Historical figures in 1881
The atlas holds 19 people and 30 moments here, in 1881. The most recorded lives are Sarah Bernhardt, Vincent van Gogh and Friedrich Nietzsche. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Performers.
Notable people
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1881
4 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Vincent van Gogh
in 1881
3 moments here
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1881
3 moments here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Charles Darwin
in 1881
2 moments here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1881
2 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Louis Pasteur
in 1881
2 moments here
French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…
Jules Verne
in 1881
2 moments here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Karl Marx
in 1881
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1881
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1881
1 moment here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Victor Hugo
in 1881
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Pablo Picasso
in 1881
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1881
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Thomas Edison
in 1881
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Mark Twain
in 1881
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1881
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Oscar Wilde
in 1881
1 moment here
Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
Nikola Tesla
in 1881
1 moment here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1881
1 moment here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Moments
- 1881 Discovers Sils Maria Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1881 Returns to Genoa Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1881 Voyage to Copenhagen Jules Verne
- 1881 Voyage to Rotterdam Jules Verne
- 1881 International Medical Congress presentation Louis Pasteur
- 1881 Moves into Kaba Gandhi No Delo Mahatma Gandhi
- 1881 Attends Montreal copyright banquet Mark Twain
- 1881 Born in Ottoman Salonica Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1881 Telephone-exchange work Nikola Tesla
- 1881 Boarder at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
- 1881 Performance before Alexander III in Moscow Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Performances in Kyiv Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Performances in Odesa Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Buried at Tikhvin Cemetery Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1881 Died in his Kuznechny Lane apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1881 Receives Paris's public homage Victor Hugo
- 1881 Nikolai Rubinstein funeral service Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1881 Takes up residence in Manhattan Thomas Edison
- 1881 Works with Köselitz in Recoaro Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1881 Writes at Chandernagore garden house Rabindranath Tagore
- 1881 Return to Paris after American tour Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Stays at Glenridding Charles Darwin
- 1881 Anthrax-vaccination demonstration Louis Pasteur
- 1881 Visits Jenny Longuet in Argenteuil Karl Marx
- 1881 Visits Anthony Rich at Worthing Charles Darwin
- 1881 Moves family to Moscow Leo Tolstoy
- 1881 Born in Málaga Pablo Picasso
- 1881 Works from his parents' home in Etten Vincent van Gogh
- 1881 Establishes a Hague studio Vincent van Gogh
- 1881 Studies with Anton Mauve Vincent van Gogh