke
Rudolf
1873-10-05[1068] [103]
1940-01-12[1068] [103]
Swiss politician (1873-1940)
politician [262]
Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Basel [7]
Waldenburg
Q1925109
Xavier Neujean
Xavier
1865-02-25[427] [84]
1940-01-12[1069] [84]
Belgian politician (1865-1940)
politician
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Mayor of Liège Minister of Mobility
Belgium
Liège
Liège
Q19360510
E. L. Farnsworth
E.
1863-01-08
1940-01-07
American politician (1863-1940)
politician
member of the Washington House of Representatives
United States of America
Sanilac County
Olympia
Q109283892
Owen M. Kiernan
Owen
1867
1940
American politician
politician
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
New York City
Q20031324
Edward Webster LeRoy
Edward
1874-01-13
1940-01-01
American politician
editor politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Marinette
Q15996893
Forsythe Charles Clowdsley
Forsythe Charles
1895[1070]
1940[1070]
California politician and World War I vet
politician
member of the California State Assembly
United States of America
Stockton
Q11705065
Vicente Talens Inglá
Vicente
1892[1071]
1940[1071]
Spanish politician (1892-1940)
politician
civil governor of Almería
Spain
Llaurí [1071]
Q9011859
Joan Busquets i Queralt
Joan
1909
1940
Spanish trade unionist and politician (1909-1940)
trade unionist politician
Spain
Valls
Tarragona
Q7926299
Victor Rosewater
Victor
1871-02-13[11]
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Omaha
Omaha
Q6238770
John Henry Charles Willoughby
John
1861-07-03
1940
Canadian mayor
politician
Canada
Q5919959
Howard J. Clifford
Howard
1870
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Q5542063
George Maitland Atkinson
George
1860-11-14
1940
Canadian politician
politician
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Canada
Q5536656
George Balfour Johnson
George
1865-03-21
1940
Canadian mayor
politician
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Canada
Q5536583
George B. Ward
George
1867-03-01[11]
1940[11] [404]
American temperance activist
politician
United States of America
Q5077247
Charles Edmund Raven
Charles
1876
1940
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
St. Thomas
Q5074846
Charles A. Holland
Charles
1872
1940
American sportsperson and politician
athlete politician
United States of America
Girard
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q5004295
Byron B. Brainard
Byron
1894
1940
Businessman and politician
politician
United States of America
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Q3579950
Édouard Marbeau
Charles Édouard Marie
1847-07-27[129] [84]
1940[326]
French industrialist, mayor of Meudon from 1892 to 1908
industrialist politician
Mayor of Meudon auditor at the Conseil d'État vice president [129]
France
Paris
No/unknown value
Q3262014
Louis Gassin
Louis
1865
1940
French politician
politician
France
Nice
Nice
Q938964
Aquilino Barrachina Ortiz
Aquilino
1882
1940
Spanish politician (1882-1940)
politician trade unionist
mayor of Pego
Spain
Anna
Alicante
capital punishment
Q5214660
Dana A. Dorsey
Dana
1872[11]
1940[11]
African-American businessman, banker, and philanthropist
banker carpenter
United States of America
Quitman
Q3160357
Jacques de Vendeuvre
Jacques
1912-03-09
1940-06-30[1072]
French officer
military officer
France
Calvados
Q2899581
Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix
Bertrand
1902-06-26
1940-06-30
French officer (1902-1940)
military officer
France
Nantes
Q3436546
Robert Weill
Robert
1916-04-25[925]
1940-06-30[925]
French officer
military officer
France
Suresnes
Gibraltar
Q3168995
Jean-Pierre Berger
Jean-Pierre
1915-02-22[925]
1940-06-30[925]
French officer
military officer
France
Paris
Gibraltar
Q7184001
Philip M. Bannon
Philip
1872-03-12
1940-06-25
United States Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient (1872-1940)
military officer
United States of America
Jessup
Q15972067
André Berniquet
André
1878-05-11[1073]
1940-06-12
military officer (1878–1940) ♂
military officer
France
Guise [1074]
Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Q2960008
Charles Pierre Martial Ardant du Picq
Charles
1879-06-07[129]
1940-06-08
French soldier
military officer
France
Limoges
Q114756434
François de Lassus Saint-Geniès
François
1883-10-31
1940-06-07
French officer and royalist militant
military officer
President of the french Action League
France
8th arrondissement of Paris
Noyon
Q12784656
André-Lucien Caille
André
1881-10-23[1075]
1940-05-25[1075]
military officer (1881–1940) ♂
military officer
France
10th arrondissement of Paris
Ambleteuse [836]
Cimetière de l'avenue Pierre-Grenier
Q12797905
Olivier-Charles-Marie Thierry d’Argenlieu
Olivier
1887-05-19[1076]
1940-05-18
military officer (1887–1940) ♂
military officer
France
Rochefort
Gouy
Avrechy
Q5294724
Donald M. Carpenter
Donald
1894-03-06
1940-04-04
US Navy officer
military officer
United States of America
Lackawanna County
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Q6537189
Lewis Yancey
Lewis
1895-09-16[11]
1940-03-03[11]
American aviator
military officer journalist
United States of America
Arlington National Cemetery
Q46996013
Manuel Sánchez Hermida
Manuel
1888
1940-04
Spanish playwright
playwright
Spain
Ferrol
Ferrol
Q48761056
Valentine Valti
Valentine
1860-04-14
1940-12-26
French singer and dancer
singer dancer
France
Paris
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Q29441037
Albert Maybon
Albert
1878[128] [84] [442] [17] [766]
1940[128] [442] [17]
1878-1940 translator
orientalist translator
France [1077]
Q3426374
René Huchon
René
1872-08-26[1078] [129]
1940-06-25[1078]
French translator
translator [129] university teacher [129]
France
Paris [129]
Thivars [1079]
suicide [1079]
Q43503720
Karl Hescheler
Karl
1868-11-03[103]
1940-10-11
(1868-1940)
zoologist
Switzerland
Schönenwerd
Q72410655
Honoré Lantenois
Honoré
1863[1080] [120] [84]
1940
French geologist
geologist
France
Q20481677
Marie Larroche
Marie
1854-03-18
1940-05-27
French Esperantist
Esperantist
chairperson [1081]
France
Metz
Rodez
Q22337892
Domènec Espelta i Mussons
Domènec
1893-06-12[1082]
1940-12-17[1083]
Spanish association football player
association football player association football referee
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q18222794
Leo-Paul Billeter
Leo Paul
1940-05-30
Swiss association football player
association football player
Switzerland
Q3426170
René Eucher
René Antoine
1884-06-14[1084]
1940-05-23
French association football player
association football player
France
13th arrondissement of Paris
13th arrondissement of Paris
Q2959839
Charles Montagne
Charles
1889-03-17
1940-05-22
French association football player
association football player
France
Roubaix
Bruay-sur-l'Escaut
Q2831064
Albert Courquin
Albert
1898-08-05
1940-02-02
French association football player (1898-1940)
association football player
France
Bourbourg
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Q27553463
Gustav Schlegel
Gustav
1940-01-11
association football player
association football player
Switzerland
Q3188912
Jules Sion
Jules
1879-09-06[1085]
1940-07-08
French geographer (1879-1940)
geographer
France
Masny
Montpellier
Q19816832
Paul Thomas
Paul
1859-11-30[1086] [58] [129]
1940-12-08[362]
French painter (1859-1910)
painter sculptor
France [1086]
Paris [68]
6th arrondissement of Paris [362]
Q24575505
Alexis Douce de la Salle
Alexis
1869-12-27
1940-11-02[1087]
French painter
painter
France
Saint-Barthélemy-Lestra
5th arrondissement of Lyon [1087]
Q56701958
Henri Pierre Jamet
Henri
1858-09-25[58] [84]
1940-10-17[1088]
French painter
painter
France
Gien
Gargilesse-Dampierre
Q3271055
Léon Houyoux
Léon
1856-11-24[1089] [1090] [58]
1940-10-10[1089] [1090]
Belgian painter (1856-1940)
painter
Belgium [1089]
Brussels metropolitan area
Auderghem - Oudergem
Q2465116
Gustave Flasschoen
Gustave
1868-05-20[1091] [1092]
1940-09-03[1091]
Belgian painter (1868-1940)
painter
Belgium [1091]
City of Brussels [1091]
City of Brussels [1091]
Q3289582
Marcelle Rondenay
Marcelle
1880-05-06[1093] [137] [1094] [58] [30]
1940-08-29[138]
French painter (1880-1940)
painter
France [1095]
Paris [68]
Paris
Q3592291
Étienne Mondineu
Étienne Jean Gaspard
1872-01-27[1096] [58] [232] [16] [129]
1940-07-28[1096] [58] [16]
French painter (1872-1940)
painter [129]
France
Houeillès [129]
Houeillès [84]
Q18508619
Raphy Dallèves
Raphy [7]
1878-01-26[1097] [1098] [84] [33]
1940-07-06[1097] [1099] [84]
(1878-1940)
painter
Switzerland
Sion
Sion
Q3261268
Louis Billotey
Louis
1883-11-30[1100]
1940-06-14[58]
French painter (1883-1940)
painter
France [1100]
Paris
Paris
Q18508251
Gregor Perušek
Gregor
1887-03-11
1940-06-07
American painter
painter
Austria-Hungary United States of America
Jelovec
Cleveland
Q27031065
Jean Lasne
Jean
1911-10-07[1101]
1940-06[1102] [58]
French painter
painter [68]
France [1103]
Bolbec [30]
Inor
Q52150451
Sophie Burger Hartmann
Sophie Isabella Marie
1868-05-23[39] [58] [232] [33]
1940-05-23[39] [33]
Sopie Burger-Hartmann 1907.jpg
painter , sculptor , ceramicist , and jewelry designer (1868–1940) ♀; member of Münchner Künstlerinnenverein and Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen ; spouse of Fritz Burger
painter sculptor ceramicist [39] jewelry designer [1104]
German Reich Switzerland [33] Germany [39]
Munich [1105]
Munich [1105]
Q5404062
Rafael Berenguer Coloma
Rafael
1890-02-18[232] [46]
1940-04-29[46]
Spanish painter (1890-1940)
painter
Spain
Valencia
Paterna
Q17621651
Auguste Alleaume
Auguste Achille
1854-05-22[129] [84] [16]
1940-04-24[16]
French painter and stained-glass artist (1854-1940)
painter stained-glass artist
France
Angers
Laval
Q106170731
Adelaïde Lefebvre
Adelaide
1860-05-04
1940-04-17
Belgian sculptor (1860-1940)
sculptor [1106] painter
Belgium
Ghent [1106]
Ghent [1106]
Q6099660
Ramón Garrido Méndez
Ramón
1868
1940-03-12
Spanish painter (1868-1940)
painter [68]
Spain
Q105871936
Frederick L. Stoddard
Frederick
1861-03-07[1107]
1940-02-24[1107]
Canadian-American painter and muralist, 1861-1940
painter [1107] muralist [1107]
Canada
Coaticook [1107]
Gloucester [1107]
Q44685057
Gerhard Bühler
Gerhard
1868-07-21[232] [33]
1940-02-11[33]
Swiss painter (1868-1940)
painter
Switzerland
Igis
Solothurn
Q19569914
Eugène Tézier
Eugène
1865-08-10 1865[258]
1940-02-09[138]
French caricaturist, illustrator and painter
caricaturist [258] illustrator painter drawer [258]
France
Grenoble [258]
Paris [138]
Q2959218
Charles Giroux
Charles
1861[68] [513] [58] [39] [651] [84]
1940-01-27[1108]
French painter and printmaker
painter [68] printmaker
France [1109]
Limoges
Le Menoux [1108]
Q105651304
Charles Weisser
Charles
1864-06-18[1110]
1940-01-23[1110]
French painter
painter [1110]
France [1110]
Montbéliard
Mauperthuis
Q2411335
René Hérisson
René
1857-05-24[30]
1940-01-04
French painter (1857-1940)
painter
France [1111]
Cognac
Q112482270
William Adolphe Lambrecht
William [110]
1876-03-16[110] [760]
1940[110]
French painter and illustrator
painter [110] illustrator [110] etcher
France
14th arrondissement of Paris
Q59201784
Mariano Félez Bentura
Mariano
1883[1112]
1940[1112]
Spanish painter
painter illustrator
Spain
Zaragoza
Zaragoza [1112]
Q25931167
George Oberteuffer
George
1878[1113]
1940[1113]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Philadelphia [1113]
Massachusetts
Q21985541
Henry Prellwitz
Henry
1865[1114] [68] [513] [39] [476] [473] [404] [651] [533]
1940[1114] [68] [513] [39] [476] [473] [404] [651] [533]
American painter
painter
United States of America
United States of America
Q20925323
Alfonso Romero Mesa
Alfonso
1882
1940
Spanish painter (1882-1940)
painter ceramicist
Spain
Seville
Madrid
Q19826470
Louis van Engelen
Louis
1856[1115]
1940[1115]
Belgian painter
painter
Belgium [1115]
Lier [1115]
Antwerp [1115]
Q16538542
Charles Duvent
Charles
1867-06-24[1116] [1117] [1118] [30]
1940[1116] [1119] [1120] [1118] [39] [395] [404] [473] [514] [766]
French painter
painter
France [1121]
Langres
Q6787373
Mathurin Janssaud
Mathurin
1857[1122] [476] [473]
1940[1123] [1122] [476] [473] [58] [30]
French painter (1857-1940)
painter
France [1123]
Manosque
Q7080294
Ogura Yonesuke Itoh
1870
1940
American artist (1870-1940)
painter
United States of America
Q3034239
Suzanne Blanckaert-Goddyn
Suzanne
1881
190s
Belgian painter
painter
Belgium
Q3263246
Louis Vallet
Louis
1856-02-26[1124] [39]
1940[1124] [443] [442]
French painter (1856-1940)
painter illustrator caricaturist [110]
France [1125]
former 8th arrondissement of Paris [570]
Neuilly-sur-Seine New Communal Cemetery
Q3085691
François Richard de Montholon
François
1856-06-23[1126] [58] [30] [232]
1940[1126] [1127] [30] [473]
French painter (1856-1940)
painter
France [1126]
Q6456411
L. D. Ricketts
L.
1859-12-19[11]
1940-03-04[11]
American economic geologist, mining engineer and banker (1859-1940)
engineer banker mining engineer economic geologist
United States of America
Elkton
Q119976832
Навкратій Крижановський
1876-05-22
1940-04-10
hieromonk missionary
Austria-Hungary Canada
Verkhobuzh
Stamford
Mundare
Q63985516
Carl Roth
Carl
1880[766]
1940-05-21
(1880-1940)
librarian
Switzerland
Lausanne
Q2377682
Albertus baron van Harinxma thoe Slooten
Albertus
1872-05-04
1940-09-17
civil servant (1872–1940) ♂; child of Binnert Philip baron van Harinxma thoe Slooten
civil servant
Belgium
Beetsterzwaag
Q15997120
Louis Thibon
Louis Charles
1866-04-16[129] [84]
1940-10-23[84]
French prefect (1866-1940)
official
Prefect of Marne Prefect of Finistère Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône Prefect of Corse Prefect of Ariège Prefect of Ardèche Prefect of Gard sub-prefect of Saint-Sever [1128] Sub-prefect of Vouziers [1128] sub-prefect of Montélimar [1128] Sub-prefect of Sedan [1128] General secretary of prefecture of Landes [1128]
France
Vienne [1129]
Marseille
Cimetière de Loyasse
Q50940292
Charles Lallemand
Charles
1868-01-17[1130]
1940-04-30[1131]
French official (1868-1940)
official
Prefect of Gard Sub-prefect of Alès president Prefect of Loire Prefect of Seine-Maritime Prefect of Lozère Prefect of Gers Prefect of Haute-Vienne Councillor of State
France
Baden-Baden [1130]
Nîmes
Q105071781
Maurice Bienaimé
Maurice
1885-06-07[1132]
1940
balloonist (1885-1940)
aircraft pilot balloonist
France
Q105244751
Albert Dupré
Albert
1860-09-10[1133]
1940-07-05[1133]
French organist
organist music teacher
president
France
Rouen [1134]
Biarritz [1135]
Longs-Réages cemetery
Q27042078
Albert Koerttgé
Albert
1861-01-21[1136]
1940-03-18
French engraver
engraver
France
Strasbourg
Heiligenstein
Q7514147
Silas Dustin
Silas
1855[473]
1940[473]
American curator
curator
United States of America
Richmond
Q9374830
William Gibson Spiller
William
1863-09-13[118]
1940-03-19
American university teacher and neurologist (1863-1940)
university teacher neurologist
United States of America
Baltimore
Philadelphia
West Laurel Hill Cemetery [1]
Q23681119
Robert John Wildhack
Robert
1881-08-27[1137]
1940-06-20
American illustrator
illustrator
United States of America
Pekin
Los Angeles
Q15996945
Harry Watts
Harry
1894
1940
Canadian thoroughbred horse racing jockey
jockey
Canada
Toronto
Q765651
Augusta Gillabert
Augusta
1869-11-22
1940-04-01
Swiss farmer (1869-1940)
farmer
Switzerland
Orbe
Lausanne
Q2839185
El Piyayo
Rafael
1864[1138]
1940[1138]
Spanish guitarist
guitarist
Spain
Málaga
Q54371784
Francisco Pego Pita
Francisco
1868-02-22
1940-11-13
Francisco Pego Pita 1921.jpg
entrepreneur (1868–1940) ♂
entrepreneur
Spain
Ortigueira
Havana
Q20534632
Casimiro Gómez
Casimiro
1854[1139]
1940-10-21
Almanaque Gallego, 1898, p. 51, Casimiro Gómez.jpg
entrepreneur and philanthropist (1854–1940) ♂
entrepreneur philanthropist
Spain
Viascón, Cerdedo-Cotobade
Vigo
Q80938743
Adolf Spitteler
Adolf
1846-06-07
1940-01-12
(1846-1940)
entrepreneur chemist
Switzerland
Liestal
Zürich
Q28114458
Émile Akar
Émile
1876
1940
entrepreneur (1876–1940) ♂
entrepreneur
France
Marseille
Q5621584
Gustavus Wynne Cook
Gustavus
1867-12-12
1940-06-04
American banker
banker
United States of America
Q5344137
Edward Lewis Young
Edward
1862-01-01
1940-03-24
American banker
banker
United States of America
Q7558699
Solomon Levitan
Solomon
1862-11-01
1940-02-27
American politician
banker
United States of America
Tauragė
Madison
Q5094332
Cheves Perky
1874[7]
1940[7]
American psychologist
psychologist
United States of America
Q15060059
Marie-Louise Fould
Marie-Louise
1865-08-12[129]
1940-04-11
French philanthropist, nurse
nurse philanthropist
France
Paris
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Q2939206
Carlo Lambert
Carlo
1907
1940-05-10
Belgian sculptor
sculptor
Belgium
Q21032867
Laure Hayman
Laure
1851-06-11
1940-04-22
French demimonde and sculptor
demi-mondaine sculptor
France
Valparaíso [58]
8th arrondissement of Paris
Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 81
Q16864601
Paul Vannier
Paul
1880-12-05[1140]
1940-03-22[362]
French sculptor (1880-1940)
sculptor medalist
France
Sérifontaine [1140]
14th arrondissement of Paris [362]
Q60439298
Jules Herbays
Jules
1866-03-27
1940
sculptor (1866–1940) ♂
sculptor
Belgium
Ixelles - Elsene
Q5540075
George H. Peck
George
1856-10-15
1940-01-09
American businessman
real estate agent
United States of America
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Q6113353
Jack Johnson
Jack
1883-04-25
1940-01-29
baseball player
baseball manager
United States of America
Topeka
Topeka
Q5722064
Henry Goodwin Smith
Henry
1860[11]
1940[11]
American theologian 1860-1940
theologian
United States of America
Q4821225
Augustine Warner Robins
Augustine
1882-09-29[11] [1]
1940-06-16[11] [1]
United States Army Air Corps general
military leader
United States of America
Gloucester Courthouse [1141]
Randolph Air Force Base [1141]
Arlington National Cemetery [1]
Q4531341
Arthur B. Elson
Arthur [110]
1873-11-18 1873[110]
1940-02-24 1940[110]
music critic and musicologist (1873–1940) ♂
music critic musicologist [110]
United States of America
Boston
New York City
Q16542127
Clarence Lidington
Clarence
1880[218]
1940[218]
American gymnast (1880-1940)
gymnast
United States of America
Toronto
Detroit
Q18645976
Howard Bayles
Howard
1877-04-06
1940-05-20
sport shooter
sport shooter
United States of America [1142]
Port Jefferson
Port Chester
Q15997008
John Matthews Manly
John [7]
1865-09-02[11]
1940-04-02[11]
American professor of English literature
linguist literary scholar [110] man of letters [110]
United States of America
Q6761305
Maria Kaupas
Maria
1880-01-06[84]
1940-04-17[84]
Lithuanian-American religious foundress
religious leader
United States of America
Ramygala
Q5696610
Hector Charles Bywater
Hector
1884-10-21[11] [13]
1940-08-17[11] [13]
British journalist and naval historian (1884-1940)
journalist
United States of America [1143]
Q64728405
Caroline de Broutelles
Caroline [84]
1865-04-19 1865-04-20[441]
1940-06-14[84] [1144]
French journalist
journalist [84] editor [441]
France [84] [441]
El Biar Algiers [441]
Châtenay-Malabry [1144]
Q7945235
W. O. Saunders
W.
1884-05-24[1145]
1940-04-25[37]
American writer
publisher journalist
United States of America
Q18356152
Frank McCoy
Frank
1888-03-04
1940-03-31
Health author (1888-1940)
journalist
United States of America
Milan
Q6140483
James O'Donnell Bennett
James
1870-05-01[1146]
1940-02-27[1147]
American journalist
journalist
United States of America
Jackson [1146]
Chicago [1147]
Mount Evergreen Cemetery [1147] [1]
natural causes [1147]
Q3193374
Karl Boès
Karl
1864-01-21[84] [1148]
1940-02-07[1149]
Magazine editor
journalist publisher editor [110]
France
Boos [1148]
Q106541199
Georges Viance
Georges
1884-09-20[570]
1940-02-01[1150] 1940[1151]
opinion journalist , essayist , and journalist (1884–1940) ♂; Prix Fabien
opinion journalist essayist journalist
France
Paris [616]
Paris [616]
Q15997054
Charles H. Prisk
Charles
1875-12-24
1940
Newspaper editor and owner
publisher editor journalist
United States of America
Grass Valley
Q40137641
Bernice C. Downing
Bernice
1878
1940-09-26
American newspaper publisher and editor
publisher editor
United States of America
Newark
Santa Clara
Q110231740
Elizabeth Hawley Everett
Elizabeth
1857-08-23[1152]
1940-09-06[1152]
American clubwoman, suffragist, magazine founder/editor, school principal, superintendent of public schools (1857-1940)
editor [1153] clubwoman [1153] organizational founder [1153] school superintendent [1153] suffragist [1153]
United States of America
Pekin [1153]
Highland Park [1154]
Wyuka Cemetery [1154]
Q97656579
Jean Miquel
Jean
1859-02-16[1155]
1940
French paleontologist
paleontologist
France
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières [1155]
Q16220826
Edmond Destaing
Edmond
1872-01-19[1156]
1940-12-27[1156]
French orientalist
orientalist
France
Roset-Fluans
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Q19754095
René Van Bastelaer
René
1865-07-22
1940-04-11
belgian art historian specialized in Bruegel
art historian [577]
Belgium
Q5892854
Haven Metcalf
Haven
1875[544] [403] [545] [546] [547]
1940[544] [403] [545] [546] [547]
botanist (1875-1940)
mycologist botanist taxonomist university teacher
United States of America
Q16863923
L. Lawrence Weber
L.
