Historical figures in 1857

The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, in 1857. The most recorded lives are Leo Tolstoy, Charles Darwin and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.

Notable people

  1. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1857

    3 moments here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

  2. Charles Darwin

    in 1857

    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…

  3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1857

    1 moment here

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

  4. Mark Twain

    in 1857

    1 moment here

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

  5. Charles Dickens

    in 1857

    1 moment here

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

  6. Hans Christian Andersen

    in 1857

    1 moment here

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

  7. Louis Pasteur

    in 1857

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1857 Stays at Dickens's Gads Hill Place Hans Christian Andersen
  2. 1857 Move to Paris and ENS directorship Louis Pasteur
  3. 1857 Takes possession of Gad's Hill Place Charles Dickens
  4. 1857 Married Maria Isaeva in Kuznetsk Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  5. 1857 Arrives for first Paris stay Leo Tolstoy
  6. 1857 Arrives in Warsaw Leo Tolstoy
  7. 1857 Visits Fontainebleau Leo Tolstoy
  8. 1857 Takes treatment at Moor Park Charles Darwin
  9. 1857 Reaches New Orleans and enters river training Mark Twain

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