Deaths in the 1890s

Makbule Leman

1865–1898 (age 33)

Istanbul

Makbule Leman was an Ottoman writer whose literary contributions enriched late 19th-century Ottoman intellectual life.

Direktör Âli Bey

1844–1899 (age 55)

Istanbul

Evangelinos Misailidis

1820–1890 (age 70)

Istanbul

Evangelinos Misailidis was a Greek writer whose literary works contributed to 19th-century Eastern Mediterranean intelle...

İngiliz Said Pasha

1831–1896 (age 65)

Istanbul

İngiliz Said Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: سعيد پاشا‎; 1830–1896), also known as Eğinli Said Pasha or Büyük Sa...

Carl Humann

1839–1896 (age 57)

Pergamon

Carl Humann (first name also Karl; 4 January 1839 – 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist.

Tigran Chukhajian

1837–1898 (age 61)

İzmir

Tigran Tchouhadjian (Armenian: Տիգրան Չուխաճեան; Turkish: Dikran Çuhacıyan; 1837 – March 11, 1898) wa...

Habib Esfahani

1835–1893 (age 58)

Bursa

Mirza Habib Esfahani (Persian: میرزا حبیب اصفهانی) was an Iranian poet, grammarian and translator, who l...

Abraham Palacci

1809–1898 (age 89)

İzmir

Abraham Palacci (1809 or 1810 – January 2, 1898) was a grand rabbi and author (in Ladino and Hebrew) of Ottoman Smyrna...

Esma Sultan

1873–1899 (age 26)

New Mosque

Esma Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: اسما سلطان; 21 March 1873 – 7 May 1899) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter o...

Mediha Nazikeda Kadın

1850–1895 (age 45)

New Mosque

Nazikeda Kadın (Turkish pronunciation: [nazik̟ʰeda kʰadɯn]; Ottoman Turkish: نازك ادا قادین; born Medih...

Erzurumlu Ali Kemali Paşa

1819–1898 (age 79)

Mevlâna Museum

Ottoman writer and scholar associated with the Mevlâna Museum in Konya.

Zekai Dede Efendi

1825–1897 (age 72)

Istanbul

Muhammad Amin

1818–1899 (age 81)

Turkey

Muhammad-Amin Asiyalav or Naib Emin Pasha (Adyghe: Наиб Мыхьэмэд Амин, romanized: Najyb Myhəməd Amin; ...

Hagop Baronian

1843–1891 (age 48)

Istanbul

Hagop Baronian (Armenian: Յակոբ Պարոնեան; 19 November 1843 – 27 May 1891) was an influential Ottoman Arme...

Adile Sultan

1826–1899 (age 73)

Istanbul

Adile Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: عدیله سلطان; 23 May 1826 – 12 February 1899) was an Ottoman princess, a Diwan...

Mehmed Namık Paşa

1804–1892 (age 88)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmed Emin Namık Pasha (1804 – 1892) was an Ottoman statesman and military reformer, who is considered to be one of ...

Hacı Faik Bey

1831–1891 (age 60)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ottoman writer whose literary works contributed to nineteenth-century Ottoman culture.

Haji Qadir Koyi

1817–1897 (age 80)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Haji Qadiri Koyi (Kurdish: حاجی قادری کۆیی, romanized: Hacî Qadirî Koyî; c.

Nabizâde Nâzım

1862–1893 (age 31)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ottoman novelist whose works explored the transformations of nineteenth-century society.

Mustafa Nuri Paşa

1824–1890 (age 66)

Süleymaniye Mosque

Sadullah Pasha

1838–1891 (age 53)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Sadullah Pasha (1838 – 14 January 1891) was an Ottoman statesman in the late Tanzimat period.

Hayranıdil Kadın

1846–1898 (age 52)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Hayranidil Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: خیران دل قادین, romanized: 4; 2 November 1846 – 26 November 1898) was ...

Şehzade aleë Osmanoğlu Ramirež

1872–1899 (age 27)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده محمد شوكت; 5 June 1872 – 22 October 1899) was an...

Muallim Naci

1849–1893 (age 44)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Muallim Naci (Ottoman Turkish: معلّم ناجى), literally "Naci The Teacher" (b.

Dürrinev Kadın

1835–1895 (age 60)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Dürrinev Kadın, also spelled Dürrünev Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: درنو قادین; "new pearl"; born Princess Melek...

