Historical figures in 1846
The atlas holds 22 people and 40 moments here, in 1846. The most recorded lives are Zachary Taylor, Hans Christian Andersen and Ulysses S. Grant. Among them Writers, Scientists and Philosophers.
Notable people
Alexandre Dumas
in 1846
2 moments here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Charles Darwin
in 1846
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 1846
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Edgar Allan Poe
in 1846
1 moment here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Friedrich Engels
in 1846
1 moment here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1846
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
George Sand
in 1846
1 moment here
French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…
Gustave Flaubert
in 1846
2 moments here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1846
5 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Heinrich Heine
in 1846
3 moments here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
Henry David Thoreau
in 1846
2 moments here
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…
Honoré de Balzac
in 1846
1 moment here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Imam Shamil
in 1846
1 moment here
Avar imam, political and military leader of the Caucasian Imamate, and principal leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia during the…
James K. Polk
in 1846
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,…
Jules Verne
in 1846
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Louis Pasteur
in 1846
1 moment here
French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
in 1846
1 moment here
Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…
Søren Kierkegaard
in 1846
1 moment here
Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author. This chronology records verified physical presences at…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1846
4 moments here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Walt Whitman
in 1846
1 moment here
American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1846
1 moment here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Zachary Taylor
in 1846
6 moments here
Zachary Taylor was a United States Army officer, Mexican–American War commander, and the 12th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1846 At the Montpensier wedding in Madrid Alexandre Dumas
- 1846 Fordham cottage residence Edgar Allan Poe
- 1846 Lived at the future Dostoevsky Museum apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1846 Journey through Brittany with Maxime Du Camp Gustave Flaubert
- 1846 Return to Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1846 Returns to Weimar court Hans Christian Andersen
- 1846 Sits for portrait in Berlin Hans Christian Andersen
- 1846 Physics professorship at Tournon Louis Pasteur
- 1846 Visit and reconciliation in Istanbul Muhammad Ali of Egypt
- 1846 Fourth Berlin stay Søren Kierkegaard
- 1846 Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Walt Whitman
- 1846 Travels to Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
- 1846 Begins Prague stay Hans Christian Andersen
- 1846 Service at Corpus Christi Ulysses S. Grant
- 1846 Western expedition into Kabardia Imam Shamil
- 1846 Returns to Naples with Count Paar Hans Christian Andersen
- 1846 Battle of Palo Alto Ulysses S. Grant
- 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma Ulysses S. Grant
- 1846 Arrival at Point Isabel Zachary Taylor
- 1846 Battle of Palo Alto Zachary Taylor
- 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma Zachary Taylor
- 1846 Settles near Lausanne Charles Dickens
- 1846 Pyrenean stay at Bagnères-de-Bigorre Heinrich Heine
- 1846 Pyrenean stay at Barèges Heinrich Heine
- 1846 Pyrenean stay at Tarbes Heinrich Heine
- 1846 Residence at Young Street William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1846 Night in Concord jail Henry David Thoreau
- 1846 Baccalauréat examination Jules Verne
- 1846 Paris communist organizing Friedrich Engels
- 1846 Mount Katahdin journey Henry David Thoreau
- 1846 Excursion to Fort Monroe James K. Polk
- 1846 Army headquarters at Camargo Zachary Taylor
- 1846 Attends British Association at Southampton Charles Darwin
- 1846 Battle of Monterrey dispatch Ulysses S. Grant
- 1846 Army headquarters at Cerralvo Zachary Taylor
- 1846 Battle of Monterrey Zachary Taylor
- 1846 Witness at Anna Hańska's wedding Honoré de Balzac
- 1846 Arrival in Córdoba Alexandre Dumas
- 1846 Moves to Paris Charles Dickens
- 1846 Commedia dell'arte performances at Nohant George Sand