20 Questions Round 337

[DreamTrawler]

Was this person born after the event depicted in this painting?

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(death of Horatio Nelson, 21 October 1805)

[Hominidae]

Was this person born after the event depicted in this painting?

995px-Benjamin_West_-_The_Death_of_Nelson_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Yes. Born later than 21 October 1805.

Thank you for that correction on the numbering.

[DreamTrawler]

As an aside, I looked up the painting and found this amusing:

"In 1770, West painted The Death of General Wolfe. This was not an accurate representation of the event, but rather an idealisation, and it included people who were not present at the event. Nevertheless, it became very popular, and West painted at least five copies.

In 1801, three years after the Battle of the Nile, West met Horatio Nelson, who told him how much he admired the painting of Wolfe, and asked why he had not produced any more similar paintings. West, who was at the time the President of the Royal Academy, replied that he had found no subject of comparable notability. Nelson then expressed the desire that he would be the subject of West's next similar painting. In 1805, Nelson was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar and, within six months, West had created this painting. Again it proved to be popular. When West exhibited it in his studio, within just over a month it was seen by 30,000 members of the public."

Really tempting fate there Horatio

[DreamTrawler]

Is this person associated with a modern-day corporation or consumer product?

[Spartaculous]

Was this person alive at the same time as John Brown (the abolitionist)?

[MythosOfMen]

Was this person known for their involvement in organized sports, philosophy, social reform, or a spiritual/religious movement?

[DreamTrawler]

Is this person associated with a modern-day corporation or consumer product?

If no - was this person involved in a scientific or medical study, whether as researcher, student, or subject?

[MythosOfMen]

Did this person spend a significant portion of their life outside of what is now the British Isles, in a way that is connected to their fame/occupation (e.g. Charles Darwin or the Beatles, but not Queen Elizabeth II)

[MythosOfMen]

Did this person spend a significant portion of their life outside of what is now the British Isles, in a way that is connected to their fame/occupation (e.g. Charles Darwin or the Beatles, but not Queen Elizabeth II)

Not to QM, to Other questioners... Is this too confusing? Should I scratch?

[Hominidae]

Is this person associated with a modern-day corporation or consumer product?

No.

Was this person alive at the same time as John Brown (the abolitionist)?

No.

Was this person known for their involvement in organized sports, philosophy, social reform, or a spiritual/religious movement?

Yes.

Is this person associated with a modern-day corporation or consumer product?

If no - was this person involved in a scientific or medical study, whether as researcher, student, or subject?

Yes.

[MythosOfMen]

Did this person spend a significant portion of their life outside of what is now the British Isles, in a way that is connected to their fame/occupation (e.g. Charles Darwin or the Beatles, but not Queen Elizabeth II)

Scratch this question

[Hominidae]

1,2,10,12. Real human born after the abolitionist John Brown's death on 2 December 1859, but before 1 January 1901
3. Not female
4,7,9. Born in what is now the UK or Ireland, in the Western Hemisphere
13. Known for involvement in organized sports, philosophy, social reform, and/or a spiritual/religious movement
14. Was involved in at least one scientific or medical study (as researcher, student, subject, or whatever)
5,8. Not primarily known for the arts, politics, government, or military
11. Not associated with a modern-day corporation or consumer product
6. Not a native speaker of a Romance language

Passed: Known for science, invention, business, or industry

[Spartaculous]

Was this person born in what is now England at a time when Grover Cleveland was not president of the USA?

[Hominidae]

Was this person born in what is now England at a time when Grover Cleveland was not president of the USA?

Yes.

[miminena]

Was this person known for involvement with philosophy or social reform?

[Hominidae]

Was this person known for involvement with philosophy or social reform?

No.

[DreamTrawler]

Was this person the subject of a scientific or medical study or displayed/performed in some sort of attraction? (ie circus sideshows)

if yes, free guess: Monte Saldo

[MythosOfMen]

Was this person the subject of a scientific or medical study or displayed/performed in some sort of attraction? (ie circus sideshows)

if yes, free guess: Monte Saldo

I like this guess

[DreamTrawler]

Was this person the subject of a scientific or medical study or displayed/performed in some sort of attraction? (ie circus sideshows)

if yes, free guess: Monte Saldo

I like this guess

I think I may have gotten ahead of myself. He was not actually a part of any formal study I could find.

[damo666]

Joseph Merrick