1869
1940-02-22[12]
American theatre manager
theatre manager promoter
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Q5931850
Hugh McLellan Southgate
Hugh
1871-09-03[11]
1940-10-23[11]
American philatelist (1871-1940)
philatelist
United States of America
St. Johnsbury
Q5345390
Edward Spring Knapp
Edward
1879-09-10
1940-04-05
American philatelist (1879-1940)
philatelist
United States of America
Bay Shore [536]
Manhattan
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q98590335
Mary Mackall Gwinn
Mary Mackall
1860-02-02[1157] [1158]
1940-11-11[1158] [1157]
American university teacher (1860-1940)
university teacher
United States of America
Baltimore
Princeton
Q971765
Jean Landry
Jean [7]
1875-10-03[1159]
1940-06-17[1159]
Swiss university teacher (1875-1940)
university teacher engineer
Switzerland
Les Verrières
Lausanne
Q115618758
Calvin W. Hendrick
Calvin
1865-06-21[1160]
1940-06-22[1161]
American engineer
mechanical engineer civil engineer
United States of America
Paducah [1160]
Miami [1161]
Q47843645
Fernand Meiers
Fernand
1871
1940-04-23
Fernand Meiers en 1920.jpg
Sports executive (1871–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour
sports executive
France
Paris
Paris
Q15996947
John A. Hartwell
John
1869-09-27
1940-11-30
American football player and coach (1869-1940)
rowing coach American football player
United States of America
Sussex
Oakdale
natural causes
Q5335140
Ed McCrillis
Ed
1904-09-07
1940-09-01
American football player (1904-1940)
American football player [1162]
United States of America
New York City
Q5486806
Frank Gates Allen
Frank
1858-02-14
1940-08-30
American football player (1858-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Moline
Q5468860
Forest Firestone
Forest
1876-07-27
1940-07-12
American football player and coach (1876-1940)
head coach American football player
United States of America
Akron
Cambridge
Q15485591
Harry March
Harry
1875-12-11
1940-06-10[11]
American football player and executive (1875-1940)
American football player
United States of America
New Franklin
Canton
Q18589037
John Seip
John
1882-08-14
1940-04-20
American football player (1882-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Allentown
Baton Rouge
Q19577128
Irish Graham
Irish
1883-11-07
1940-04-12
American college football player (1883-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Nashville
Nashville
Q5537082
George Bolan
George
1897-04-30
1940-01-17
American football player (1897-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Lake Forest
New York City
Q2037053
Charles Paul
Charles
1869[403]
1940-11-25
Canadian linguist and educator
linguist Protestant missionary
Canada
Q5658282
Adrian John Pieters
Adrian
1866-11-18[1163]
1940-04-25[1163]
American botanist (1866-1940)
botanist mycologist
United States of America
Alto [1163]
Q18911692
Rodney Howard True
Rodney
1866[7] [545] [546] [404] [547] [442]
1940[7] [545] [546] [404] [547] [442]
American botanist (1866-1940)
botanist
United States of America
Q116863767
Zizi du Manoir
Geneviève
1912-11-28
1940-09-24
French aviator, alpine skier, and ice hockey player
aircraft pilot alpine skier ice hockey player
France
16th arrondissement of Paris
Toulouse
Q15855127
Worth Mitten
Worth
1884-01-10
20th century 1940-03-02[1]
American bicycle racer
sport cyclist
United States of America
Davenport
Q16509418
Louis Thuasne
Louis
1854-11-09[1164]
1940-01-09[1164]
Romanist, medievalist, and literary critic (1854–1940) ♂; Saintour Prize and Saintour Prize
romanist medievalist literary critic
France
Paris
Paris
Q44584001
August De Decker-Lemaire
August
1855-09-14
1940-02-15
Cover artist (1855–1940) ♂
cover artist
Belgium
Ghent
Q56760205
Pauline Perlmutter Steinem
Pauline
1864-08-04
1940-01-05
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Radziejów
Toledo
Q66699245
Pauline Waddington Holme
Pauline
1848-11-12
1940
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Q15428937
Hale Holden
Hale
1869-08-11
1940-09-23
Hale Holden circa 1915.jpg
Railway executive (1869–1940) ♂
railway executive
United States of America
Kansas City
New York City
Q8962469
Francisco Lema Ullet
Francisco
1869
1940
Spanish flamenco singer
cantaor
Spain
Cádiz
Madrid
Q15997112
Errol Taggart
Errol
1895-07-15
1940-08-30
Canadian film director (1895-1940)
film director
Canada
Ottawa [215]
Los Angeles [215]
Q55312993
Florent-Prosper Colpaert
1886-08-20
1940
Louise Dellano y Velasco.jpg
Glass artist (1886–1940) ♂
glass artist
Belgium
Auderghem - Oudergem
Q64560238
Philippe Larquier
Philippe
1905-05-08[1165]
1940-05-20[1166]
French editorial cartoonist
editorial cartoonist
France
Mont-de-Marsan
Vanves
Q94929521
Emanuel Christian Hedmondt
Emmanuel
1857-10-24[258]
1940-04-25[258]
Canadian singer and singing teacher (1857–1940)
opera singer
Canada
Ontario
London
Q17428176
Emile van Bosch
Emile
1888-01-10
1940-01-24
Belgian opera singer
opera singer
Belgium
Q104717060
José María de Palacio y Abárzuza
José María
1866-04-29[1167]
1940-07-29[1168]
Collector (1866–1940) ♂; child of Francisco Javier de Palacio y García de Velasco
collector [1168]
Spain
London [1167]
Torrelodones [1168]
Q5604685
Greenville Goodwin
1907[404] [442]
1940[404] [442]
American anthropologist
anthropologist archaeologist
United States of America
Q64121346
Jessie Reed
Jessie
1898 1897[1169]
1940-09-18
American showgirl
showgirl
United States of America
Houston
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Q91011821
Jacques Sevestre
Jacques
1908-06-02
1940
Officer of the French Navy (1908–1940) ♂; Companion of the Liberation
Officer of the French Navy
France
Bar-sur-Aube
sea
Q4822857
Austen Fox Riggs
Austen Fox
1876-12-12[934] [1170]
1940-03-05[11]
American psychiatrist
psychoanalyst [1171]
United States of America
Kassel [1172]
Stockbridge
natural causes [1170]
Q16220809
Gustave Rodrigues
Gustave
1871-02-12[1173] [129]
1940-07-26[1173]
French philosopher
philosopher
president [1174]
France
Paris
Q5002378
William Harold Cowell
Butch
1887-07-21
1940-08-28
American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
basketball coach athletic director
United States of America
Lynn
Dover
Q5126185
Clare Hunter
Clare
1886-12-01
1940-04-08
American football and basketball coach
basketball coach
United States of America
Ypsilanti
Boise
Q7945585
W. G. Thompson
W.
1866
1940
American college football, baseball, and basketball coach; college athletics administrator
basketball coach
United States of America
Q60439791
Antonio Méndez Casal
Antonio
1884
1940-01-13[1175]
art critic (1884–1940) ♂; member of Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
art critic
Spain
Monforte de Lemos
Madrid [1176]
Sacramental de San Lorenzo y San José cemetery
Q15471919
Clotilde Bizolon
Clotilde
1871-01-18
1940-03-03[1177] [1178]
social activist (1871–1940) ♀; Officer of the Legion of Honour
social activist
France
Coligny [1179]
2nd arrondissement of Lyon [1179] [1178]
nouveau cimetière de la Guillotière [1179]
Q19606885
Madeleine Sharps Buchanan
Madeleine
1886
1940
American novelist
crime fiction writer
United States of America
Wayne County
Pennsylvania
Q28407772
George W. Howard
George Washington
1848-11-16[1180]
1940-02-25[1180]
American railway worker and trade union functionary
trade unionist railway worker
United States of America
Lawrence County
South Pasadena
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Q3427012
René d'Astorg
René
1860-10-29
1940
French Pyreneist
mountaineer
France
Q19995237
Lise Rischard
Lise
1868-05-19
1940-02-28
19 May 1868 - 28 Feb 1940
spy
France
Eich
Luxembourg
Cimetière Notre-Dame
Q15997016
John McCloskey
John
1862-04-04
1940-11-17
American baseball manager
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Louisville
Q5537931
George Myron Clark
George
1891-05-19
1940-11-14
American baseball player (1891-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Smithland
Sioux City
Q5183244
Crazy Schmit
1866-02-13
1940-10-05
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Chicago
Chicago
Q4913131
Billy Otterson
Billy
1862-05-04
1940-09-21
American baseball player (1862-1940)
baseball player
United States of America
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Union Dale Cemetery
Q4910858
Bill Shipke
Bill
1882-11-18
1940-09-10
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
St. Louis
Omaha
Q5620644
Gus Dundon
Gus
1874-07-10
1940-09-01
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery [1181]
Q5334903
Ed Hallinan
Ed
1888-08-23
1940-08-24
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
San Francisco
San Francisco
Q5898138
Hooks Foreman
1895-08-04
1940-08-23
Negro League Baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Kansas
Q5334598
Ed Bruyette
Ed
1874-08-31
1940-08-05
Major League Baseball outfielder
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Manawa
Peshastin
Q7818065
Tom Williams
Thomas
1870-08-19
1940-07-27
Major League Baseball pitcher, born 1870
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Minersville
Columbus
Q5085585
Charlie Swindells
Charlie
1878-10-26
1940-07-22
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Rockford
Portland
Q5101080
John Heileman
John
1872-08-10
1940-07-19
American baseball player (1872-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Q7304101
Red Ehret
Red
1868-08-31
1940-07-20
American baseball player (1868-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Louisville
Cincinnati
Q4909884
Bill Leith
Bill
1873-05-31
1940-07-16
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Beacon
Beacon
Q5489949
Frank Thompson
Frank
1895-07-02
1940-06-27
American baseball player (1895-1940)
baseball player [908]
United States of America
Springfield
Webb City
Q15997082
Jimmie Savage
Jimmie
1883-08-29[1]
1940-06-26[1]
American baseball player (1883-1940)
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Southington
New Castle
Q4913226
Billy Reid
Billy
1857-05-17
1940-06-26
American baseball player
baseball player [908]
United States of America
London
London
Q5335251
Ed Pabst
Ed Edward
1868
1940-06-19
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
St. Louis
St. Louis
Saint Peter's Cemetery [1]
Q5495672
Fred Klobedanz
Fred
1871-06-13
1940-04-12
American baseball player (1871-1940)
baseball player
United States of America
Waterbury
Waterbury
Q6773685
Marshall Locke
Marshall
1857-03-12
1940-03-06
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Ashland
Ashland
Q5486188
Frank Decker
Frank
1856-02-26
1940-02-05
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
St. Louis
St. Louis
Q7143265
Pat Callaghan
Pat
1866-10-15
1940-02-04
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
New York City
Q5495780
Fred Lincoln
Fred
1878-02-05
1940-01-14
American baseball umpire (1878-1940)
baseball player
United States of America
Norwich
Hartford
Q5335018
Ed Keas
Ed
1863-01-02
1940-01-12
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Dubuque
Dubuque
Q7138238
Parke Swartzel
1865-11-21
1940-01-03
Major League Baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Knightstown
Los Angeles
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q20810679
Frank Collins
Frank
1901-09-28
1940-11-09
Canadian ice hockey player (1901-1940)
ice hockey player
Canada
Hastings, Ontario
Q48757386
François Tréchot
François
1865-04-09
1940-07-09
37François Tréchot à son départ au Congo 1887.jpg
Explorer (1865–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Legion of Honour
explorer
France
Challuy
Q6133285
James East
James
1871-10-07
1940-06-23
Canadian politician
explorer
Canada
Q117711658
María Lozano Hernández
María
1909-10-11
1940-01-19
Spanish anarchist
anarchist
Spain
Valladolid
Madrid
Q11727884
John Finan Barry
John
1873-12-12
1940-04-09
American chess player
chess player
United States of America
Boston
Q19975038
Dave Palitz
Dave
1891-01-01
1940-11-17
American boxer (1891-1940)
boxer [607]
United States of America
Wilkes-Barre
Connecticut
Q7359032
Roger Tritz
Roger
1914-08-21
1940
Olympic boxer
boxer
France [1182]
Q5097950
Childe Wills
1878-06-01
1940-12-30
American automobile designer (1878-1940)
car designer
United States of America
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Q5128735
Claude Bracey
Claude
1909-06-08
1940-09-23
Olympic sprinter
athletics competitor
United States of America [1183]
Humble
Q5342137
Edward C. Gallagher
Edward
1887-09-05
1940-08-28
American athletic coach
athletics competitor
United States of America
Perth
Oklahoma City
Q18758253
René-Joannes Powell
1896-02-11
1940
Belgian athletics competitor (1896-1940)
athletics competitor
Belgium
Herstal
Q107541598
Abel Jamas
Abel
1862-06-22[1184]
1940-02-10[1185]
printmaker (1862–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour
printmaker [616] [129]
France
Cramant [616] [129]
Rodez [1185]
Q30118275
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan
Marcel
1916-04-23
1940-06-15
French naval officer (1930-1945
naval officer
France
Douarnenez
Brignoles
Q7372644
Roy Campbell Smith
Roy
1858[11] [404]
1940-04-11[11]
US Naval officer, Governor of Guam
naval officer
Governor of Guam
United States of America
Lakewood Cemetery
Q30104620
Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris
Pierre
1856-05-21[129] [16]
1940-02-14[16]
French naval officer
naval officer
France
Saint-Guen
Paris
Q106192146
Antonia Torre Yela
Antonia
1922
1940
laborer (1922–1940) ♀; member of Unified Socialist Youth
laborer
Spain
Tetuán
Madrid
capital punishment
Q105939138
William Ernest Carter
William Ernest
1875-06-19[1186] [115]
1940-03-20[1186] 1940-03-20[115]
American heir, RMS Titanic survivor
polo player
United States of America
Paris [934] [1187]
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Q108449556
Urbain Molmans
1879-11-08
1940-05-26
Belgian rower
rower
Belgium
Ghent
Outremont
Q42908693
Amor Nuño
Ricardo
1913[1188]
1940-07-17[37]
Spanish activist
activist
Spain
Q89942438
François Méret
François
1914-05-08[1189]
1940-06-10[1189]
French rugby union player
rugby union player
France
Pontacq
Vrizy
Q17278907
Manuel Pérez Feliu
Manuel
1892-09-06
1940-08-27
Spanish trade unionist (1892-1940)
trade unionist
mayor of Valencia
Spain
Alicante
Paterna
Q42905912
Hernando Liñán Castaño
Hernando
180s
1940-04-20
Spanish trade unionist and military man.
trade unionist
Spain
Q11917259
Dionís Eroles i Batlle
Dionís
1900-11-02
1940
Spanish trade unionist
trade unionist
Spain
Barcelona
Q106399733
Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laignelot
Joseph Jean-Baptiste
1867-04-01[129]
1940-12-23[616]
French military personnel (1867-1940)
military personnel
France
Montpellier [129]
Q37793274
Jacques Dodelier
Jacques
1903-11-10
1940-12-16
military personnel and French Resistance fighter (1903–1940) ♂; Companion of the Liberation and Knight of the Legion of Honour
military personnel French Resistance fighter
France
Brest
Dire Dawa
Q3059760
Eugène Caslant
Eugène
1865-12-01[1190]
1940-12-01[1190]
astrologer and military personnel (1865–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour
astrologer military personnel
France
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin
Paris
Q108929540
Henri Marais
Henri
1881-04-17[1191]
1940-11-07
military personnel (1881–1940) ♂; Companion of the Liberation , Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance , and Knight of the Legion of Honour
military personnel
France
Rouen [1191]
Barnet
Cimetière parisien de Thiais
Q20888443
Pierre Sauvaire de Barthélémy
Pierre
1870-05-10[1192] [120]
1940-10-28[1193]
French explorer and writer
explorer writer military personnel
Mayor of Paray-Douaville
France
Paris [1192]
Q42887238
Achille Louis Léon Bouchez
Achille
1856-06-24[1194]
1940-10-22
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Pas-de-Calais
Bordeaux
Q19932864
Paul-Wilhelm Boell
Paul
1883-04-17
1940-10-04
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q113737507
Abilio Barbero Saldaña
1881-12-12
1940-09-09
military personnel (1881–1940) ♂
military personnel
Spain
Q124151792
Jesús López Digón
Jesús
1913
1940-08-06
laborer military personnel
Spain
Prados
Mauthausen concentration camp
Q11920843
Estanislau Guiu i Martí
Estanislau
1850-09-11[1195]
1940-07-30[1196]
Spanish translator and military personnel (1850-1940)
translator military personnel
Spain
Barcelona
Madrid
Q53775906
Jean Collot
Jean
1917-07-13[836]
1940-06-16[836]
Jean Collot 1937 11e Chasseurs Vesoul.jpg
military personnel (1917–1940) ♂
military personnel
France
Navenne [836]
Béthune [836]
Q3270806
Léon Cazeilles
Léon
1893-08-12[84]
1940-06-15[84]
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q30332136
Jean-François L'Her
Jean-François Marie
1904-01-24[1197]
1940-05-24[1197]
military personnel , Master-at-arms (1904–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour , Médaille militaire , and mort pour la France
military personnel
Master-at-arms
France
Kerlouan [1197]
Boulogne-sur-Mer [1197]
cimetière de Guissény
Q106677123
Édouard Auguste Albert Husband
Édouard
1862-05-13[129]
1940-05-19[129]
French military personnel (1862-1940)
military personnel
France
9th arrondissement of Paris [129]
Q3085400
François Morel
François
1914-06-03
1940-05-18
French air force ace pilot
military personnel aircraft pilot
France
Thonon-les-Bains
Hartennes-et-Taux
cimetière de Vierzy
Q12786916
Charles-Eugène Morin
Charles
1880-03-02[1198]
1940-05-17[1198]
French general
soldier military personnel military engineer
France
Q3131117
Henri François Joseph Boudet de Puymaigre
Henri
1858-07-08[129] [120]
1940-05-15[120]
French politician
politician military personnel
municipal councillor of Paris
France
Metz
Q2056198
Bernardus Swagerman
1917-01-14[925]
1940-05-13[925]
Belgian military personnel
military personnel
Belgium
Q100989259
Henri Giddelo
Henri
1894-05-23[1199]
1940-05-10[1199]
Belgian military personnel
military personnel
Belgium
Lanaken
Q15970105
Pierre Louis Roederer
Pierre
1856-04-09[129]
1940-04-19
French manufacturer
military personnel industrialist politician
Mayor of Bursard
France
Paris
Paris
Q19934730
Jean-Baptiste Limasset
Jean-Baptiste
1884-05-23[1200]
1940-03-12[1200]
French military personnel (1884-1940)
military personnel
France
Q3351450
Olivier de Fremond
Olivier
1854-06-05
1940-03-03
French military personnel (1854-1940)
military personnel
France
Metz
Nantes
Q124249533
Georges du Hamel de Canchy
Georges
1863-12-26[129]
1940-02-08
Equestrian and military personnel (1863–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Legion of Honour
equestrian military personnel
France
Cambrai
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Q3436738
Robert de Treveneuc
Robert
1860-11-03[1201] [398] [129] [78]
1940-02-05[1201] [398] [78]
French politician and military personnel
politician [506] military personnel
député des Côtes-d'Armor sénateur des Côtes-d'Armor [506]
France
Tréveneuc
Tréveneuc
Q12798369
Paul-Adrien Voinier
Paul
1880-09-11
1940-01-12
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q106097979
Henri Louis Marie Joseph Réquichot
Henri Louis Marie Joseph
1858-11-20[129]
1940[1202]
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Selongey [129]
Q105336688
Frederick Joseph Miller
Frederick
1891
1940
American politician
politician military personnel lawyer
member of the State Senate of Minnesota
United States of America
Saint Paul [295]
Q58623077
Pierre Grébert
Pierre
18th century[1203]
19th century[1203]
French photographer
photographer [1203] military personnel [1204]
France
Q57456434
Julio Suarez-Llanos y Sanchez
Julio
1940
mayor of Alicante
military personnel
Spain
Q19935362
Henri Monet
Henri
1880
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q19934012
Paul-Charles-Joseph Hugot
Paul
1883
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q19933381
Jean-Baptiste-François-Paul Dufour
1868
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q12798787
Pierre-Philippe-Marie-Adrien Compain
Pierre
1882
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q12788594
Eugène-Georges Ducasse
Eugène
1879
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q12786927
Charles-Joseph Chedeville
Charles
1875
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q12784666
Ange-Marie-Léon Chauvin
Ange
1876
1940
French military personnel
military personnel
France
Q59626444
Jean de Pierrefeu
Jean
1881-02-10[84]
1940-12-21[84]
French writer
writer journalist
France
Oran
Roanne
Q30015819
Jacques Yvel
Jacques
1862-03-14[129]
1940-12-15[84]
writer , playwright , and chansonnier (1862–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour and Montyon Prizes
writer playwright chansonnier
France
Bergheim
11th arrondissement of Paris
Q33883526
Charles Delvert
Charles
1879-04-27[129]
1940-12-11[1205]
soldier and writer (1879–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour and Croix de guerre 1914–1918
soldier writer
France
3rd arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Q4726069
Alice Rollit Coe
Alice
1858-09-20
1940-12-08
American poet, housewife
poet writer [386]
United States of America
Rawdon
Seattle
Q15996942
Julia Gulliver
Julia
1856-07-30[11]
1940-07-25[11]
American philosopher, educator and college president (1856-1940)
philosopher writer [5]
United States of America
Q20739719
Nellie Lathrop Helm
Nellie
1859-10-01
1940-07-12
American author
writer
United States of America
Indiana
Los Angeles
Q24680622
Gaston Vinas
Gaston [1206]
1885-04-13[1207]
1940-06-30[1206]
French Occitan writer (1885-1940)
writer [1206] [1208] book printer [1206]
France
Florensac [1207]
Châteauneuf-Grasse [1206]
Q118382974
Dominique-Florentin-Ernest Barthélémy
1868-03-09
1940-06-23
drawer illustrator writer
France
Q3426053
René Crayssac
René
1883-09-18[1209]
1940-06-22[1209]
French writer and journalist (1883-1940)
writer journalist [84] poet [84] translator [84]
France
Izon
Pierrefeu-du-Var
Q110768500
American editor, reporter and writer
1863-10-14[1210]
1940-06-14[1210]
James Drummond Ellsworth
editor writer reporter
United States of America
Milford [1210]
Q29653355
Francis Bayer du Kern
Francis
1912-07-06[1211]
1940-06-02[1211]
French writer
writer [1211]
France
Laval [1211]
Dunkirk [1211]
Q12106326
Ivan Zbura
Ivan
1860-01-20
1940-10-28
Canadian writer
writer
Canada
Zvyniach
Edmonton
Q109826885
Lydia Kingsmill Commander
Lydia
1869-10-18[1212] [659]
1940-10-17[1212]
Canadian-born journalist, minister, and activist
writer activist
Canada
Clinton [499]
England [1212]
Q42595578
Margaret Kuhl Kelly
Margaret Kuhl
1867-11-15[536]
1940-10-03[138]
American writer
writer
United States of America [138]
Philadelphia [138]
Westtown Township [138]
natural causes [138]
Q3085748
François Roussel-Despierres
François
1864-02-21[1213]
1940-10
French official and writer
official writer
gouverneur général de Monaco
France
Miliana
Q64685131
Raymond Turenne
Raymond
1861-11-23[1214] [84]
1940-09-20[1214] [84]
French diplomat, banker and author (1861-1940)
writer
France
Q18910774
Elizabeth Clendenning Ring
Elizabeth
1861-09-28
1940-08-18
American writer
writer
United States of America
Philadelphia
Cheltenham
Rockledge
Q11953134
Trinitat Catasús i Catasús
Trinitat
1887-06-04
1940-05-29
Spanish writer (1887-1940)
writer agricultural engineer
Spain
Sitges
Q6065412
Pascual Cabrera Qemades
Pascual
1891
1940-05-21
Spanish politician and writer (1891-1940)
politician writer
mayor
Spain
Vila-real
Q60320728
Fred Aubert
Frédéric Louis Charles
1897-11-19[616]
1940-05-14[616]
French politician
politician [616] lawyer [616] lyricist [616] writer [616]
municipal councillor [616] chairperson [616] [1215]
France
Saint-Brieuc [616]
Hermeton-sur-Meuse [616]
death in battle [1215]
Q123274661
Frank Morton Todd
Frank [37] Morton [37]
1871[1216]
1940-04-21[1217]
official historian of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
writer [1218] historian [1218] journalist [1218] editor [1218]
United States of America
San Francisco [1217]
Berkeley [1217]
Q3131707
Henri Norre
Henri
1859-11-24[84]
1940-04-19[84]
French writer
writer
France
Mazirat
Cendrieux
Q17425806
Lionel Nastorg
Lionel
1881-10-06[1219]
1940-04-08
writer lawyer politician
municipal councillor of Paris
France
Issoudun
8th arrondissement of Paris
Q2054194
Leo J. Kryn
Leo
1878-08-03
1940-04-04
Belgian writer (1878-1940)
writer
Belgium
Q105672347
George Everett Anderson
George
1869-08-20
1940-03-17
American diplomat
diplomat newspaper editor writer
United States of America
Bloomington
Washington, D.C.
