William Chauvenet 1820–1870 Source: Wikimedia Commons About William Chauvenet American academic 1820-1870 People from the Same Era Abraham Lesieur Desaulniers 1822–1883 politician Yamachiche Henry Elliot 1817–1907 diplomat Geneva Anselme Mathieu 1828–1895 land owner, manager, poet, winegrower Châteauneuf-du-Pape Giovanni Battista Janelli 1819–1884 writer Parma Mary Helen Churchill Baird 1821–1891 scientific collector Clemens August Kiel 1813–1871 composer, conductor Wiesbaden