Georg Cantor (1845-1918)
Jan 6 German mathematician (discovered transfinite numbers), dies at 72
- Jan 7 Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (analysis of the structure and dating of the Pentateuch), dies at 73
- Jan 8 Ellis H. Roberts, American Treasurer of the United States (1897-1905) and politician (Rep-R-New York), dies at 90
- Jan 9 Émile Reynaud, French inventor of the praxinoscope who created the first projected animated films (Pantomimes Lumineuses), dies at 73
- Jan 18 Bohuslav Jeremiáš, Czech composer, dies at 58
- Jan 24 George Arthur Crump, American golf course architect (Founder Pine Valley Golf Club), dies from possible suicide at 46
John McCrae (1872-1918)
Jan 28 Canadian physician, soldier and poet (In Flanders Fields), dies of pneumonia at 45
- Jan 31 Daniël de Lange, Dutch composer, dies at 76
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