Marianna
Q1456225
Fridolin Hofer
Fridolin
1861-10-26[7]
1940-03-16[7]
Swiss writer (1861-1940)
writer
Switzerland
Meggen
Römerswil
Q111094491
Emma Priscilla Scott
Emma Priscilla
1868[1220]
1940-02-16[1220]
Canadian educator and author
teacher [1220] writer [1220]
Canada [1220]
Hamilton [1220]
Toronto [1220]
natural causes
Q73920956
Oliver Huckel
Oliver
1864-01-11[1221]
1940-02-03[1]
American Congregational minister (1864–1940)
pastor [110] musicologist [110] writer [110] poet [110]
United States of America
Philadelphia [1221]
Orlando [1]
New Burial Grounds Association Cemetery [1]
Q3426983
René Villard
René
1875-08-04
1940-02-02
journalist and writer (1875–1940) ♂; child of Jean-Marie Villard
journalist writer
France
Douarnenez
Q115859010
Alice Augusta Parmelee Morris
1861-04-28
1940-01-30
American author
writer
United States of America
New Haven
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q42562795
Marguerite Bodin
Marguerite
1869-07-03[963]
1940-01-21[1222]
French teacher, trade union representative and feminist
writer teacher trade unionist
France
Appoigny [963]
Le Cannet [963]
Q3265480
Lucien Dubech
Lucien
1881-10-26[1223]
1940-01-17[1223]
French journalist (1881-1940)
journalist literary critic political activist poet writer
France
Romorantin-Lanthenay
Saint-Didier
Romorantin-Lanthenay
Q6759481
Abraham Soyer
Abraham
1868-10-24
1940-01-13
Hebrew and Yiddish writer (1868–1940)
writer lecturer
United States of America
Ludza
New York City
Beth David Cemetery [1]
Q123653781
Belle R. Harrison
1856
1940
American author (1856-1940)
writer poet short story writer
United States of America
Q120132310
Fray Lesco
1868
1940
journalist writer
Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Q110504568
Elizabeth Phipps Train
Elizabeth
1856-09-01[1224]
1940[1225]
American novelist
writer [179]
United States of America
Dorchester [1226]
Brookline [1225]
Q108917544
Adrienne Senécal
Adrienne
1897[1227]
1940[1227]
writer (1897–1940) ♀
writer
Canada
Q97573342
G. David Houston
Gordon David
1880-05-06[1228]
1940[1229]
African American English Professor at Howard University
professor writer medievalist [1230]
United States of America
Cambridge [1231]
Q87470648
Carolyn Syron Valentine
Carolyn
1855
1940
American writer
writer
United States of America
New York
Q73403557
François Malbault
François
18th century[84]
19th century[84]
French writer
writer
France [1232]
Q60828428
Mariano Martín Fernández
Mariano
1866[1233] [687] [766]
1940[1233] [687] [766]
writer , journalist , chronicler , and politician (1866–1940) ♂
writer journalist chronicler politician
Spain
Valladolid
Q56256401
Emmanuel Aimé
Emmanuel
1858-12-22[1234]
1940
prolific author and editor on ballooning and French balloonists
writer [1235] editor
France
Q47914248
General Ginestà i Punset
1880
1940
Printer and writer (1880–1940) ♂
printer writer
Spain
Ripoll
Santiago de Cuba
Q29586473
Antonio Asenjo
Antonio
1879[84]
1940[84]
Spanish playwright
playwright writer
Spain
Q20534751
Mariano Piñeiro Groba
Mariano
1873
1940
Spanish writer
writer
Spain
San Salvador de Cristiñade
Ponteareas
Q18223950
Leandro López Ladrón de Guevara
Leandro
1871-05-01
1940
Spanish politician, journalist and writer (1871-1940)
politician journalist writer
Spain
Tobarra
Q17479454
Ozark Ripley
1872
1940
American writer
writer
United States of America
Q17155920
Enrique Villalba Muñoz
Enrique
1878-02-10
190s
Spanish writer
writer
Spain
Valladolid
Q16943446
Pere Pella i Forgas
Pere
1858-09-28
1940
Spanish writer and engineer
writer engineer
Spain
Begur
Q12399271
Roxelio Rivero
Roxelio
1884
1940
Spanish journalist
journalist writer
Spain
As Neves
Q6051782
Oran Lee Raber
1893[339]
1940[339]
botanist (1893-1940)
botanist writer [339]
United States of America
Q5587938
Kenneth R.G. Browne
Kenneth
1895[1236] [442] [110] [326]
1940[1236] [110]
American writer
writer playwright [110]
United States of America
Q4990818
William Scouton
William
1853-10-03
1940-05-18
conductor composer
United States of America
Q2823096
Achille Runner
Achille
1870-03-26
1940-03-20
French composer
composer
France
Q106630088
Henri Paradis
Henri
1861-12-13[1237]
1940-03-06[362]
PARADIShenriClarinette Delcampe200809.jpg
clarinetist , composer , and music arranger (1861–1940) ♂; French Order of Academic Palms , Knight of the Legion of Honour , Médaille militaire , and officier de l’Instruction publique
clarinetist composer music arranger
France
Avignon
Trouville-sur-Mer [362]
Q88675858
Jose Galo Zudaire
Jose
1865-10-16
1940-02-26
composer organist
Spain
Idiazabal
Idiazabal
Q67180730
Eugène Poncin
Eugène
1860-01-25[84]
1940-02-01[109] [84]
conductor composer
France
11th arrondissement of Paris
Q15996894
Charles Whitney Coombs
Charles
1859
1940-01-24[37]
American musician
composer
United States of America
Q2637122
Hendrik Moerman
Hendrik
1861-01-19
1940-01-14
Belgian conductor and pianist (1861-1940)
conductor pianist composer organist
Belgium
Q11936923
Miquel Jordana i Puig
Miquel
1875-11-16[3]
1940-01-11[3]
Spanish musician and composer (1875-1940)
musician composer
Spain
Igualada
Q116918832
Agustín Rubio
Agustín
1856
1940
Spanish cellist
musician cellist composer
Spain
Murcia
Q16187799
José Casanovas Gafarot
Josep José
1852-11-16 1852[1238]
1940-06-18 1940[1238]
Spanish composer (1852-1940)
composer
Spain
Palamós
Palamós
Q7342308
Robert Braine
Robert
1896[11] [404] [1239]
1940[11] [404] [1239]
American composer
composer
United States of America
Q66793575
Marcel Rouher
Marcel
1857-07-28[84]
1940-11-08[84]
French organist and composer
classical composer organist composer
France
Cemboing [84]
Paris
Q2607793
Pierre-Joseph Turine
Pierre-Joseph
1855-01-07[84]
1940-11-02[84]
Belgian conductor (1855-1940)
conductor composer
Belgium
Q50398895
Ernest Brengier
Cyriel Ernest [1240]
1873-03-01[151] [1240]
1940-07-25[1240]
composer organist
Belgium
Sint-Eloois-Vijve
Ghent
Q111223180
Désiré Walter
Désiré [1241]
1861-04-15[1242]
1940-06-06[1243]
organist music teacher chapelmaster composer
France
Mackwiller [1242]
Villefranche-sur-Saône [1241]
Q107371234
Santiago Pina de Rubies
Santiago
1887
1940
scientist
Spain
Q3579820
Édouard Doublet
Édouard Lucien
1855-01-01[1244] [84]
1940-11-16[1245]
French astronomer
astronomer [84] historian of science [84]
France [84]
former 11th arrondissement of Paris [84]
Montauban [1245]
Q22957913
Elsie Louise Shaw
Elsie [275] Louise [275]
1862-09-10[659]
1940-10-24[659]
American naturalist, botanical and scientific illustrator (1862-1940)
botanical illustrator [1246] scientific illustrator [548] naturalist botanical collector
United States of America
Rockland [659]
Groton Cemetery [1]
Q3263628
Louise-Amélie Leblois
Louise
1860-07-10[1247]
1940-03-16
French naturalist
naturalist
France
Strasbourg
7th arrondissement of Paris
Q44739011
Eugène Tassilly
Eugène
1867-12
1940[84]
French chemist and pharmacist
physicist chemist
France
Paris
Paris
Q18811284
Paul N. Nicholaioff
Paul
1913
1940-07-02
fan letter writer
fan
Romania United States of America
Romania
Illinois
Q15997088
Louis Agassiz Shaw, Jr.
Louis
1886-09-25
1940-08-27
American physiology teacher and inventor (1886–1940)
inventor teacher
United States of America
Chestnut Hill
Back Bay
Q103798319
Jesús Iglesias Vázquez
Jesús
1914
190s
carpenter partisan
Spain
Viveiro
Q102686915
Bert Longenecker
Bert
1876-09-16
1940-05-10
American cinematographer
cinematographer
United States of America
Tumwater
Los Angeles
Q63490109
Paul Thompson
Paul
1878-11-11[62]
1940-11-13[62]
American photographer
photographer sports photographer photojournalist
United States of America [62]
New Haven
San Francisco
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Q33524778
Philippe des Forts
Philippe
1865-07-19[129] [141]
1940-09-16[141]
French archaeologist
archaeologist photographer
France
Meudon
Q32923805
Armand-Constant Guéritte
Armand
1879-11-04[395]
1940-08-02[395]
French architect
architect [68]
Chief architect of national historic monuments
France
Mosnes
Q4723384
Alfred Samuel Alschuler
Alfred Samuel
1876-11-02[232]
1940-06-11[11]
American architect (1876 - 1940) in Chicago
architect
United States of America
Q6285833
Joseph Northrup
Joseph
1860
1940-05-24
American architect
architect
United States of America
Q78874255
Clément Feugueur
Clément
1877-12-18
1940-04-27
French architect
architect
France
Cormeilles-en-Parisis
15th arrondissement of Paris
Cimetière de Vaugirard
Q2630524
Frans Van Laere
Frans
1914-05-26
1940-02-25
Belgian architect
architect
Belgium
Q5081737
Charles Praeger
Charles
1877-08-18
1940-01-03
American architect
architect
United States of America
Q47460062
Édouard Datessen
Marie Édouard Siméon
1856
1940
French architect
architect
France
Paris
Q32860263
Henri Nodet
Henri
1855-10-20[129]
1940
French architect
architect
Chief architect of national historic monuments Inspector general of the Historical Monuments
France
Marseille
Q29567103
Gabriel Abreu Barreda
Gabriel
1860
1940
Spanish architect
architect
Spain
Q25411087
Antonio Ortiz de Urbina y Olasagasti
Antonio
1854[1248]
1940[1248]
Spanish architect
architect
Spain
Madrid
Q17627021
Roy Seldon Price
Roy
1888
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q16984839
Howard Hoppin
Howard
1856
1940
American architect
architect
United States of America
Q71148494
Edward L. Fowler
Edward
1863-12[1249] 1862-12[1250]
1940-07-06[1251]
American photographer
photographer
United States of America
New York
Chicago
Q17413196
Manuel Blanco Pascual
Manuel
1900-08-03
1940-07
photographer politician
Spain
Lleida
Cabreira
Q55672034
Léon Lenouvel
Léon
1891-04-11[84] [129] [120]
1940-05-12[84]
professeur agrégé optician photographer
president
France
Pontivy [84]
Rouen [84]
Montparnasse Cemetery
Q105079263
Victor Mas
Victor
1856-03-14[1252]
1940[1252]
French photographer
photographer
France
Perpignan [1252]
Q100499053
Arthur A. Glines
Arthur
1852[567]
1940[1253]
American photographer
photographer
United States of America
Q60232648
Joseph Boussuge
Joseph
18th century
19th century[1254]
French photographer
photographer [1255]
France
Q46211791
John E. Thwaites
John
1863[1256]
1940[1256]
clerk for the US Railway Mail Service in Alaska
postal worker [1256] photographer [1256]
United States of America [1256]
Mercer Island
Q33522761
Breading G. Way
1860
1940
American photographer
photographer
United States of America
Q2824904
Adolphe Salmon
Adolphe
1863[567]
1940[567]
French photographer
photographer
France
Saint-Pierre-la-Cour
Q80741453
Asa Lee Willard
Asa Lee
1873-06-13
1940-12-09
American actor (1873-1940)
actor
United States of America
Peoria
Q15874685
Carlos Avril
Carlos Charles Eugène
1865-07-20[1257]
1940-10-30[1257]
French actor
actor
France
10th arrondissement of Paris
19th arrondissement of Paris
Q3188365
Jules-Louis-Auguste Leitner
Jules Louis Auguste
1862-05-13[84]
1940-10-21
French actor
actor
Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française Pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française
France
Paris
16th arrondissement of Paris
Cimetière de Pantin [1258]
Q105695228
Janet Young
Janet
1889[99]
1940-08-14[99]
American actress
actor
United States of America
Los Angeles [99]
Q73956156
Aphie James
1868-10-07
1940-07-19
American actress (1868-1940)
actor
United States of America
Forest Hill Cemetery
Q45926324
Vicente Mauri
Vicente
1884-04-14
1940-07-10
Spanish actor
actor
Spain
Valencia
Madrid
Q11234125
M. W. Rale
1877-03-25[12]
1940-07-08[12]
American actor (1877-1940)
actor
United States of America
Q93443565
A. B. Comathiere
Abram Benedict
1877-11-19[1259]
1940-05-18[1259]
American actor and director (1877–1940)
actor [1259] film director [1259]
United States of America
New York City [1259]
Central Islip [1259]
Q38285616
Rafaela Haro
Rafaela [1260]
1889-10-28[1]
1940-04-26[1]
singer [1260] actor [1260]
Spain
Cádiz
Madrid [1]
Almudena Cemetery
Q72255676
Dorothy Dorr
Dorothy
1867-12-28[1261]
1940
American actress (1867–1940)
stage actor actor
United States of America
Boston [1261]
Oak Grove Cemetery
Q55231773
Yvonne Lifraud
Yvonne
18th century
19th century
French actress
actor
France
Q55230806
Thérèse Cernay
Thérèse
18th century
19th century
French theatre and cinema actress
actor
France
Q18681322
Jean Silvestre
Jean
1865
1940
French actor
actor
France
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Silvestre
Q104149576
Ignacia de Lara
1880-08-16[1262]
1940-09-01
Spanish poet
poet
Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Q3588735
Émile Roux-Parassac
Émile
1874-04-23[1263]
1940-08-06
French poet
poet
France
Sisteron
Hauts-de-Seine
Q18571700
Georges Bonnefoy
Georges
1912-03-05[1264]
1940-06-21[1264]
French poet (1912-1940)
poet
France
Agen
Bertrambois
Q65723521
Auguste Marin
Auguste
1911-08-10[243] [16]
1940-05-24[243] [84] [16]
Belgian writer (1911-1940)
poet essayist lawyer
Belgium
Châtelet
Ooigem
Q50322438
Maxime Formont
Maxime
1864-08-02[1236] [84]
1940[1236] [84] [168] [766] [442] [689] [521] [326] [1265]
French poet
poet
France [1266]
Q47163645
Josep Mas i Gomeri
Josep
1890
1940
poet painter
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q18197805
Charles de Saint-Cyr
Charles
1875[1267] [403] [326] [1265]
1940[1267] [403] [326] [1265]
poet
France
Q29869733
Wilhelm Alfred Imperatori
Wilhelm
1878-05-09[500]
1940-03-23[500]
(1878-1940)
author
Switzerland
Eupen
Corsier-sur-Vevey
Q64212039
Fritz A. Hügli
Fritz
1870-02-16[1268]
1940-01-12[1268]
(1870-1940)
magician author
Switzerland
Bern [1268]
Q18604604
Alfred Mange
Alfred
1864-02-06[84]
1940-01-09[84]
French author
author
general manager president
France
Q27186017
Madame Béland-Mathieu
No/unknown value
18th century[1269]
19th century[1269]
Canadian author
author
Canada [1269]
Q124319568
Môme Bijou
1875-02-11[1270]
1940-12-18[1271]
French socialite
artist model prostitute
France [1272]
Paris [1273]
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
Q26994978
Charles Edward Hallberg
Charles
1855-01-15
1940-07-07
American artist
artist
United States of America
Q43131948
Willard Bramwell Jackson
Willard
1871[473] [567]
1940[473] [567]
American artist
artist
United States of America
Q117161853
Ramón Amadeo Figueroa Vilachá
Ramón Amadeo
1903
1940-12-07
teacher politician
Spain
Carballo
A Coruña
Q116944375
Joshua Thompson Stewart
Joshua Thompson
1862-08-22[1274] [1275]
1940-10-07[1274] [1275]
American educator, historian and politician
politician historian teacher
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives [1275]
United States of America
Buffington Township [1275]
Indiana [1275]
Greenwood Cemetery [1275] [1274]
Q19939117
Deristhe Lavinta Hoyt
1842-07-18
1940-07-31
American art school teacher
teacher
United States of America
Wentworth
Georgetown
Wentworth
Q17425769
Albert Condamin
Albert
1862-12-07[1276] [687] [766] [442] [326]
1940-07-03[1276] [687] [766] [442] [326] [1277]
French teacher (1862-1940)
teacher biblical scholar
France
Marseille
5th arrondissement of Lyon [1277]
Q19918249
Albert Zimmer
Albert
1874-01-05[1278] [84]
1940-06-11[1278] [84]
05/01/1874 - 11/06/1940
musician violinist [1278] conductor [1278] teacher [1278] music teacher
Belgium
Liège [1278]
City of Brussels Uccle - Ukkel [1278]
Q20535168
Arturo Prieto Alcayna
Arturo
1879
1940-03-24
teacher journalist politician
Spain
Teis, Vigo
Teis, Vigo
Q117410111
A. Wilberforce Williams
Albert
1865-01-31
1940-03-04[1279] 1940-02-26[1280]
American physician, surgeon, educator, and journalist. (1865–1940)
physician surgeon teacher journalist
United States of America
Monroe
Chicago
Lincoln Cemetery
Q11927624
Joan Bartual Moret
Joan
1863-06-24[46]
1940-01-11[46]
physician politician teacher
Spain
Valencia
Cementeri General de València
Q71044585
Achille Laurent
Achille [616]
18th century[616]
19th century[616]
French translator
translator [616] teacher
France [616]
Q27514021
L. Bourgogne
No/unknown value
18th century
1940
teacher translator
France
Q27514019
Charles Petit
Charles
1873
1940
French educator and translator
teacher translator
France
Q12266458
Ramon de Madariaga
Ramon
1868-09-19
1940-12-27
spanish politician
politician lawyer
council member
Spain
Bilbao
Algorta
Q20534477
Buenhijo Pérez Sobrino
1869
1940-12-22
lawyer , journalist , and politician , mayor (1869–1940) ♂
lawyer journalist politician
mayor
Spain
Redondela
Redondela
Q94345401
William Henry Steinkamp
William
1864-09-23
1940-12-17
(1864-1940) American lawyer
lawyer
Director of the Wartburg Orphans' Farm School
United States of America
Manhattan
Manhattan
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q41162624
Everett Riley York
Everett
1860-06-25
1940-12-14
American lawyer
lawyer politician
member of the Washington House of Representatives
United States of America
Q20535174
Ramiro Prieto Cernadas
Ramiro
1893
1940-11-25
lawyer politician
Spain
Santiago de Compostela
Q19206632
Herman Van Leynseele
Herman
1864-06-20
1940-10-05
Belgian politician and lawyer (1864-1940)
politician lawyer
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Q13404125
Anselmo Trejo Gallardo
Anselmo
1904
1940-09-21
Spanish political
politician lawyer
Spain
Mérida
Q98456554
Will Hogg
Will
1875-01-31 1875[776] [1281] [1282]
1940-09-12 1930[776] [1281] [1282] 1930-09-12[776]
American attorney and developer
lawyer
United States of America
Quitman
Q107525081
Mitchell Louis Erlanger
1857-02-15
1940-08-30
American judge
judge lawyer sheriff
Sheriff of New York County, New York
United States of America
Buffalo
Manhattan
Q111227789
Julius Anthony Coller
Julius Anthony
1859-02-22[295]
1940-08-15[295]
American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1899-14 (District 26)
politician [295] lawyer
member of the State Senate of Minnesota [295]
United States of America
Shakopee [295]
Q63379117
J. B. Johnson
1868-10-15
1940-06-26
American politician
lawyer suffragist
member of the State Senate of Florida
United States of America
Live Oak
Live Oak
Q19975140
Robert R. Roberts
Robert
1872-03-02
1940-05-02
American politician and lawyer (1872-1940)
judge lawyer politician
member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Mayor of Minden, Louisiana
United States of America
Union Parish
Shreveport
Q78079956
Jesse M. Hatch
Jesse
1858-05-27
1940-02-20
Michigan politician
lawyer politician
member of the Michigan House of Representatives
United States of America
Lee Township
Q3262420
Louis Lacrocq
Louis
1868-01-20[1283]
1940-01-13[1283]
French barrister and historian (1868-1940)
lawyer historian
France
Guéret [1283]
Guéret [1283]
Q88868655
Jose Serrano Batanero
Jose
1879[46]
1940[46]
Spanish politician
lawyer [1284] politician [1284] criminalist
Member of the Cortes republicanas [1284] Madrid municipal councillor [1285]
Spain
Cifuentes
Madrid
Q66002123
Edward T. Young
Edward
1858
1940
American lawyer and politician (1858–1940)
lawyer politician
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Minnesota
United States of America
Henderson [295]
Q28945708
Elizabeth Eaglesfield
Elizabeth
1853
1940
American lawyer
lawyer
United States of America
Clay County
Q22082541
Publio Suárez Uriarte
Publio
1878-01-21
1940
Spanish politician
politician [1286] [1287] lawyer [1286] [1287]
civil governor gouverneur civil de la province de León Member of the Cortes republicanas [1287] Member of the Cortes republicanas [1286]
Spain
León
Q20533456
Fernando Pardo Suárez
Fernando
1940-01
Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician
lawyer journalist politician
gouverneur civil de la province de León
Spain
Lugo
Q5178559
Courtland Winn
Courtland
1863
1940
American politician
politician lawyer mayor
United States of America
Lawrenceville
Q42679343
Charles Edward Locke
Charles
1858-09-09
1940-03-04
American bishop (1858-1940)
priest
bishop
United States of America
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q6199958
Jimmy Davies
Jimmy
1913
1940
American flying ace
airman SOE agent
United States of America
Bernardsville
English Channel
death in battle
Q111622833
Benjamin Willoughby
Benjamin
1855
1940
American judge
judge politician
United States of America
Q24553450
Luere B. Deasy
1940
American judge
judge
member of the State Senate of Maine
United States of America
Q19838044
Émile Parmentier
Émile
1860-10-25[129]
1940
French physician
physician
France
Anzin
Vierville-sur-Mer
Saint-Cloud cemetery
Q21176714
Peter A. Cleary
Peter
1873-12-31
1940-12-20
American politician
businessperson politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q86625160
Edwin B. Lord
Edwin
1867-12-21
1940-10-09
American businessman (1867-1940)
businessperson
United States of America
Old Town
Arlington, New Jersey
Q6257306
John Sephus Mack
John
1880-03-09
1940-09-27
American businessman and philanthropist
businessperson philanthropist
United States of America
Q25930031
Valentine S. Keppel
Valentine
1865-02-21
1940-09-07
American farmer and politician (1865-1940)
farmer businessperson politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
United States of America
Q23020129
Edward Walter Rathbun
Edward
1865-12-28
1940-09-06
Canadian business owner and politician
businessperson
Canada
Deseronto
Deseronto
Q21176839
Eugene A. Phalen
Eugene
1876-04-24
1940-08-23
American politician
businessperson politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q40051423
Lawrence Aloysius Downs
Lawrence Aloysius
1872-05-09
1940-08-10
president of the Illinois Central Railroad (1872-1940)
businessperson
United States of America
Greencastle
Chicago
Q108284669
Theodore L. Rogers
Theodore
1880-07-25[1288]
1940-07-28[1289]
American politician (1880–1940)
politician businessperson
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
West Hebron [1288]
Little Falls [1289]
Fairview Cemetery [1]
Q5366573
Elmer Henry Maytag
Elmer
1883-09-18
1940-07-20[178]
American businessman
businessperson
United States of America
Q3068693
Ferdinand de Sastres
Ferdinand
1875-11-17
1940-06-07
businessperson
France
Q116941303
Henri-Othon Kratz
Henri
1859-06-10[129]
1940-05-31[570]
French businessman
engineer businessperson manufacturer
France
Werdorf
16th arrondissement of Paris [570]
Q6283507
Joseph Gonzales
Joseph
1862-09-11
1940-04-20
American politician
politician businessperson
United States of America
Ascension Parish
Gonzales
Q88087888
Georges Lemoine
Georges
1859-01-15[1290] [34]
1940-10
physician and university teacher (1859–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour
physician university teacher
France
Tulle [1291]
Decize
Q3426355
René Helot
René
1875-03-09[120]
1940-09-04[120]
physician surgeon scholar bibliographer
France
Rouen
Rouen
Q18719216
William A. Pusey
William
1865-12-01
1940-08-29
American physician
physician dermatologist
President of the American Medical Association
United States of America
Elizabethtown
Chicago
Elizabethtown City Cemetery
Q43476899
André Jousset
André
1867-08
1940-07-16[34]
physician (1867–1940) ♂
physician
France
Montjay
Beaune
Q16027718
Michel Weinberg
Michel
1868-01-30[129] [119] [34]
1940-04-21[1292] [119] [34]
physician , clinical biologist , and research fellow (1868–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour , Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, and Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania; member of Académie Nationale de Médecine and Société de biologie
physician clinical biologist research fellow
France
Odesa
Bullion
Q57588316
Félix Terrien
Félix
1872-04-24[34]
1940-02-17[34]
physician
France
Amiens
Paris
Q2833593
Alexandre Desgrez
Alexandre
1863-07-15[1293] [119] [120] [34]
1940-01-20[1293] [120]
French physician
physician chemist
president
France
Bannes
Q55112033
Josep Ensesa i Pujadas
Josep
1865-10-12[1294]
1940-02-28[1295] [1296]
Catalan industrialist (1865-1940)
businessperson
Spain
Sarrià de Ter [1294]
Barcelona [1296] [1295]
Girona Cemetery [1295]
Q20102843
Francis John Plym
Francis John
1869-09-16
1940-01-12
businessperson
businessperson
United States of America
Bäckaby parish
Niles
Q112029982
John Ryder
John
1862
1940
American politician (1862-1940)
politician businessperson
member of the Iowa House of Representatives
United States of America
Dubuque
Q106543415
Alfred E. Stacey
Alfred
1846
1940
politician , business executive , and businessperson , member of the New York State Assembly (1846–1940) ♂
politician business executive businessperson
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Q5545711
George W. Olmsted
George
1874
1940
American businessman
businessperson
United States of America
Ridgway
Q102368747
Israel J. Hochman
1872-04-03
1940-12-02
American klezmer bandleader
musician recording artist violinist
United States of America
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Manhattan
Q12383048
Antonio Blanco Porto
Antonio
1890-10-06
1940-09-14
Spanish musician
musician
Spain
Pontevedra
Pontevedra
Q23906252
Caf' Francisco
1841
1940[1297]
French musician, slave and butcher
vagrant musician butcher rower
France
No/unknown value
No/unknown value
Q5759899
Cecilio de Benito
Cecilio
1869
1940
Spanish musician (1869-1940)
musician
Spain
Cuéllar
Q56071898
Ernest Cloërec-Maupas
Ernest
1883-04
1940-07-30[84]
singer songwriter
France
Rouen
Mont-Saint-Aignan
Q1611844
Hermann Kraemer
Hermann
1872-08-17[7]
1940-06-11[7]
Swiss biologist (1872-1940)
biologist [7] university teacher
Switzerland
Zürich [7]
Bad Nauheim [7]
Q2012447
Henri E. de Sagher
Henri
1890-01-02[84] [258]
1940-08-01[84] [258]
Belgian university teacher, historian and archivist (1890-1940)
university teacher historian [258] archivist professor [258]
Belgium
Q21001377
Francesc Novellas i Roig
Francesc
1874-07-26
1940-08-01
Spanish professor
professor
chairperson
Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Q88868645
Marcelino Martin Gonzalez del Arco
Marcelino
1886-03-13[1298] [206]
1940-04-26[1298] [206]
Spanish politician
professor [1298] politician [1298]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [1298]
Spain
Cespedosa de Tormes [206]
Guadalajara [1298] [206]
Q11928449
Josep Banqué i Feliu
Josep
1870
1940-04-12
Spanish professor and politician (1870-1940)
professor politician philologist
Mayor of Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona
Q20536008
Joaquín Núñez de Couto
Joaquín
19th century
1940-04
Spanish journalist
professor journalist politician
Spain
Tenorio
Q20535390
Florencio de la Torre
Florencio
1940
journalist professor politician
Spain
Galicia
Palencia
Q27767343
Maurice Lewandowski
Maurice [1299]
1868-02-05
1940-05-17
French economist (1868-1940)
economist [1299]
France [1299]
Lyon
Q41795582
Aimé Puech
Aimé
1860-12-19[1236] [84]
1940-12-17[1236] [84]
French historian
historian classical philologist [110] university teacher [110]
France
Béziers [1300]
Paris [110]
Q23926079
Régis Gervaix
Régis
1873-12-03[84]
1940-11-04[84]
French catholic priest (1873-1940)
Catholic priest historian
France
Lantriac [84]
Le Puy-en-Velay [84]
Q68621086
Oliver Ormsby Page
Oliver
1866-07-05
1940-10-29
American writer; family genealogist
historian
United States of America
Pittsburgh
Kilbuck Township
Allegheny Cemetery
Q1764956
Paul Hofer
Paul
1858-07-10
1940-08-11
Swiss historian (1858-1940)
historian
Switzerland
Thun
Bern
Q21524311
Albert Augustus Trever
Albert Augustus
1874-10-31[1301]
1940-04-25[1301]
American historian (1874-1940)
historian
United States of America
Chilton [1301]
Appleton [1301]
Q16025725
Étienne Fournol
Étienne
1871-06-16[1302] [398]
1940-04-26[1302] [398]
French politician
politician journalist [110] historian [110] civil servant [110]
member of the French National Assembly
France
Saint-Affrique
Paris
Saint-Cloud cemetery
Q34999419
René Giard
René
1880-01-25[84]
1940-03-05[84] [120]
French historian
historian librarian
France
Valenciennes
Lille
Q3172272
Jean George
Jean
1852-04-27[1303]
1940-02-17[1303]
French historian (1852-1940)
historian
France
Cantal
Q15407386
Eugène Hubert
Eugène
1866-10-05[1304] [120]
1940-02-07[1304] [120]
French archivist
archivist historian
France
Châteauroux [7]
Châteauroux [7]
Q30899531
José Legohuir Raud
José María
1871-05-09
1940
French historian
historian
France
Brittany
Q64737017
Augustin-Joseph-Marie Simeone
Augustin
1863-09-27[84]
1940-10-22[84]
Roman Catholic bishop
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
bishop of Ajaccio Roman Catholic Bishop of Fréjus
France
Marseille
Q18012188
Clodomir Delfour
1862[1305] [403] [766] [326] [1265]
1940-10-07[1305]
French literary critic and Catholic priest
literary critic Catholic priest
chairperson of the Académie de Nîmes
France
Euzet [84]
Q16027392
Georges Jansoone
Georges
1858-06-04
1940-09-04
French bishop (1858-1940)
vicar general Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
titular bishop auxiliary bishop
France
Dunkirk
Lille
Q106611469
John J. Crowley
John
1891-12-08[1]
1940-09-01[1]
catholic priest
Catholic priest
United States of America
Holy Cross Cemetery
Q55187571
Alphonse Emmanuel Deschamps
Alphonse Emmanuel
1874-07-12[1306] [1307]
1940-06-23[1306] [1307]
Canadian Catholic bishop
Catholic priest [1306] [1307] Catholic bishop [1306] [1307]
auxiliary bishop [1306] [1307] titular bishop [1306] [1307]
Canada
Sainte-Geneviève [1306]
Q108435379
Daniel Joëssel
Daniel
1908-07-15
1940-05-30
L'abbé Daniel JOËSSEL.jpg
Catholic priest (1908–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour and Croix de guerre 1939–1945 ; child of Raymond Joëssel
Catholic priest
France
Audincourt
Ciney
Q5885542
Gregorio Tobajas
Gregorio
1907-11-17
1940-05-03
Spanish politician and priest (1907-1940)
politician Catholic priest
civil governor Zivilgouverneur der Provinz Guadalajara président de la députation provinciale de Guadalajara
Spain
Sigüenza
Guadalajara
Q55672141
Jean Hyacinthe Chassagnon
Hyacinthe Jean
1864-01-10[84] [821]
1940-02-12[84]
Roman Catholic bishop (1864-1940)
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
Roman Catholic Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon) titular bishop auxiliary bishop
France [1308]
Bas-en-Basset [84]
Autun [84]
Q102271303
Benjamin Cabanel
Benjamin
1867[616]
1940-02-07[616] [84]
French Catholic priest
Catholic priest
France
Bédarieux [616]
Montpellier [616]
Q27160132
Paul Nègre
Paul
1852-07-02
1940-02-07
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
titular bishop auxiliary bishop
France
Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac
Marvejols
Q55672126
Gustave Lazare Garnier
Gustave Lazare
1857-04-01[84] [1309]
1940-01-30[84] [1309]
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
diocesan bishop
France
Châtillon-en-Bazois [84]
Luçon [84]
Q64360525
Hippolyte Convert
Hippolyte
1847
1940-01-16[84]
French Catholic priest
Catholic priest
parochus
France [1310]
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Ars-sur-Formans
former cemetery of Ars-sur-Formans
Q106785795
Julia Lázaro
Julia
1916
1940-08-24
Julia Lázaro Etxeberria.jpg
tailor and soviet militiaman (1916–1940) ♀
tailor soviet militiaman
Spain
Pamplona
Almudena Cemetery
Q5132892
Clifford Case
Clifford
1897-07-17
1940-12-30
Canadian politician (1897-1940)
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
King
York County, Ontario
Q7351519
Roberta Lawson
Roberta
1878-10-31
1940-12-31
American activist
politician
United States of America
Tulsa
Q15997018
Peter J. McGarry
Peter
1871
1940-12-29
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of New York member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Calvary Cemetery
Q6229118
John Delisle
John
1871-11-24
1940-12-27
Canadian politician
politician
member of Alberta Legislative Assembly member of Alberta Legislative Assembly [1311]
Canada
St. Paul
Q19605113
W. J. Sutton
W.