Dervish Ibrahim Pasha

1812–1896 (age 84)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Ibrahim Dervish Pasha (Turkish: İbrahim Derviş Paşa; 1817–1896) was a prominent Ottoman Turkish military figure and...

Mehmed Abdülhalim Pasha

1830–1894 (age 64)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Mehmed Abdülhalim Pasha (1830–1894) was an Ottoman composer whose works contributed to nineteenth-century Ottoman mus...

Ahmed Vefik Pasha

1823–1891 (age 68)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Ahmed Vefik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد وفیق پاشا) (3 July 1823 – 2 April 1891) was an Ottoman statesman...

Abd al-Qadir al-Qudsi

1830–1892 (age 62)

Tomb of Yahya Efendi

Abd al-Qadir al-Qudsi (1830–1892) was an Arab writer whose literary works contributed to Ottoman intellectual culture.

Dionysius V of Constantinople

1820–1891 (age 71)

Church of St. Mary of the Spring

Dionysius V of Constantinople (Greek: Διονύσιος), born Dionysius Charitonides (Greek: Διονύσιος Χαρ...

Kayışzade Hafız Osman

d. 1894

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Kayışzade Hafız Osman (1894–?) was an Ottoman calligrapher who practiced the refined art of Islamic hattat.

Mehmed Arif Bey

1845–1897 (age 52)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Petros Adamian

1849–1891 (age 42)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Petros Heronimosi Adamian (Armenian: Պետրոս Հերոնիմոսի Ադամեան, Bedros Atamian in Western Armenia...

Hagop Kazazian Pasha

1836–1891 (age 55)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Hagop Kazazian Pasha (alternative spelling: Agop Kazazyan) (1836–1891) was a high-ranking Ottoman Armenian official, w...

Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi

1839–1893 (age 54)

Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi (many spellings; Greek: Δημήτριος Στεφάνοβικ Σκυλίτσης; 1839...

Şevki Bey

1860–1891 (age 31)

Nakkaş Baba Cemetery

Medeni Aziz Efendi

1842–1895 (age 53)

Tahir Efendi Cemetery (Merkezefendi)

Medeni Aziz Efendi (1842–1895) was an Ottoman writer who contributed to nineteenth-century Ottoman intellectual tradit...

Vecihizade İsmail Sadık Kemal

1828–1892 (age 64)

Düğümlü Baba Türbesi

Clarence Ridgley Greathouse

1846–1899 (age 53)

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

Clarence Ridgley Greathouse (September 17, 1846 – October 21, 1899) was an American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat s...

William James Hall

1860–1894 (age 34)

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

William James Hall (January 16, 1860 – November 24, 1894) was a Canadian medical and religious missionary in Korea, pr...

H. Bencraft Joly

1857–1898 (age 41)

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

Sinjeong

1808–1890 (age 82)

Sureung

Queen Sinjeong (Korean: 신정왕후; Hanja: 神貞王后; 9 January 1809 – 23 May 1890), of the Pungyang Jo clan, was...

Empress Myeongseong

1851–1895 (age 44)

concession funéraire de la reine Min

Empress Myeongseong (Korean: 명성황후; Hanja: 明成皇后; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895) was the official wi...

Yamada Akiyoshi

1844–1892 (age 48)

Tokyo

Count Yamada Akiyoshi (山田 顕義; November 18, 1844 – November 11, 1892) was a Japanese politician, samurai, and o...

Funatsu Denjibei

1832–1898 (age 66)

Maebashi

Mutsu Munemitsu

1844–1897 (age 53)

Jufuku-ji Temple

Count Mutsu Munemitsu (陸奥 宗光; August 20, 1844 – August 24, 1897) was a Japanese diplomat and politician.

Horiguchi Ran'en

1818–1891 (age 73)

Shibukawa

Kikuchi Sankei

1819–1891 (age 72)

Nanzen-ji Temple

Kikuchi Sankei (1819–1891) was a religious figure associated with Nanzen-ji Temple.

Ichiyō Higuchi

1872–1896 (age 24)

Yanaka Cemetery

Natsuko Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 夏子, Hepburn: Higuchi Natsuko; 2 May 1872 – 23 November 1896), known by her pen n...

Date Munenari

1818–1892 (age 74)

Yanaka Cemetery

Date Munenari (伊達 宗城; DAH-tay; September 1, 1818 – December 20, 1892) was the eighth head of the Uwajima Domai...