Literature · Science · Military · 1781–1838

Adelbert von Chamisso

German poet and botanist who wrote the story Peter Schlemihl

Did you know?The Chamisso Island in Alaska was named in his honour after he visited the region during a scientific voyage.

Adelbert von Chamisso (German pronunciation:; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Age at death
57
Years since death
188

Born on the same day6

January 30 →
Franklin Delano Roosevelt1882–1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

PoliticsWould be 144
View profile

Photo: Leon Perskie · CC BY 2.0

Felipe VI of Spainb. 1968

Felipe VI of Spain

RoyaltyAge 58
View profile

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dick Cheney1941–2025

Dick Cheney

PoliticsWould be 85
View profile

Photo: Image from the U.S. Air Force website, but likely made by office of the President. · Public domain

AI
b. 1962

Abdullah II of Jordan

RoyaltyAge 64
View profile
Christian Baleb. 1974

Christian Bale

FilmAge 52
View profile

Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Islam Karimov1938–2016

Islam Karimov

PoliticsWould be 88
View profile

Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office · CC BY 4.0

Missing someone? Suggest them

Also Aquarius4

All →

Birthday gift ideas

We may earn a small commission from purchases, at no extra cost to you.