Most commentators consider Marcel Mauss ( 1872 – 1950 ), nephew of the influential sociologist Émile Durkheim, to be the founder of the French anthropological tradition.

Born in Stockholm, Alfred Nobel was the fourth son of Immanuel Nobel ( 1801 – 1872 ), an inventor and engineer, and Andriette Ahlsell Nobel ( 1805 – 1889 ).

* 1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal ( d. 1962 )

* 1790 – William Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician ( d. 1872 )

* 1872 – Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate ( d. 1942 )

* 1872 – George E. Stewart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1946 )

* 1872 – Frederick Maurice, English theologian ( b. 1805 )

* 1872 – William Frederick Horry, English convicted murderer ( b. 1843 )

* 1872 – Haakon VII of Norway ( d. 1957 )

* 1942 – Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1872 )

* 1872 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian writer and philosopher ( d. 1950 )

* 1872 – Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein ( d. 1956 )

* 1872 – Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator and author ( d. 1898 )

In 1872 he ran for election to fill Tennessee's new at – large seat in the House of Representatives.

* 1805 – Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian ( d. 1872 )

* 1872 – Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-Islamic scholar and translator ( d. 1953 )

* 1861 – American Civil War: in order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 ( 3 % of all incomes over US $ 800 ; rescinded in 1872 ).

* 1872 – Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician, 44th Prime Minister of Japan ( d. 1951 )

* Rangers First Centenary 1872 – 1972: 1

* 1872 – Bill Johnson, American bassist ( d. 1972 )

* 1915 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer ( b. 1872 )

* Alexandra Feodorovna ( Alix of Hesse ) ( 1872 – 1918 ), wife of Nicholas II of Russia

* Alexandra Kollontai ( 1872 – 1952 ), Russian politician

He married thirdly in 1872 to Circassian HH Gevherin Nedaxe Kadın Efendi ( Caucasus, 8 July 1856 – Ortaköy Palace, Ortaköy, Constantinople, 20 September 1894 ), and had one child.

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* August 29 – Frederick Maurice, English theologian ( d. 1872 )

* Frederick Stock ( 1872 – 1942 ), German composer

In 1872, Whistler credited his patron Frederick Leyland, an amateur musician devoted to Chopin, for his musically inspired titles.

Study on Long Island Sound at Darien, Connecticut, ( 1872 ) by John Frederick Kensett

The Old Pine, Darien, Connecticut by John Frederick Kensett ( 1816 – 1872 ) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut, 1872, John Frederick Kensett ( 1816 – 1872 ) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Fish Island from John Frederick Kensett | Kensett's Studio on Contentment Island ( 1872 )

Rowse endured doubting comments about his paternity, thus he paid particular attention to his mother's association with a local farmer and butcher from Polgooth, near St Austell, Frederick William May ( 1872 – 1953 ).

In 1872, he recalled standing in a crowd with his mother waiting to see King Frederick VI.

The preservation of much of the fortifications and defences of Quebec is due to the intervention of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor General of Canada 1872 – 1878, who also established the Citadelle as a vice-regal residence.

John Frederick Denison Maurice, often known as F. D. Maurice ( 29 August 1805-1 April 1872 ), was an English theologian and Christian Socialist.

*" A Canyon Voyage, The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 " ( 1908 ) by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh at Project Gutenberg.

" Charles Reade ," illustrated by Frederick Waddy ( 1872 )

The first segment of park was acquired through condemnation in 1872, and construction soon began following a design created by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed the adjacent, gracefully curving Riverside Drive.

The efficient way in which he conducted the hanging of William Frederick Horry without a hitch on 1 April 1872 assisted him in being appointed hangman by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex in 1879, in succession to William Calcraft, at a retainer of £ 20 a year plus £ 10 per execution.

* William Frederick Horry, the first person to be hanged by William Marwood and the first person to fall using the long drop ; hanged at Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire on 1 April 1872.

The revival was part of a wider national movement in the period around the First World War, and contributed to the creation of a " national " or " pastoral " school of classical music which incorporated traditional songs or motifs, as can be seen in the compositions of Percy Grainger ( 1882 – 1961 ), Ralph Vaughan Williams ( 1872 – 1951 ), George Butterworth ( 1885 – 1916 ), Gustav Holst ( 1874 – 1934 ) and Frederick Delius ( 1862 – 1934 ).

* Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts ( 1872 – 1899 ), Anglo-Irish soldier, the son of Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, was awarded the Victoria Cross during the South African War