Historical figures in 1862

The atlas holds 34 people and 61 moments here, in 1862. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, James A. Garfield and Ulysses S. Grant. Among them Writers, Scientists and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Abraham Lincoln

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    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  2. Alfred Nobel

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…

  3. Andrew Johnson

    in 1862

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    Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after serving as vice president, U.S.…

  4. Charles Darwin

    in 1862

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    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  5. David Hilbert

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    German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics whose career began in Königsberg and was centered at the University of Göttingen from 1895 until…

  6. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1862

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    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

  7. Florence Nightingale

    in 1862

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    English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…

  8. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1862

    11 moments here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  9. George Bernard Shaw

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…

  10. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  11. Gustave Flaubert

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…

  12. Hans Christian Andersen

    in 1862

    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…

  13. Harriet Beecher Stowe

    in 1862

    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…

  14. Henry David Thoreau

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…

  15. James A. Garfield

    in 1862

    6 moments here

    James Abram Garfield was an Ohio educator, Union Army general, U.S. representative, and the 20th president of the United States.…

  16. Johannes Brahms

    in 1862

    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,…

  17. John Tyler

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…

  18. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

  19. Liliʻuokalani

    in 1862

    2 moments here

    Liliʻuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, reigning from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the monarchy on January…

  20. Mark Twain

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  21. Martin Van Buren

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…

  22. Nikola Tesla

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…

  23. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1862

    3 moments here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  24. Porfirio Díaz

    in 1862

    2 moments 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.…

Moments

  1. 1862 Controlled nitroglycerin detonation Alfred Nobel
  2. 1862 Military governorship at Nashville Andrew Johnson
  3. 1862 Birth David Hilbert
  4. 1862 Met Herzen and visited the Crystal Palace Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  5. 1862 Traveled through Geneva Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  6. 1862 Traveled through Livorno Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  7. 1862 Traveled through Turin Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  8. 1862 Visited Berlin on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  9. 1862 Visited Cologne on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  10. 1862 Visited Dresden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  11. 1862 Visited Florence on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  12. 1862 Visited Paris on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  13. 1862 Visited Vienna on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  14. 1862 Visited Wiesbaden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  15. 1862 Family home on Hatch Street George Bernard Shaw
  16. 1862 Advance on Corinth James A. Garfield
  17. 1862 Advance to Paintsville James A. Garfield
  18. 1862 Battle of Middle Creek James A. Garfield
  19. 1862 Battle of Shiloh James A. Garfield
  20. 1862 Reprovisioning at Prestonsburg James A. Garfield
  21. 1862 First visit to Vienna Johannes Brahms
  22. 1862 Death at Ballard House John Tyler
  23. 1862 Brings his wife to Yasnaya Polyana Leo Tolstoy
  24. 1862 Moves to Washington Place Liliʻuokalani
  25. 1862 Family move and schooling Nikola Tesla
  26. 1862 Diplomatic visit to England Otto von Bismarck
  27. 1862 Studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  28. 1862 Smithsonian antislavery lecture Ralph Waldo Emerson
  29. 1862 Settlement in Biebrich Richard Wagner
  30. 1862 Studies telegraphy at Mount Clemens Thomas Edison
  31. 1862 Returns to Brussels for Les Misérables Victor Hugo
  32. 1862 Residence at Palace Green William Makepeace Thackeray
  33. 1862 Commissioned second lieutenant William McKinley
  34. 1862 Return via Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  35. 1862 Meets President Lincoln Ralph Waldo Emerson
  36. 1862 Capture of Fort Donelson Ulysses S. Grant
  37. 1862 Fort Henry expedition Ulysses S. Grant
  38. 1862 Attends Ingemann's funeral Hans Christian Andersen
  39. 1862 Marriage at Nikolaev Engineering Institute church Dmitri Mendeleev
  40. 1862 Battle at Acultzingo Porfirio Díaz
  41. 1862 Battle of Shiloh Ulysses S. Grant
  42. 1862 Death in Concord Henry David Thoreau
  43. 1862 Ambassadorial posting in Paris Otto von Bismarck
  44. 1862 Battle of Puebla Porfirio Díaz
  45. 1862 Arrival at Corinth Ulysses S. Grant
  46. 1862 Consulted Winfield Scott at West Point Abraham Lincoln
  47. 1862 Finishing Salammbô at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
  48. 1862 Death at Lindenwald Martin Van Buren
  49. 1862 Residence in Hampstead Florence Nightingale
  50. 1862 Becomes a Virginia City reporter Mark Twain

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