Historical figures in 1851
The atlas holds 9 people and 12 moments here, in 1851. The most recorded lives are Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens and Giuseppe Verdi. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Leo Tolstoy
in 1851
2 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Charles Dickens
in 1851
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Giuseppe Verdi
in 1851
2 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Karl Marx
in 1851
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Charles Darwin
in 1851
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…
Victor Hugo
in 1851
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1851
1 moment here
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Alfred Nobel
in 1851
1 moment here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Alexandre Dumas
in 1851
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Moments
- 1851 Exile in Brussels Alexandre Dumas
- 1851 Study visit to the United States Alfred Nobel
- 1851 Attends the Great Exhibition Charles Dickens
- 1851 Paris visit with Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
- 1851 Lives at 28 Dean Street Karl Marx
- 1851 Lives at Pyatigorsk Leo Tolstoy
- 1851 Prussian envoy at the Federal Diet Otto von Bismarck
- 1851 Returns to Malvern with Annie Charles Darwin
- 1851 Moves into Sant'Agata Giuseppe Verdi
- 1851 Travels to Tbilisi Leo Tolstoy
- 1851 Moves into Tavistock House Charles Dickens
- 1851 Flees into exile in Brussels Victor Hugo