Famous people died in February - page 11

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux Essex was the 2nd Earl of Essex, an English soldier and nobleman who was one of the favorites of Queen Elizabeth I.

BritishNovember 10, 156588 views

Charles Lyell

Charles Lyell was a pioneering geologist from Britain, who studied the underlying forces which shaped the earth’s surface to its present day form

BritishNovember 14, 1797149 views

Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey was the de facto monarch of England for a very short period from 10 July until 19 July 1553

British1537105 views

Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is best known for his discovery of the periodic law

RussianFebruary 8, 1834273 views

Henry Cavendish

Henry Cavendish was a theoretical chemist and physicist, renowned for discovery of hydrogen and calculation of the mass of earth

BritishOctober 10, 1731969 views

Isabella Beeton

Mrs Beeton was an English author who penned the famous book, ‘Mrs Beeton’s Book on Household Management’

BritishMarch 12, 183693 views

Kemmons Wilson

Charles Kemmons Wilson was a celebrated businessman, known for having established the ‘Holiday Inn’ chain of quality hotels

AmericanJanuary 5, 1913207 views

Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

Sir George Stokes was an Irish mathematician and physicist, well known for his investigations in fluid dynamics

BritishAugust 13, 1819176 views

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton was a French entrepreneur and designer who founded the iconic eponymous fashion house

FrenchAugust 4, 1821192 views

David Unaipon

David Unaipon is a writer and preacher of Aboriginal Australian descent