Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1905

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1905. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 1 Oswald Achenbach

  German landscape artist. his brother andreas was also an accomplished painter, and max, his son, became a wagnerian tenor.

• Feb. 1 Oswald Aschenbach German painter

  At the age of 77, he dies.

• Feb. 2 Henri Germain

  French banker and politician, founded le crédit lyonnais (b. 1824)

• Feb. 4 Louis-Ernest Barrias

  French sculptor and academic (d. 1905).

• Feb. 10 Ignacy Krzyzanowski composer

  At the age of 78, he dies.

• Feb. 12 Marcel Schwob French writer/journalist (Coeur double)

  Dies.

• Feb. 13 Konstantin Savitsky

  Russian painter and academic (d. 1905).

• Feb. 15 Lew Wallace

  American politician and general lawyer 11th governor of new mexico territory (d. 1905).

• Feb. 15 Lewis Wallace US diplomat/writer (Ben Hur)

  At the age of 77, he dies.

• Feb. 17 William Bickerton

  English-american religious leader, leader in the latter day saint movement (b. 1815)

• Feb. 17 Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia

  Fifth son and seventh child of tsar alexander ii (b. 1857)

• Feb. 17 Serge Alexandrovich Governor-General Moscow

  Murdered.

• Feb. 18 Jules de Geyter Belgian poet (International)

  At 75 years old, the victim dies.

• Feb. 20 Jeremiah W Farnham

  American merchant captain

• Feb. 26 Marcel Schwob

  French jewish writer. he was maurice schwob's brother and uncle, as well as lucy schwob's mother lucy schwob.

• Feb. 28 Joseph C Juglar French physician/economist

  At 85 years old, the victim dies.