Historical figures in 1891

The atlas holds 11 people and 17 moments here, in 1891. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marie Curie. Among them Writers, Engineers and Inventors and Scientists.

Notable people

1. Mahatma Gandhi

   in 1891

   3 moments here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   in 1891

   3 moments here

   Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

3. Marie Curie

   in 1891

   2 moments here

   Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

4. Oscar Wilde

   in 1891

   2 moments here

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

5. Pablo Picasso

   in 1891

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

6. Thomas Edison

   in 1891

   1 moment here

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

7. Mark Twain

   in 1891

   1 moment here

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

8. Sigmund Freud

   in 1891

   1 moment here

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

9. Nikola Tesla

   in 1891

   1 moment here

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

10. Henry Ford

    in 1891

    1 moment here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

11. Alfred Nobel

    in 1891

    1 moment here

    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…

Moments

1. 1891 Settlement at Villa Nobel Alfred Nobel
2. 1891 Move to Detroit for Edison employment Henry Ford
3. 1891 Attempts legal practice in Bombay Mahatma Gandhi
4. 1891 Drafts petitions in Rajkot Mahatma Gandhi
5. 1891 Studies at the Sorbonne Marie Curie
6. 1891 Begins European residence in Berlin Mark Twain
7. 1891 Wireless-lighting lecture Nikola Tesla
8. 1891 Residence recorded at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
9. 1891 Establishes home and practice at Berggasse 19 Sigmund Freud
10. 1891 Arrival in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
11. 1891 Carnegie Hall opening concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12. 1891 Conducting the Piano Concerto in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
13. 1891 Leaves London after qualifying Mahatma Gandhi
14. 1891 Works extensively at Ogden mine Thomas Edison
15. 1891 Return to Paris and literary salons Oscar Wilde
16. 1891 Family reaches A Coruña Pablo Picasso
17. 1891 Sets out for Paris Marie Curie

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