Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (b. 1829) November 16 – František Chvostek, Moravian physician (b. 1835) November 25 – Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (b. 1818) December 1 – William Swainson, second, and last, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) December 3 – Jane C. Bonar, Scottish hymnwriter (b. 1821) December 20 – Domenico Consolini, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1806) References Further reading and year books 1884 Annual Cyclopedia (1885) highly detailed coverage of "Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry" for year 1884; massive compilation of facts and primary documents; worldwide coverage; 855pp Leap years in the Gregorian calendar