Historical figures in 1871
The atlas holds 32 people and 51 moments here, in 1871. The most recorded lives are Victor Hugo, Otto von Bismarck and Émile Zola. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Rosa Luxemburg
in 1871
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalised-German Marxist theorist, socialist organiser, anti-war activist, and revolutionary.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1871
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1871
2 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1871
1 moment here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Thomas Edison
in 1871
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Victor Hugo
in 1871
4 moments here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1871
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
William McKinley
in 1871
1 moment here
William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…