Historical figures in 1881

The atlas holds 37 people and 60 moments here, in 1881. The most recorded lives are James A. Garfield, Sarah Bernhardt and Porfirio Díaz. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Graham Bell

    in 1881

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

  2. Arthur Conan Doyle

    in 1881

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    Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…

  3. Charles Darwin

    in 1881

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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…

  4. David Hilbert

    in 1881

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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…

  5. Emperor Meiji

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    Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…

  6. Friedrich Nietzsche

    in 1881

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

  7. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1881

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

  8. Grover Cleveland

    in 1881

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    Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…

  9. Hermann Hesse

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…

  10. Jack London

    in 1881

    1 moment here

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

  11. James A. Garfield

    in 1881

    6 moments here

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

  12. Johannes Brahms

    in 1881

    2 moments here

    German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…

  13. José Martí

    in 1881

    2 moments here

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

  14. Jules Verne

    in 1881

    2 moments here

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

  15. Karl Marx

    in 1881

    1 moment here

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

  16. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1881

    1 moment here

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

  17. Liliʻuokalani

    in 1881

    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…

  18. Louis Pasteur

    in 1881

    2 moments here

    French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

  19. Lu Xun

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren; 1881–1936) was a Chinese writer, critic, translator, lecturer, and civil servant whose work was central to modern Chinese…

  20. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  21. Mark Twain

    in 1881

    1 moment here

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

  22. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

  23. Nikola Tesla

    in 1881

    1 moment here

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

  24. Oscar Wilde

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

Moments

  1. 1881 Metal-detector effort at the White House Alexander Graham Bell
  2. 1881 Ship’s surgeon on the Mayumba Arthur Conan Doyle
  3. 1881 Second-semester study David Hilbert
  4. 1881 Discovers Sils Maria Friedrich Nietzsche
  5. 1881 Returns to Genoa Friedrich Nietzsche
  6. 1881 Childhood residence in Basel Hermann Hesse
  7. 1881 Childhood at the Davenport place Jack London
  8. 1881 Concert performance on a Bechstein Johannes Brahms
  9. 1881 Founding Revista Venezolana José Martí
  10. 1881 Return to New York from Venezuela José Martí
  11. 1881 Voyage to Copenhagen Jules Verne
  12. 1881 Voyage to Rotterdam Jules Verne
  13. 1881 International Medical Congress presentation Louis Pasteur
  14. 1881 Moves into Kaba Gandhi No Delo Mahatma Gandhi
  15. 1881 Attends Montreal copyright banquet Mark Twain
  16. 1881 Born in Ottoman Salonica Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  17. 1881 Telephone-exchange work Nikola Tesla
  18. 1881 Boarder at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
  19. 1881 Honeymoon visit to New Orleans Porfirio Díaz
  20. 1881 Honeymoon visit to New York Porfirio Díaz
  21. 1881 Honeymoon visit to St. Louis Porfirio Díaz
  22. 1881 Honeymoon visit to Washington Porfirio Díaz
  23. 1881 Performance before Alexander III in Moscow Sarah Bernhardt
  24. 1881 Performances in Kyiv Sarah Bernhardt
  25. 1881 Performances in Odesa Sarah Bernhardt
  26. 1881 First meeting with Ramakrishna Swami Vivekananda
  27. 1881 Visit to Dakshineswar Swami Vivekananda
  28. 1881 Buried at Tikhvin Cemetery Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  29. 1881 Died in his Kuznechny Lane apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  30. 1881 Departure for inauguration James A. Garfield
  31. 1881 Receives Paris's public homage Victor Hugo
  32. 1881 Presidential inauguration James A. Garfield
  33. 1881 Nikolai Rubinstein funeral service Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  34. 1881 Takes up residence in Manhattan Thomas Edison
  35. 1881 Lincoln lecture in Boston Walt Whitman
  36. 1881 Enrollment at Dojinsha Yun Ch'iho
  37. 1881 Works with Köselitz in Recoaro Friedrich Nietzsche
  38. 1881 Legal correspondence in Buffalo Grover Cleveland
  39. 1881 Writes at Chandernagore garden house Rabindranath Tagore
  40. 1881 Return to Paris after American tour Sarah Bernhardt
  41. 1881 Stays at Glenridding Charles Darwin
  42. 1881 Anthrax-vaccination demonstration Louis Pasteur
  43. 1881 Return to the White House after shooting James A. Garfield
  44. 1881 Shot at Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station James A. Garfield
  45. 1881 Visits Jenny Longuet in Argenteuil Karl Marx
  46. 1881 Stay at Hōheikan in Sapporo Emperor Meiji
  47. 1881 Visit with Emerson in Concord Walt Whitman
  48. 1881 Visits Anthony Rich at Worthing Charles Darwin
  49. 1881 Death at Elberon James A. Garfield
  50. 1881 Transfer to Francklyn Cottage James A. Garfield

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