Historical figures in 1839

The atlas holds 10 people and 15 moments here, in 1839. The most recorded lives are Frédéric Chopin, Charles Darwin and Victor Hugo. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators.

Notable people

1. Frédéric Chopin

   in 1839

   4 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…

2. Charles Darwin

   in 1839

   2 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. Victor Hugo

   in 1839

   2 moments here

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

4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1839

   1 moment here

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

5. Mark Twain

   in 1839

   1 moment here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

6. Charles Dickens

   in 1839

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

7. Otto von Bismarck

   in 1839

   1 moment here

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

8. Louis Pasteur

   in 1839

   1 moment here

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

9. Richard Wagner

   in 1839

   1 moment here

   German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

10. Charles Baudelaire

    in 1839

    1 moment here

    French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…

Moments

1. 1839 Marries Emma Wedgwood Charles Darwin
2. 1839 Paris apartment on Rue Tronchet Frédéric Chopin
3. 1839 Visited his brother in Reval Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4. 1839 Student and tutor at Collège Royal Louis Pasteur
5. 1839 Family moves to Hannibal Mark Twain
6. 1839 Returned to manage Schönhausen estate Otto von Bismarck
7. 1839 Inspects the Toulon penal colony Victor Hugo
8. 1839 Transit through Barcelona Frédéric Chopin
9. 1839 Baccalaureate studies after expulsion Charles Baudelaire
10. 1839 Organ performance in Marseille Frédéric Chopin
11. 1839 First summer at Nohant Frédéric Chopin
12. 1839 Attends British Association in Birmingham Charles Darwin
13. 1839 Tours Alsace and the Rhineland Victor Hugo
14. 1839 Paris residence in exile Richard Wagner
15. 1839 Moves to Devonshire Terrace Charles Dickens

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