Nov 2 George Goyder, English surveyor-general of South Australia, dies at 72 Nov 4 Charles Jerome Hopkins, American composer, dies at 62 Nov 20 John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies Nov 24 Bartel Wilton, Dutch ship builder, dies at 70 Nov 28 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Swiss writer, dies at 73 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1897 Famous Deaths by Year 1899