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Mathilde Verne

Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (died 1936)

Born
May 25, 1865
Died
June 4, 1936
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1865

About Mathilde Verne

Mathilde Verne was an English pianist and teacher, of German descent. Along with most of her other sisters, Mathilde changed her surname to Verne in 1893 after the death of their father, John Wurm. She became especially famous for her authentic playing of the works of Robert Schumann.

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The world when Mathilde Verne was born

Mathilde Verne was born in 1865. 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.

Culture in 1865

  • Best-selling bookAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCivil War ends — Lincoln assassinated
  • Technology milestone13th Amendment abolishes slavery
  • World population~1.45B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln / Andrew Johnson
  • U.S. population33.5M

1865 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mathilde Verne's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18652026
Population33.5M341 million

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