George Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. 1820) November 18 – Sir Henry Doulton, English pottery manufacturer (b. 1820) November 19 – William Seymour Tyler, American educator, historian (b. 1810) November 23 – Étienne Stéphane Tarnier, French obstetrician (b. 1828) December 14 – Robert Simpson, Scottish-Canadian businessman (b. 1834) December 16 – Alphonse Daudet, French writer (b. 1840) December 19 – Stanislas de Guaita, French poet (b. 1861) December 28 – William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833) Date unknown Isidora Goyenechea, Chilean industrialist, mine owner (b. 1836) References Further reading and year books 1897 Annual Cyclopedia (1898) highly detailed coverage of "Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry" for year 1897; massive compilation of facts and primary documents; worldwide coverage; 824 pp