Ferdinand Lassalle18251864German jurist and socialist who founded the General German Workers' Association (ADAV) and initiated Germany's social democratic movement
Johann Jakob Balmer18251898Swiss mathematician and physicist known for formulating the Balmer series, which describes the visible spectral lines of the hydrogen atom
William-Adolphe Bouguereau18251905French academic painter known for realistic genre paintings, mythological themes, and modern interpretations of classical subjects, whose work enjoyed immense popularity then fell out of favor, only to be rediscovered in the late 20th century
Pedro II of Brazil18251891Second and final Emperor of Brazil, known as 'the Magnanimous,' who reigned from 1831 to 1889, overseeing the longest and most stable period in Brazilian history