Famous people died in August - page 12

Richard III, the King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty

Thomas Newcomen was a British inventor who developed the world’s first steam engine

Empress Frederick was the Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III

Paul Ehrlich was a Nobel Prize winning German scientist who invented the medicine to cure syphilis and diphtheria

Emile Berliner was a renowned American inventor with many inventions to his credit; which include the gramophone

Thomas Gainsborough was an 18th century English painter famous for his versatility

George Gamow was a renowned Russian theoretical physicist who did ground breaking work in the field of quantum tunneling and Big Bang Theory

Sir Richard Arkwright was an 18th century inventor known as 'the Father of the Industrial Revolution'

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is regarded as the ‘Father of Microbiology’ and is known for his pioneering works in relation to microorganisms

Albert Namatjira was a painter who is credited for introducing the ‘Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art’