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19th-century teachers

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Aaro HellaakoskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Aaro Hellaakoski in 1913
Abigail Scott DuniwayAuthor · BooksAbigail Jane Scott Duniway (October 22, 1834 – October 11, 1915) was an American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting…
Adolf HeydukAuthor · BooksAdolf Heyduk (6 June 1835 – 6 February 1923) was a Czech poet and writer, a representative of the May School.
Adolf LoosDesigner · Modern designAdolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos (lang; 10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, polemicist of modern architecture.
Agnes BallardDesigner · DesignAgnes Ballard (September 14, 1877 – November 24, 1969) was an American architect and educator.
Alaiza PashkievichAuthor · BooksAlaiza Pashkevich (or Ciotka, Ałaiza Paškievič; 15 July 1876 – 5 February 1916) was a Belarusian poet and political activist of Belarusian national-democratic rebirth.
Albert Paris GüterslohDesigner · Modern designAlbert Paris Gütersloh (born Albert Conrad Kiehtreiber; 5 February 1887 – 16 May 1973) was an Austrian painter and writer.
Alberto MasferrerAuthor · BooksVicente Alberto Mónico Masferrer (24 July 1868 – 15 May 1949) was a Salvadoran essayist, philosopher, politician, and journalist best known for the development of the philosophy of 'Vital…
Albin PolasekArtist · SculptureAlbin Polasek (born Albín Polášek; 14 February 1879 – 19 May 1965) was a Czech-born American sculptor and educator.
Aleksander ZelwerowiczPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin – 18 June 1955 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher.
Aleksandr DeynekaPhotographer · PhotographyAleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (20 May 1899 – 12 June 1969) was a Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters…
Alexander BorovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Borovsky (also spelled Borowski and Borowsky; 1889-1968) was a Russian-American pianist. He completed his studies at the St.
Alexander von WagnerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Von Wagner in 1880
Alexander von ZemlinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Alfonsina StorniAuthor · BooksAlfonsina Carolina Storni (22 May 1892 – 25 October 1938) was a Swiss-Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.
Alfred RollerIllustrator · IllustrationAlfred Roller (2 October 1864 – 21 June 1935) was an Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer.
Alfredo Ramos MartínezArtist · PaintingsAlfredo Ramos Martínez (November 12, 1871 – November 8, 1946) was a painter, muralist, and educator, who lived and worked in Mexico, Paris, and Los Angeles.
Almroth WrightAuthor · BooksSir Almroth Edward Wright FRCSI (10 August 1861 – 30 April 1947) was an English bacteriologist and immunologist.[2]
Alois HábaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlois Hába (21 June 1893 – 18 November 1973) was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher.
Alois KalvodaIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Alois Kalvoda
Amalie MánesováArtist · PaintingsAmalie Mánesová (21 January 1817 – 4 July 1883) was a Czech landscape painter.
Amintore GalliPerson · Music memorabiliaAmyntor "Amintore" Flaminio Claudio Galli (12 October 1845 – 8 December 1919) was an Italian music publisher, journalist, historian, musicologist, and composer.
André Charles BiélerArtist · SculptureAndré Charles Biéler (8 October 1896 – 1 December 1989) was a Swiss-born Canadian painter and teacher.
André LhoteEngraver · PrintsAndré Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes, and still life.
Andrés SegoviaPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987), was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist.
Anna HaavaAuthor · BooksAnna Haava (born Anna Rosalie Haavakivi; 15 October 1864 – 13 March 1957) was an Estonian poet, writer and translator in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Anna LeonowensAuthor · BooksAnna Harriette Leonowens (born Ann Hariett Emma Edwards; 5 November 1831 – 19 January 1915) was an Anglo-Indian or Indian-born British travel writer, educator, and social activist.
Antoine PevsnerArtist · SculptureAntoine Pevsner (born Anton (Natan) Abramovich (Borisovich) Pevzner; 12 April 1962) was a Russian-born French sculptor and the older brother of Alexii Pevsner and Naum Gabo.
Anton HanakArtist · SculptureAnton Hanak (22 March 1875, Brünn – 7 January 1934, Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor and art Professor. His works tend to have a visionary-symbolic character, related to Expressionism.
Anton MakarenkoAuthor · BooksAnton Semyonovich Makarenko (Anton Semenovych Makarenko; 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1888 – 1 April 1939), was a Soviet educator, social worker and writer.
Antonín DvořákPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonín Leopold Dvořák (8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the…
Antonin MerciéArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Antonin Mercié
Antonio PiccinniEngraver · PrintsAntonio Piccinni (May 14, 1846 – January 26, 1920) was an Italian painter, mainly of watercolors.