1865-09-29
1940-12-22
American politician
politician
member of the Washington State Senate
United States of America
Lapeer County
Cheney
Q2958656
Charles Cadilhon
Charles
1876-12-15[1312] [84]
1940-12-22[1312]
French politician
politician [506]
sénateur des Landes
France
Onesse-Laharie
Paris
Q1580702
Hans Kaufmann
Hans
1871-01-07
1940-12-20
Swiss politician (1871-1940)
politician
Switzerland
Lucerne
Solothurn
Q78076992
Camillo Olgiati
Camillo
1876-02-16[1313] [103]
1940-12-16[1313] [103]
Swiss politician (1876-1940)
politician
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q18217802
Edwin Nolte
Edwin
1885-01-27
1940-12-14
American politician in Missouri (1885-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Missouri
United States of America
St. Louis
St. Charles County
Q8327759
André Mottu
André
1886-03-01[398]
1940-12-14[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Paris
Mas-Grenier
Q5983115
Luis Corbí
Luis
1893-01-27
1940-12-11
Spanish politician
politician
mayor
Spain
Monòver
Q59780037
Alexis Bouthillier
Alexis
1870-07-29[1314]
1940-12-04[1314]
Canadian politician
politician
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
Canada
Saint-Constant
Q2958427
Charles Aubourg de Boury
Charles
1857-10-14[398] [84] [78]
1940-12-02[398] [84] [78]
French politician
politician
Deputierter des Departements Eure Conseiller général de l'Eure president Mayor of Amfreville-la-Campagne
France
Amfreville-la-Campagne
château d'Amfreville
Q3056913
Ernest Daraignez
Ernest
1864-12-07[1315]
1940-12-01[1315]
French politician (1864-1940)
politician [506]
Mayor of Mont-de-Marsan senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Hagetmau
Mont-de-Marsan
Q2529711
Odiel Spruytte
Odiel [1316]
1891-06-04[151] [1316]
1940-11-23[1316]
Belgian politician (1891-1940)
politician
Belgium
Rumbeke [1316]
Slijpe [1316]
Q17428673
Alfred Lombard
Alfred
1864-02-13
1940-11-20
Belgian politician
politician
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Q17428970
Georges Michaux
Georges [1317]
1888-09-25[1317]
1940-11-15[1317]
Belgian politician (1888-1940)
politician notary [1317]
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Mettet [1317]
Montigny-le-Tilleul [1317]
Q116181097
Garfield Archer
1880-06-09[1318]
1940-11-13
American politician
politician
United States of America
Q3385103
Pierre Fully
Pierre
1894-02-04[398]
1940-11-10[398]
French politician
politician official
member of the French National Assembly sub-prefect of Saint-Sever [1319] sub-prefect of Dax [1319]
France
Saint-Étienne
Bretagne-de-Marsan
Q50399268
Antonio Arias Prada
Antonio
1895
1940-11-07
Spanish politician
politician resistance fighter
Spain
Vilamartín de Valdeorras
Ourense
Q5342645
Edward Drewery
Edward
1851-02-06
1940-11-02
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q48760776
Alfred Vaillandet
Alfred
1864-01-12
1940-11
French politician
politician
France
Confracourt
Q3130968
Henri Descours
Henri
1858-10-30[129] [129] [16]
1940-10-30[1320]
French politician and horsebreeder
politician horse breeder industrialist
mayor of a place in France member of the general council
France
Saint-Étienne
6th arrondissement of Lyon [1320]
Q4648072
A. L. Freehafer
A.
1868-02-12
1940-10-28
American politician (1868-1940)
politician
United States of America
Q5726496
Henry Ohl, Jr.
Henry
1873-03-16
1940-10-16
Typographer, labor activist, Socialist legislator
politician trade unionist
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q99507403
Charles Goodell
Charles
1853-05-11[1321]
1940-10-13[1322]
American politician
farmer politician
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Decatur [1321]
West Palm Beach [1322]
Maple Grove Cemetery [1]
Q3592092
Étienne Bussière
Étienne
1858-11-01[129] [1323] [1324] [398] [78]
1940-10-09[1323] [398] [78]
French politician (1858-1940)
politician [506]
member of the French National Assembly mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Corrèze
Corrèze
Q16066683
Carl Schoenebeck
Carl
1866-02-02
1940-10-09
American politician (1866-1940)
politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q16026621
Pierre Voyer
Pierre
1852-12-09[398] [129]
1940-10-09[398]
French politician (1852-1940)
politician
Député de la Charente-Maritime Mayor of Marennes Conseiller général de la Charente-Maritime
France
Marennes
Marennes
Q74599491
Jakob Erb
Jakob [1325]
1858-02-03[1325]
1940-10-01[1325]
Swiss politician (1858-1940)
politician [1325] Bezirksrichter [1325]
municipal clerk [1325] municipal council [1325] municipality president [1325] Bezirksrichter [1325] Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich [1326] [1325] Member of the Winterthur Municipal Council [1325]
Switzerland [1325]
Wülflingen [1325]
Winterthur [1325]
Q18168029
Frederick Rumball
Frederick
1853-12-08
1940-10-01
Canadian politician (1853-1940)
politician
Canada
Q16025531
Jean Dèche
Jean
1855-09-18[398]
1940-10-01[398]
French politician (1855-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly Mayor of Calonges
France
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne
Q5724595
Henry Laird
Henry
1868-01-04[516]
1940-09-30[516]
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Senate of Canada
Canada
Q3588640
Émile Malon
Émile
1888-08-16[129] [398] [129] [84]
1940-09-28[398]
French politician (1888-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Le Teilleul
Le Teilleul
Q7964486
Walter C. Wardwell
Walter
1859-01-27
1940-09-29
American politician
politician
United States of America
Richmond
Q24287663
Álvaro Puentes Antón
Álvaro
1940-09-27
Spanish politician
politician
mayor of Cabañas
Spain
San Pedro de Eume
Q111227323
William Brown Anderson
William Brown
1861-08-04[295]
1940-09-26[295]
American politician
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295] member of the State Senate of Minnesota [295]
United States of America
Pittsburgh [295]
Q2941043
Casimir Delhon
Casimir
1861-12-22[1327]
1941-12-23 1940-09-23[1327]
French politician
politician [506]
mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Montpellier
Puissalicon
Q27662101
John O'Malley
John
1878-05-13
1940-09-15
American politician and businessman (1878-1940)
politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
County Mayo
Milwaukee
Q6113064
Jack Henry Scammell
Jack Henry
1894-07-11
1940-09-18
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q5292972
Don Lathrop Love
Don
1863-03-07[1328]
1940-09-12
American politician (1863-1940)
politician
United States of America
Q7326442
Richard Hibbs
Richard
1876
1940-09-09
Canadian farmer, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland
politician
Canada
Q28496384
Wilfrid Cédilot
Wilfrid
1862-12-08
1940-09-07
politician
politician
Canada
Saint-Philippe
Montreal
Q39499859
Henry Litchfield West
Henry Litchfield
1859-08-20[1329]
1940-09-03
American politician
newspaper editor politician
United States of America
Staten Island [1329]
Dorchester County
Oak Hill Cemetery [1]
Q14101329
Pieter Staessens
Pieter
1865-12-31
1940-08-29
Belgian politician (1865-1940)
politician
Belgium
Q21257895
Frank H. Hanson
Frank
1884-05-29
1940-08-30
American politician
politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
United States of America
Q27581991
Kathryn Clarke
Kathryn
1873
1940-08-19
US politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Oregon
United States of America
Gardiner
Pasadena
Q21258137
Anton D. Strouf
Anton
1884-11-19
1940-08-27
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Montana member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Kossuth
suicide
Q3426336
René Hachette
René
1886-03-26[1330]
1940-08-18[1330]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Paris
Paris
Q6525435
Leonard Jennett Simpson
Leonard
1882-07-30
1940-08-18
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Thornton
Picton
Q47091522
Harry Hertzberg
Harry
1883-11-28
1940-08-12
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Texas
United States of America
Q5545853
George Walter Ecclestone
George
1865-10-08
1940-08-10
Canadian politician (1865-1940)
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Kent County
Q3588443
Émile Damecour
Émile
1846-10-15[1331] [1332]
1940-07-27[1331] [1332]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Manche
Coutances
Q3293786
Marius Devèze
Marius
1863-05-21[1333] [398]
1940-07-29[1333] [398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly General councillor of Gard
France
Alès
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas
Q46699580
Pieter Hoorens
Pieter
1864-09-15
1940-07-27
Belgian politician (1864-1940)
politician
mayor of a place in Belgium
Belgium
Eernegem
Geluveld
Q16066433
Orator Henry LaCraft
Orator
1850-08-13
1940-07-25
American politician (1850-1940)
politician justice of the peace
member of the State Senate of South Dakota
United States of America
Q13080932
Louis Fourès
Louis
1879-02-09[398]
1940-07-20[398]
French politician (1879-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Montpellier
Paris
Q3045156
Désiré Bouteille
Désiré
1880-11-08[398]
1940-07-22[398]
French politician
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Oise
Vichy
Q23020066
Marshall B. Booker
Marshall
1880-11-26
1940-07-08
American politician (1880–1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Virginia member of the Virginia House of Delegates
United States of America
Gloucester County
Halifax
St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery [1]
Q116610377
Manuel Rey Suárez
Manuel
1869-01-01
1940-07-03
politician (1869–1940) ♂
politician
Spain
Oseiro, Arteixo
Oseiro, Arteixo
Q18001703
François Quinchon
François
1865-09-06
1940-07-01
Belgian politician (1865-1940)
politician
Senator of Belgium
Belgium
Q50322278
Auguste Roussy
Auguste
1870-04-12[84] [103]
1940-06-22[103]
Swiss politician (1870-1940)
politician business executive
mayor of La Tour-de-Peilz Member of the Swiss National Council
Switzerland [103]
Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Q3588602
Émile Laurens
Émile
1884-01-29[398] [84]
1940-06-16[398] [84]
French politician (1884-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Aveyron
Blois
Q6238791
John Henry Devitt
John
1851-02-01
1940-06-14
Canadian politician (1851-1940)
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Scugog
Scugog
Q3436672
Robert de La Myre Mory
Robert
1898-03-04[398] [78]
1940-06-10[398] [78]
French politician (1898-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Port-au-Prince
Ardennes
Q20535085
Francisco Búa Carou
Francisco
1885
1940-06-10
civil servant politician
Spain
Caldas de Reis
Pamplona
Q6068965
Pedro González González
Pedro
1893
1940-05-28
Spanish politician (1893-1940)
politician
Mayor of Leganés
Spain
Vegamián
Madrid
Q69417231
Enrique Riaza
Enrique
1890[1334]
1940-05-20[1334]
veterinarian [1334] politician [1334]
chairperson [1334]
Spain
Brihuega [1334]
Guadalajara [1334]
White Terror
Q19605255
Jesse Whiteway
Jesse
1863[1335]
1940-05-18[1336]
politician
politician
Canada
Musgrave Harbour [1335] [1336]
St. John's [1]
General Protestant Cemetery [1]
Q15997108
Arthur L. Swartz
Arthur
1888-09-10
1940-05-14
American politician in New York (1888-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of New York member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Q5546579
George Y. Thomas
George
1882-09-09
1940-05-11
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Canada
Truro
Truro
Q20004383
José M. Fernández de Velasco
José
19th century
1940-05-07
Spanish politician
politician
city councillor of Reus mayor of Reus
Spain
Reus
Q6271898
Jonah Kumalae
Jonah
1874-10-13
1940-05-06
American politician
politician
United States of America
Honolulu
Honolulu
Q17024132
Amadeo Brumbeck Ferrería
Amadeo
1940-05
entrepreneur politician
mayor
Spain
Vilagarcía de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa
Q6248452
John Melvin Bryan, Sr.
John
1886-08-04
1940-05-05
Canadian politician (1886-1940)
politician
Canada
Q10880164
Santiago Catena Raya
Santiago
1880
1940-05-01
Spanish politician (1880-1940)
politician farmer trade unionist
mayor of Torres
Spain
Torres
Jaén
capital punishment
Q7411555
Henry Bertrand
Henry
1863-08
1940-05
French politician
politician
Mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
France
Meudon
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Q2902005
Karel Leopold Van Opdenbosch
Karel Charles [1337] Leopold
1867-10-06[1337]
1940-05-01[1337]
Belgian politician
politician head teacher [1337]
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Meerbeke [1337]
Ghent [1337]
Q30068390
Charles F. Baumrucker
Charles
1884-03-05
1940-04-25
American jeweler, businessman, and politician (1884-1940)
politician
member of the State Senate of Illinois
United States of America
Q12389981
Gerardo Doval
Gerardo
1863-09-21
1940-04-23
Spanish politician (1863-1940)
politician
member of the Senate of Spain [1338]
Spain
Noia
Madrid
Q3420675
Raymond Blaignan
Raymond
1871-12-20[129] [1339] [129]
1940-04-23[1339]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Toulouse
Haute-Garonne
Q5498813
Frederick T. B. Young
Frederick
1873-08-26
1940-04-19
Canadian politician (1873-1940)
politician
member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Canada
Caraquet
Fredericton
Q16026371
Jules Prevet
Jules
1854-09-06[398]
1940-04-10[398]
French politician (1854-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Paris
Paris
Q20675747
A. Andrew Torrence
A.
1902-06-08
1940-04-08
American politician
politician
member of the Illinois House of Representatives
United States of America
Q107369375
John A. Clark
John
1883-08-24
1940-02-26
American lawyer and politician
politician
Member of the Mississippi Senate
United States of America
Q55613457
Harry White
Harry
1859-01-05
1940-02-20
Washington politician, 1859-1940
politician
United States of America
Union Township
Q7946008
W. T. Hutchens
William
1859-12-24
1940-02-24
American politician
politician
United States of America
Scottsboro
Huntsville
Q5674589
Anastasio Moreno
Anastasio
1889
1940-02-19
Spanish politician (1889-1940)
politician
mayor of Galapagar
Spain
Q2844695
Amédée Pierrin
Amédée
1860-06-27[129] [1340] [129]
1940-02-15[1340]
French politician
politician [506]
mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Beauvoir-Rivière
Bellancourt
Q2960260
Charles Stourm
Charles
1866-07-17[1341]
1940-02-04[1341]
French politician (1866-1940)
politician [506]
Mayor of Dol-de-Bretagne sénateur d'Ille-et-Vilaine General councillor of Ille-et-Vilaine
France
Bourg-la-Reine
Dol-de-Bretagne
Q78063637
Julius Gujer
Julius
1855-01-19[1342] [103]
1940-02-04[1342] [103]
Swiss politician (1855-1940)
politician
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q3184795
Joseph Courtier
Joseph
1874-03-24[1343] [1344] [398]
1940-02-02[1343] [1344] [398]
French politician
politician [506]
member of the French National Assembly senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Langres
Haute-Marne
Q6965104
Napoléon Séguin
Napoléon
1865-12-13
1940-01-29
Canadian politician
politician
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
Canada
Montréal-Nord
Q8012626
William Hudson Farnham
William
1869-12-16
1940-04-05
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Canada
Q6284706
Joseph L. Barber
Joseph
1864-03-24
1940-04-06
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Wisconsin member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q17353222
Louis Lagasse
Louis
1860-07-12[398] [84]
1940-03-30[398] [84]
French politician (1860-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Nérac
Paris
Q4793945
Armstrong H. Musgrove
Armstrong
1854-03-26
1940-03-28
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Pickering
Wingham
Q116857669
Samuel S. Bevard
1940-03-29
American politician (died 1940)
politician
United States of America
Q13091123
Émile Faure
Émile
1890-07-21[398] [84]
1940-03-18[398] [84]
French politician (1890-1940)
politician
Member of parliament for the Seine President of the Paris city council General councillor of the Seine
France
Sarlat-la-Canéda
Paris
Q5542507
George Milward Boyd
George
1851-10-12
1940-03-23
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Owen Sound
Q106606486
James A. Dinwiddie
James
1855-02-08
1940-03-14
American politician
politician
United States of America
Lynchburg
Q96312374
Conrad Oertli
Conrad
1862-04-28
1940-03-13
politician (1862–1940) ♂
politician
Switzerland
Q8323089
Georges Chaudey
Georges
1857-05-23[398]
1940-03-10[398] [78]
French politician
politician official
member of the French National Assembly General secretary of prefecture of Orne General secretary of prefecture of Haute-Saône General secretary of prefecture of Aube sub-prefect of Clermont
France
Paris
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Q2831321
Albert Le Barillier
Albert
1855-10-06[1345]
1940-03-11[1345]
French politician (1855-1940)
politician [506]
mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Bordeaux
Anglet
Q107138305
Josep Villalbí i Verge
Josep
1880-10-01
1940-03-07
Spanish politician
politician
mayor of Amposta
Spain
Godall
Beaucaire
Q16025561
Louis Delport
Louis
1866-09-24[398]
1940-01-22[398]
French politician (1866-1940)
politician
member of the French National Assembly
France
Cahors
Cahors
Q2823060
Achille Fèvre
Achille
1867-08-07[1346] [84]
1940-01-21[1346] [84]
French politician (1867-1940)
politician [506]
member of the general council senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Limoges
Limoges
Q17428381
Urbain Jamar
Urbain Gaspard [1347]
1876-07-10[151] [1347]
1940-01-20[1347]
Belgian politician (1876-1940)
politician journalist [1347]
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Belgium
Tielt Tielt [1347]
Borgerhout [1347]
Q111229558
Richard Ambrose Walsh
Richard
1862-01-09[295]
1940-01-18[295]
American politician – Minnesota -House 1891-94 (District 28)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Saint Paul [295]
Q16617624
Pedro Simón Llorente
Pedro
1897
1940-01-18
politician trade unionist
mayor
Spain
Palacios de la Sierra
Paterna
Q5040680
Carl R. Kositzky
Carl R.
1876-04-07
1940-01-18
American politician (1876-1940)
politician
United States of America
Q3140238
Honoré Leygue
Honoré
1856-07-09[398] [1348] [1349]
1940-01-14[398] [1348] [1349]
French politician
politician [506]
member of the French National Assembly mayor of a place in France senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Toulouse
Toulouse
Q20534450
Eladio Pérez Romero
Eladio
19th century
1940-01-13
Spanish politician
politician
mayor of Ourense presidente de la Diputación Provincial de Orense
Spain
Galicia
Ourense
Q6097281
Rafael Expósito
Rafael
1896
1940-01-12
Spanish politician
politician
Spain
Q116477733
Pierre Marécaux
Pierre
1940-01-10
French politician
politician
Mayor of Bouvignies
France
Cimetière de Guesnain
Q12390254
Guillermo Vicente
Guillermo
1896
1940-01-10
Spanish journalist
journalist politician
mayor of Tuy
Spain
Brazil
Pintán
natural causes
Q42293994
Joseph E. Russell
Joseph
1864-04-04
1940-01-05
American politician
educator politician
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
United States of America
Q3261695
Louis Demesmay
Louis
1876-10-10[1350] [84]
1940-01-05[1350] [84]
French politician
politician [506]
senator of the French Third Republic [506]
France
Nord
Nord
Q113847454
Fred G. Blood
Fred
1856
1940
American politician (1856–1940)
politician
United States of America
Q114561640
C. C. Crenshaw
1883
1940
American politician from Arizona
politician
United States of America
Q113366653
Mae Carroll Fry
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Q111154932
Greenville O. McAlexander
1871
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Patrick County
Q107185222
G. Edward Williams
G. Edward
1940
American politician
politician
Member of the Mississippi Senate
United States of America
Q106802732
Clarence B. Greaves
Clarence
1863-08-22
1940
American politician
politician
Mississippi state representative Member of the Mississippi Senate
United States of America
Livingston
Q106466327
Daniel W. Huff
Daniel
1854-09-20
1940
American politician
politician
Mississippi state representative
United States of America
Centreville
Q104855652
Frank Adams
Frank
1861
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Q104839907
Charles Arthur Reed
Charles
1857-12-04[1351]
1940
New Jersey politician
politician
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
United States of America
Fort Wayne
Q100940639
James K. Apgar
James
1862
1940
American politician
politician
member of the New York State Assembly
United States of America
Q85797526
Robert S. Hamilton
Robert
1865
1940
American politician and lawyer
politician
member of the State Senate of Illinois
United States of America
Q81228389
J. Lee Morford
J. Lee
1873-06-14
1940
American politician
banker funeral director politician
member of the Michigan House of Representatives member of the State Senate of Michigan
United States of America
Unionville
Q66362700
Blasa Jiménez Chaparro
Blasa
1889-03-04
1940
politician political activist
mayor of a place in Spain
Spain
Alhambra
Amorebieta-Etxano
Q43440018
Miquel Munar Calafat
Miquel
1940
Spanish politician
politician
mayor
Spain
Llucmajor
Q30608125
Aurelio Núñez Prieto
Aurelio
1895
190s
Spanish politician
politician
mayor of A Rúa
Spain
Vilamartín de Valdeorras
A Rúa de Valdeorras
Q28355745
Bautista Rodríguez Vilas
Bautista
1940-01
Spanish politician
politician
mayor
Spain
Arbo
Arbo
Q25929939
Saturnino Barneto Atienza
Saturnino
1894-03-21
1940
Spanish politician
politician
Spain
Q20871268
Hector Henneau
Hector
1862
1940
Belgian politician
politician
Belgium
Q20535359
Pedro Calderón de la Barca Ceruelo
Pedro
1874-04-12
1940
Spanish politician
politician
Member of the Congress of Deputies civil governor of Murcia Province
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
Q20534885
Francisco Eiroa Graña
Francisco
1892
1940
Spanish politician
politician
mayor
Spain
Cangas
Cangas
Q16066546
William Koepsel
William
1858
1940
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of South Dakota
United States of America
Q8068220
Zeb V. Walser
Zeb
1863
1940
American politician
politician
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Member of the North Carolina Senate
United States of America
Yadkin College
Q7347201
Robert M. Wolfe
Robert
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Syracuse
Q6285831
Joseph Norman Dolley
Joseph
1860
1940
American bank commissioner
politician
member of the Kansas House of Representatives
United States of America
Q6224563
John C. Monteith
John
1853
1940
Canadian politician
politician
member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Canada
Stratford
Stratford
Q6070137
Pedro Schwartz y Mattos
Pedro
1854
1940
Spanish politician (1854-1940)
politician
Spain
Q5616303
Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso
Guillermo
1881
1965-01-31 1940
Puerto Rico politician
politician
United States of America
Ponce
Q5545752
George W. Stockwell
George
1854
1940
American politician
politician
United States of America
Q5545029
George T. Clark
George
1837-02-24
1888-11-06 1940[1352]
American politician
politician
United States of America
Colorado
Q5541762
George Little
George
1940
Canadian politician
politician
Canada
Q5438729
Fawcett G. Taylor
Fawcett
1878-04-29
1940-01-01
Canadian politician
politician
King's Counsel
Canada
Q18089613
Charles Henry Cochrane
Charles Henry
1856
1940-09-14
American printer
printer
United States of America
Illinois
Jamestown
Q17425801
Théodore Lescouvé
Théodore
1864-02-12[1353]
1940-10[1353]
French jurist (1864-1940)
jurist
First president of the Court of Cassation Head of criminal affairs and pardons
France
Q94809743
Gustav Arsène Schneider
Gustav
1866[258]
1940-04-15
jurist [258]
Switzerland
Q55771127
André-É. Sayous
1873[1354] [1355] [765] [766] [442]
1940[1354] [1355] [766]
jurist [258]
France [1355]
Q2389328
Pierre Houzé
Pierre
1911-06-16
1940-06-06
French aviator (1911-1940)
aircraft pilot military officer
France
11th arrondissement of Paris
Besmé
Besmé
Q3436620
Robert de Boisfleury
Robert
1870-06-24[1356] [129]
1940-04-03[1356]
French journalist (1870-1940)
military officer journalist media proprietor
France
château de Buchignon
Versailles
Q45981707
Louis Goldsteen
Louis
1876-03-06[1357]
1940-08-12[1358]
American singer
singer
United States of America
Amsterdam
natural causes
Q26214439
Adolphe Jost
Adolphe
1861-12-17[84]
1940-03-20[84]
singer and chansonnier (1861–1940) ♂
singer chansonnier
France
Meudon
Viroflay
Q106842005
Marjal
Jules
1881-08-11[1359]
1940-03-02[1359]
French singer
singer theatre manager [1359]
France
Paris [1359]
Clichy [1359]
natural causes [1360]
Q3127938
Harry Weber
Harry
1875-01-01[84]
1940-01-14[84]
French singer
singer
France
Luxembourg
Marseille
Q55233759
Catherine Mastio
Catherine
1877
19th century
French soprano
singer
France
Q5776599
Joaquín José Vargas Soto
Joaquín José
1880[1361]
1940[1361]
Spanish flamenco singer
singer
Spain
Málaga
Barcelona
Q100148268
Alévy
Armand
1859-10-24
1940-08-11
journalist playwright
France
former 9th arrondissement of Paris
Mantes-la-Jolie
Q30526668
Zwi Diesendruck
Zvi
1890-11-10
1940-06-04 1940
Hebrew translator and essayist
translator
United States of America
Stryi
Cincinnati
Q24205967
Robert Brussel
Robert [110]
1874[110]
1940[110]
music critic , opinion journalist , translator , and music publicist (1874–1940) ♂
music critic [110] opinion journalist [110] translator [110] music publicist [110]
France
Paris
Paris
Q18911257
Florence Crewe-Jones
Florence
1876
1940
American translator
translator
United States of America
Q18533868
E. Wahl
E.
