List of Famous people who died in 1913

Daniel Jacobus Erasmus was a South African Boer political figure. He served as the acting president of Transvaal between 1871 and 1872.

Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie was a French literary figure and director of the Théâtre Français.

Daniel David Palmer or D.D. Palmer was a Canadian American chiropractor who was the founder of chiropractic. Palmer was born in Port Perry, Ontario, but emigrated to the United States. He was an avid proponent of various forms of alternative medicine such as magnetic healing. Palmer opposed anything he thought to be associated with mainstream medicine such as vaccination.

Joseph Unger was an Austrian jurist and statesman. Having studied law at the university of his native city, he in 1850 was appointed assistant librarian, and in 1852 privatdozent, at his alma mater. The following year he was called to Prague as assistant professor at the university, and in 1855 to Vienna in a similar capacity. In 1857 he was appointed professor of jurisprudence at the latter institution. In 1867 he was successively elected a member of the Austrian Landtag and of the Reichsrat; but on account of ill health he had to resign in the following year. Appointed in 1869 by the Emperor Franz Joseph a life-member of the House of Lords, he soon became the whip of the Liberal Party. Two years later he became minister in Prince Auersperg's cabinet, but resigned upon the prime minister's defeat in 1879. In 1881 he was appointed president of the Reichsgericht. Unger converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism in 1852.

Hermann Traube was a German mineralogist born in Ratibor, Silesia. He was the son of chemist Moritz Traube (1826-1894).

Otto March was a German architect and father of architects Werner March (1894–1976) and Walter March (1898–1969).

Charles Gilbert Heathcote was an English barrister and tennis player. He was one of the founders of the All England Club, and played in the first Wimbledon Championships in 1877

Edward Selig Salomon was a German Jew who immigrated to the United States and served as a lieutenant colonel in Union in the American Civil War. After nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, by President Andrew Johnson on January 13, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. Salomon later became governor of Washington Territory and a California legislator.

Louis Saalschütz was a Prussian-Jewish mathematician, known for his contributions to number theory and mathematical analysis.