Arne NovákAuthor · BooksIllustration — Arne Novák before 1929
Arqueles VelaAuthor · BooksArqueles Vela (Guatemala/Tapachula 1899 – Mexico City 1977) was a Mexican writer, journalist and teacher, of Guatemalan origin.
August EndellDesigner · DesignAugust Endell (April 12, 1871 – April 13, 1925) was a designer, writer, teacher, and German architect.
August Sicard von SicardsburgDesigner · DesignAugust Sicard von Sicardsburg (6 December 1813 – 11 June 1868) was an Austrian architect.
August StöberAuthor · BooksIllustration — August Stöber
Auguste PerretDesigner · Modern designAuguste Perret (12 February 1874 – 25 February 1954) was a French architect and a pioneer of the architectural use of reinforced concrete.
Auguste SchmidtAuthor · BooksAuguste Schmidt, full name Friederike Wilhelmine Auguste Schmidt (3 August 1833 – 10 June 1902) was a German pioneering feminist, educator, journalist and women's rights activist.
Auguste SérieyxPerson · Music memorabiliaAuguste Sérieyx (14 June 1865 – 19 February 1949) was a French music pedagogue, musicologist and composer.
Augusto dos AnjoAuthor · BooksAugusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos (April 20, 1884 – November 12, 1914) was a Brazilian poet and professor.
B. H. Liddell HartAuthor · BooksSir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (31 October 1895 – 29 January 1970), commonly known as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian and military theorist.
Berthe Hoola van NootenIllustrator · IllustrationBerthe Hoola van Nooten (née Bartha Hendrica Philippina van Dolder; 12 October 1817 in Utrecht – 12 April 1892 in Tanah Abang) was a Dutch botanical artist, noted for her botanical plates…
Bhudev MukhopadhyayAuthor · BooksBhudev Mukhopadhyay (22 February 1827 – 15 May 1894) was a writer and intellectual in 19th century Bengal.
Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayAuthor · BooksBibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian novelist and short story writer in the Bengali language.
Blasius KozennAuthor · Maps and atlasesBlasius Kozenn (Blaž Kocen; 24 January 182129 May 1871) was a Slovenian geographer and cartographer. He has occasionally been misidentified as Slovak.
Bohumil KafkaArtist · SculptureBohumil Kafka (14 February 1878 – 24 November 1942) was a Czech sculptor and pedagogue.
Břetislav BakalaPerson · Music memorabiliaBřetislav Bakala (12 February 1897 – 1 April 1958) was a Czech conductor, pianist, and composer.
Bruno TautDesigner · DesignBruno Julius Florian Taut (4 May 1880 – 24 December 1938) was a renowned German architect, urban planner and author.
Carl RahlArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Carl Rahl c.
Caroline Lee HentzAuthor · BooksCaroline Lee Whiting Hentz (June 1, 1800 – February 11, 1856) was an American novelist. She is most noted for her defenses of slavery and opposition to the abolitionist movement.
Cecilio AcostaAuthor · BooksCecilio Juan Ramón del Carmen Acosta Revete (1 February 1818 – 8 July 1881), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, lawyer, philosopher and humanist.
César FranckPerson · Music memorabiliaCésar Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.
Charles Le GofficAuthor · BooksCharles Le Goffic (14 July 1863 – 12 February 1932) was a Breton poet, novelist and historian whose influence was especially strong in his native Brittany.
Christian GriepenkerlArtist · PaintingsChristian Griepenkerl (17 March 1839 – 22 March 1916) was a German painter and professor, best known for rejecting Adolf Hitler's application to train at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Christian RubenArtist · PaintingsChristoph Christian Ruben (November 30, 1805 – July 9, 1875) was a German painter.
Clara FeyAuthor · BooksClara Fey, PCJ (11 April 1815 – 8 May 1894) was a German Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus.
Clara ZetkinAuthor · BooksClara Zetkin (lang; Eißner; 5 July 1857 – 20 June 1933) was a German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights.
Clarissa AllenAuthor · BooksClarissa Allen was an American poet, educator, novelist, writer and teacher (1859–1941). She was born in Columbia and died in Milam.
Clemens HolzmeisterDesigner · DesignClemens Holzmeister (27 March 1886 – 12 June 1983) was a prominent Austrian architect and stage designer of the early twentieth century.
Conrad Wilhelm HaseDesigner · DesignConrad Wilhelm Hase (2 October 1818, Einbeck28 March 1902, Hanover) was a German architect and Professor.
