politician, acting President of Panama (b. 1856) February 18 – Hans Schmidt, German Roman Catholic priest (executed) (b. 1881) February 19 – Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher (b. 1838) February 20 – Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1844) February 21 – Karl Begas, German sculptor (b. 1845) February 23 Jabez Balfour, English businessman (b. 1843) Domenico Lovisato, Italian geologist (b. 1842) Hugo von Pohl, German admiral (b. 1855) February 25 – David Bowman, Australian politician (b. 1860) February 26 – Tomasa Ortiz Real, Spanish Roman Catholic religious professed and blessed (b. 1842) February 27 – Ugo Balzani, Italian historian (b. 1847) February 28 – Henry James, American writer (b. 1843) March March 2 – Elisabeth of Wied, Queen consort of Romania (b. 1843) March 4 Franz Marc, German Expressionist painter (killed in action) (b. 1880) William Sooy Smith, American Union general and engineer (b. 1830) March 7 – Fred Donovan, American baseball player (b. 1844) March 9 - Arnold Spencer-Smith, British explorer, clergyman, and amateur photographer (b. 1883) March 11 Florence Baker, Hungarian-born British explorer (b. 1841) Henry G. Davis, American politician (b. 1823) March 12 – William M. O. Dawson, 12th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1853) March 15 – John Beveridge, Australian businessman, Mayor of Redfern (b. 1848) March 16 – Thomas King, New Zealander astronomer (b. 1858) March 19 John J. Davis, American politician, U.S. Representatives from West Virginia (b. 1835) Girolamo Maria Gotti, Italian Discalced Carmelite friar and Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1834) Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (b. 1848) March 20 – Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy brought to America as part of an exhibition at the Bronx zoo (b. 1883) March 24 Herman Gesellius, French architect (b. 1874) Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (ship sinking) (b. 1867) March 25 – Ishi, last known member of the Yana people (b. 1860) March 28 – Paul von Plehwe, Russian general (b. 1850) March 30 – Nakamuta Kuranosuke, Japanese admiral (b. 1837) April April 4 Alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanist (b. 1841) Max Lewandowsky, German neurologist (b. 1876) April 7 – Shigeyoshi Matsuo, Japanese businessman (b. 1843) April 11 – Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (b. 1864) April 14 – Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist, activist and editor (b. 1847) April 16 – Alexander Meyrick Broadley, British barrister (b. 1846) April 19 – Ephraim Shay, American inventor (b. 1839) April