Historical figures in 1859
The atlas holds 22 people and 36 moments here, in 1859. The most recorded lives are Imam Shamil, Hans Christian Andersen and Giuseppe Verdi. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Educators.
Notable people
Alexandre Dumas
in 1859
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1859
1 moment here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Benito Juárez
in 1859
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 1859
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 Baudelaire
in 1859
1 moment here
French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…
Charles Darwin
in 1859
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…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1859
1 moment here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1859
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Ghalib
in 1859
1 moment here
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known as Ghalib, was an Indian Urdu and Persian poet and letter writer.…
Giuseppe Verdi
in 1859
2 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1859
6 moments 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 1859
2 moments here
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…
Imam Shamil
in 1859
7 moments here
Avar imam, political and military leader of the Caucasian Imamate, and principal leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia during the…
James Buchanan
in 1859
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 1859
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,…
Mikhail Vrubel
in 1859
1 moment here
Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1859
1 moment here
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1859
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.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1859
1 moment here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Richard Wagner
in 1859
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Walt Whitman
in 1859
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,…
Woodrow Wilson
in 1859
1 moment here
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1859 Outdoor painting at Montmorency Camille Pissarro
- 1859 Stay with his mother in Honfleur Charles Baudelaire
- 1859 Research period in Heidelberg Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1859 Settled in Tver after exile Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1859 Meerut visit Ghalib
- 1859 Political delegation in Turin Giuseppe Verdi
- 1859 Defense line at Ichichali Imam Shamil
- 1859 Exile at Kaluga Imam Shamil
- 1859 Meeting Tsar Alexander II Imam Shamil
- 1859 Transfer to Temir-Khan-Shura Imam Shamil
- 1859 First Piano Concerto premiere Johannes Brahms
- 1859 Childhood relocation to Astrakhan Mikhail Vrubel
- 1859 Ambassadorial residence in St Petersburg Otto von Bismarck
- 1859 Pfaff's tavern regular Walt Whitman
- 1859 Boyhood in Augusta Woodrow Wilson
- 1859 Return to Marseille by steamer Alexandre Dumas
- 1859 Presidential proclamation in Washington James Buchanan
- 1859 Retreat from near Veden Imam Shamil
- 1859 Birth at Picardy Place Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1859 Begins Jutland journey at Silkeborg Hans Christian Andersen
- 1859 University of North Carolina commencement visit James Buchanan
- 1859 Victory at Mixtequilla Porfirio Díaz
- 1859 Civil-service career begins Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1859 Reform Laws at Veracruz Benito Juárez
- 1859 Arrives at Børglum Abbey Hans Christian Andersen
- 1859 Stays at Nørre Vosborg Hans Christian Andersen
- 1859 Retreat through Karata Imam Shamil
- 1859 Marriage to Giuseppina Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
- 1859 Lodges at Brøndum's Inn Hans Christian Andersen
- 1859 Visits Grenen Hans Christian Andersen
- 1859 Surrender at Gunib Imam Shamil
- 1859 Returns to Copenhagen from Jutland Hans Christian Andersen
- 1859 Recuperates at Ilkley Charles Darwin
- 1859 John Brown address in Concord Henry David Thoreau
- 1859 Life Misspent lecture Henry David Thoreau
- 1859 Return to Paris for Tannhäuser Richard Wagner