Denys SichynskyPerson · Music memorabiliaDenys Sichynsky (2 October 1865 – 6 June 1909) was a Ukrainian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Desanka MaksimovićAuthor · BooksDesanka Maksimović (Десанка Максимовић; 16 May 1898 – 11 February 1993) was a Serbian poet, writer and translator.
Dmitry KardovskyIllustrator · IllustrationDmitry Nikolayevich Kardovsky (5 September 1866 – 9 February 1943) was a Russian draughtsman and painter during the Modernist period, particularly known for his illustrations and stage…
Dorothy Kate RichmondArtist · PaintingsDorothy Kate Richmond (12 September 1861 – 16 April 1935), sometimes known as Dolla Richmond, was a New Zealand painter most noted for her watercolour paintings of flowers and landscapes.
Dwarkanath GangulyAuthor · BooksDwarkanath Gangopadhyay (also known as Dwarkanath Ganguly, 20 April 1844–27 June 1898) was a Bengali Brahmo reformer.
E.H. DuckworthPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Harland Duckworth (1894 -1972) was a British expatriate officer who was the founding editor of Nigeria magazine, a general interest publication.
Edith AbbottAuthor · BooksEdith Abbott (September 26, 1876 – July 28, 1957) was an American economist, statistician, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Edith HamiltonAuthor · BooksEdith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States.
Eduard CaudellaPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Caudella (22 May (or 3 June) 1841 – 15 April 1924) was a Romanian opera composer, also a violin virtuoso, conductor, teacher and critic.
Eduard MezgerIllustrator · IllustrationFriedrich Eduard Mezger (13 February 1807 – 16 September 1894) was a Bavarian architect, painter, professor, and a high civil officer of the royal buildings administration, called…
Eduard van der NüllDesigner · DesignEduard van der Nüll (9 January 1812 (baptized) – 3 April 1868) was an Austrian architect, who was one of the great masters in the historicist style of Vienna's Ringstrasse.
Eduarda LapaArtist · PaintingsEduarda Lapa (1895 — 1976) was a painter and painting teacher who specialized in naturalist painting, especially still life, becoming known as the "flower painter" and the "ambassador of…
Eduardo FabiniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Eduardo Fabini
Effie Waller SmithAuthor · BooksEffie Waller Smith (January 6, 1879 – January 2, 1960) was an African-American poet of the early twentieth century.
El LissitzkyArtist · SculptureEl Lissitzky (born Lazar Markovich Lissitzky; 23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and…
Elin PelinAuthor · BooksElin Pelin (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (Димитър Иванов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer".
Elisabeth LanggässerAuthor · BooksElisabeth Langgässer (23 February 1899 – 25 July 1950) was a German author, journalist and teacher. She is known for lyrical poetry and novels.
Elly Heuss-KnappAuthor · BooksElisabeth Eleonore Anna Justine Heuss-Knapp (née Knapp; 25 January 1882 – 19 July 1952) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), social reformer, author and wife of…
Emanuel GeibelAuthor · BooksEmanuel von Geibel (17 October 1815 – 6 April 1884) was a German poet and playwright.
Emil BellušDesigner · DesignBuilding of Faculty of Architecture of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava (1952)
Émile-Joseph-Maurice ChevéPerson · Music memorabiliaÉmile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé (May 31, 1804 – August 25, 1864) was a French music theorist and music teacher.
Émile-René MénardArtist · PaintingsÉmile-René Ménard (15 April 1862 – 13 January 1930) was a French painter. From early childhood he was immersed in an artistic environment: Corot, Millet and the Barbizon painters frequented…
Emilio ArrietaPerson · Music memorabiliaJuan Pascual Antonio Arrieta Corera (20 October 1821 – 11 February 1894), known as Emilio Arrieta, was a Spanish composer.
Enid BlytonAuthor · BooksEnid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer. She is one of the best-selling writers of all time in the realm of children's literature.
Ernst KrieckAuthor · BooksIllustration — Krieck in 1930
Ettore XimenesArtist · PaintingsEttore Ximenes (11 April 1855 20 December 1926) was an Italian sculptor.
Eugen PetersenAuthor · BooksEugen Adolf Hermann Petersen (16 August 1836 in Heiligenhafen – 14 December 1919 in Hamburg) was a German classical archaeologist and philologist.
Eugene BuechelPhotographer · PhotographyEugene Buechel was born on October 20, 1874, in Schleida, now Schleid, in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, and died October 27, 1954, in O'Neill, Nebraska, United States.
Fanny CrosbyPerson · Music memorabiliaFrances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer.
