Deaths in the 1910s

Resan Hanım

1860–1910 (age 50)

Adile Sultan Türbesi

Resan Hanım was an Ottoman aristocrat of the 19th century.

Ahmet Mithat Efendi

1844–1912 (age 68)

Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha

1836–1912 (age 76)

Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha was an Ottoman politician who served the empire during the 19th century.

Sami Efendi

1838–1912 (age 74)

Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Zeki Şükrü Efendi

1853–1916 (age 63)

Seyyid Burhaneddin Türbesi

Zeki Şükrü Efendi was an Ottoman writer who contributed to the empire's literary culture.

Horace Grant Underwood

1859–1916 (age 57)

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

Horace Grant Underwood was a pioneering missionary whose work significantly influenced the development of Christianity i...

Annie Laurie Adams Baird

1864–1916 (age 52)

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

Henry Jessen Mühlensteth

1855–1915 (age 60)

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

German engineer who contributed to Korea's modernization in the late 19th century.

Imperial Consort Sunheon

1854–1911 (age 57)

Yeonghwiwon

Gojong of the Korean Empire

1852–1919 (age 67)

concession funéraire de la reine Min

26th monarch of Joseon and first emperor of the Korean Empire during Korea's modernization period.

Emperor Meiji

1852–1912 (age 60)

Tokyo

Emperor Meiji transformed Japan from a feudal society into a modern nation-state during his historic reign from 1868 to ...

Ōyama Iwao

1842–1916 (age 74)

Nasushiobara

Aoki Shūzō

1844–1914 (age 70)

Nasushiobara

Aoki Shūzō was a Meiji-era politician who contributed to Japan's governmental modernization and development.

Ōyama Sutematsu

1860–1919 (age 59)

Nasushiobara

Fujita Denzaburō

1841–1912 (age 71)

Chion-in Temple

Fujita Denzaburō was a Meiji-era businessman whose entrepreneurial activities contributed to Japan's economic moderniza...

Mori Kainan

1863–1911 (age 48)

Tama Cemetery

Nicholas of Japan

1836–1912 (age 76)

Yanaka Cemetery

Nicholas of Japan was a 19th-century writer whose works contributed to Japanese intellectual and cultural discourse duri...

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

1837–1913 (age 76)

Yanaka Cemetery

Bin Ueda

1874–1916 (age 42)

Yanaka Cemetery

Bin Ueda was an early 20th-century Japanese writer whose literary works contributed to modern Japanese letters.

Arisaka Nariakira

1852–1915 (age 63)

Yanaka Cemetery

Arisaka Nariakira (1852-1915) was a Japanese military officer and firearms designer best known for developing the Arisak...

Kikuchi Dairoku

1855–1917 (age 62)

Yanaka Cemetery

Kikuchi Dairoku (1855-1917) was a Japanese mathematician and educator who served as Minister of Education and was the fi...

Kawakami Otojirō

1864–1911 (age 47)

Yanaka Cemetery

Kawakami Otojirō (1864-1911) was a pioneering Japanese theater actor and director who helped modernize kabuki and devel...

Aoyama Tanemichi

1859–1917 (age 58)

Yanaka Cemetery

Aoyama Tanemichi (1859-1917) was a Japanese military officer who served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army durin...

Shigeno Yasutsugu

1827–1910 (age 83)

Yanaka Cemetery

Shigeno Yasutsugu (1827-1910) was a Japanese historian and official historiographer who contributed to the compilation o...

Ikeda Shōen

1886–1917 (age 31)

Yanaka Cemetery

Ikeda Shōen (1886-1917) was a Japanese painter known for her bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women) in the nihonga sty...

Tanaka Yoshio

1838–1916 (age 78)

Yanaka Cemetery

Tanaka Yoshio (1838-1916) was a Japanese engineer and educator who helped establish technical education in Japan and ser...

Jean-Louis-Marie Lemaréchal

1842–1912 (age 70)

Aoi-ku

Jean-Louis-Marie Lemaréchal (1842-1912) was a French Catholic priest and missionary who worked in Japan during the Meij...

Nogi Maresuke

1849–1912 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Nogi Maresuke (1849-1912) was a Japanese general who led forces during the Russo-Japanese War and committed ritual suici...

Akiyama Saneyuki

1868–1918 (age 50)

Aoyama Cemetery

Akiyama Saneyuki (1868-1918) was a Japanese naval officer and strategist whose tactical innovations contributed to Japan...

Katayama Tōkuma

1854–1917 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Katayama Tōkuma (1854-1917) was a Japanese architect who designed numerous Western-style buildings during the Meiji per...

Ōtori Keisuke

1833–1911 (age 78)

Aoyama Cemetery

Ōtori Keisuke (1833-1911) was a Japanese military leader who fought in the Boshin War and later served as a diplomat an...

Hayashi Tadasu

1850–1913 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Hayashi Tadasu (1850-1913) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Foreign Minister and ambassador to Great Britain, playi...

Komura Jutarō

1855–1911 (age 56)

Aoyama Cemetery

Judge who contributed to the development of Japan's legal system.

Arichi Shinanojo

1843–1919 (age 76)

Aoyama Cemetery

Francis Brinkley

1841–1912 (age 71)

Aoyama Cemetery

Historian whose scholarly work advanced understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Takayuki Sasaki

1830–1910 (age 80)

Aoyama Cemetery

Sawabe Takuma

1834–1913 (age 79)

Aoyama Cemetery

Eastern Orthodox priest dedicated to spiritual ministry and pastoral care.

Keizo Kagawa

1841–1915 (age 74)

Aoyama Cemetery

Takeki Ōwada

1857–1910 (age 53)

Aoyama Cemetery

Professor whose academic contributions enriched Japan's educational institutions.

Nogi Shizuko

1859–1912 (age 53)

Aoyama Cemetery

Yamaji Aizan

1865–1917 (age 52)

Aoyama Cemetery

Historian whose scholarly work illuminated Japanese history and intellectual traditions.

Nishi Kanjirō

1846–1912 (age 66)

Aoyama Cemetery

Junzō Gō

1825–1910 (age 85)

Aoyama Cemetery

Politician whose service contributed to Japan's governmental development.

Konno Noguchi

1860–1919 (age 59)

Aoyama Cemetery

Usui Tatsuyuki

1829–1916 (age 87)

Aoyama Cemetery

Judge whose legal expertise advanced Japan's judicial system.

Empress Shōken

1849–1914 (age 65)

Fushimi-ku

Natsume Sōseki

1867–1916 (age 49)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Natsume Sōseki was a pioneering modernist writer whose psychologically complex novels profoundly shaped Japanese litera...

Kaita Murayama

1896–1919 (age 23)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Katō Hiroyuki

1836–1916 (age 80)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Katō Hiroyuki was a Meiji-era politician and intellectual who contributed significantly to Japan's governmental moderni...

Ume Kenjirō

1860–1910 (age 50)

Gokoku-ji Temple