Balmes, Spanish philosopher, theologian (b. 1810) July 10 – Karoline Jagemann, German actor (b. 1777) July 20 – Francis R. Shunk, American politician (b. 1788) August 3 – Edward Baines, British newspaperman, politician (b. 1774) August 5 – Pedro Vélez, Mexican politician (b. 1787) August 7 – Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779) August 8 – Puran Appu, Sri Lankan hero who led the Matale rebellion against the British (b. 1812) August 9 – Frederick Marryat, British novelist (b. 1792) August 12 – George Stephenson, English locomotive pioneer (Locomotion No. 1 & Rocket) (b. 1781) August 14 – Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, English hymnwriter (b. 1805) August 30 – Simon Willard, celebrated American horologist (b. 1753) September 24 – Branwell Brontë, English painter, poet, brother of novelists Charlotte, Emily and Anne (b. 1817) October 28 – Harrison Gray Otis, American politician (b. 1765) November 8 - Moseley Baker, American politician (b. 1802) November 9 – Robert Blum, German politician (b. 1810) November 10 – Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, military leader (b. 1789) November 23 – Sir John Barrow, English statesman (b. 1764) November 24 – William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1779) December 1 – Kyokutei Bakin, Japanese author (b. 1767) December 18 – Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher and theologian (b. 1781) December 19 – Emily Brontë, English author (b. 1818) See also 1848 in architecture 1848 in literature 1848 in science References Further reading External links "Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions" new articles by scholars; comprehensive coverage European newspapers from 1848The European Library Leap years in the Gregorian calendar