Historical figures in 1855

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, in 1855. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Dmitri Mendeleev and Charles Darwin. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators.

Notable people

  1. Mark Twain

    in 1855

    2 moments here

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

  2. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1855

    2 moments here

    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

  3. Charles Darwin

    in 1855

    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…

  4. Victor Hugo

    in 1855

    1 moment here

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

  5. Charles Dickens

    in 1855

    1 moment here

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

  6. Oscar Wilde

    in 1855

    1 moment here

    Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

  7. Richard Wagner

    in 1855

    1 moment here

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

  8. Carl Friedrich Gauss

    in 1855

    1 moment here

    German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…

Moments

  1. 1855 Science teacher at Simferopol Gymnasium Dmitri Mendeleev
  2. 1855 Teaching at the Richelieu Lyceum gymnasium Dmitri Mendeleev
  3. 1855 Joins Orion's shop in Keokuk Mark Twain
  4. 1855 Works in St. Louis Mark Twain
  5. 1855 Summering at Moytura House Oscar Wilde
  6. 1855 London Philharmonic concerts Richard Wagner
  7. 1855 Death in Göttingen Carl Friedrich Gauss
  8. 1855 Attends British Association in Glasgow Charles Darwin
  9. 1855 Reads at Folkestone Charles Dickens
  10. 1855 Leaves Jersey for Guernsey Victor Hugo

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