Historical figures in 1817

The atlas holds 17 people and 34 moments here, in 1817. The most recorded lives are James Monroe, José de San Martín and Ludwig van Beethoven. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Pushkin

    in 1817

    3 moments here

    Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

  2. Baháʼu'lláh

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…

  3. Charles Dickens

    in 1817

    2 moments here

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

  4. Edgar Allan Poe

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

  5. Franz Schubert

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Schubert was born and died in Vienna, received formative education there, taught in…

  6. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  7. Henry David Thoreau

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…

  8. Hokusai

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, painter, and printmaker. His documented physical-presence chronology is concentrated in…

  9. James Madison

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

  10. James Monroe

    in 1817

    8 moments here

    James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

  11. Jane Austen

    in 1817

    2 moments here

    English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

  12. José de San Martín

    in 1817

    4 moments here

    Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…

  13. Lord Byron

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

  14. Ludwig van Beethoven

    in 1817

    3 moments here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

  15. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

  16. Simón Bolívar

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  17. William Makepeace Thackeray

    in 1817

    2 moments here

    English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

Moments

  1. 1817 First adult stay at Mikhailovskoye Alexander Pushkin
  2. 1817 Joined Petersburg literary life Alexander Pushkin
  3. 1817 Manor House School Edgar Allan Poe
  4. 1817 Teaching in Rossau Franz Schubert
  5. 1817 Residence beside Kazimierz Palace Frédéric Chopin
  6. 1817 Retirement to Montpelier James Madison
  7. 1817 Northern tour: Boston James Monroe
  8. 1817 Northern tour: Burlington James Monroe
  9. 1817 Northern tour: Columbus James Monroe
  10. 1817 Northern tour: Detroit James Monroe
  11. 1817 Northern tour: Fort Niagara James Monroe
  12. 1817 Northern tour: Pittsburgh James Monroe
  13. 1817 Northern tour: Portland James Monroe
  14. 1817 Crossing through Los Patos Pass José de San Martín
  15. 1817 Departure from El Plumerillo José de San Martín
  16. 1817 Journey to Rome Lord Byron
  17. 1817 Schooling in Southampton William Makepeace Thackeray
  18. 1817 Voyage stop at Saint Helena William Makepeace Thackeray
  19. 1817 Battle of Chacabuco José de San Martín
  20. 1817 Entry into Santiago José de San Martín
  21. 1817 Presidential inauguration James Monroe
  22. 1817 Settles in Chatham Charles Dickens
  23. 1817 Final move to Winchester for treatment Jane Austen
  24. 1817 Stayed at Pfarrplatz 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
  25. 1817 Besieges Angostura Simón Bolívar
  26. 1817 Graduated from the Lyceum Alexander Pushkin
  27. 1817 Birth in Concord Henry David Thoreau
  28. 1817 Death in Winchester Jane Austen
  29. 1817 Summer residence in Nussdorf Ludwig van Beethoven
  30. 1817 Painting the Great Daruma Hokusai
  31. 1817 Final day of Nussdorf residence Ludwig van Beethoven
  32. 1817 Enters Harvard College Ralph Waldo Emerson
  33. 1817 Birth in Tehran Baháʼu'lláh
  34. 1817 Lives at Ordnance Terrace Charles Dickens

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