Historical figures in 1824
The atlas holds 23 people and 38 moments here, in 1824. The most recorded lives are Lord Byron, Francisco Goya and Simón Bolívar. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Alexander Pushkin
in 1824
2 moments here
Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…
Andrew Jackson
in 1824
1 moment here
Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) was a U.S. army general, Tennessee politician, and seventh president of the United States.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1824
2 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Charles Darwin
in 1824
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…
Charles Dickens
in 1824
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Charlotte Brontë
in 1824
1 moment here
English novelist, poet, and governess, best known for Jane Eyre. This chronology records documented physical presences from her birth in Thornton…
Edgar Allan Poe
in 1824
1 moment here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Francisco Goya
in 1824
3 moments here
Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…
Franz Schubert
in 1824
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…
Frédéric Chopin
in 1824
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…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
in 1824
2 moments here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 1824
1 moment here
American author and abolitionist best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her documented life included formative years in Connecticut, a long residence in…
Heinrich Heine
in 1824
3 moments here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
James K. Polk
in 1824
1 moment here
James Knox Polk was the eleventh president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Born in North Carolina and raised largely in Tennessee,…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1824
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
John Adams
in 1824
1 moment here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
John James Audubon
in 1824
1 moment here
French-American artist, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist best known for The Birds of America.…
Lord Byron
in 1824
4 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1824
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Mongkut
in 1824
3 moments here
Mongkut, also known as Rama IV, was King of Siam from 1851 until 1868. Before becoming king he spent twenty-seven years as the monk Vajirañāṇo,…
Simón Bolívar
in 1824
3 moments here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Thomas Jefferson
in 1824
1 moment here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Zachary Taylor
in 1824
1 moment here
Zachary Taylor was a United States Army officer, Mexican–American War commander, and the 12th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1824 Senatorial visit during presidential campaign Andrew Jackson
- 1824 Visits his family in the Marshalsea Charles Dickens
- 1824 Works at Warren's Blacking Warehouse Charles Dickens
- 1824 Lafayette visit honor guard Edgar Allan Poe
- 1824 Second Zselíz stay Franz Schubert
- 1824 Summer visit to Szafarnia Frédéric Chopin
- 1824 Student at Hartford Female Seminary Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1824 Return to Göttingen Heinrich Heine
- 1824 Marriage to Sarah Childress James K. Polk
- 1824 Receives Heinrich Heine Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1824 Received Lafayette at Peacefield John Adams
- 1824 Publisher-seeking return to Philadelphia John James Audubon
- 1824 Headquarters at Missolonghi Lord Byron
- 1824 Missolonghi arrival Lord Byron
- 1824 Departure for Wat Samorai Mongkut
- 1824 Early stay at Wat Mahathat Mongkut
- 1824 Ordination at Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram Mongkut
- 1824 Illness before the Lepanto expedition Lord Byron
- 1824 Recruiting-service assignment Zachary Taylor
- 1824 Death at Missolonghi Lord Byron
- 1824 Spa stay at Gastein Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1824 Ninth Symphony premiere Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1824 Visits Maer Hall Charles Darwin
- 1824 Arrival in Bordeaux Francisco Goya
- 1824 Paris visit Francisco Goya
- 1824 Departed Odessa for Pskov exile Alexander Pushkin
- 1824 Confined at Mikhailovskoye Alexander Pushkin
- 1824 Attendance at Cowan Bridge School Charlotte Brontë
- 1824 Commands victory at Junín Simón Bolívar
- 1824 Return to Dresden from Gastein Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1824 Journey through Prague Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1824 Stay in Vienna Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1824 Harz walking journey Heinrich Heine
- 1824 Visit with Goethe in Weimar Heinrich Heine
- 1824 Bordeaux household on Cours de Tourny Francisco Goya
- 1824 Moves political headquarters to Huancayo Simón Bolívar
- 1824 University of Virginia tour and Lafayette banquet Thomas Jefferson
- 1824 Reoccupies Lima Simón Bolívar