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Events on Monday 22 February 1875 2
1796 – 1875Camille Corot (1796-1875)Died 22 February 1875, aged 78Corot was a French landscape and portrait painter whose atmospheric style bridged Neoclassicism and Impressionism. His work influenced the Barbizon school and later generations of plein-air painters.
1797 – 1875Charles Lyell (1797-1875)Died 22 February 1875, aged 77Lyell was a Scottish geologist whose Principles of Geology established uniformitarianism as the foundation of modern geology. His work profoundly influenced Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution.