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Who was born in 1848

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January

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Tōgō Heihachirō

Tōgō Heihachirō

18481934

Japanese admiral of the fleet known for his decisive victory during the Russo-Japanese War, earning him the title 'the Nelson of the East'

Katsura Tarō

Katsura Tarō

18481913

Japanese statesman and general who served three terms as Prime Minister and was a key figure in Meiji era policy as a genrō

February

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Octave Mirbeau

Octave Mirbeau

18481917

French novelist, art critic, and journalist known for transgressive novels exploring violence, abuse, and psychological detachment, translated into 30 languages

Joris-Karl Huysmans

Joris-Karl Huysmans

18481907

French novelist and art critic famous for his novel À rebours, who also served 30 years in the civil service

May

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Viktor Vasnetsov

Viktor Vasnetsov

18481926

Russian painter and draughtsman who co-founded Russian folklorist painting and was a key figure in the Russian Revivalist movement

June

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Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

18481903

French Post-Impressionist and Symbolist painter and printmaker, celebrated for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style, as well as his influential wood engravings and woodcuts

July

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Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour

18481930

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and philosopher who served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919

Vilfredo Pareto

Vilfredo Pareto

18481923

Italian polymath who revolutionized economics and sociology through mathematical analysis and elite theory

November

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Gottlob Frege

Gottlob Frege

18481925

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician known as the father of analytic philosophy and a profound philosopher of mathematics

December

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Johann Palisa

Johann Palisa

18481925

Austrian astronomer and military officer renowned for visually discovering 122 asteroids, a record for non-photographic methods