Born in 1823

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Born in 1823

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Spencer Fullerton Baird Naturalist 3-Feb-1823 19-Aug-1887 History of North American Birds

George Henry Boker Playwright 6-Oct-1823 2-Jan-1890 Francesca da Rimini

Mathew Brady Photographer 15-Jan-1823 15-Jan-1896 Civil War photographer

Jan Hendrik Brand Head of State 6-Dec-1823 14-Jul-1888 President of the Orange Free State

Schuyler Colfax Politician 23-Mar-1823 13-Jan-1885 US Vice President, 1869-73

Henry G. Davis Politician 16-Nov-1823 11-Mar-1916 US Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83

E. Z. C. Judson Novelist 20-Mar-1823 16-Jul-1886 Pulp novelist, pseudonym Ned Buntline

Édouard Lalo Composer 27-Jan-1823 22-Apr-1892 Le Roi d'Ys

Joseph Leidy Biologist 9-Sep-1823 30-Apr-1891 Trichinosis and dinosaurs

Oliver Perry Morton Politician 4-Aug-1823 1-Nov-1877 US Senator from Indiana, 1867-77

John Newton Military 24-Aug-1823 1-May-1895 Union Army General and engineer

Francis Parkman Historian 16-Sep-1823 8-Nov-1893 France and England in North America

Coventry Patmore Poet 23-Jul-1823 26-Nov-1896 The Unknown Eros

John Sherman Politician 10-May-1823 22-Oct-1900 Sherman Antitrust Act

Goldwin Smith Historian 13-Aug-1823 7-Jun-1910 Controversialist

David S. Terry Judge 8-Mar-1823 14-Aug-1889 California Chief Justice, 1857-59

Boss Tweed Politician 3-Apr-1823 12-Apr-1878 Boss of Tammany Hall

Alfred Russel Wallace Naturalist 8-Jan-1823 7-Nov-1913 Co-Discovered Theory of Evolution

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