Historical figures in 1852
The atlas holds 16 people and 21 moments here, in 1852. The most recorded lives are Victor Hugo, Ulysses S. Grant and William Makepeace Thackeray. Among them Artists, Writers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Alfred Nobel
in 1852
1 moment here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Baháʼu'lláh
in 1852
1 moment here
Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Emperor Meiji
in 1852
1 moment here
Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…
Empress Dowager Cixi
in 1852
1 moment here
Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…
Grover Cleveland
in 1852
1 moment here
Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…
Gustave Flaubert
in 1852
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 1852
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…
Henrik Ibsen
in 1852
1 moment here
Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…
Jules Verne
in 1852
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
in 1852
1 moment here
American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…
Ramakrishna
in 1852
1 moment here
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay) was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious teacher.…
Søren Kierkegaard
in 1852
1 moment here
Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author. This chronology records verified physical presences at…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1852
3 moments here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Victor Hugo
in 1852
3 moments here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1852
2 moments here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
William McKinley
in 1852
1 moment here
William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…
Moments
- 1852 Work at his father's Saint Petersburg workshop Alfred Nobel
- 1852 Imprisonment in the Síyáh-Chál Baháʼu'lláh
- 1852 Return to Fayetteville for apprenticeship Grover Cleveland
- 1852 Residence in Andover Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1852 Theatre study visit Henrik Ibsen
- 1852 Theatre secretary in Paris Jules Verne
- 1852 Move to Calcutta Ramakrishna
- 1852 Cholera relief in Panama City Ulysses S. Grant
- 1852 Quartermaster at Vancouver Barracks Ulysses S. Grant
- 1852 Lives at Marine Terrace Victor Hugo
- 1852 Lives at the Maison du Pigeon Victor Hugo
- 1852 Family move to Poland William McKinley
- 1852 Lectures in Montreal Ralph Waldo Emerson
- 1852 Entry into the Forbidden City Empress Dowager Cixi
- 1852 Working on Madame Bovary at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1852 Arrival at San Francisco Ulysses S. Grant
- 1852 Arrives in Jersey Victor Hugo
- 1852 Final Copenhagen residence at Skindergade Søren Kierkegaard
- 1852 Departure from Liverpool for Boston William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1852 Birth of Prince Mutsuhito Emperor Meiji
- 1852 Lectures from New York hotel William Makepeace Thackeray