Famous people died in August - page 20

Anita Loos

Anita Loos

A playwright and author, Anita Loos is well known in literary circles around the world for her famous novels as well as screenplays

AmericanApril 26, 1889170 views

Andre Weil

Andre Weil was a French mathematician who laid the foundation of number theory and algebraic geometry

FrenchMay 6, 1906180 views

Anders Zorn

Anders Zorn was an internationally famous Swedish artist

SwedishFebruary 18, 1860232 views

Jean-Martin Charcot

A French neurologist and professor, Jean-Martin was instrumental in developing modern science in the field of neurology and had 15 eponyms to his praise

FrenchNovember 29, 1825157 views

Josquin des Prez

Josquin des Prez is one of the most ingenious and highly admired Renaissance composers in the history of Western music

French145093 views

James Roosevelt

James Roosevelt was a U.S Congressman, an officer in the U

AmericanDecember 23, 1907119 views

James Douglas

Sir James Douglas was a British Colonial Governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia

BritishAugust 15, 1803115 views

Girolamo Fracastoro

Girolamo Fracastoro was an Italian physician, poet, astronomer, and geologist

Italian1478124 views

William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher

AmericanApril 29, 1863225 views

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic film, television, and theatre actor

AmericanJuly 10, 1975188 views