Historical figures in 1862
The atlas holds 16 people and 29 moments here, in 1862. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Otto von Bismarck and Victor Hugo. Among them Writers, Scientists and Performers.
Notable people
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1862
11 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1862
3 moments here
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Victor Hugo
in 1862
2 moments here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Abraham Lincoln
in 1862
1 moment here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1862
1 moment here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Charles Darwin
in 1862
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…
Thomas Edison
in 1862
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Mark Twain
in 1862
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1862
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…
Nikola Tesla
in 1862
1 moment here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Richard Wagner
in 1862
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1862
1 moment here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Alfred Nobel
in 1862
1 moment here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1862
1 moment here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1862
1 moment here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Giuseppe Verdi
in 1862
1 moment here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Moments
- 1862 Controlled nitroglycerin detonation Alfred Nobel
- 1862 Met Herzen and visited the Crystal Palace Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Traveled through Geneva Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Traveled through Livorno Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Traveled through Turin Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Berlin on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Cologne on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Dresden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Florence on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Paris on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Vienna on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Visited Wiesbaden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1862 Brings his wife to Yasnaya Polyana Leo Tolstoy
- 1862 Family move and schooling Nikola Tesla
- 1862 Diplomatic visit to England Otto von Bismarck
- 1862 Studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1862 Settlement in Biebrich Richard Wagner
- 1862 Studies telegraphy at Mount Clemens Thomas Edison
- 1862 Returns to Brussels for Les Misérables Victor Hugo
- 1862 Return via Paris Giuseppe Verdi
- 1862 Attends Ingemann's funeral Hans Christian Andersen
- 1862 Marriage at Nikolaev Engineering Institute church Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1862 Ambassadorial posting in Paris Otto von Bismarck
- 1862 Consulted Winfield Scott at West Point Abraham Lincoln
- 1862 Becomes a Virginia City reporter Mark Twain
- 1862 Comédie-Française debut Sarah Bernhardt
- 1862 Tours Clervaux Victor Hugo
- 1862 Stays at Cliff Cottage Charles Darwin
- 1862 Blood and Iron speech Otto von Bismarck