Time Period
Newspaper Era
1700 - 1899
The Newspaper Era took place between 1700 and 1899. This Era was preceded by the Printing Era and followed by the Radio & Film Era. The most memorable people born in this era include Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, and Giuseppe Pitrè. The most important cities in this era, ranked by number of deaths, were Paris (743), London (277), and Vienna (207).
People
Between 1700 and 1899, the Newspaper Era era was the birth place of 19,135 globally memorable people, including Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, and Giuseppe Pitrè. Additionaly, 7,671 globally memorable people passed away during the Newspaper Era era including Lucretia Mott, Mary Somerville, and Marietta Alboni.
People Born during the Newspaper Era era
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Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia
1894 - 1918
HPI: 61.43
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
1796 - 1877
HPI: 62.14
Giuseppe Pitrè
1841 - 1916
HPI: 55.76
Ivan Gubkin
1871 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Carlyle Blackwell
1884 - 1955
HPI: 50.47
Jack the Ripper
1850 - Present
HPI: 87.14
William Grant Still
1895 - 1978
HPI: 49.01
Hans von Funck
1891 - 1979
HPI: 58.18
Zhang Daqian
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.35
Alexander Gorchakov
1798 - 1883
HPI: 64.89
Raymond Massey
1896 - 1983
HPI: 59.71
Hiratsuka Raichō
1886 - 1971
HPI: 57.36
People Deceased during the Newspaper Era era
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Lucretia Mott
1793 - 1880
HPI: 60.63
Mary Somerville
1780 - 1872
HPI: 66.27
Marietta Alboni
1823 - 1894
HPI: 59.98
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
1805 - 1848
HPI: 53.97
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1640 - 1709
HPI: 58.02
Robert S. Duncanson
1821 - 1872
HPI: 49.14
Johanne Luise Heiberg
1812 - 1890
HPI: 56.76
Jane Wilde
1821 - 1896
HPI: 56.38
William Jones
1746 - 1794
HPI: 69.58
Francesca Cuzzoni
1696 - 1778
HPI: 58.73
Édouard René de Laboulaye
1811 - 1883
HPI: 62.70
Peter Hardeman Burnett
1807 - 1895
HPI: 54.43
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Newspaper Era were POLITICIANS (4605), WRITERS (2436), PAINTERS (1060), MILITARY PERSONNELS (1058), and BIOLOGISTS (752), while most who died were SOCIAL ACTIVISTS (85), ASTRONOMERS (134), SINGERS (32), WRITERS (963), and NOBLEMEN (260).
