Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester

male, 65 years old
islomaniac, St Catherine's College, Oxford, Non-fiction writer, Malvinas, Western Isles, author…1906sanfranciscoearthquake
Simon Winchester, OBE, is a British author and journalist. Winchester studied geology at St Catherine's College, Oxford before working in Africa...
Jack London

Jack London

male, deceased (1916)
from Sonoma County, California, islomaniac, from Piedmont, California, Sailor, Short story writer, Travel writer…1906sanfranciscoearthquake
Jack London, was an American author who wrote "The Call of the Wild" and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine...
Enrico Caruso

Enrico Caruso

male, deceased (1921)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, From naples, Opera Singer, 1906sanfranciscoearthquake, Tenor, Italian
Enrico Caruso (February 25 1873 - August 2 1921) was an Italian opera singer and one of the most famous tenors in history. Caruso was also the most...
Amadeo Giannini

Amadeo Giannini

male, deceased (1949)
Italian-American, San Mateo, banker, genoa, Bank of Italy, Amadeo Peter Giannini…San Francisco earthquake, From San Jose, California, 1906sanfranciscoearthquake
Amadeo Peter Giannini (1870-1949), born in San Jose, California, was one of the founders of the Bank of America. Giannini's parents were Italian,...
Eugene Schmitz

Eugene Schmitz

male, deceased (1928)
Conductor, violinist, Mayor of San Francisco, 1906sanfranciscoearthquake, Mayor, Political corruption…From San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz (August 22, 1864 San Francisco, California - November 20, 1928 San Francisco, California) was an American politician and mayor of...
Julia Morgan

Julia Morgan

female, deceased (1957)
civil engineering, From Oakland, California, Oakland, architect, Kappa Alpha Theta sister, 1906sanfranciscoearthquake
Julia Morgan was an American architect. She is best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. Born in San Francisco,...
Arnold Genthe

Arnold Genthe

male, deceased (1942)
photographer, Chinatown, San Francisco, University of Jena, American, photography, greek…1906sanfranciscoearthquake
Arnold Genthe was a photographer, known for his photos of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Arnold Genthe was born in...
Frederick Funston

Frederick Funston

male, deceased (1917)
industrial worker of the world, 1906sanfranciscoearthquake, Frederick N. Funston, Phi Delta Theta brother, United States Army, Fred Funston…San Francisco City Hall
Frederick N. Funston (11 September, 1865 - 19 February, 1917) also known as Fred Funston, was a General in the United States Army, best known for...
Andrew Lawson

Andrew Lawson

male, deceased (1952)
Johns Hopkins University, Berkeley Hills, Geologist, University of Toronto alumni, university of toronto, San Francisco Bay Area…1906sanfranciscoearthquake, san andreas fault, san juan bautista, san andreas
Andrew Cowper Lawson (1861-1952) was a professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the editor of the 1908 report on the...
John Barrymore

John Barrymore

male, deceased (1942)
Vaudeville performer, Shakespearean actor, actor, Hollywood Walk of Fame, stage actor, Roman Catholic…1906sanfranciscoearthquake
John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - May 29 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor. He...