List of Famous people who died in 1908

Ludwig Carl Christian Koch was a German entomologist and arachnologist.

Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw, was a British peer.

Heinrich Maschke was a German mathematician who proved Maschke's theorem.

Major-General Thomas de Courcy Hamilton VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Johannes Fastenrath was a German writer, translator and Hispanist.

Salvador Casañas y Pagés was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Barcelona from 1901 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1895.

Sadaaki Senda was the governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1880 to 1889. His most ambitious project was the construction of Ujina port, which was completed in November 1889. He was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1889–1891), Wakayama Prefecture (1891–1892), Aichi Prefecture (1892), Kyoto Prefecture (1892–1893) and Miyazaki Prefecture (1894–1898).

William John Evelyn JP DL was a British Member of Parliament, landowner and philanthropist. He was MP for Surrey West in 1849 and again for Deptford in 1885.