Historical figures in 1838

The atlas holds 10 people and 19 moments here, in 1838. The most recorded lives are Honoré de Balzac, Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.

Notable people

1. Honoré de Balzac

   in 1838

   6 moments here

   French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

2. Charles Darwin

   in 1838

   3 moments here

   English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

3. Louis Pasteur

   in 1838

   2 moments here

   French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

4. Frédéric Chopin

   in 1838

   2 moments here

   Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

5. Abraham Lincoln

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

6. Victor Hugo

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

7. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

8. Edgar Allan Poe

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

9. Otto von Bismarck

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

10. Friedrich Engels

    in 1838

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…

Moments

1. 1838 Addressed the Springfield Lyceum Abraham Lincoln
2. 1838 Relocation to Philadelphia Edgar Allan Poe
3. 1838 Entered the Main Engineering School Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4. 1838 Ajaccio stop en route to Sardinia Honoré de Balzac
5. 1838 Milan stay after Sardinia Honoré de Balzac
6. 1838 Sardinian mining expedition Honoré de Balzac
7. 1838 Army reserve service and agricultural study Otto von Bismarck
8. 1838 Visit with George Sand Honoré de Balzac
9. 1838 Departure for Sardinian venture Honoré de Balzac
10. 1838 Conducts geology at Glen Roy Charles Darwin
11. 1838 Commercial apprenticeship Friedrich Engels
12. 1838 Residence at Les Jardies Honoré de Balzac
13. 1838 Reaches Varennes on a Champagne excursion Victor Hugo
14. 1838 Boarding-school attempt in Paris Louis Pasteur
15. 1838 Proposes to Emma at Maer Charles Darwin
16. 1838 Lodgings at Valldemossa monastery Frédéric Chopin
17. 1838 Winter stay in Mallorca Frédéric Chopin
18. 1838 Return to Arbois Louis Pasteur
19. 1838 Moves into Upper Gower Street Charles Darwin

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