1840s deaths

German explorer of Australia (1813-1848)

British born, American entomologist, ornithologist and scientific illustrator (1751-1840)

Irish naval officer and polar explorer

Azerbaijani poet (1811-1847)

German portraitist (1774–1842)

Dutch painter (1777-1843)

Canadian farmer

Pitcairn Island politician

frame|right|Micanopy by Charles Bird King, 1825 painting

French opera singer

British naval officer (1825-1847)

Scottish physician and naturalist