Historical figures in 1853
The atlas holds 24 people and 38 moments here, in 1853. The most recorded lives are William Makepeace Thackeray, Johannes Brahms and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Among them Writers, Scientists and Explorers.
Notable people
Alexandre Dumas
in 1853
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Anatole France
in 1853
1 moment here
French poet, journalist, novelist, public intellectual, Académie française member, and 1921 Nobel laureate in Literature.…
Baháʼu'lláh
in 1853
1 moment here
Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Camille Pissarro
in 1853
1 moment here
Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…
Charles Darwin
in 1853
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 1853
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Charlotte Brontë
in 1853
1 moment here
English novelist, poet, and governess, best known for Jane Eyre. This chronology records documented physical presences from her birth in Thornton…
Chulalongkorn
in 1853
1 moment here
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
Florence Nightingale
in 1853
2 moments here
English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
Giuseppe Verdi
in 1853
1 moment here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 1853
3 moments here
American author and abolitionist best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her documented life included formative years in Connecticut, a long residence in…
Henry David Thoreau
in 1853
2 moments here
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…
James Buchanan
in 1853
1 moment here
James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…
Johannes Brahms
in 1853
4 moments here
German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
José Martí
in 1853
1 moment here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi
in 1853
1 moment here
Rani Lakshmibai (born Manikarnika Tambe) was queen consort and later ruler of Jhansi, and a leading figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.…
Maria II of Portugal
in 1853
1 moment here
Maria II (Maria da Glória; 1819–1853) was Queen of Portugal in 1826–1828 and again from 1834 until her death.…
Mark Twain
in 1853
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Martin Van Buren
in 1853
2 moments here
Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…
Millard Fillmore
in 1853
1 moment here
Millard Fillmore was an American lawyer and politician from western New York who served in the New York Assembly, the U.S.…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1853
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.…
Vincent van Gogh
in 1853
1 moment here
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…
Walt Whitman
in 1853
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 1853
6 moments here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Moments
- 1853 Return to Paris and Le Mousquetaire Alexandre Dumas
- 1853 Studies at Collège Stanislas Anatole France
- 1853 Exile journey to Baghdad Baháʼu'lláh
- 1853 Artistic work in Caracas Camille Pissarro
- 1853 Study with the Sisters of Charity Florence Nightingale
- 1853 Visit for Il trovatore Giuseppe Verdi
- 1853 Edinburgh antislavery meetings Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1853 Glasgow antislavery meetings Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1853 Minister to Great Britain James Buchanan
- 1853 Recitals and publishing visit Johannes Brahms
- 1853 Visit to Franz Liszt Johannes Brahms
- 1853 Birth at 41 Paula Street José Martí
- 1853 Residence at Rani Mahal begins Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi
- 1853 European journey in England Martin Van Buren
- 1853 European journey in France Martin Van Buren
- 1853 Return to Buffalo after Abigail Fillmore's death Millard Fillmore
- 1853 Command at Fort Humboldt Ulysses S. Grant
- 1853 Visit to Mount Lebanon Shaker village Walt Whitman
- 1853 In Boston during first American tour William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1853 Journey in Germany William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1853 Journey in Switzerland William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1853 Return to London and visit to Paris William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1853 Born in Groot-Zundert Vincent van Gogh
- 1853 Letters from Savannah William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1853 Second visit to Plymouth Grove Charlotte Brontë
- 1853 Liverpool antislavery speech Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1853 Meeting Joseph Joachim Johannes Brahms
- 1853 Leaves Hannibal for New York Mark Twain
- 1853 Stays at Eastbourne Charles Darwin
- 1853 Superintendent in Upper Harley Street Florence Nightingale
- 1853 Birth in Bangkok Chulalongkorn
- 1853 Chesuncook Lake expedition Henry David Thoreau
- 1853 Second Maine journey departs Boston Henry David Thoreau
- 1853 First Schumann visit Johannes Brahms
- 1853 Works as a printer in Philadelphia Mark Twain
- 1853 Death at Necessidades Palace Maria II of Portugal
- 1853 Travel to Rome William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1853 Gives Birmingham charity readings Charles Dickens