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Famous People Who Died in July 1919

  • Jul 2 Anna Howard Shaw, American suffragette, dies at 72
  • Jul 7 Paul Deusen, German philosopher/CEO (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft), dies

Person of interestEmil Fischer

Jul 15 [Hermann] Emil Fischer, German chemist, discovered Fischer esterification (Nobel Prize 1902), commits suicide at 66

Chemist and Nobel Laureate Emil Fischer
Chemist and Nobel Laureate
Emil Fischer
  • Jul 26 Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (b. 1836)
  • Jul 31 Dick Barlow, English cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies at 68

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