18th century
19th century
French translator
translator
France
Q1064354
Charles Fillingham Coxwell
Charles
1856[84] [405]
1940[84]
French translator
translator
France
Annonay
Q23692152
Hubert Jolly
Hubert
1871-12-29
1940-01-22
(1871-1940)
aide-de-camp
Belgium
City of Brussels
City of Brussels
Q71957968
Max Küpfer
Max
1888-05-19[1362]
1940-06-25[103]
(1888-1940)
zoologist [258] Оrdinary professor [258] university teacher [110]
Switzerland
Zürich [103]
Zürich
Q57870878
Jules Lambert
Jules
1848-07-26[1363]
1940-01-07[1363]
French paleontologist
paleontologist geologist [110] magistrat
président de la Société géologique de France deputy judge Procureur de la République president honorary chairperson
France
Sens [1363]
Le Chesnay [1363]
Q28869563
Peter Barth
Peter
1888-05-17[103]
1940-06-20[103]
(1888-1940)
theologian [258] pastor [258] evangelical theologian [110]
Switzerland
Basel
Madiswil
Q20481501
André Baudet
André
1876-04-18[84]
1940-11-04[84]
Esperantist and engineer , chairperson (1876–1940) ♂
Esperantist engineer [84]
chairperson [84]
France
8th arrondissement of Paris [84]
8th arrondissement of Paris [84]
Q20479695
René Deshays
René
1870-02-11
1940-08-29
French Esperantist
Esperantist
France
Q25423370
José Álamo Delgado
José
1903-12-05
1940-04-20
association football player (1903-1940)
association football player
Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [1364]
Q106804070
Jorge Parra Fernández
Jorge
1892
1940-01-04
Spanish association football player
association football player
Spain
A Coruña
A Coruña
Q33083385
Adolf Wartmann
Adolf
1940[1365]
association football player
association football player
Switzerland
Q94684065
Juan F. Brittingham
Juan
1859[404]
1940[404]
executive manager
United States of America
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Q110017665
Harry Thompson-Lalande
1868-08-22[1366]
1940-12-26[1367]
painter (1868–1940) ♂
painter [1368]
France [1368]
9th arrondissement of Paris [1366]
Besançon [1367]
Q4710743
Albert Looking Elk
Albert
1888[11] [473] [651]
1940-11-30[11]
Taos Pueblo painter (1888-1940)
painter [1369]
United States of America
New Mexico
Taos Pueblo
Q19826244
Henri De Smeth
Henri
1865-10-31[1370]
1940-11-18[1370]
Belgian painter
painter [1371] illustrator
Belgium [1370]
Borgerhout
Brasschaat
Q6108025
Ricardo Bernardo
Ricardo
1897-07-17[232] [46]
1940-11-12[46]
Spanish painter (1897-1940)
painter
Spain
Solares
Q19595177
Paul Claes
Paul
1866-07-03[1372]
1940-09-26[1372]
Belgian painter and restorer
painter restorer
Belgium [1372]
Antwerp
Antwerp
Q84973960
Nell Brooker Mayhew
Nell
1875-04-17[1373]
1940-09-24
American painter, etcher, and art instructor (1875-1940)
painter etcher art educator
United States of America
Astoria [1373]
Highland Park
Q31941722
Madeleine Lavanture
Madeleine
1913-02-08
1940-07-01
French painter (1913-1940)
painter
France
Paris
Nantes
Q4226195
Meyer Miron Kodkine
Meyer Myron
1887[30]
1940-06-10
French painter (1887-1940)
painter
Russian Empire France
Vilnius
France
Q85100298
Emil Eugen Meyer
Emil Eugen
1891-03-01[1374] [232]
1940-05-21[1374]
Swiss painter and graphic artist
painter [1375] graphic artist
Switzerland
Thayngen
Schaffhausen
Q42165598
Henri Deglume
Henri
1865-12-29[1376] [58]
1940-05-22[1376]
Belgian painter
painter [1376]
Belgium
Gerpinnes
Gerpinnes
Q21395962
Arseen Kennes
Arseen
1890-08-31[151] [1377]
1940-05-16[151] [1377]
painter [151] [1377]
Belgium
Herzele [151] [1377]
Ghent [1378] [1377]
Q84320781
Frédéric Wenz
Frédéric
1865-08-02
1940-03-09
French painter (1865-1940)
painter
France
Reims [1379]
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
Q101496624
Antoine-Marc-Gaston Larée
1867-12-04[1380]
1940-02[395]
French painter
painter
France
Bordeaux [395]
No/unknown value[395]
Q47454837
Henri Brugnot
Henri
1874-03-24[58] [1381] [39] [232]
1940-01-20[58] [1381] [39]
(1874–1940)
painter
France [1382]
Lyon [68]
Uzès
Q110017005
Marie Coignet
1870-09-12[39] 1870-12-09[473] [651]
1940-01-17
painter [39]
France
Honfleur
Fontainebleau
Q5100094
Jef Toune
Jef
1887-09-27
1940-01-08
Belgian painter (1887-1940)
painter
Belgium
Q122676006
Ernest Peulot
Ernest
1852[1383]
1940[1384]
French draftsman
drawer painter
France
Montfermeil [1384]
Montfermeil [1384]
Q112658070
Ellis Meyer Silvette
1876
1940
American painter
painter
United States of America
Lithuania [1385]
Richmond [1385]
Q97137011
Ernest Victor Romanet
Ernest
1876-07-30[1386] [1387]
1940-01
French painter, born 1876, active 1907-1930
painter [1387]
France [1387]
11th arrondissement of Paris
Q57271589
Charles Ancelin
Charles
1863
1940
French painter
painter
France
Q52148498
Albert Jean Adolphe
Albert
1865-02-17[58] [232]
1940[404] [58] [473] [533] [533]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Q43133852
Adolphe Charles Marais
Adolphe-Charles
1856[39] [473] [58] [68] [513] [651]
1940[39] [473] [58] [513] [651]
French painter of cows
painter
France [1388]
Honfleur
Q33142763
Arthur Karlen
Arthur
1892
1940
Swiss painter (1892-1940)
painter
Switzerland
Q28708365
Narcís Giró i Serrallach
Narcís
1878
1937 1940
Catalan painter
painter
Spain
Sant Martí de Provençals
Q26720169
Agustín Espí Carbonell
Agustín
1881
1940
Spanish painter
painter
Spain
Alcoy
Madrid
Q21463339
Walter E. Spindler
Walter
1878[513] [473] [651] [869]
1940[513] [473] [651] [869]
French painter (1878-1940)
painter
France
Q20908327
Earl Horter
Earl
1881[1389] [68] [993] [58] [39] [473] [1390] [476] [622] [13] [1391] [1392] [1006] [1393]
1940[1389] [68] [993] [58] [39] [473] [1390] [476] [622] [13] [1391] [1392] [1006] [1393]
American artist and collector (1881-1940)
painter [68]
United States of America
Germantown
Q13430603
Arthur Vangramberen
Arthur
1873
1940
Belgian painter
painter
Belgium
Q11977958
James Morris Webb
James
1878
1940
pastor
United States of America
Tennessee
Q44973080
Lillian Gallup Haskell
Lillian
1862-12-12
1940-07-13
Inaugural First Lady of Oklahoma (1862-1940)
First Lady
United States of America
Ottawa
San Antonio
Q109266175
Alphonse Desmarais
1850
1940-06-06
missionary (1850–1940) ♂
missionary
Canada
Saint-Damase
Edmonton
Q5541976
George M. Pynchon
George
1862-11-16
1940-03-09
American yacht racer
sailor
United States of America
Q109855936
Frederick Warren Jenkins
1878-01-22
1940-12-04
American librarian
librarian
United States of America
Bradford
Q3300829
Maurice Gaudillière
Maurice
1882-05-29[570]
1940-12-04[84] [570]
French librarian
librarian
France
Louhans [570]
15th arrondissement of Paris [570]
Q63280901
Kate M. Foley
Kate
1873-05-26
1940-10-07
American librarian and advocate for blind literacy
librarian
United States of America
Q94883298
Adrien Crouzel
Adrien
1852-02[1394]
1940[1394] [258]
librarian (1852–1940) ♂
librarian
France [1394]
Q72062466
Emil Wettstein
Emil
1877[1395]
1940[1395]
Swiss librarian
librarian
Switzerland
Q52150428
Alfred Claghorn Potter
Alfred
1867[404] [443] [766] [671]
1940[404] [443] [766] [671]
librarian [258]
United States of America [1396]
Q18085483
Frank Bond
Frank
1856-06-30
1940-07-22
American illustrator, statesman, and cartographer
official ornithologist
United States of America
Iowa
Georgetown
Rock Creek Cemetery
Q51002715
Pierre Linarès
Pierre
1867-11-17[1397]
1940-06-27[1397]
French official
official
Prefect of Cantal Prefect of Allier Prefect of Hérault Prefect of Oise Prefect of Vosges sub-prefect of Romorantin-Lanthenay [1398] sub-prefect of Domfront [1398] Sub-prefect of Saint-Gaudens [1398] General secretary of prefecture of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence [1398]
France
Paunat [1399]
Paris [1399]
Q94926415
Eugen Hiestand
Eugen
1901-02-06[258]
1940-09-28[258]
monk [258]
Switzerland
Kreuzlingen [258]
Q119881182
[1400]
Charles Lesacq
Charles
1909
1940
French affichiste
poster artist illustrator
France
Q46147645
Pepe Medina
José
1905[671]
1940[1401]
impressionist comedian announcer [1401]
Spain
Madrid [1401]
Q83560293
Édouard Delduc
Édouard
1864[58] 1864-05-22
1940-06-14
French engraver
engraver
France
Paris
Algiers
Q2218085
Jozef Laenen
Jozef [1402]
1871-02-18[151] [1402]
1940-07-02[151] [1402]
Belgian seculary canon and archivist (1871-1940)
seculary canon archivist [1402]
Belgium
Antwerp [1402]
Mechelen [1402]
Q35250596
Michel Le Grand
Michel
1906-09-20[616] [84] [120]
1940-06-08[616] [84] [120]
French archivist and historian
archivist
France [616]
Paris [616]
Marval [616]
Q12262967
Manuel Antonio Leunda
Manuel Antonio
1846-09-30
1940-08-05
Basque singer
bertsolari
Spain
Zarautz
Zarautz
Q109465989
Tom R. Wood
Thomas Randolph
1887-05-29
1940-10-04[1403]
American cartoonist and illustrator
cartoonist illustrator
United States of America
Philadelphia [1403]
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q5290364
Domingo F. Periconi
Domingo F.
1883-01-22[13]
1940-06-07[13]
American artist
illustrator
United States of America
Q63113217
Harry Spafford Potter
Harry
1869-12-29 1870 1873
1940-02-05 1940-02-04
American illustrator
illustrator
United States of America
Detroit
St. Clare's Hospital
Q106776912
Charles Davis Mitchell
Charles
1885-05-18[1404] 1887[1405] 1885[1406]
1940[1405]
American illustrator
illustrator [1404]
United States of America
Q30727406
Louis Tybalt
Louis
1940[1407]
comics artist illustrator
France
Q3093060
G. Ri
G.
1853-05-12[125]
1940-10-16[125]
French comics artist (1853-1940)
comics artist
France
Nantes
Paris
Q6763067
Marie Warner
Marie
1840
1940-10-30
American dancer
ballet dancer
United States of America
Q4844008
Paul Masson
Paul [84] [1408]
1859-02-14[1] [84]
1940-10-22[1] [84]
French-American winemaker
winegrower [84]
France [84] [1408] United States of America
Beaune [1]
Santa Clara County [1]
Oak Hill Memorial Park [1]
Q107193144
Abe Katzman
Abram
1868-07-15
1940-10-16
Russian-American klezmer recording artist
recording artist violin teacher klezmer musician
United States of America Russian Empire
Chișinău
Los Angeles
Q4011246
Victor Augustin Dupain
Victor
1857[544] [546] [547] [34]
1940[544] [546] [547] [34]
French pharmacist and mycologist
pharmacist [84] [34] mycologist [34]
France
La Mothe-Saint-Héray [84] [120]
La Mothe-Saint-Héray [120]
Q108592267
Pelagie Waeyenbergh
Anna Pelagia
1872-05-24
1940-12-11
entrepreneur
Belgium
Steenokkerzeel
Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Q51058013
Ernest Pantz
Ernest [129]
1858-06-10[129]
1940-05-22[1409]
entrepreneur engineer
France [129]
Metz [129]
Paris
Q55846583
Alfred Schwarzenbach
Alfred
1876[1410]
1940[1410]
(1876-1940)
entrepreneur [258] art collector [258]
Switzerland
Zürich [1410]
Q23047527
Stephen Marius Balzer
Stephen Marius
19th century
1940[1411]
American businessman
entrepreneur
United States of America
Q16222708
Itshak Runès
1889-04-05[1412]
1940-03-25[1412]
French rabbi
rabbi
France
Bukovina [1413]
3rd arrondissement of Lyon [1412]
Q31970001
Max Cloëtta
Max
1868
1940-06-23[37] [34]
(1868-1940)
chemist pharmacologist
rector [1414]
Switzerland
Zürich
Zürich [1415]
Q2839961
Alphonse Seyewetz
Alphonse
1869-03-14[84]
1940-04-21[84]
French chemist (1869-1940)
chemist
France
Lyon
Q63821442
Frank Thomas Shutt
Frank
1859-09-15
1940-01-05
Canadian agricultural chemist (1859-1940)
chemist
Canada
Stoke Newington
Q24259921
Frederick Konig
Frederick
1867
1940
banker
United States of America
Q110375566
J.E. Standley
1854-02-24
1940-10-25
Founder of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle
merchant gallerist
United States of America
Steubenville
Seattle
Q7378010
Rufus C. Dawes
Rufus
1867-07-30[11] [84] [1416]
1940-01-08[11] [84]
American diplomat (1867-1940)
diplomat merchant [110]
United States of America
Marietta [1416]
Q2847635
André Derocque
André
1898-08-06[84] [34]
1940-06-13
French surgeon
surgeon
France
La Bouille
Corribert
Q57544172
Georges Lardennois
Georges
1878-11-27[34]
1940
surgeon
France
Mouzon
Q16944273
Clara Shaw Weeks-Shaw
Clara
1857
1940
American nurse and author
nurse [1417]
United States of America
Q6255928
John Ruhl
John
1873-04-14
1940-11-19
American sculptor
sculptor
United States of America
Q15970377
Mathilde Thomas-Soyer
Mathilde
1858-08-19[1418]
1940-07-20[1418]
French sculptor
sculptor
France
Troyes [1418]
Brinon-sur-Sauldre [1418]
Q115021094
Victor Sileghem
Victor
1855-08-16[1419]
1940[1106]
Belgian sculptor
sculptor
Belgium
Kortrijk [1106]
Kortrijk [1106]
Q6995045
Nephi Miller
1873-11-24
1940
American beekeeper
beekeeper
United States of America
Q47489692
Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Harlan Ingersoll
1872[1420]
1940[1420]
American archaeologist and anthropologist
anthropologist [258] archaeologist [258] ethnologist [258]
United States of America
Saginaw [1421]
Ottawa [1420]
Q42910049
José Viador Traseira
José
1901
1940-04-07
master builder
Spain
Lugo
A Fraga Vella
Q6909603
Mordecai Davidson
Mordecai
1845-11-30
1940-09-06
American baseball manager
baseball manager
United States of America
Port Washington
Q110007271
Elías López Delgado
Elías
1894
1940-11-07
resistance fighter
Spain
Córgomo, Vilamartín de Valdeorras
Ourense
Q113555824
Amador García Coco
Amador
1940-10-25
Resistance fighter (†1940) ♂
resistance fighter
Spain
Vigo
Q30608170
Jesús Lago González
Jesús
1900
1940-10-24
Spanish warrior
resistance fighter
Spain
Lavadores, Vigo
Vigo
Q61062146
Julio Guillén Biel
Julio
1910
1940-09-21
resistance fighter
Spain
Vigo
Cabral, Vigo
Q12384374
Benjamín García Diéguez
Benjamín
1916
1940-08-28
resistance fighter
Spain
Barbeitos
Pontevedra
Q29275662
César Terrón Abad
César
1915
1940-07-21
resistance fighter
Spain
Fabero
Vega de Espinareda
Q114356406
Manuel Fernández Núñez
Manuel
1911
1940-05-06
resistance fighter
Spain
Becerreá
Lugo
Q114974316
Amando Carro Pérez
Amando
190s
resistance fighter
Spain
Cedeira
Q110021802
Generoso Rico Rodríguez
Generoso
1940-01
Resistance fighter (†1940) ♂
resistance fighter
Spain
Vilaoudriz, A Pontenova
Q85965561
Eduardo Sánchez Lata
Eduardo
1904
190s
Resistance fighter (1904–1940) ♂
resistance fighter
Spain
Cabrui, Mesía
Q109837746
August Desmedt
August
1860-01-31
1940-02-27
Latin Catholic priest
Belgium
Minderhout
Q20680099
Carl Hanson
Carl
1867
1940
Norwegian-American theologian and hymn writer.
theologian hymnwriter
United States of America
Q4282224
Sol Marcosson
Sol
1869-06-10[28]
1940-01-10[28]
violinist music teacher
United States of America
Louisville
Cleveland
Q18911083
Ralph Todd Kellogg
Ralph
1876
1940
American ornithologist
ornithologist
United States of America
Q106450695
George Burnside Waldron
George
1862-05-23
1940-03-30
American cleric
Christian minister
United States of America
Patoka
Hillsborough
Ormond Beach
Q108170798
Georges Canape
Georges
1864-11-24[1422] [1423]
1940-09-18[1422] [1424]
Bookbinder (1864–1940) ♂
bookbinder
France
6th arrondissement of Paris [1423]
Saint-Cloud [1424]
Q18414167
Ferdinand-Célestin Contat
Ferdinand
1902-09-30
1940-06-23
French circus performer and sideshow performer
circus performer sideshow performer farmworker
France
La Balme-de-Thuy
La Balme-de-Thuy
cimetière de La Balme-de-Thuy
Q7633834
Sudie L. Williams
1872-11-11
1940-07-21
American musician
music teacher
United States of America
Q4284212
Alfred Massau
Alfred
1847-09-12
1940
Belgian cellist and music educator
cellist music teacher
Belgium
Verviers
Verviers
Q56816857
Hannah Kent Schoff
Hannah
1853-06-03[1425]
1940-12-10[1425]
American social worker and reformer (1853-1940)
social worker social reformer
United States of America
Upper Darby Township
Q16943920
Augustus Taber Murray
Augustus Taber
1866-10-29
1940-03-08
American classical philologist (1866-1940)
classical philologist
United States of America
New York City
San Francisco
Q16557572
Frank Raad
Frank
1879-06-24
1940-08-08
American gymnast (1879-1940)
gymnast
United States of America
Johnstown
Q3587862
Élisabeth Casteret
Élisabeth
1905-05-13
1940-05-06
French speleologist (1905-1940)
speleologist
France
Paris
Saint-Gaudens
Q19560076
Augustin Berjat
Augustin
1869-10-12
1940-07-11
sport shooter
sport shooter
France [1426]
Q55838007
Ricardo Acebal del Cueto
Ricardo
1849-02-01[1427]
1940-12-04[1427]
Spanish forestry engineer and drawer
forestry engineer drawer
Spain
Gijón
Madrid
Q5080574
Charles Macune
Charles
1851[1428] [776]
1940[1428] [776] 1940-11-03[1]
American politician
newspaper editor editor
United States of America
Q22675945
Gabriel Martínez i Altés
Gabriel
1858[1429]
1940[1429]
art educator
Spain
Falset [1429]
Barcelona [1429]
Q105849194
José Luis Fernández Pimentel
José Luis
1887
1940-12
Spanish journalist
journalist
Spain
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Q61956068
Carlos Larronde
Carlos
1888-09-15[84]
1940-11-11[84]
French journalist
journalist radio producer
France
Rosario
Montpellier
Q16493272
Francisco Cruz Salido
Francisco
1898-09-10
1940-11-09
Spanish journalist (1898-1940)
journalist
Spain
Almudena Cemetery [1430]
Q111211351
René de Planhol
René
1889-06-27
1940-10-15
French journalist
journalist literary critic
France
Q6963835
Nannie Aschenheim Reis
Nannie
1871-12-28
1940-10-14
American journalist
journalist
United States of America
Q58823956
Charlotte Reeve Conover
Charlotte
1855-06-14
1940-09-23
author, lecturer, political activist, educator and "Dayton's historian".
journalist suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Dayton
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Q62795285
Juan de la Cruz Elizondo
Juan
1879-01-12
1940-09-16
Spanish journalist
journalist
Spain
Irun
Bilbao
Q3524584
Thierry de Ludre
Thierry
1903-07-30
1940-06-17
French diplomat, historian, and journalist
journalist diplomat
France
7th arrondissement of Paris [1431]
Conflans-sur-Loing
Q20533739
Enrique Peinador Porrúa
Enrique
1902-04-04
1940-04-27
Spanish journalist
journalist
Spain
Mexico
Q12388964
Francisco Seijo Iglesias
Francisco
1875
1940-01-05
Spanish journalist
journalist
Spain
Ourense
Xinzo de Limia
Q20534198
Elías Santomé Santamarina
Elías
19th century
1940
Spanish journalist
journalist
Spain
Riotorto
Q6913674
Morris DeHaven Tracy
Morris
1890
1940
American journalist
journalist
United States of America
Q5123544
Harry Clay Adler
Harry
1865[1432]
1940[1432]
American journalist (1865-1940)
journalist
United States of America
Philadelphia
Q124051879
Josep Robert Picariu
Josep José
1870[1433]
1940[1433]
editorial cartoonist [1433] caricaturist theatre entrepreneur [1433]
Spain
Barcelona [1433]
Barcelona [1433]
Q23020142
Hal H. Sevier
Henry Hal
1878-03-16
1940-03-10[1]
American newspaperman and diplomat
editor
United States of America
Columbia
Chattanooga
Q16943753
Andrew Alphonsus MacErlean
Andrew Alphonsus
1874-08-31
1940-01-25
Irish-born American editor and writer
editor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States of America
Belfast [1434]
New York City
Q110699059
Thomas Jefferson Mosley
Thomas
1887-12-14
1940-01-07
American short-story and forestry writer
editor reviewer
United States of America
Texas
Dane County
Forest Hill Cemetery
Q11946787
Salvador Puig Ferrer
Salvador
1851
1940
Spanish blacksmith (1851-1940)
blacksmith
Spain
Pals
Palafrugell
Q81431589
Mary Gibbs Spooner
Mary Mollie
1855-04-05
1940-04-11
American theatrical manager
theatre manager stage actor
United States of America
Centerville
New Canaan
Oakland Cemetery
Q87183457
Eugène Létot
Eugène
18th century
19th century
French cartographer
cartographer
France
Q52158604
Paul Faider
Paul
1886-09-20[84]
1940-10-25[84]
Belgian philologist (1886-1940)
philologist [84] university teacher [84]
Belgium [84]
Liège [84]
Ghent [84]
Q56643343
Charles Alexander Richmond
Charles Alexander
1862-01-07[1]
1940-07-13[1]
American educator and soldier
soldier university teacher academic administrator
United States of America
New York City
Schenectady [1]
Q22582304
Charles Beckenhaupt
Charles
1885-08-11[243]
1940-05-28[243]
philologist university teacher
France
Wissembourg
North Sea
Q24036517
Alfred Amsler
Alfred
1857-07-03[1435]
1940-04-02
(1857-1940)
mechanical engineer
Switzerland
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Q5545624
George W. Goler
George
1864-08-24
1940-09-18
American pediatrician
pediatrician
United States of America
Q5497220
Frederick A. Speik
Frederick
1882-01-26
1940-06-30
American football player and coach (1882-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Stockton
South Pasadena
Q7045735
Noble Kizer
Noble
1900-03-11
1940-06-13
American football player and coach (1900-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Lafayette
Q5538347
George Dahlgren
George
1887-04-17
1940-01-16
American football player (1887-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Q19975208
Horace Sherrell
Horace
1886-01-23
1940
American gridiron football player (1886-1940)
American football player
United States of America
Dellrose
Fayetteville
Q23926147
Louis Maillard-Salin
Louis
180s
190s
leader of organization
président du FC Sochaux
France
Q53537498
Fred MacIsaac
Fred
1886-03-22[13]
1940-05-05[13]
science fiction writer
United States of America
Cambridge
Q3265406
Lucien Brusque
Lucien
1919-10-13
1940-11-12
French Resistance fighter (1919–1940) ♂
French Resistance fighter
France
Somme
Amiens
Q49688940
Louis Broudin
Louis
1922-04-19
1940-09-23
French Resistance fighter
France
Finistère
Rufisque
Q37999510
Roger Ritoux-Lachaud
Roger
1902-01-22
1940-09-08
French Resistance fighter (1902–1940) ♂; Companion of the Liberation and Knight of the Legion of Honour
French Resistance fighter
France
Gironde
Addis Ababa
Q3592031
Étienne Achavanne
Étienne
1892-06-27[1436]
1940-07-04[1436]
farmworker and French Resistance fighter (1892–1940) ♂; mort pour la France
farmworker French Resistance fighter
France
La Framboisière [1436]
Rouen [1436]
Le Grand-Quevilly
capital punishment
Q21393463
Esther W. Wheeler
Esther W.
