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1880-1958, sexologist; advocate of birth control, British; Scottish

Stopes, Marie

1880 - 1958
1884-1976, Locomotive engineer, British

Hawksworth, Frederick W

1884 - 1976
1842-1920, inventor; industrialist, Swedish

Nordenfelt, Thorsten Wilhelm

1842 - 1920
1885-1940, railway company, Somerset

Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway

1885 - 1940
1854-1932, medical health officer; toxicologist, British; English

Hill, Alfred Bostock

1854 - 1932
1854-1918, cinematography pioneer, American

Acres, Birt

1854 - 1918
1858-1929, physician, British

Davies, Arthur Templer

1858 - 1929
1877-1933, poster artist; illustrator, British

Higgins, Reginald Edward

1877 - 1933
1885-1957, wood engraver; autobiographer; poster artist, British

Raverat, Gwen

1885 - 1957
1884-1964, Lord Brabazon of Tara; aviation pioneer; politician, British

Moore-Brabazon, John Theodore Cuthbert

1884 - 1964
1853-1936, collector; pharmacist; benefactor, American; naturalised British

Wellcome, Sir Henry Solomon

1853 - 1936
1867-1938, physiologist, French

Pachon, Michel Victor

1867 - 1938
1834-1913, electrical engineer; administrator, Welsh; British

Preece, Sir William Henry

1834 - 1913
1849-1923, surgeon, active in Ireland, New Zealander

Ormsby, Sir Lambert Hepenstal

1849 - 1923
1877-1910, motor car promoter; aviator, British; English

Rolls, Charles Stewart

1877 - 1910
1872-1934, artist, British; English

Dixon, Charles

1872 - 1934
1832-1919, chemist; science journalist, English; British

Crookes, Sir William

1832 - 1919
1835-1917, locomotive engineer, Scottish; British

Stirling, James

1835 - 1917
1856-1929, camera manufacturer and photographer, British

Sanderson, Frederick Herbert

1856 - 1929
1864-1895, railway company, United Kingdom

Solway Junction Railway

1864 - 1895
1859-1935, aircraft designer; engineer, German

Junkers, Hugo

1859 - 1935
1858-1924, artist and poster designer, French

Gray, Henri

1858 - 1924
1839-1916, professor of chemistry, Romanian

Teclu, Nicolae

1839 - 1916
1871-1952, engineer, British

Collett, Charles B

1871 - 1952
1871-1913, physician, Irish

Alcock, Nathaniel Henry

1871 - 1913
1866-1952, artist; portraitist; medallist, American

Emmet, Lydia Field

1866 - 1952
1867-1934, physicist; chemist, Polish-born; French

Curie, Marie

1867 - 1934
1833-1915, chemist; university administrator; British; English

Roscoe, Sir Henry Enfield

1833 - 1915
1849-1924, physician; bacteriologist, Danish

Salomonsen, Carl Julius

1849 - 1924
1882-1968, astronomer; physicist, American

Babcock, Harold Delos

1882 - 1968
1835-1895, publisher, activist, author, British

Faithfull, Emily

1835 - 1895
1833-1896, scientist; inventor; entrepreneur; author; pacifist; manufacturer of armaments, Swedish

Nobel, Alfred Bernhard

1833 - 1896
1853-1924, astronomer, German-born; American

Schaeberle, John Martin

1853 - 1924
1879-1953, architect (Adams, Holden and Pearson partnership), British

Pearson, Lionel Godfrey

1879 - 1953
1870-1942, physicist, French

Perrin, Jean Baptiste

1870 - 1942
1861-1932, missionary, British

Roscoe, John

1861 - 1932
1831-1896, reign 1848-1896, shah of Persia, Persian

Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar

1831 - 1896
1854-1931, engineer; scientist, British; English

Parsons, Sir Charles Algernon

1854 - 1931
1882-1967, astronomer, American

Duncan, John C.

1882 - 1967
1855-1932, inventor; manufacturer, American

Gillette, King Camp

1855 - 1932
1872-1961, chemist, British; English

Travers, Morris William

1872 - 1961
film promoter and early cinema technician

Rector, Enoch J

1863 - 1957
1881-1966, British army regiment

Middlesex Regiment

1881 - 1966
1881-1934, artist; illustrator; poster artist; designer

Taylor, Horace

1881 - 1934
1848-1929, first baronet, brewer and railway manager, England, British

Bonsor, Henry Cosmo Orme

1848 - 1929
1865-1965, locomotive manufacturer, Sheffield

Yorkshire Engine Company

1865 - 1965
1842-1921, printers, Carlisle

Scott and Benson

1842 - 1921
1863-1948, railway company, Argentina

Central Argentine Railway

1863 - 1948
1855-1916, artist; painter, Czech

Kregczy, Edmund

1855 - 1916
active 1888-1971, manufacturing chemist, Nottingham

Boots Pure Drug Company Limited

1888 - 1971