Historical figures in 1848

The atlas holds 33 people and 56 moments here, in 1848. The most recorded lives are Frédéric Chopin, Karl Marx and Walt Whitman. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.

Notable people

  1. Octave Mirbeau

    in 1848

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer, and art critic. Mirbeau’s documented life moved between Normandy, Paris, Brittany, the French…

  2. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1848

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    in 1848

    2 moments here

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

  4. Queen Victoria

    in 1848

    2 moments here

    Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, and…

  5. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    in 1848

    2 moments here

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

  6. Søren Kierkegaard

    in 1848

    2 moments here

    Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author. This chronology records verified physical presences at…

  7. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1848

    1 moment here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  8. Walt Whitman

    in 1848

    4 moments here

    American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

  9. William Makepeace Thackeray

    in 1848

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1848 Move to Rosenborggade 7 Søren Kierkegaard
  2. 1848 Last public appearance at Guildhall Frédéric Chopin
  3. 1848 Return to Paris after British tour Frédéric Chopin
  4. 1848 Boarding school in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  5. 1848 Postwar arrival in Detroit Ulysses S. Grant
  6. 1848 Lecture in Providence Edgar Allan Poe

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