1940
U.S. myrmecologist
myrmecologist entomologist
United States of America
Q116234432
Emilie Rose Jonas
Emilie Rose
1877-04-19[1]
1940-05-17[1]
Czech American dairy farmer
dairy farmer
United States of America
Schuyler [1]
Waterville [1]
Lake View Cemetery
Q105960523
John Hyams
John
1869-07-06[1437] [1438]
1940-12-09[1437] [1438]
American actor (1869-1940)
film actor stage actor
United States of America
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Q21610280
Franz von Tavel
Franz
1863-05-10[84] [1439]
1940-12-30[1439]
Swiss botanist (1863-1941)
botanist [258] [1439] mycologist [84]
Switzerland [84]
Bern [84] [1439]
Bern [84] [1439]
Q26714571
Edmond Neyraut
Edmond Jean
1859-01-23[1440] [1441] [1439]
1940-10-07[1440] [1439]
French botanist (1859-1942)
botanist [1440] [1439]
France [1440]
Lugos [1440] [1439]
Savonnières [1440] [1439]
Q21339487
Eugène Louis Honoré Monguillon
Eugène
1865[544] [546] [547]
1940[544] [546] [547]
French botanist (1865-1940)
botanist
France
Q19298942
Raoul Mosseray
Raoul
1908-07-01 1908[544] [546] [547]
1940[544]
Belgian botanist (1908-1940)
botanist
Belgium
Anhée
Q96271400
César Chambard
César
1866
1940
Rose breeder (1866–1940) ♂
rose breeder
France
Q48801526
George Wilson Herzog
George
1903-03-17
1940-12-23
American student pilot
aircraft pilot
United States of America
Southampton
Deep Creek
Westhampton Cemetery
accidental death
Q29625241
André Jacoubet
André
1913-03-06
1940-06-17
naval officer aircraft pilot
France
Toulouse
Lécaude
Q65948562
René Marchesseau
René
1897-03
1940
aircraft pilot
France
Rochefort
Spain
Q7344518
Robert Frederic Stupart
Robert
1857-10-24
1940-09-27
Canadian meteorologist
meteorologist
Canada [1442]
Aurora
Toronto
Q99662626
Guilbert Bled
1895-06-20
1940-10-31
French cyclist
sport cyclist
France
Q100166922
Roger Lebas
Roger
1904-12-02
1940-10-10
French cyclist (1904-1940)
sport cyclist
France
Q86082911
Firmin Pauloin
Firmin
1876-01-14
1940-08-07
cyclist (1876-1940)
sport cyclist
France
Colombes
Q84761736
Sigrid Marie Andreassen
Sigrid
1905-06-11
1940-12-15
1st wife of Thoralf Christian Andreas Tandberg
housewife
Norway United States of America
Korshamn
Union City
Fairview Cemetery
Q61633376
Gertrude Freudenberg
Gertrude
1863-09-27[1443]
1940-07-27[1443]
wife of Martin Schoenwald
housewife
United States of America
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Washington Cemetery [1443]
Q110659351
Alma Feltner
1883-04
1940-06-01
husband of Edwin Joseph O'Malley
housewife
United States of America
New York
Amityville
Saint Charles Cemetery
Q98806963
Pearl Beatrice Price
1874-03-14
1940-04-09
wife of Francis Morrison Forbes (1874-1940)
housewife
United States of America
Leesville
Grant Medical Center
New Hagerstown Cemetery
Q106907188
Nieves Calvo Villa
Nieves
1913
1940
housewife (1913–1940) ♀; member of Unified Socialist Youth
housewife
Spain
Castro Urdiales
Caravaca de la Cruz
Q17398629
Fred Hussman
Fred
1876-01
1940-01-23
American wrestler
wrestler
United States of America
Missouri
Q6139575
James McWeeney
James
1866-10-08
1940-12-11
American football coach
head coach American football coach
United States of America
Q66698900
O'Rilla B. Willett Carmichael
1860-05-30[1444]
1940-10-24[1444]
American suffragist (1860-1940)
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Springhills
Los Angeles
Q105947750
Addie Whiteman Dickerson
Addie
1878[1445]
1940-05-31[1445]
reformer, businessperson, politician, author, clubwoman, suffragist, and peace activist
suffragist
United States of America
Wilmington [1446]
Q66699108
Emma Maddox Funck
Emma
1853-11-19[1447]
1940-03-21[1447]
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Baltimore
Q2899292
Berthe de Béhague
Berthe
1868-06-01
1940-10-23
French salon-holder (1868-1940)
salonnière patron of the arts philanthropist
president
France
7th arrondissement of Paris
16th arrondissement of Paris
Q42428436
Alphonse Vallier
Alphonse
1903-10-31[1448]
1940-06-18
Fitter (1903–1940) ♂; mort pour la France
fitter
France
Rimou [1448]
Q54313429
Raymond Peschet
Raymond
1880
1940
French entomologist
entomologist
France [1449]
Q1539830
Gottlieb Meyer
Gottlieb
1855-10-05
1940-11-27
Swiss publisher (1855-1940)
publisher
Switzerland
Hallau
Muralto
Q7933796
Virgil Oliver Stamps
Virgil
1892[404] [1450] [1451] [776]
1940[404] [1450] [1451] [776] 1940-08-19[1]
American publisher
publisher
United States of America
Q22964619
Daniel Girona i Llagostera
Daniel
1869-01-14
1940-03-20
Spanish academic
academic
Spain
Lleida
Q5367358
Elroy Guckert
1900-05-17
1940-09-03
American college football coach
head coach
United States of America
Sandusky
Q60291014
Gordon K. Grant
Gordon Kenneth
1908-01-21[1452]
1940-03-01[1452] [1453]
American muralist
muralist
United States of America
Oakland [1452]
Santa Barbara [1452]
accidental death [1453]
Q44400371
Jean Sapène
Jean
1867-03
1940-08-27
film producer
France
Bagnères-de-Luchon
Vichy
Q28030704
Jean Adolphe Roger Bouan
Jean
1892-04-09[1454]
1940-05-03
Officer of the French Navy (1892–1940) ♂
Officer of the French Navy
France
Agen
Norwegian Sea
death in battle
Q6548239
Lillias Rumsey Sanford
1850
1940
American school founder
organizational founder
United States of America
Q3271122
Léon Lambry
Léon
1873-03-27[84]
1940[1455]
Children's writer (1873–1940) ♂
children's writer
France
Q114658276
Paul Rimbaud
Paul
1906-03-02
1940-12-15
soldier (1906–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour , Order of Liberation , Croix de guerre 1939–1945 , Médaille de la Résistance , and Companion of the Liberation
soldier
France
Toulon
Q5540116
George H. Wanton
George
1868-05-15[1]
1940-11-27[1]
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
soldier
United States of America
Paterson
Arlington National Cemetery
Q109626839
Edmond Salu
Edmond Léon
1910-08-19
1940-09-21
soldier (1910–1940) ♂
soldier [1456]
France
Aniche
Oederan
Somain Communal Cemetery
Q110491568
Francisque Eugène Rendu
Francisque Eugène
1903-05-27[1457]
1940-06-19[1457]
soldier (1903–1940) ♂; mort pour la France ; member of French Armed Forces
soldier
France
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Caluire-et-Cuire [1457]
Q18122730
Philippe Régnier de Massa
Philippe
1910-05-29
1940-06-17
French soldier (1910-1940)
soldier
France
Paris
Treilles-en-Gâtinais
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Régnier de Massa
Q16724396
Paul Henry Edmond Jenny
Paul
1868-07-29[129]
1940-05-10[1458]
French soldier
soldier
France
Paris [129]
Paris [129]
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Jenny
Q20744434
Jean-Léon Lanquetin
Jean
1873-08-05[129]
1940-04-15
French soldier
soldier
France
Pontarlier
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Q105221947
Bobby Bell
Bobby
1904
1940
ice hockey player and ice hockey coach (1904–1940) ♂
ice hockey player [1459] ice hockey coach
Canada
Lachine
Q42717034
George Lermond
George
1904-11-29
1940-07-06
American athlete
long-distance runner
United States of America
Nahant
Arlington National Cemetery [1460]
Q67147144
Léonie Meunier
Léonie
1852-07-05[84]
1940-05-11[84]
French novelist
novelist [84]
France [84]
Metz [84]
Q40116915
Isidor Aguiló Cortès
Isidor
1862
1940
Agricultural engineer (1862–1940) ♂
agricultural engineer
Spain
Palma de Mallorca
Barcelona
Q47013580
Armand Esders
Armand
1889
1940-12-15
industrialist (1889–1940) ♂
industrialist
Belgium
Antwerp
Paris
Q28708292
Josep Mundet i Carbó
Josep
1875
1940-08-07
industrialist and philanthropist (1875–1940) ♂
industrialist philanthropist
Spain
Calonge i Sant Antoni
Q61881969
Joannès Carret
1869-12-19
1940
industrialist (1869–1940) ♂
industrialist
France
6th arrondissement of Lyon
Q124251778
Pierre Audry
Pierre
1907-08-25[1461]
1940-05-27[1461]
chemical engineer (1907–1940) ♂; mort pour la France ; member of 11e régiment de zouaves
chemical engineer
France
Concœur-et-Corboin [1461]
Carvin [1461]
Q106373033
Carme Serrat i Campos
Carme
1879-06-21
1940-10-28
Primary school teacher (1879–1940) ♀
primary school teacher
Spain
Girona
Girona
Q4908473
Bill Childress
Bill
1867
1940-12-30
Major League Baseball pitcher
baseball player
United States of America
Tennessee
St. Louis
Q6243075
John Kiley
John
1859-07-01
1940-12-18
American baseball player
baseball player [373]
United States of America
Dedham
Norwood
Q108540841
Mack Heller
1910
1940-10-18
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Q102904426
Mitchell Murray
Mitchell
1896-01-28
1940-08-12
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Wyoming
Q5541126
George Johnson
George
1890-04-20
1940-08-06
American baseball player, born 1890
baseball player [373]
United States of America
San Marcos
Philadelphia
Q104214738
Otis Francis
1891-02-14
1940-05-05
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Indianapolis
Q6260148
John Taber
John
1868-06-28
1940-02-21
American baseball player
baseball player [908]
United States of America
Acushnet
Boston
Q104519329
Alex Albritton
1892-02-12
1940-02-03
American baseball player
baseball player
United States of America
Q105822679
Octavie Thomas de Saint-Laurent
1845[1462]
1940[1462]
political activist (1845–1940) ♀
political activist
France
Q28528603
Allan Wilson
Allan
1894-08-20
1940-12-03
ice hockey player (1894-1940)
ice hockey player
Canada
Pembroke
Q16067189
Harry Manson
Harry
1885-01-21
1940-11-08
Canadian ice hockey player
ice hockey player
Canada
Mille Roches, Ontario [215]
Q121503660
Lachlan Taylor Burwash
1874-09-05
1940-12-21
Explorer and mining engineer (1874–1940) ♂
explorer mining engineer
Canada
Cobourg
Cobourg
Q3262544
Louis Liotard
Louis
1904[1463] [404] [16]
1940-09-10[1463] [404] [16]
French explorer
explorer
France
Paris
Sichuan
Q72981044
Mary Mitchell Blair
Mary
1855-12-18[1464] [1465]
1940-08-05[1464] [1465]
US heiress and art collector 1855-1940 active in NYC, Paris, Chicago and Hollywood
art collector
United States of America
Alton
Hollywood [1465]
Q20000615
Francesc Armengol Burgués
Francesc
1878
1940
Spanish chess player (1878-1940)
chess player
Spain
Barcelona
Q19999377
Esteve Puig Puig
Esteve
1878
1940
Spanish chess player (1878-1940)
chess player
President de la Federació Catalana d'Escacs
Spain
Barcelona
Q42212547
Pierre Henri Bertrand de Saussine du Pont de Gault
Pierre Henri
1903-04-20[84]
1940-11-07[84]
naval officer (1903–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour and mort pour la France ; child of Henri de Saussine
naval officer
France
Paris
Atlantic Ocean
Q20961777
Armand Cherpillod
Armand
1876-11-25
1940-08-26
Swiss amateur wrestler (1876-1940)
amateur wrestler
Switzerland
canton Vaud
Sainte-Croix
Q7351434
Robert de Schepper
Robert
1885-07-27
1940-05-12
fencer
fencer
Belgium
Ghent
Q110393774
Georges Crépey
1862-06-10
1940-07-17
military personnel (1862–1940) ♂; Officer of the Legion of Honour ; child of Étienne Crépey
military personnel
France
Savigny-en-Terre-Plaine
Rennes
Q110203702
François Mermet
François
1911-05-13[1466]
1940-06-13[1467]
French military (1911-1940)
military personnel airman
France
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune [1466]
Troyes [1468]
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune [1469] [1467]
Q28861843
Albert Manteau
Albert
1909-09-09[836]
1940-05-18[836]
French soldier (1909-1940)
military personnel
France
Paris [836]
Coulommiers [836]
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Manteau
Q95518580
Gérard d'Aboville
Gérard Marie Jean
1912-05-24
1940-05-17
French military personnel (1912-1940)
military personnel
France
Orléans
Feluy
Q78066585
Johann Friedrich Michel
Johann
1856-05-07[1470] [103]
1940-04-28[1470] [103]
Swiss politician (1856-1940)
jurist [258] politician [258] military personnel [258]
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q64070601
Emma Wotton De Long
Emma Jane
1851-03-11[1471] [1005]
1940-11-24[1471] [1005]
American writer (1851-1940)
writer
United States of America
Manhattan
Manhattan
Woodlawn Cemetery
Q99789850
Jean-Philéas Filion
Jean Philéas
1871-06-07[423]
1940-11-06[423]
actor, author, artistic director and municipal censor (1871-1940)
actor writer artistic director
Canada
Montreal [423]
Montreal [423]
Q105174675
Gustavo Morales Rodríguez
Gustavo
1852
1940-08-04
politician and writer , member of the Congress of Deputies, member of the Congress of Deputies, member of the Congress of Deputies, member of the Congress of Deputies, Senator of the Kingdom, and Madrid municipal councillor (1852–1940) ♂
politician writer
member of the Congress of Deputies Senator of the Kingdom Madrid municipal councillor
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
Q120743103
Jules Prax
1864-04-27[1472]
1940-06-01[1472]
French local politician and Occitan writer (1864-1940)
writer [1206] local politician [1206] farmer [1206] rentier [1206] ferrailleur [1472]
Mayor of Velzic [1206] arrondissement councillor [1206]
France [1472]
Broussoux
Velzic
Q111767802
Evangeline Maria O'Connor
Evangeline Maria
1843-02-23[1]
1940-10-08[1473]
American writer and translator (1843–1940)
writer translator
United States of America
Rochester [1474]
Stonington [1473]
Riverside Cemetery [1] [1473]
Q56398494
Gaston May
Gaston
1849-12-04
1940-10-06
French jurist
writer
France
Nancy
Q108183595
Kate Madeleine Barry Bottomley
Kate Madeleine
1863-04-22[1475]
1940-08-28[1475]
Canadian writer
writer
Canada
Montreal [1475]
Montreal [1475]
Q94827215
Pierre Soulaine
Pierre [1476]
1864-07-08[1476]
1940-05-29[1476]
writer , journalist , novelist , playwright , and librettist (1864–1940) ♂
writer [258] journalist [1476] novelist [1476] playwright [1476] librettist [1476]
France [1476]
10th arrondissement of Paris [1476]
Ploujean [1476]
Q99424540
Buenaventura Canizares del Rey
1872-11-27[84]
1940-04-26[84]
priest and writer (1872–1940) ♂
priest writer
Spain
Escalante
Santiago de Compostela
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Q119444803
Helen Rose Bamberger
Helen Rose
1888-07-08[1]
1940-04-28[1]
American writer (1888-1940)
writer
United States of America
Toledo
Arlington National Cemetery [1]
Q60738733
Fernand Poussigue
Fernand [1477]
1872-02-20[1478]
1940-04-21[1478]
French Occitan poet and lyricist
songwriter [1478] tailor [1478] accountant writer poet [1478]
France
Sommières [1477] [1478]
Paris [1206] [1478]
Q78076756
Heinrich Ernst Jenny
Heinrich
1876-11-17[1479]
1940-04-09[1479]
(1876-1940)
writer [258] teacher [258] mountaineer [258]
Switzerland
Q78552994
Gordon Morris
Gordon
1898-11-06[1]
1940-04-07[1]
American writer
writer screenwriter
United States of America
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Q89422466
Jean-Paul Dubray
Jean-Paul
1883-07-05[1480]
1940-03-15[1480]
painter , writer , and engraver (1883–1940) ♂
painter writer engraver
France [1481]
Maubeuge [1480]
Paris [1480]
Q65666041
Jules Elmire Douénel
Jules
1866-09-20[1482]
1940-02-01[1482]
, M.E.P. †, Prefect Emeritus of Sikkim
missionary writer Catholic priest [174] Catholic deacon
France Spain
Q55676438
Friedrich Otto Pestalozzi
Friedrich Otto
1846-11-02[7] [103]
1940-01-12[7]
(1846-1940)
merchant [7] writer
Switzerland
Zürich [7]
Zürich [7]
Q55772119
Jean-Marie Vidal
Jean-Marie
1872-09-19[1483] [1484]
1940-01-02[1483] [1484]
French priest and writer (1872-1940)
Latin Catholic priest [258] [1485] [1206] writer [1206] protonotary apostolic [1206] priest [110]
France [1483] [1484]
Albiès [1206]
Rome [1206]
Q120920498
Charles Vidal
Charles [1206]
1873-12-22[1486]
1940[1486] [1206]
physician
physician [1206] writer [1206]
France [1486]
Villefranche-de-Rouergue [1206]
Castres [1206]
Q119783969
Rémy Desplanches
Rémy [1206]
1865[1206]
1940[1206]
French writer and felibre (1865-1940)
writer [1206] merchant [1206]
France
Saint-Perdoux [1206]
Bergerac [1206]
Q119762184
François Denjean
François [1206] [84] Michel [1206]
1878-12-04[84]
1940[84] 1941[1206]
French unionist, writer and poet (1878-1941)
carpenter [1206] engineer [1206] trade unionist [84] writer [1206] poet [84]
France [84]
Savignac-les-Ormeaux [1206] [84]
Toulouse [1206]
Q110110202
Charles B. Reynolds
Charles
1856[405] [403] [110]
1940[405] [403] [110]
American writer and publisher
publisher writer
United States of America
Q67402751
Marcelo Fernández Sayáns
Marcelo
1906
1940
Spanish writer
writer
Spain
Malpartida de Plasencia
Q65681843
Elías Ortiz de la Torre
Elías
1878
1940
Spanish writer
writer
Spain
Q112729964
Georges Buffard
Georges
1875-05-15[138]
1940-03-16[1487] [138]
composer (1875–1940) ♂
composer
France
Paris [138]
Paris [138]
Q55838088
Ange-Marie Auzende
Ange-Marie
1850-01-18[84]
1940-03-05[84]
French composer
composer
France
Marseille [84]
Q109854503
Albert Ham
Albert
1858-06-07[1488]
1940-02-04[1488]
Canadian organist and composer
composer [1239] choir director [1489] university teacher [1489] textbook writer [1489] organist [1489]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Canada
Q111576142
Raoul Lesens
1940[1490]
composer (†1940) ♂
composer
France
Q110193332
Heinrich Pestalozzi
Jakob [7] Heinrich [7]
1878-08-26[109]
1940-08-09[109]
Swiss composer, singing teacher, and theologian
composer [111] [1239] [7] voice teacher [7] theologian [7]
Switzerland [7]
Wädenswil [7]
Zürich [7]
Q66469966
Mary Annie Van Dyke
Mary [1491] Annie
1872-01-28[1492]
1940-05-18[1491] [1492]
American teacher, naturalist and specimen collector
botanical collector [1491] [1492] naturalist [1491] teacher [1493]
United States of America [1492]
Rutland [1492]
Gadsden [1491] [1492]
Q119225023
René Boivin
René
1869-02-22[1494]
1940-12-13
photographer [1495] [1496]
France
Tours
Paris
Q98310449
Alfred Rome
Alfred
1869-04-23[1497]
1940-12-06[1497]
French architect
architect
France
Voreppe [1497]
La Tronche [1497]
Q41207396
John Irwin Bright
John
1869-08-13[1498] [395] [232]
1940-06-22[1498] [395]
American painter and architect
painter architect
United States of America
Q23018536
[1499]
Michael Aschwanden
Michael
1865-08-29[1500] [232] [33]
1940-06-19[1500] [33] [84]
Swiss artist (1865-1940)
photographer [1500]
Switzerland
Seelisberg
Flüelen
Q78062490
Karl Gisler
Karl
1863-08-23[1501]
1940-06-08[1501]
(1863-1940)
photographer [1502]
Switzerland
Q105239568
Helen G. Stage
Helen G.
1880-06-30[1503]
1940-06-07[1503]
American photographer
photographer
United States of America
New York City [1503]
The Bronx [1503]
Q52155810
René Champly
René
1865-03-24[630] [567] [84]
1940-02[630] [567] [84]
French engineer and editor of technical papers (1865-1940)
photographer scientific editor science writer
France
Cluny [1504]
Q96321882
Georges Hipleh
Georges
1857-03-26[1505]
1940-01-24[1505]
(1857-1940)
photographer [1506]
Switzerland
Q115612445
Otto Giers
1858
1940
American photographer
photographer
United States of America
Q104386270
Edouard Wettstein
Edouard
1868[567]
1940[567]
photographer
photographer [567]
Belgium [567]
Q104386123
Marcel Van Der Kindere
Marcel
1865[567]
1940[567]
Belgian photographer
photographer [567]
Belgium [567]
Q52155991
Harry C. Rubincam
Harry
1871[1390] [473] [39] [622] [513] [1391]
1940[1390] [473] [39] [74] [622] [513] [1391]
American photographer
photographer [1507]
United States of America
Philadelphia [1507]
Q53498769
Henri M. Bourée
Henri
1873[548]
1940[548]
scientific illustrator photographer Officer of the French Navy
France
Paris
Q42313554
James H. Crockwell
James
1855[567] [404]
1940[567] [404]
American photographer (1855-1940)
photographer
United States of America
Q29048130
George Albert Snider
George
1856
1940
Canadian photographer
photographer [1508]
Canada
Halton County, Ontario [1509]
Montreal
Q106787547
Walter Vonnegut
Walter
1884-02-17[1510]
1940-12-23[1510]
American actor
actor
United States of America
Q60676632
John Slavin
John
1869
1940-08-27
USA actor (1869-1940)
actor
United States of America
New York City
New York City
Q115664967
Nick Copeland
Nick
1894-10-14[12] [1511]
1940-08-17[12] [1511]
American actor and writer
actor
United States of America
Omaha [1511]
Los Angeles [12] [1511]
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Q114350607
Walter F. Scott
Walter F.
