Historical figures in 1885

The atlas holds 11 people and 19 moments here, in 1885. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Victor Hugo and Vincent van Gogh. Among them Writers, Scientists and Artists.

Notable people

1. Mark Twain

   in 1885

   5 moments here

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

2. Victor Hugo

   in 1885

   2 moments here

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

3. Vincent van Gogh

   in 1885

   2 moments here

   Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…

4. Thomas Edison

   in 1885

   2 moments here

   American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

5. Franz Kafka

   in 1885

   2 moments here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

6. Friedrich Nietzsche

   in 1885

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

7. Sigmund Freud

   in 1885

   1 moment here

   Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

8. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1885

   1 moment here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

9. Nikola Tesla

   in 1885

   1 moment here

   Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…

10. Louis Pasteur

    in 1885

    1 moment here

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

11. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1885

    1 moment here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

Moments

1. 1885 Moves to Wenceslas Square Franz Kafka
2. 1885 Returns to Hannibal on reading tour Mark Twain
3. 1885 Second Toronto reading-tour visit Mark Twain
4. 1885 Twain–Cable tour reaches Chicago Mark Twain
5. 1885 Twain–Cable tour reaches Minneapolis Mark Twain
6. 1885 Twain–Cable tour reaches St. Louis Mark Twain
7. 1885 Arc-lighting installation Nikola Tesla
8. 1885 Tours Hazaribagh Rabindranath Tagore
9. 1885 Summer residence at Sagamore Hill Theodore Roosevelt
10. 1885 Selects Fort Myers retreat Thomas Edison
11. 1885 Arrives at Punta Rassa Thomas Edison
12. 1885 Third documented Venice stay Friedrich Nietzsche
13. 1885 Dies at Avenue Victor-Hugo Victor Hugo
14. 1885 Completes The Potato Eaters period Vincent van Gogh
15. 1885 Studies with Charcot in Paris Sigmund Freud
16. 1885 Buried in the Panthéon Victor Hugo
17. 1885 Rabies treatment at ENS laboratory Louis Pasteur
18. 1885 Moves to Antwerp Vincent van Gogh
19. 1885 Lives on Dušní Street Franz Kafka

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