Historical figures in 1855
The atlas holds 24 people and 38 moments here, in 1855. The most recorded lives are Queen Victoria, Emily Dickinson and Florence Nightingale. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators.
Notable people
Abai Qunanbaiuly
in 1855
1 moment here
Kazakh poet, composer, philosopher, translator, public figure, and foundational figure in Kazakh written literature.…
Benito Juárez
in 1855
1 moment here
Mexican lawyer, Liberal politician, and president of Mexico from 1858 until his death. A Zapotec from Oaxaca, Juárez led the Liberal government…
Camille Pissarro
in 1855
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…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
in 1855
1 moment here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Charles Darwin
in 1855
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 1855
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Charlotte Brontë
in 1855
1 moment here
English novelist, poet, and governess, best known for Jane Eyre. This chronology records documented physical presences from her birth in Thornton…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1855
2 moments here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Emily Dickinson
in 1855
4 moments here
American poet Emily Elizabeth Dickinson spent most of her life in Amherst, Massachusetts, with documented childhood schooling, a brief Boston…
Florence Nightingale
in 1855
3 moments here
English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
George Eliot
in 1855
2 moments here
Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…
George Sand
in 1855
1 moment here
French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…
Grover Cleveland
in 1855
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.…
James Clerk Maxwell
in 1855
1 moment here
Scottish physicist and mathematician whose career moved among Edinburgh, Galloway, Cambridge, Aberdeen, and London.…
Mark Twain
in 1855
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Millard Fillmore
in 1855
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.…
Oscar Wilde
in 1855
1 moment here
Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1855
1 moment here
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Queen Victoria
in 1855
4 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…
Ramakrishna
in 1855
1 moment here
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay) was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious teacher.…
Richard Wagner
in 1855
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Søren Kierkegaard
in 1855
2 moments here
Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author. This chronology records verified physical presences at…
Victor Hugo
in 1855
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1855
3 moments here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Moments
- 1855 Study at Ahmad Riza Madrasah Abai Qunanbaiuly
- 1855 Return through Acapulco Benito Juárez
- 1855 Return to Paris Camille Pissarro
- 1855 Science teacher at Simferopol Gymnasium Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1855 Teaching at the Richelieu Lyceum gymnasium Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1855 Congressional-family visit Emily Dickinson
- 1855 Family visit and meeting Charles Wadsworth Emily Dickinson
- 1855 Return to the Dickinson Homestead Emily Dickinson
- 1855 Visit to George Washington's estate Emily Dickinson
- 1855 Joins Orion's shop in Keokuk Mark Twain
- 1855 Works in St. Louis Mark Twain
- 1855 International Exposition visit Millard Fillmore
- 1855 Summering at Moytura House Oscar Wilde
- 1855 London Philharmonic concerts Richard Wagner
- 1855 Second United States tour: New Orleans William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1855 Second United States tour: New York William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1855 Second United States tour: St. Louis William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1855 Death in Göttingen Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1855 Italian journey with Manceau and Maurice George Sand
- 1855 Death at Haworth Charlotte Brontë
- 1855 Colour lecture to the Royal Society of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell
- 1855 Lodgings at East Sheen George Eliot
- 1855 Lodgings in Bayswater George Eliot
- 1855 First visit to Balaclava Florence Nightingale
- 1855 Dakshineswar Kali Temple dedication Ramakrishna
- 1855 Begins legal work in Buffalo Grover Cleveland
- 1855 Political chief at Ixtlán Porfirio Díaz
- 1855 Arrival at Boulogne during French state visit Queen Victoria
- 1855 Ball at the Palace of Versailles Queen Victoria
- 1855 Visit to Napoleon I's tomb Queen Victoria
- 1855 Visit to Paris Queen Victoria
- 1855 Attends British Association in Glasgow Charles Darwin
- 1855 Reads at Folkestone Charles Dickens
- 1855 Second Crimean visit Florence Nightingale
- 1855 Hospitalization at Frederiks Hospital Søren Kierkegaard
- 1855 Leaves Jersey for Guernsey Victor Hugo
- 1855 Return to Scutari during cholera outbreak Florence Nightingale
- 1855 Death at Frederiks Hospital Søren Kierkegaard