Historical figures in 1857
The atlas holds 21 people and 27 moments here, in 1857. The most recorded lives are Leo Tolstoy, Florence Nightingale and James Buchanan. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.
Notable people
Andrew Johnson
in 1857
1 moment here
Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after serving as vice president, U.S.…
Benito Juárez
in 1857
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…
Charles Darwin
in 1857
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 1857
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Florence Nightingale
in 1857
3 moments here
English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1857
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
George Eliot
in 1857
2 moments here
Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…
Ghalib
in 1857
1 moment here
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known as Ghalib, was an Indian Urdu and Persian poet and letter writer.…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1857
1 moment here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Henry David Thoreau
in 1857
1 moment here
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…
James A. Garfield
in 1857
1 moment here
James Abram Garfield was an Ohio educator, Union Army general, U.S. representative, and the 20th president of the United States.…
James Buchanan
in 1857
2 moments here
James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…
Johannes Brahms
in 1857
1 moment here
German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi
in 1857
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.…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1857
3 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Liliʻuokalani
in 1857
1 moment here
Liliʻuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, reigning from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the monarchy on January…
Louis Pasteur
in 1857
1 moment here
French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…
Mark Twain
in 1857
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Ronald Ross
in 1857
1 moment here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
William Howard Taft
in 1857
1 moment here
William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1857
1 moment here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Moments
- 1857 Illness and work at Malvern Florence Nightingale
- 1857 Inspection of Haslar Hospital Florence Nightingale
- 1857 Inspection visit to Chatham Florence Nightingale
- 1857 At home during the Delhi uprising Ghalib
- 1857 Stays at Dickens's Gads Hill Place Hans Christian Andersen
- 1857 Principal of the Eclectic Institute James A. Garfield
- 1857 Cabinet planning and illness at the National Hotel James Buchanan
- 1857 Winter court post Johannes Brahms
- 1857 Approached to lead the 1857 revolt Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi
- 1857 Trip to Lahaina Liliʻuokalani
- 1857 Move to Paris and ENS directorship Louis Pasteur
- 1857 Takes possession of Gad's Hill Place Charles Dickens
- 1857 Married Maria Isaeva in Kuznetsk Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1857 Arrives for first Paris stay Leo Tolstoy
- 1857 Arrives in Warsaw Leo Tolstoy
- 1857 Presidential inauguration James Buchanan
- 1857 Visits Fontainebleau Leo Tolstoy
- 1857 Takes treatment at Moor Park Charles Darwin
- 1857 Reaches New Orleans and enters river training Mark Twain
- 1857 Arrival at Gorey, Jersey George Eliot
- 1857 Writing on St Mary's, Scilly Isles George Eliot
- 1857 Birth at Almora Ronald Ross
- 1857 Third Maine Woods excursion Henry David Thoreau
- 1857 Oxford parliamentary campaign William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1857 Birth in Cincinnati William Howard Taft
- 1857 U.S. Senate service begins Andrew Johnson
- 1857 Imprisonment in the capital Benito Juárez