Ernesta Di Capua

Ernesta Di Capua, Italian botanist and explorer (died 1943)

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Born: July 26, 1875
Died: October 23, 1943
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1875

About Ernesta Di Capua

Ernesta Di Capua (26 July 1875, Rome - 23 October 1943, Auschwitz) was an Italian botanist, taxonomist, and explorer. She was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp for her Jewish heritage. The species Caralluma dicapuae was named in her honor. The standard author abbreviation Di Capua is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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The world when Ernesta Di Capua was born

Ernesta Di Capua was born in 1875. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

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Measure	1875	2026
Population	42.6M	341 million

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