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Famous People Who Died in September 1859

  • Sep 5 Friedrich von Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68
  • Sep 15 John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72

Person of interestIsambard Kingdom Brunel

Sep 15 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (SS Great Britain, Great Western Railway), dies of a stroke at 53

Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Engineer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
  • Sep 19 John Pringle Nichol, Scottish Astronomer and educator, dies at 55
  • Sep 28 Rinse Posthumus, Frisian writer and poet, dies at 68

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