1880[1]
1940-03-05[1512]
American actor and director
actor [12] [1512] theatrical director [12]
United States of America
Baltimore [1512] [12]
New York City [12] [1512]
Kensico Cemetery [1]
Q99308722
Jean Bastia
Jean
1878[1513] [1514] [1515] [1516]
1940[1513] [1514] [1515]
Bastia, Jean, 1878-
lyricist [1515] singer [1515] [1517] actor [1515] [1517] chansonnier [1515] librettist [1517]
France [1515] [1517]
Q106673210
Paul Fuchs
Paul [84]
1864-04-09[1518] [84]
1940-11-23[84]
journalist [84] literary critic [84] poet [84] playwright [84]
France [84]
4th arrondissement of Paris [84]
8th arrondissement of Paris [84]
Q101075850
Maurice Pelloutier
Maurice
1870-06-02[1519] [963]
1940-11-08[1519] [963]
opinion journalist [1519] poet [1519] trade unionist [1519] anarchist [1519] civil servant
France
rue de Courcelles [1519] [963]
Nantes [1519] [963]
Q101094217
José Sánchez Rodríguez
José
1875-10-15[1520]
1940-09-21[1520]
born 1875; died 1940
poet playwright
Spain
Q44685408
William Smith Bryan
William
1846[128]
1940[128]
born 1846; died 1940
author
United States of America
Q85101141
Hugo Friedrich Ludwig Pfendsack
Hugo
1871-09-21[1521] [232]
1940-11-30[1521]
artist [258] drawer [258]
Switzerland [33]
Q50116452
Dwight Sturges
Dwight
1874[1522]
1940-09-04[1523]
American artist
artist
United States of America
Boston [68]
Boston
Q119568927
Lucien Rodier Eller
1894[1524]
1940[1524]
artist
France
Marseille
Q94940731
Cushman Parker
Cushman
1881[258]
1940[258]
artist [258] painter [258]
United States of America
Boston [258]
Q94909321
Ernst Rudolf Knup
Ernst
1884[258]
1940[258]
artist [258] graphic artist [258]
Switzerland
Zürich [258]
Riedlingen [258]
Q62090612
Ben Silbert
Ben
1894[1525] 1893[1526]
1940[1526]
Born 1894, in Gorky; died 1940. American, Painter, draughtsman. Landscapes, flowers.
artist
United States of America
Q43135081
Emile Patru
Emile
1877[473]
1940[473]
(1877-1940)
artist
Switzerland
Q43139735
Frederick R. Wagner
Frederick
1864[473] [533]
1940[473] [533]
American artist
artist
United States of America
Q106919023
Jennie Kelly Logan
Jennie
180s[1527] 1860
1940-08-03[1527]
American educator and suffragist
teacher [1527] suffragist [1527]
United States of America
Iowa [1527]
Oakland [1527]
Masonic Memorial Gardens [1527]
Q111047706
Charles-Auguste Chauveau
Charles-Auguste
1877-10-28
1940-12-17
canadian lawyer
lawyer
Bâtonnier de Québec
Canada
Quebec City
Quebec City
Q96420489
Tito Barboni
Tito
1872-04-14[103]
1940-10-15[103]
Italian lawyer, journalist and politician (1872-1940)
lawyer [103] [623] journalist [103] [623] politician [103] [623]
Kingdom of Italy Switzerland
Fiuminata [103]
Milan [103] [623]
Q106727526
Jacob Otis Wardwell
Jacob
1857-03-14[1528]
1940-09-11[1529] [1530]
politician in Massachusetts, US (1857–1940)
politician [1528] lawyer [1531] [1528]
member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1532] [1528] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1533] [1534] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1529] [1535] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1536] [1537]
United States of America [1528]
Lowell [1528] [1531]
Haverhill [1]
Linwood Cemetery [1]
Q111227584
Joseph B. Cotton
Joseph
1865-01-06[295]
1940-08-05[1538]
American politician (1865–1940) – Minnesota -House 1893-94 (District 54)
politician [295] lawyer
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Albion [295]
Chicago [1538]
Q119186941
Robert H. Neilson
1882-06-11[1539]
1940-07-16[1540]
American lawyer and philanthropist
lawyer
United States of America
New Brunswick [1539]
Carnegie Hill [1540]
natural causes [1540]
Q105836580
C. Augustus Norwood
1880-08-21[1541]
1940-05-24[1542]
politician in Massachusetts, US (1880–1940)
politician [1543] [1544] lawyer [1541]
member of the State Senate of Massachusetts [1545] [1544] member of the State Senate of Massachusetts [1546] [1547] member of the State Senate of Massachusetts [1548] [1549] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1550] [1551] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1552] [1553]
United States of America [1543] [1544]
Hamilton [1541]
Brookline [1542]
Q48179652
Edouard Bernays
Edouard
1874-01-24
1940-04-20
Belgian lawyer
lawyer botanist numismatist paleontologist
Belgium
Antwerp
Antwerp
Q104159344
Francesc de Paula Massa i Vall-llosera
Francesc de Paula
1849-07-12[1554]
1940-03-14[1555]
politician lawyer university teacher
mayor of Girona
Spain
Girona [1554]
Llambilles [1555]
Q17511734
Michael B. Danaher
Michael
1855-09-28[1556]
1940-01-30[1]
American lawyer and politician (1855–1940)
politician lawyer
United States of America
Kenosha [1556]
Ludington [1]
Pere Marquette Cemetery [1]
Q116005019
Albert Howell Elliot
Albert Howell
1868-06-29[1557] [1558] [1559]
1940-01-18[1557] [1558]
American lawyer and politician
lawyer politician
United States of America
San Francisco [1558] [1559]
Oakland [1558]
Mountain View Cemetery [1557]
Q91911565
Francisco Marín y Bertrán de Lis
Francisco
1874-04-20[1560]
1940[1561] 1939-11-30[1560]
Spanish politician
lawyer [1560] politician [1560]
Member of the Consultative National Assembly [1560]
Spain
Madrid [1560]
Badajoz [1560]
Q60627760
Simon Lampe
Simon
1865-12-05[1562]
1940-11-11[1562]
priest monk missionary
United States of America Austria-Hungary
Brezovica pri Ljubljani
Red Lake County
Q107350523
Henry Young Arnett
Henry
1868-05-26[1563] [1]
1940-04-09[1]
US-American reverend
priest
United States of America
Walnut Hills [1563]
Philadelphia [1]
Eden Cemetery [1]
Q117074420
Vitae Kite
1867-05-21[1564] [1565]
1940-02-13[1565] 1940-02-14[1566]
American entomologist and lepidopterist (1867 - 1940)
entomologist [592] lepidopterist [1566] scientific collector [1567] [1568]
United States of America
Q45371935
William Harold Bodine, Sr.
William Harold
1874-03-15
190s
American politician
mayor
Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey
United States of America
Brooklyn
Q116262905
Henri-Alphonse Richardière
Henri
1857-09-27[1569]
1940-12-23[1570]
physician
France
Fontainebleau [1571]
Paris [1571]
Q94831355
Alexandre Lasnet
Alexandre Antoine
1870-04-29[1572] [84]
1940-12-14[1572] 1940-12-15[84]
Lasnet, A. (Alexandre), 1870-1940
physician
France [7]
Q48327393
Norman Leslie Rowe II
Norman
1876-12-14
1940-11-29
American physician (1876-1940)
physician
United States of America
Jersey City
Jersey City
Q93488464
Paul Bruneau de Laborie
Paul
1873-10-21[129] [84]
1940-11-06[1573] [84]
French physician
physician
France
Paris [1573]
Q96296203
Hector Cristiani
Hector
1862-12-15[103]
1940-10-30[103]
Swiss physician (1862-1940)
physician [103]
Switzerland
Trieste [103]
Geneva [103]
Q73289580
Marcelino Ramírez García
Marcelino
1864-06-02[1574]
1940-10-13[1574]
veterinarian and physician (1864–1940) ♂
veterinarian physician
Spain
Q109811287
Paul Farez
Paul [110]
1868-08-07[34] [84]
1940[34] [84] [442]
French physician
psychiatrist [110] psychopathologist [110] physician [110]
France
Q100144527
Mateo Bonafonte Nogués
Mateo
1863-09-21
1940
physician
Spain
Q64027448
Federico Murueta Goyena
Federico
1860
1940
physician , full professor (1860–1940) ♂; member of Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía de Valladolid
physician
full professor
Spain
Q18335789
Alfred H. Freiberg
Alfred Albert [110]
1868-08-17[118]
1940[110]
physician
physician surgeon [110] orthopedian [110]
United States of America
Cincinnati
Q84262187
John Lorin Smiley
John Lorin
1852-12-11
1940-03-24
Agriculture Industry business person
businessperson
United States of America
Tippecanoe County
Stockland
Sugar Creek Cemetery
Q107542459
Albert-Georges Stucken
Albert Georges
1940-03-20[1575]
businessperson
United States of America
Arcachon
Q101128092
Pierre Calixte Dagneau
Pierre Calixte
1877-06-13[1576]
1940-06[1576]
physician and professor at Université Laval
physician university teacher dean
Canada
Quebec City [1576]
Quebec City [1576]
Q19991586
Jean Vial
Jean
1902-10-04[34]
1940-05-21[34]
French physician
physician
France
Grenoble
Sommauthe
Q109925402
André Ducasse
André
1914-02-02[1577]
1940-05-10[1577] 1940-05-11[836]
physician (1914–1940) ♂
physician
France
Toulouse [836] [1577]
Aubigny-les-Pothées [1577] Rimogne [836]
Q109811758
Charles Ruppe
Charles [110] Eugène [110] Célestin [110]
1890-02-11[34]
1940-04-19[34]
French physician (1890-1940)
physician [110] [34]
France [34]
Troyes [34]
Durtol [34]
Q98924044
Gustave Clément
1868-03-21[1578]
1940-04-13[1579]
surgeon , bacteriologist , and physician (1868–1940) ♂; child of Georges Clément
surgeon [258] bacteriologist [258] physician [258]
Switzerland
Q89701022
Léon Ingelrans
Léon
1872-12-13[1580]
1940-02-22[1581] [84]
physician and university teacher (1872–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour
physician university teacher
France
Lille
Biarritz
Q106815116
Katherine Bowdle
Katherine
1883-08-11[1582]
1940-02-16[1582]
American physician
physician [1582] hospital administrator [1582]
United States of America
Grouse Creek [1582]
Ely [1582]
Q121364352
Marcel Ferrand
Marcel
1878[1583]
1940-01-29[1583]
Dermatologist, pathologist (1878-1940)
physician dermatologist
France
Q55720566
Patrick Henry Callahan
Patrick
1866[1584] [404] [84]
1940[1584] [404] [84] 1940-02-04[37]
American businessman and Catholic layman (1866-1940)
businessperson [1584]
United States of America
Q87928707
Antonio Septien Aladren
Antonio
1895-08-01[1585] [206]
1940-07-19[1585] [206]
Spanish politician
politician [1585] employee [1585]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [1585]
Spain
Madrid [1585] [206]
Madrid [206]
Q98807153
Mary Evelyn Fisk Spencer
Mary [275] [1586] Evelyn [1586]
1841-01-08[1586]
1940-12-27[1586]
American botanical collector (1841-1940)
botanical collector [275] [1586] [1587] musician [1586]
United States of America
Brecksville [1586]
San Diego [1586]
Q21610106
Albert Raddin Sweetser
Albert [1588]
1861-07-15[1589]
1940-09-12[1589]
botanist (1861-1940)
botanist [1589] biologist [1588] environmentalist [1588]
United States of America [1588]
Mendon [1588]
Eugene [1588]
Massachusetts [1588]
Q98478664
Caroline Sheldon Moore
Caroline [275]
1866-02-17[1] [659]
1940-05-22[1] [1590] [659]
American biologist and professor
biologist university teacher [1591]
United States of America
Kewanee [1592]
Redlands [1592]
Q115901174
William A. McKeever
William Arch
1868-04-12[1593]
1940-07-08[1593]
American professor of child welfare (1868-1940)
professor [1593]
United States of America
Jackson County [1593]
Oklahoma City [1593]
Q35139078
Robert Doré
Robert
1890-09-28[128] [84]
1940-12-21[128] [84]
French librarian and historian
historian
France
Q34996296
Paul Poinsotte
Paul
1940-12-18[1594]
French historian
historian
France
Q35230197
André Jaulme
André
1897-01-08[120]
1940-09-06[120]
French librarian and historian
historian
France
Q62463486
Jules Mathez
Jules
1853-10-03[1595]
1940-04-08[1595]
librarian , archivist , and historian (1853–1940) ♂
librarian archivist historian
France [1595]
Q63213645
George L. Hamilton
George
1874
1940
American historian
historian
United States of America
Q93260179
Marie-Étienne Vayssière
Toussaint [1596] Marie-Étienne [1596]
1864-10-29[1596]
1940-09-14[1596]
French Dominican friar (1864-1940)
Catholic priest [1596]
France [1596]
Saint-Céré [1596]
Marseille [1596]
Q64734682
Louis Joseph Legraive
Louis [151] Joseph [151]
1858-12-18[151]
1940-06-10[151]
Roman Catholic bishop (1858-1940)
Catholic priest [174] Catholic bishop
titular bishop auxiliary bishop
Belgium [151]
Ohain [151]
Ganshoren [151]
Q110620430
René Joüon
René
1869-08-13
1940-01-14
Catholic priest (1869–1940) ♂
Catholic priest
France
Nantes
Shanghai
Q86215645
Louis Charles Carette
Louis
1883-11-19[1597] [84]
1940[1597] [84]
tailor (1883–1940) ♂; Croix de Guerre and Knight of the Legion of Honour
tailor
France [1597]
Triel-sur-Seine
Q108051762
Charles-Frédéric Olivier
1940-12-31[1598]
Canadian politician
politician [1598]
mayor of a place in Canada [1598]
Canada [1598]
Q111320287
Arthur L. Sherin
Arthur
1883-11-27[1599]
1940-12-22[1599]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1599]
United States of America
Q111227820
Lytle O. Cooke
1855[295]
1940-12-08[295]
American politician – Minnesota -- "L.O." House 1901-02 (District 3); Senate 1903-14 (District 3)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295] member of the State Senate of Minnesota [295]
United States of America
Virginia [295]
Q111323695
William 'Sherm' Thomas
William
1864-12-03[1600]
1940-11-29[1600]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1600]
United States of America
Q111451843
W. Curtis Miller
W. Curtis
1866-03-31[1601]
1940-11-21[1601]
American politician
politician
member of the Arizona House of Representatives
United States of America
Barrackville [1601]
Phoenix [1601]
Q99305287
Hans Kern
Hans
1867-02-05[103]
1940-11-08[103]
Swiss politician (1867-1940)
politician [103]
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q111322814
Charles H. Englesby
Charles
1869-03-09[1602]
1940-11-01[1602]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1602] member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1602]
United States of America
Q111683760
Purificación de Cora
1858-02-02
1940-10-28
politician (1858–1940) ♂
politician
Spain
Valle de Oro
Lugo
Q111319721
P. F. Peterson
1872-02-20[1603]
1940-10-10[1603]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1603]
United States of America
Q96319021
Isidor Grauer [-Frey]
1859-04-07[1604]
1940-10-10[1604]
(1859-1940)
entrepreneur [258] politician [258]
Switzerland
Q111452060
Samuel "Sam" Walter Proctor
1879-02-21[1601]
1940-10-06[1601]
American politician
politician
member of the Arizona House of Representatives
United States of America
Q111451471
Joseph "Joe" Stuart Hunt
1895-08-27[1601]
1940-10-06[1601]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Arizona
United States of America
Q111320744
D. R. Thompson
1857-11-21[1605]
1940-09-28[1605]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1605]
United States of America
Q84572999
Fermín Blázquez Nieto
Fermín
1882-04-20[46] [1606] [1607] [206]
1946-09-21[46] [206] 1940-09-27[1606] [1607]
Spanish politician
politician [1606] [1607] journalist [1606] [1607]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [1607] Member of the Cortes republicanas [1606]
Spain
Macotera [1606] [1607] [206]
Carmona [1606] [1607] Oran [206]
Q111318950
John L. Burke
John
1856-12-12[1608]
1940-09-03[1608]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1608] member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1608]
United States of America
Q111321000
John Baptist Hanten
John
1859-01-20[1609]
1940-08-12[1609]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1609]
United States of America
Q78071317
Otto Sidler
Otto
1872-07-14[1610] [103]
1940-08-09[1610] [103]
Swiss politician (1872-1940)
politician
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q111322374
John S. Conover
John
1880[1611]
1940-07-23[1611]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1611]
United States of America
Q109915179
Émile Pollender
Émile
1881[1612]
1940-07-10[1612]
politician (1881–1940) ♂
politician
Canada
Q111322084
Harry L. Bras
Harry
1862-10-16[1613]
1940-07-03[1]
American politician (1862–1940)
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1613]
United States of America
Toolesboro [1614]
Mountain View Cemetery [1]
Q59779826
Alexandre Bernard
Alexandre
1876-11-24
1940-07
French baker and politician (1876-1940)
baker politician
Mayor of Fouquières-lès-Lens
France
Q111452404
Thomas "Tom" Nelson Wills
Thomas
1866-01-17[1601]
1940-06-23[1601]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Arizona
United States of America
Q111451108
James "Jim" Lafayette Edwards
1886-06-26[1601]
1940-06-20[1601]
American politician
politician
member of the Arizona House of Representatives
United States of America
Q111227346
Christen Arneson
Christen
1869-08-25[295]
1940-06-11[295]
American politician – Minnesota -House 1919-20 (District 25)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Adams County [295]
Q111319820
Herman C. Halvorson
Herman
1865-09-30[1615]
1940-05-20[1615]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1615] member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1615]
United States of America
Q111319548
Halvor Oien
Halvor
1870-03-10[1616]
1940-05-05[1616]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1616]
United States of America
Q111319852
Charles H. Rebrud
Charles
1856-09-30[1617]
1940-04-27[1617]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1617]
United States of America
Q111321147
Wilson Brown
Wilson
1854-01-08[1618]
1940-04-12[1618]
American politician in South Dakota (1854-1940)
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1618]
United States of America
Q111323595
Edward C. Issenhuth
Edward
1858-05-02[1619]
1940-02-18[1619]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1619]
United States of America
Q91111296
Antonio García Prieto
Antonio
1892-07-19[1620] [206]
1940-02-07[1620] [206]
Spanish politician
politician [1620] merchant [1620] journalist [1621]
Member of the Cortes republicanas [1620]
Spain
Mollina [1620] [206]
Málaga [1620] [206]
Q111318750
Albert Joseph Kuhns
Albert Joseph
1856-04-06[1622]
1940-02-05[1622]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1622] member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1622]
United States of America
Q111229631
William F. Merrill
William
1868[295]
1940-04-04[295]
American politician – Minnesota -- "W.F." House 1929-40 (District 7)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Wisconsin [295]
Q99305209
Ernst Otto Graf
Ernst Otto [110]
1877-01-15[103]
1940-04-03[103]
Swiss politician (1877-1940)
politician [103]
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q111322695
Charles H. Driesbach
Charles
1856[1623]
1940-04[1623]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1623]
United States of America
Q111451073
John Devine
John Centennial [1601]
1876-02-29[1601]
1940-03-21[1601]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of Arizona
United States of America
Q111318956
Charles J. Mahl
Charles
1866-09-06[1624]
1940-03-19[1624]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1624]
United States of America
Q78069958
Paul Robert-Tissot
Paul
1863-10-11[1625]
1940-03-09[1625]
(1863-1940)
entrepreneur [258] politician [258]
Switzerland
Q111321856
Samuel A. Bell
Samuel
1852-12-28[1626]
1940-01-21[1626]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1626]
United States of America
Q111318594
Iver Nelson
Iver
1859-11-14[1627]
1940-01-18[1627]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1627]
United States of America
Q111227051
Ray Warring Keeler
Ray No/unknown value
1869[295]
1940-01-17[295]
American politician – Minnesota -- "R.W." House 1927-32 (District 48)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Indiana [295]
Q78072584
Robert Stucki
Robert
1868-04-18[1628] [103]
1940-01-15[1628] [103]
Swiss politician (1868-1940)
politician
Member of the Swiss National Council [103]
Switzerland [103]
Q111320529
Charles M. Stephens
Charles
1852-04-05[1629]
1940-01-12[1629]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1629]
United States of America
Q111321643
Harry Franklin Brownell
Harry Franklin
1882-11-22[1630]
1940-01-07[1630]
American politician
politician
member of the State Senate of South Dakota [1630]
United States of America
Q111321933
Mark C. Betts
Mark
1865-12-21[1631]
1940[1631]
American politician
politician
member of the South Dakota House of Representatives [1631]
United States of America
Q111230748
Daniel P. O'Neill
Daniel
1853[295]
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -- "D.P." House 1893-94 (District 49); House 1899-1900 (District 56); House 1911-14 (District 61); Senate 1915-18 (District 65)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295] member of the State Senate of Minnesota [295]
United States of America
Ontario [295]
Q111230497
Timothy D. Sheehan
Timothy
1864[295]
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1895-98 (District 25); Senate 1899-1902 (District 33)
politician [295]
member of the State Senate of Minnesota [295]
United States of America
Iowa [295]
Q111230366
Charles A. Parker
Charles
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -- "Chas. A." House 1895-98 (District 23)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
North Clarendon [295]
Q111229521
William J. Von Der Weyer
William J.
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -- "Wm." House 1899-1900 (District 44)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Q111229138
J. S. McCornack
1862[295]
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1931-34 (District 6)
politician [295]
member of the State Senate of Minnesota [295]
United States of America
Illinois [295]
Q111228379
Orlando E. Hogue
Orlando
1845[295]
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -House 1905-06 (District 56)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Belmont County [295]
Q111227933
Carl Albert Carlson
Carl Albert
1866-09-05[295]
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -House 1893-94 (District 32)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Washington County [295]
Q111227663
Alpheus Dale
Alpheus
1844-01-07[295]
1940[295]
American politician – Minnesota -House 1895-98 (District 29)
politician [295]
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [295]
United States of America
Union County [295]
Q111954897
Luis Higuera Bellido
Luis
1873
1940
politician
Senator of the Kingdom [1632] chairperson [1633]
Spain
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Q111176287
George W. Moore
George
1859-04-12[1634]
19th century
American politician in Michigan (1859-19__)
politician
member of the State Senate of Michigan [1634]
United States of America
Q106449325
Moody Kimball
Moody
1862-07-02[1635]
1940-01-01[1636]
politician in Massachusetts, US
politician [1637] [1638]
member of the State Senate of Massachusetts [1638] [1639] member of the State Senate of Massachusetts [1640] [1641] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1642] [1643] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1644] [1645] member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1646] [1647]
United States of America [1638]
Q61045541
Antonio Monedero Martín
Antonio
1872-09-26[1648]
1940[1649]
Spanish politician
jurist politician [1648]
Member of the Consultative National Assembly [1648]
Spain
Dueñas [1648]
Q55234550
Harlan Jerome Miner
Harlan
1869-12-29
1940
- "H.J." House 1915-18 (District 62)
politician
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
United States of America
Albion
Q44928138
Ignacio Peñalver
Ignacio
1863
1940
Spanish politician
politician
Civil Governor of the Province of Madrid [1650] [1651] [1652]
Spain
Q2871313
Auguste Merle
Auguste
1855
1940
French politician (1855-1940)
politician
mayor of a place in France
France
Q111550268
Theodor Pestalozzi
Theodor
1893-08-31[7]
1940-05-15[7]
Swiss jurist (1893-1940)
jurist [7]
Switzerland [7]
Q106154409
Gustave Regelsperger
1856
1940
jurist (1856–1940) ♂; member of Académie des sciences d'outre-mer
jurist
France
Q20905532
René Madelin
René
1868-10-10[129]
1940-12-11
French officer (1868-1940)
military officer
France
Lunéville
Château-Renault
Q123906521
Georges Cros
Eloi Georges
1867-08-09[129]
1940-11-07[129]
ordnance officer, translator from english into french
military officer literary translator
France
Bédarieux [129]
rue Bonaparte [129]
Q17478738
Bernard de Ganay
Bernard
1891-11-18
1940-09-10
(1891-1940)
military officer
France
Château de Courances
Arcachon
Q56163677
Henri-Jean-Marie-Louis Sainte-Beuve
1878-02-23[129]
1940-09-02
military officer
France
Arras
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Dunod de Charnage
Q48459537
Henri Wilhelm
Henri
1900-03-22[1653]
1940-06-09[1653]
military officer (1900–1940) ♂; mort pour la France ; member of 44e régiment d'infanterie
military officer
France
Oullins [1653]
Avrigny [1653]
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Wilhelm
Q56096724
René Paul-Albert
René
1911-10-31
1940-06-11
military officer
France
Paris
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Paul Albert
Q111677209
Henri Lefebvre d'Hellencourt
Henri
1862-09-11[1654]
1940-05-08[1654]
French army officer, homesteader, editor and consular agent
military officer [1654] editor-in-chief [1654]
France
Paris [1654]
Thouars [1654]
Q112625504
Lucien Yody
1940-12-27[1655]
playwright and lyricist (†1940) ♂
playwright lyricist
France [1655]
Q111586932
Alfred Moyne
1940-07-11[1656]
playwright (†1940) ♂
playwright
France [1656]
Q111586921
Étienne Seurette
1940-01-28[1657]
playwright and journalist (†1940) ♂
playwright journalist
France [1657]
Q111577737
Henri Tinant
1858-01-26[138]
1940-01-14[1658]
playwright , librettist , lyricist , and drawer (1858–1940) ♂
playwright librettist lyricist drawer
France
Neuilly-sur-Seine [138]
Paris [138]
Q78145858
Robert Fletcher Gilder
Robert Fletcher [1659] [1660] [1661] [1662] [1663]
1856-10-06[1664] [1665] [1659] [1663]
1940-03-07[1664] [1665] [1666]
journeyman
journeyman
United States of America
Flushing [1665] [1663] [1664]
Omaha [1659] [1664]
Omaha
Q115475302
Louis Poulin de Courval
Louis
1854[1612]
1940[1612]
surveyor [1612]
Canada Province of Canada
Trois-Rivières [1612]
Victoriaville [1612]
Q103989205
Adrien Mion
Adrien [129]
1896-04-15[129]
1940-05-24[1667]
airman , capitaine (1896–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour , Officer of the Legion of Honour , Médaille militaire , and Croix de guerre 1914–1918
airman [129]
capitaine
France
Saint-Brieuc [129]
Châteauroux [1667] [129]
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Q123676181
Karl Amberg
Karl [1668]
1886[1668]
1940[1668]
Swiss plant geographer (1886-1940)
botanist [1668] geographer [1668]
Switzerland
Q63856196
Joseph Beuzon
Joseph
1864-06-06[1669]
1940-12-21[1669]
painter from France (1864-1940)
painter
France
Paris [760]
Asnières-sur-Seine
Q60036315
José Ribera Blázquez
José
1875-03-23[1670]
1940-12-10[1670]
painter
painter
Spain
Madrid
Q105494468
Hannah McCord Rhett
Hannah
1871-02-28[1671]
1940-06-19
American painter
painter [1671]
United States of America [1672]
Q47035293
Madeleine Smith-Champion
Madeleine
1864-11-18[129]
1940-04-18[1673]
French painter (1864-1940)
painter
France
Paris
Nogent-sur-Marne
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Smith-Champion
Q38915708
Anton Stockmann
Anton
1868-04-02[58] 1868-04-03[33]
1940-04-12[33]
(1868-1940)
painter
Switzerland
Sarnen
Sarnen
Q84183485
Gustave Joseph Dubouchet
Gustave Joseph
1867-03-27[1674]
1940-01-24[1674]
French painter and engraver
painter
France [1675]
Rome [68]
Q52150239
Frank Russell Green
Frank Russell
1856-04-16[39]
1940-01-20[39]
American painter
painter [1676]
United States of America
Chicago [1676]
Q116151981
Louise Renée Lacroix
1890-06-25[58] [1677]
1940[1678]
painter (1890–1940) ♀
painter
France
Paris
Q110082738
Willet S. Foster
Willet
1885[39] 1885-03-11[1679] [1680]
1940[39] [1679] [1680]
painter [39] [1680]
United States of America [1680]
Q110175391
Anita von Luxburg
Anita
1882[58] [473] [1681]
1940[58] [473] [1681]
painter and watercolorist (1882–1940) ♀
painter [1681] watercolorist [1681]
Switzerland [473] [1681]
Q106194925
Albert Byron Olson
Albert
1885-05-03[1682]
1940[1683]
painter (1885–1940) ♂
painter [1682]
United States of America
Q104528544
Jean Aubery
Jean
1880-03-12[1684]
1952[1685] 1940[1686]
French painter
painter [1684]
France [1687]
Marseille [1688]
Q99945297
Eugène Alexis Collet
Eugène
1862[1689]
1940[1689]
French painter
painter [1690]
France [1690]
Q97584453
Georges Mareste
Georges
1875-07-28[1691]
1940[1691]
French painter
painter [1692]
France [1692]
Q97045121
Ruel Crompton Tuttle
1866-09-24[1693] [58]
1940[514]
American painter
painter [1693]
United States of America [1693]
Q76469194
André Herpin
André
1880[1694]
1940[1694]
landscapes French painter
painter
France
Paris [1694]
Salagnac [1694]
Q58209224
Alexandre Marie Dreux
Alexandre Marie
1847[513]
1940[513]
French painter
painter
France
Tours
Tours
Q52155781
Joseph David Greenbaum
Joseph
1864[476] [473] [68] [404]
1940[476] [473] [68] [404]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Q52156369
Sidney Miller Wiggins
Sidney
1881-01-12[58]
1940[473] [58]
painter and engraver (1881–1940) ♂
painter engraver
United States of America
Q52155674
Della Garretson
Della
1860[68] [473] [476]
1940[68] [473] [476]
American painter
painter [68]
United States of America
Q52150607
Edwin H. Gunn
Edwin
1876[476] [473] [58]
1940[476] [473] [58]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Q46998950
Arthur Schön
Arthur
1887[1695] [58] [719] [473]
1940[1695] [58] [719] [473]
painter [1695]
Belgium
Schaerbeek [1695]
Schaerbeek [1695]
Q43133262
Stéphane Leroy
Stéphane
1877[473]
1940[1696] [1697] [1698]
French painter
painter
France
Q42857633
Martin Leisser
Martin
1845[258]
1940[258]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Q41323629
Jef Van Hooste
1884[1699] [58] [719] [473]
1940[1699] [58] [719] [473]
painter (1884–1940) ♂
painter [1699]
Belgium
Sint-Niklaas [1699]
Q38143923
Albert Horstmeier
Albert
1865
1940
American painter, 1865-1940
painter
United States of America
Baltimore [68]
Boston [68]
Q28769983
Jack Wisby
Jack
1870[514]
1940[514]
American painter
painter
United States of America
Q28212565
Leota Williams Loop
Leota
1893
1940[68]
American painter
painter visual artist
United States of America
Fountain City
Q23498046
Antoni Santonja i Cantó
Antoni
1870
1940
Spanish painter from Valencia
painter [1700]
Spain
Alcoy
Madrid
Q22087729
Stuart Walker
Stuart
1904
1940
American painter (1904-1940)
painter
United States of America
Indiana
Albuquerque
Q22002255
Giovanni Battista Troccoli
Giovanni Battista
1882-10-15[58]
1940[68] [58] [473] [651] [514]
American artist, 1882-1940
painter
United States of America
Q21940030
Herbert W. Faulkner
Herbert
1860-10-08[1701] [1702]
1940[1701]
American artist
painter
United States of America
Stamford
Washington, D.C.
