Historical figures in 1847

The atlas holds 11 people and 19 moments here, in 1847. The most recorded lives are Hans Christian Andersen, Friedrich Engels and Giuseppe Verdi. Among them Writers, Scientists and Political Leaders.

Notable people

1. Hans Christian Andersen

   in 1847

   6 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

2. Friedrich Engels

   in 1847

   2 moments here

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

3. Giuseppe Verdi

   in 1847

   2 moments here

   Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

4. Honoré de Balzac

   in 1847

   2 moments here

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

5. Karl Marx

   in 1847

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

6. Charles Darwin

   in 1847

   1 moment here

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

7. Thomas Edison

   in 1847

   1 moment here

   American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

8. Charles Dickens

   in 1847

   1 moment here

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

9. Otto von Bismarck

   in 1847

   1 moment here

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

10. Jules Verne

    in 1847

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

11. Hokusai

    in 1847

    1 moment here

    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, painter, and printmaker. His documented physical-presence chronology is concentrated in…

Moments

1. 1847 Located at his Asakusa residence Hokusai
2. 1847 First law studies in Paris Jules Verne
3. 1847 Born in Milan Thomas Edison
4. 1847 Attends British Association at Oxford Charles Darwin
5. 1847 First Communist League congress Friedrich Engels
6. 1847 Arrives in London Hans Christian Andersen
7. 1847 Performs in Manchester Charles Dickens
8. 1847 Conducts I masnadieri premiere Giuseppe Verdi
9. 1847 Paris base Giuseppe Verdi
10. 1847 Meets Charles Dickens Hans Christian Andersen
11. 1847 Marriage to Johanna von Puttkamer Otto von Bismarck
12. 1847 Stays at Trinity near Edinburgh Hans Christian Andersen
13. 1847 Tours the Scottish Highlands Hans Christian Andersen
14. 1847 Returns to Ettersburg Castle Hans Christian Andersen
15. 1847 Arrival at Wierzchownia Honoré de Balzac
16. 1847 Wierzchownia stay Honoré de Balzac
17. 1847 Moves into Copenhagen corner apartment Hans Christian Andersen
18. 1847 Second Communist League congress Friedrich Engels
19. 1847 Attends Communist League congress Karl Marx

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