Historical figures in 1879

The atlas holds 34 people and 50 moments here, in 1879. The most recorded lives are Ulysses S. Grant, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Walt Whitman. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.

Notable people

1. Albert Einstein

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   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

2. Alexander Graham Bell

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   Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, teacher of the deaf, and engineer best known for patenting the first practical telephone.…

3. Anton Chekhov

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   Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…

4. Baháʼu'lláh

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   Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…

5. Charles Darwin

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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…

6. 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…

7. Edmund Barton

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   Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…

8. Emiliano Zapata

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   Mexican revolutionary and agrarian leader of the Liberation Army of the South during the Mexican Revolution.…

9. Friedrich Nietzsche

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   German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

10. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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

11. Henry Ford

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    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

12. H. G. Wells

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    Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…

13. Jack London

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    American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…

14. James Clerk Maxwell

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    Scottish physicist and mathematician whose career moved among Edinburgh, Galloway, Cambridge, Aberdeen, and London.…

15. José Martí

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    Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…

16. Jules Verne

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    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

17. Karl Marx

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    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

18. Leon Trotsky

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    Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

19. Leo Tolstoy

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

20. Mark Twain

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

21. Max Planck

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    German theoretical physicist and originator of quantum theory. Planck’s documented life moved from Kiel to Munich, Berlin, Kiel again, and Berlin,…

22. Nikola Tesla

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

23. Rabindranath Tagore

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    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

24. Ramakrishna

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    Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay) was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious teacher.…

Moments

1. 1879 Move to Washington and laboratory establishment Alexander Graham Bell
2. 1879 Move to Moscow for medical school Anton Chekhov
3. 1879 Residence at the Mansion of Bahjí Baháʼu'lláh
4. 1879 Umpiring at Sydney Cricket Ground Edmund Barton
5. 1879 Summer in St. Moritz Friedrich Nietzsche
6. 1879 Winters in Naumburg Friedrich Nietzsche
7. 1879 Apprentice machinist in Detroit Henry Ford
8. 1879 Family relocation to Oakland Jack London
9. 1879 Speech at Steck Hall José Martí
10. 1879 Voyage to Edinburgh Jules Verne
11. 1879 Returns to Ramsgate with Jenny Karl Marx
12. 1879 Visits Kyiv Leo Tolstoy
13. 1879 Visits Munich during European journey Mark Twain
14. 1879 Teaching at his former Munich school Max Planck
15. 1879 Draftsman work in Maribor Nikola Tesla
16. 1879 Schooling and childhood in León Rubén Darío
17. 1879 Side trip to Liverpool Sarah Bernhardt
18. 1879 Education with the Drewett family Sri Aurobindo
19. 1879 ʻIolani School enrollment Sun Yat-sen
20. 1879 Meeting King Chulalongkorn Ulysses S. Grant
21. 1879 Meeting Lord Lytton Ulysses S. Grant
22. 1879 Return to Galena Ulysses S. Grant
23. 1879 Enrollment at Ohio Central College Warren G. Harding
24. 1879 Law study at the University of Virginia Woodrow Wilson
25. 1879 Birth in Hyderabad Sarojini Naidu
26. 1879 Arrival at Bombay Ulysses S. Grant
27. 1879 Born in Ulm Albert Einstein
28. 1879 Deportation return to Gospić Nikola Tesla
29. 1879 Returned to Staraya Russa for summer 1879 Fyodor Dostoyevsky
30. 1879 Serves at Petit-Wasmes Vincent van Gogh
31. 1879 First Lincoln lecture Walt Whitman
32. 1879 Arrival at Canton Ulysses S. Grant
33. 1879 London triumph at the Gaiety Theatre Sarah Bernhardt
34. 1879 First visit to Honolulu Sun Yat-sen
35. 1879 Arrival and diplomacy in Peking Ulysses S. Grant
36. 1879 Arrival at Yokohama Ulysses S. Grant
37. 1879 Stays at Waterhead in the Lake District Charles Darwin
38. 1879 Birth at Anenecuilco Emiliano Zapata
39. 1879 Made his fourth and final Bad Ems visit Fyodor Dostoyevsky
40. 1879 Transfer to Wilhelm Gymnasium David Hilbert
41. 1879 Returned to Saint Petersburg in autumn 1879 Fyodor Dostoyevsky
42. 1879 Returned to Staraya Russa after final Ems cure Fyodor Dostoyevsky
43. 1879 Kirtan at Keshab Sen's house Ramakrishna
44. 1879 Return to San Francisco Ulysses S. Grant
45. 1879 Arrival in Denver Walt Whitman
46. 1879 Pupil-teacher appointment H. G. Wells
47. 1879 Death in Cambridge James Clerk Maxwell
48. 1879 Birth at Yanovka Leon Trotsky
49. 1879 Studies at University College London Rabindranath Tagore
50. 1879 Western journey and St. Louis convalescence Walt Whitman

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