Q21535098
Louis Picard
Louis
1861-09-10[1703] [1704] [58] [232]
1940[1703]
French painter (1861-1940)
painter [68]
France [1703]
Paris
Q20972276
Edward Patry
Edward
1856-12-11[1705] [1706] [58] [33] [232]
1940[1705]
English painter
painter [68]
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Switzerland [33]
London [1705]
Q18563989
Leon Foster Jones
Leon
1871[1707]
1940[1708]
American painter and illustrator
painter illustrator
United States of America
New Hampshire [1708]
Q64019710
Moïse-Paul Alain
Moïse Paul
1872-02-03
190s
French Protestant pastor
pastor
France
Q94618339
Hugh Watt White
1870-04-15[934] [1]
1940-10-28[934] [1]
Christian missionary in China, 1870-1940
missionary
United States of America
Glade Spring [1]
Jiangxi [1]
Q21137579
Joseph J. Williams
Joseph
1875[1709]
1940[1709]
American Jesuit missionary and ethnologist
missionary ethnologist
United States of America
Q66699922
Mabel Caldwell Willard
Mabel
1862-07-03[1710]
1940-08-13[1710]
American suffragist (1862-1940)
librarian suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Philadelphia [1710]
West Northfield Cemetery
Q63346917
Passie Fenton Ottley
1870[1711]
1940[1711]
Chairman, Georgia. Library Commission
librarian
United States of America
Q59851282
Kate Foley
Kate
1873[1352]
1940[1352]
1st librarian of the California library for the blind
librarian [1352]
United States of America
Q124095021
Emma J. Hedges
Emma
1861-11-13[1]
1940-02-23[1712]
American court reporter and clubwoman (1861–1940)
court stenographer [1712] clubwoman [1712] notary [1712]
United States of America
Lincoln [1712]
Wyuka Cemetery [1]
Q50826732
Georges Kuhn
Georges
1866-09-06[1713]
1940-12-30[138]
French official
official
prefect [1714] sub-prefect of Chinon [1715] General secretary of prefecture of Eure [1715] General secretary of prefecture of Pas-de-Calais [1715]
France
Mandeure [1713]
Paris [138]
Q124451406
Jean Claude Risler
1907-03-13[1716]
1940-11-16[1716]
French official
official
sub-prefect of Sarlat-la-Canéda
France
Q50672079
François Blachon
François
1857-05-12[1717]
1940-08-13
French official
official
prefect [1718] Sub-prefect of Avranches [1719] sub-prefect of Moissac [1719] sub-prefect of Sens [1719] General secretary of prefecture of Savoie [1719]
France
Castillonnès [1717]
Q50624999
Jean-Baptiste Baffrey
Jean-Baptiste Alfred
1881-05-31[1720] [1721]
1940-06-08[1720]
French official
official
Prefect of Vendée Prefect of Puy-de-Dôme Prefect of Vienne sub-prefect of Rochefort [1722] General secretary of prefecture of Deux-Sèvres [1722] General secretary of prefecture of Eure [1722]
France
Sidi Bel Abbès [1723]
Vichy [1723]
Q50358173
Urbain Vitry
Urbain
1863-01-24[1724]
1940-04-13[138]
French official
official
Prefect of Loiret [1725] Prefect of Indre Prefect of Seine-et-Oise Prefect of Territoire de Belfort sub-prefect of Charolles [1726] Sub-prefect of Lorient [1726] General secretary of prefecture of Saône-et-Loire [1726]
France
Toulouse [1724] [1724]
Paris [138]
Q124452951
André Secheyron
1896-03-21[1727]
1940-04-07[1727]
French official
official
General secretary of prefecture
France
Q123764473
Aimé Victor Eugène Froissard
1900-02-20[1728]
1940-03-23[1728]
French official
official
France
Q124451464
Paul Camille Jules Seguela
1882-11-24[1729]
1940-02-24[1729]
French official
official
General secretary of prefecture of Ariège sub-prefect of Segré
France
Q124452786
Maurice Louis Angevin
1884-04-09[1730]
1940-01-07[1730]
French official
official
General secretary of prefecture of Deux-Sèvres
France
Q107342263
Albert Noetzli
Albert
1876[1731]
1940[1731]
Idist editor-in-chief
Switzerland
Zürich
Q106292063
Adolf Engeli
Adolf [1732]
1875[1732]
1940-05-24[1732]
conservator [1732] high school teacher [1732]
Switzerland [1732]
Rosenberg cemetery
natural causes [1732]
Q97368240
James Franklin Collins
James [1733] Franklin [1733]
1863-12-29[1734]
1940-11-14[1734]
American botanist, silversmith, curator and university teacher (1863-1940)
botanist [1735] university teacher [1733] silversmith [1733] curator [1733] botanical collector [1733]
United States of America [1733]
North Anson [1733]
Q64876394
Faustino Gil Ayuso
Faustino
1888[1736] [84]
1940[1736] [84]
Spanish archivist
archivist
Spain
Q34985989
Charles Porée
Charles
1872-03-27[129]
1940[404] [422] [766] [442] [129]
French archivist and historian
archivist [129]
France
Paris
Q61862994
Colette Pattinger
Colette
1896-05-28[84]
190s
French illustrator and cartoonist
illustrator cartoonist
France
Q124339712
Joseph Nève
Joseph
1857[184]
1940[184]
biographer of Antoine de la Salle
biographer
France
Q89560289
Philip Goodman
Philip
1885[1737] [1738] [1739] [1740] [1741] [1742] [1743]
1940[1737] [1738] [1739] [1740] [1741] [1742] [1743]
born 1885; died 1940
publisher [1740] [1741] [1742] [1743] opinion journalist [1741] [1742] [1743] impresario [1741] [1742] [1743]
United States of America [1744] [1740] [1741] [1742] [1743]
Q108498362
Joseph Guibault
Joseph
1870-10-23[1598]
1940-08-25[1598]
Canadian KC
barrister [1598]
King's Counsel [1598]
Canada [1598]
Q108498676
John Pike
John
1872-11-09[1598]
1940-05-16[1598]
Canadian KC
barrister [1598]
King's Counsel [1598]
Canada [1598]
Q96319143
Heinrich Hatt [-Haller]
Heinrich
1878-05-01[1745]
1940-06-07[1745]
(1878-1940)
entrepreneur [258] building contractor [258]
Switzerland
Q114554535
Henderson White
Henderson
1940
Musical instrument maker and entrepreneur (†1940) ♂
musical instrument maker entrepreneur
United States of America
Q113528989
Anna B. Heldman
Anna [1746] Barbara [1746]
1873-01-15[1746]
1940-03-15[1746]
American nurse and health program director
nurse [1746] program director [1746] health professional [1746] licensed practical nurse [1746]
United States of America [1746]
Castle Shannon [1746]
Pittsburgh [1]
Zion Cemetery [1]
Q76342116
Lawrence Lewis Gillespie
Lawrence Lewis
1876-12-23[1747]
1940-02-07[1747]
American banker
banker
United States of America
Island Cemetery [1]
Q117270375
Frank Dudensing
Frank
1940-11-16[1748] [1749]
American art dealer
art dealer [1749]
United States of America
Yonkers [1749]
Q94138130
William D. Haggard
William [110] David [110]
1872-09-28[1750]
1940-01-28[1751]
American surgeon
surgeon [110] gynaecologist [110]
President of the American Medical Association
United States of America
Nashville [1750]
Palm Beach [1751]
Q27229552
Louis Wethli (junior)
Louis
1867-12-31[33]
1940-12-09[33]
(1867-1940)
sculptor
Switzerland
Zürich
Brusino Arsizio
Q52150256
Albert Hager
Albert
1857[513] [58] [473]
1940[513] [58] [473]
Belgian sculptor
sculptor [1752]
Belgium [1753]
Q49850056
Julio Vicent
Julio
1891[1754]
1940[1754]
Spanish sculptor (1891-1940)
sculptor
Spain
Carpesa
Madrid
Q27229248
Adolf Meyer
Adolf
1867-10-21[33]
1940[1755]
Swiss sculptor (1867-1940)
stuccoist [258] sculptor
Switzerland
Q69778880
Jean Varé
Maurice
1914[1756]
1940[1756]
artist (1914-1940)
filmmaker
United Kingdom [1756] Switzerland [1756]
Q124351591
Joshua Seney Cosden
Joshua
1881-07-08[1757]
1940-11-17[1757]
business magnate
United States of America
Q111494861
Louis Chaix
Louis
1891-05-02[1758]
1940-07-02[1758]
camera operator
France
Paris [1758]
Le Perreux-sur-Marne [1758]
Q110402233
Frans Kufferath
François
1913-04-30[1759]
1940-05-11[1760]
former student at the ULB and Belgian resistance fighter
soldier mining engineer electrical engineer
Belgium
Ében-Émael [1760]
Brussels Cemetery
Q106196580
Armand Lapie
Armand
1865-04-26[963]
1940-05-30[963]
bookseller publisher
France
Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt [963]
Lyon [963]
Q112647617
John Elliott Wishart
John
1866-11-29[1761]
1940-12-23[1761]
Presbyterian minister and educator
Christian minister
United States of America
New Athens
Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum
Q14918094
Henry Mimaut
Henry
1847-07-21[129]
1940-12-02[129]
minister plenipotentiary [1762]
France
Rotterdam [129]
Paris
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Mimaut
Q122063254
Leopold De Vries
Leopold
1866-05-07[1763]
1940-01-15[1763]
Belgian politician (1866-1940)
Municipal councillor in Belgium [1763] mayor of a place in Belgium [1763] schepen [1763]
Belgium
Antwerp [1763]
Berchem [1763]
Schoonselhof [1763]
Q21524607
Eliza Gregory Wilkins
Eliza Gregory
1877-11-10[37]
1940-08-31[37]
American classicist and philosophy historian
university teacher philosophy historian classical philologist
United States of America
Sewickley
Littleton
Q29584871
Allen Rogers Benner
Allen
1870-05-30
1940-03-23[1764]
American classical philologist and high school teacher (1870-1940)
classical philologist high school teacher
United States of America
Waldoboro
Waldoboro
Q114774452
Charles Sladden
Charles
1867-01-11
1940-05-21
industrialist botanist bryologist
Belgium
City of Brussels
Grivegnée
Q52155747
Jane C. Stanley
Jane
1863[404] [473] [1009] [1765] [514]
1940[404] [58] [1009] [1765] [514]
American watercolorist
watercolorist
United States of America
Detroit
Q81002376
Joseph M. Gaites
Joseph
1873
1940-12-04
American theatre producer
theatrical producer
United States of America
Pittsburgh
Boston
Q72216461
Simon Kra
Simon [616]
1853[616]
1940[616]
French editor
editor [616]
France [616]
Frankfurt [616]
Paris [616]
Q115819151
Joseph Gevenois
Joseph [1766]
1854-09-24[1766]
1940-11-10[1766]
curate [1766]
Belgium
Tervuren [1766]
Etterbeek [1766]
Q115817836
Maurits Bellon
Maurits [1767]
1912-01-23[1767]
1940-05-28[1767]
curate [1767]
Belgium
Sint-Amands [1767]
Loppem [1767]
Q120630049
Eugène Prost
Eugène
1861-12-02[1768]
1940-07-16[1768]
university teacher
Rector of the University of Liege
Belgium
Liège
Robermont Cemetery
Q79716565
Lee Cleveland Corbett
Lee [1565] Cleveland [1565]
1867-10-21[1565]
1940-07-13[1565]
American horticulturist (1867-1940)
horticulturist [1769] university teacher [1769]
United States of America [1565]
Q21524677
Frank Burr Marsh
Frank
1880-03-04
1940-05-31
American historian of antiquity
historian of classical antiquity university teacher
United States of America
Big Rapids
Austin
Q109812422
John Lovett Morse
John [37] Lovett
1865[403] [1770]
1940[403] [1770]
pediatrician university teacher [1771]
United States of America
Q97302861
Henrietta Gertrude Fox
Henrietta [275] Gertrude [659]
1871-01-29[659]
1940-12-28[1772]
American botanist, botanical collector and scientific illustrator (1871-1940)
botanist [1773] [1774] botanical collector scientific illustrator [1775]
United States of America
Rice [659]
Q80388264
Alice Ayer Noyes
Alice Ayer
1884-07-15[1776]
1940[1]
American entomologist and scientific illustrator
entomologist scientific illustrator [1777]
United States of America
Haverhill
Q60429562
Annie Josephine Ballou Morse
Annie
1853[1778]
1940[1778]
1853 in Brooklyn, New York - 1940
scientific illustrator
United States of America
Brooklyn
Q53499475
Adèle Correvon
Adèle
1876-08-05
1940[1779]
scientific illustrator (1876-1940)
scientific illustrator
Switzerland
Les Verrières
Q36553538
François Charles Ducellier
François
1866-06-17[1780]
1940-02-24
botanist (1866-1940)
botanist
Switzerland
Carouge
Canton of Geneva
Q123677003
Léon Charles Albert Delarge
Léon [1781] Charles [1781] Albert [1781]
1914[1781]
1940[1781]
Belgian botanist (1914 - 1940)
botanist [1781]
Belgium [1781]
Q92680999
Olive S. Day
Olive
1870[1782]
1940[1782]
American botanist (1870–1940)
botanist botanical collector [1782]
United States of America
New Haven [1782]
Q71761550
René Peigné
René
1883
1940-05-13[1783]
soldier aircraft pilot
France
Q94075497
Jacques Bellet
Jacques Marie Albert
1914-08-19
1940-01-05[836] 1940-02-05[1458]
French aircraft pilot
soldier aircraft pilot
France
Paris
Coyolles
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Bellet
Q17634758
Marcel Beau
Marcel
1908-03-28
1940
French aviator
aircraft pilot
France
Tunis
Q95189488
Maxime Quévy
Maxime
1915-10-06[1784]
1940-05-15[1784]
school teacher soldier
France
Aniche [1784]
cimetière des Grandes Armoises [1784] Cimetière du Sud d'Aniche [1784]
Q97142417
Sylvester Beach
Sylvester
1852-07-24[1]
1940-11-16[1]
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey
cleric
United States of America
Woodville [1]
Altadena [1]
Princeton Cemetery [1]
Q113015864
Hay Watson Smith
1868-02-18[674] [1761]
1940-01-20[674] [1761]
cleric
United States of America
Greensboro
Q94117586
Edward Lincoln Smith
Edward
1865-04-06[1785]
1940[404]
American clergyman
cleric
United States of America
Montpelier [1785]
Q119819131
Victor Lefèvre
1881-07-15[1786]
1940-07-04[1787]
French cyclist
sport cyclist
France
Tours [1786]
Tours [1788]
Q123069718
René Dasse
1918-02-06[1789]
1940-06-19[1789]
French cyclist
sport cyclist
France
Talence [1789]
Mortzwiller [1789]
Q117352500
Louis Rolus
1907-06-07[1790]
1940-05-26[1790]
Belgian cyclist
sport cyclist
Belgium
Bornem [1790]
Gottem [1790]
Q117184812
Kamiel Van Den Driessche
1912-07-20[1791]
1940-05-18[1791]
Belgian cyclist
sport cyclist
Belgium
Q116151306
Karel Clapdorp
1906-03-08[1792]
1940-05-10[1792]
Belgian cyclist
sport cyclist
Belgium
Zele [1792]
Dendermonde [1792]
Q95903109
Jacques Leroide
Jacques
1879-02-02[1793]
1940
audio technician [258]
France
Ablon-sur-Seine [1793]
Q106776423
Hanna Lineham Flanigan
Hanna
1872-02[1794]
1940-11-09[1794]
American suffragist
suffragist [1794]
United States of America
Grass Valley [1794]
Reno
Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery [1794]
Q66698865
Adelaide Brown
Adelaide
1868-07-19[1795]
1940-07-29[1795]
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Q66698718
Lida Stokes Adams
1862-02-14[1796]
1940-05-16[1796]
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Washington, D.C.
Q66699082
Annie L. Fitch
Annie
1868-09[1797]
1940[1797]
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Q66698961
Amy K. Cornwall
Amy
1849[1798]
1940[1798]
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
Q66699288
Emma Yard Ivins
Emma
1857[1799]
1940[1799]
American suffragist
suffragist [312]
United States of America [312]
New Jersey
Q84569981
Severino Bello Poëyusan
Severino
1866-11-01[46]
1940-05-08[46]
highway engineer
Spain
Madrid
Madrid
Q60675903
Caryl S. Fleming
Caryl S.
1890-10-13
1940-09-02
film director (1890-1940)
film director
United States of America
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Hills
Q99196694
Eugène Jarry
Eugène
1865-07-16[84]
1940-07-31[84]
French archivist paleographer (1865-1940)
archivist palaeographer [84]
France [84]
Orléans [84]
Triguères [84]
Q56650700
Marie Delorn
Marie Thérèse Clémentine
1861-01-28
1940-02-18
French opera singer (1861-1940)
opera singer
France
Vichy
9th arrondissement of Paris
Q55027166
Henri Jean Desbordes
Henri Jean
1856-06-11[1800]
1940-04-02[1800]
entomologist
entomologist
France
Q115600426
Frank Taylor Andrews
Frank Taylor
1858-04-10[1761] [1801]
1940-11-07[1761] [1801]
American gynecologist
gynaecologist
United States of America
Chicago [1761] [1801]
Q78068658
Carlo Eugenio Pioda
Carlo
1855-10-09[1802]
1940-07-09[1802]
(1855-1940)
collector [258]
Switzerland
Q52155902
John Sloan Gordon
John
1868[68] [476] [513] [473] [39]
1940[68] [476] [513] [473] [39]
visual artist [1803]
Canada
Q116482176
William Densmore Maxon
William Densmore
1857-10-23[1761]
1940-10-03[1761] [1]
American clergyman (1857-1940)
clergyman
United States of America
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park [1]
Q71965589
Louis Spillmann
Louis François
1875-08-20[119] [34]
1940-05-28[119] [34]
Spillmann, Louis CIPB1791.jpg
Hospitalist physician, dean (1875–1940) ♂; Knight of the Legion of Honour , Officer of the Legion of Honour , and Commander of the Legion of Honour
hospitalist physician
dean [1804] [1805]
France
Nancy
Rennes
Q114233370
David Perla
David
1900[1806]
1940-06[1807]
American pathologist (1900-1940)
pathologist [1807]
United States of America
Q60535438
Georges Auclair
Georges [1808]
1888-05-07
1940-08-26
restaurateur [1808]
France
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Auclair
Q59351975
Claude Roger
Claude
1918-07-12
1940-06-09
French soldier
soldier
France
Vierville-sur-Mer
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Aboilard
Q121253287
Jean Aubert
Jean [836] Michel [836] Abel [836]
1916-02-09[836]
1940-06-09[836]
soldier
France
Loudun [836]
Les Alleux [836]
Q22338671
Jacques Liétart
Jacques
1912-08-27[395]
1940-05-19[395]
French soldier (1912-1940)
soldier
France
Paris
Ath
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Lietart
Q27956196
Louis Schmidt
Louis
1862-11-27[129]
1940-01-28[1809]
French soldier
soldier
France
La Florida [129]
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Schmidt
Q55672311
Édouard Decoux-Lagoutte
Édouard
1849-06-06[84]
1940-08-06[84]
French industrialist, politician, lawyer and magistrate (1849-1940)
magistrate
France
Treignac [84]
Périgueux [84]
Q55768589
Ferdinand Portal
Ferdinand
1876-09-09[129]
1940-02-03
French magistrate
magistrate
chairperson of the Académie de Nîmes president conseiller de préfecture du Gard
France
Nîmes
Nîmes
Q68059300
Louis A. Sussdorff Jr.
Louis Albert
1888-01-07
1940-08-29
American diplomat (1888-1940)
Foreign Service officer
United States of America
Elmhurst
Cologne
St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
Q94625366
William Macnider
William
1850-02-05[1810]
1940-08-13[1810]
American cattle rancher and store owner (1850–1940)
cattle rancher [1810] proprietor [1810]
United States of America
Huntingdon [1810]
Fairview Cemetery
Q71546717
Nicolás García de los Salmones
Nicolás
1865-09-10
1940[1811] 1942-01-05[1812] 1940-01-05[1813]
agricultural engineer
Spain
Q32928419
William H. Terhune
William
1899-02-18[99] [84]
1940-12-15[99] [84]
American film editor
film editor
United States of America
Kokomo [99]
Los Angeles [99]
Q108524423
Henri Lyon
Henri
1856[1814]
1940[1814]
librettist
France
Q108665640
Isaac C. Griffin
Isaac
1873-08-14[1815]
1940-03-16[1815]
School superintendent
school superintendent
United States of America
Q59769244
Auguste Dondelinger
Auguste
1876-08-22[129] [84]
1940-03-28[84]
(1876-1940)
industrialist
France Luxembourg
Kayl
Paris
Père Lachaise Cemetery Grave of Dondelinger
Q108271976
Louis Becker
Louis
1900-06-29[1816]
1940-01-02[1816]
French unionist and communist
trade unionist [1816] political activist [1816]
France
Lyon [1816]
Bron [1816]
Q38083676
George Canning Wales
George
1868-12-23[1817] [58]
1940[1817] [1818] [1819] [58] [1820]
American, 1868 - 1940
etcher [1817]
United States of America
Boston [1817]
Q22675577
Dolors Callol Chevalier
Dolors
1886[1821] 1885-11-30[1822]
1940[1821] [1822]
Spanish drawer
drawer [1822]
Spain
Barcelona [1822]
Barcelona [1822]