Fedde SchurerPhotographer · PhotographyFedde Schurer (lang, lang; 25 July 1898 – 19 March 1968) was a Dutch schoolteacher, journalist, language activist and politician, and one of the most influential poets in the West Frisian…
Ferenc PfaffDesigner · DesignFerenc Pfaff (born Franz Pfaff; 19 November 1851 – 21 August 1913) was a Hungarian chief architect of the MÁV and professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Filippo MarchettiPerson · Music memorabiliaFilippo Marchetti (26 February 1831, Bolognola, Macerata – 18 January 1902, Rome) was an Italian opera composer.
František KupkaIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering…
Franz CižekDesigner · Modern designFranz Cižek (12 June 1865 – 17 December 1946) was a Czech-Austrian genre and portrait painter, and teacher. He was a reformer of art education.
Franz DefreggerArtist · PaintingsFranz Defregger (after 1883 Franz von Defregger) (30 April 1835 – 2 January 1921) was an Austrian artist known for producing genre art and history paintings set in his native county of…
Franz von DingelstedtAuthor · BooksFranz von Dingelstedt (30 June 1814 – 15 May 1881) was a German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator.
Fredrik BajerAuthor · BooksFredrik Bajer (21 April 1837 – 22 January 1922) was a Danish writer, teacher, and pacifist politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 together with Klas Pontus Arnoldson.
Friedrich OhmannDesigner · DesignFriedrich Ohmann (21 December 1858, Lemberg - 6 April 1927, Vienna) was an Austrian architect in the Historicist style.
Friedrich von SchmidtArtist · SculptureFriedrich von Schmidt (22 October 1825 – 23 January 1891) was an Austrian architect. He worked in late 19th century Vienna.
Fritz ReuterAuthor · BooksFritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874; born as Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter) was a novelist from Northern Germany who was a prominent contributor to Low German…
Gabriel FauréPerson · Music memorabiliaGabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher.
Gabriel von MaxArtist · PaintingsGabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (23 August 1840 in Prague, Kingdom of Austria – 24 November 1915 in Munich) was a Prague-born Austrian-German painter, and professor of history painting at…
Gabriela MistralAuthor · BooksLucila Godoy Alcayaga (7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, was a Chilean poet-diplomat, journalist and educator.
Georg BüchmannAuthor · BooksGeorg Büchmann (lang; 4 January 1822 – 24 February 1884) was a German philologist. He was born in Berlin, and died there in Schöneberg.
Georg Friedrich DaumerAuthor · BooksGeorg Friedrich Daumer (5 March 1800 – 14 December 1875) was a German poet and philosopher.
Georg MuchePhotographer · PhotographyGeorg Muche (8 May 1895 – 26 March 1987) was a German painter, printmaker, architect, author, and teacher.
George CoșbucAuthor · BooksGeorge Coșbuc (20 September 1866 – 9 May 1918) was a Romanian poet, translator, teacher, and journalist, best remembered for his verses describing, praising and eulogizing rural life, its…
George Edmund ButlerArtist · PaintingsGeorge Edmund Butler (1872 1 15 – 1936 8 9) was a landscape and portrait painter specialising in oils and watercolours.
George GurdjieffAuthor · BooksGeorge Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1866–1877 – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher.
George Robert Aberigh-MackayAuthor · BooksGeorge Robert Aberigh-Mackay (25 July 184812 January 1881) was a British educationalist and writer resident in India during his short adult life.
Gerard Manley HopkinsAuthor · BooksGerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest.
Gertrud BäumerAuthor · BooksGertrud Bäumer (12 September 1873, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Westphalia – 25 March 1954, Bethel) was a German politician who actively participated in the German civil rights feminist movement.
Giacomo BallaArtist · CeramicsGiacomo Balla (18 July 1871 – 1 March 1958) was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed.
Giani StuparichAuthor · BooksGiani Stuparich (April 4, 1891 – April 7, 1961) was an Italian writer. He was born in Trieste, then in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
Giovanni Battista CastagnetoArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Giovanni Castagneto; portrait by Estêvão Silva (1880)
Gottfried SemperDesigner · DesignGottfried Semper (29 November 1803 – 15 May 1879) was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture who designed and built the Semper Opera House in Dresden between 1838 and…
Grigore AlexandrescuAuthor · BooksGrigore Alexandrescu (ɡriˈɡore aleksanˈdresku; 22 February 1810, Târgoviște – 25 November 1885 in Bucharest) was a nineteenth-century Romanian poet and translator noted for his fables with…
Gustav PfizerAuthor · BooksGustav Pfizer (1807–1890) was a German poet and critic of the Swabian school.

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