Paul Verlaine18441896French poet, writer, critic, and translator who was a paramount exponent of fin de siècle poetry, associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist, and Decadent movements
Ivar Andreas Aasen18131896Norwegian linguist, poet, and philologist who created Nynorsk, one of Norway's official written languages
William Morris18341896British textile artist, author, and socialist who revived traditional textile arts and helped establish the modern fantasy genre
Alfred Nobel18331896Swedish chemist and inventor known for inventing dynamite and establishing the Nobel Prizes