Historical figures in 1888

The atlas holds 28 people and 50 moments here, in 1888. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Vincent van Gogh and Helen Keller. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.

Notable people

1. C. V. Raman

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   Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…

2. David Hilbert

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   3 moments here

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

3. Émile Zola

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   1 moment here

   French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…

4. Franz Kafka

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   1 moment here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

5. Friedrich Nietzsche

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   2 moments here

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

6. Helen Keller

   in 1888

   4 moments here

   Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

7. H. G. Wells

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   1 moment here

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

8. James Joyce

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   1 moment here

   Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

9. José Raúl Capablanca

   in 1888

   1 moment here

   Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

10. José Rizal

    in 1888

    4 moments here

    Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…

11. Katherine Mansfield

    in 1888

    1 moment here

    Katherine Mansfield (Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, later Murry) was a New Zealand modernist short-story writer, poet, critic and diarist.…

12. Louis Pasteur

    in 1888

    1 moment here

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

13. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1888

    5 moments here

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

14. Maxim Gorky

    in 1888

    1 moment here

    Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…

15. Octave Mirbeau

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    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer, and art critic. Mirbeau’s documented life moved between Normandy, Paris, Brittany, the French…

16. Pedro II of Brazil

    in 1888

    2 moments here

    Pedro II (1825–1891) was the second and final emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until the 1889 coup that abolished the monarchy.…

17. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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    3 moments here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

18. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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    1 moment here

    Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…

19. Srinivasa Ramanujan

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    1 moment here

    Indian mathematician whose documented life moved between Tamil Nadu, southern India, England, and back to India.…

20. Sun Yat-sen

    in 1888

    1 moment here

    Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…

21. Swami Vivekananda

    in 1888

    3 moments here

    Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…

22. T. S. Eliot

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    2 moments here

    Thomas Stearns Eliot was a St. Louis-born poet, critic, editor, and playwright who studied in Massachusetts, Paris, Germany, and Oxford before making…

23. Vincent van Gogh

    in 1888

    4 moments here

    Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…

24. Vladimir Lenin

    in 1888

    1 moment here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

Moments

1. 1888 Holiday at Royan with Jeanne Rozerot Émile Zola
2. 1888 Lives in the Sixt House Franz Kafka
3. 1888 Summer vacation on Cape Cod Helen Keller
4. 1888 Stay in the Potteries H. G. Wells
5. 1888 Begins at Clongowes Wood College James Joyce
6. 1888 London research residence José Rizal
7. 1888 Enrolls at Samaldas College Mahatma Gandhi
8. 1888 Studies at University College London Mahatma Gandhi
9. 1888 Trains for the bar at Inner Temple Mahatma Gandhi
10. 1888 European conducting tour opens in Leipzig Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
11. 1888 Childhood move to Kumbakonam Srinivasa Ramanujan
12. 1888 Four Bandits circle in Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen
13. 1888 Beginning of wandering pilgrimage Swami Vivekananda
14. 1888 Childhood residence T. S. Eliot
15. 1888 Republican convention delegate William McKinley
16. 1888 Professor at Wesleyan Woodrow Wilson
17. 1888 Travel in Japan José Rizal
18. 1888 Conducting in Prague Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
19. 1888 Arrives in Arles Vincent van Gogh
20. 1888 Mathematical tour: Berlin David Hilbert
21. 1888 Mathematical tour: Göttingen David Hilbert
22. 1888 Mathematical tour: Leipzig David Hilbert
23. 1888 Concert at St James's Hall Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
24. 1888 First major Turin residence Friedrich Nietzsche
25. 1888 Arrival in San Francisco José Rizal
26. 1888 Enters Harrow School Winston Churchill
27. 1888 First visit to Perkins Institution Helen Keller
28. 1888 Visit to Bunker Hill Helen Keller
29. 1888 Visit to Plymouth Rock Helen Keller
30. 1888 One-day visit to Chicago José Rizal
31. 1888 Medical crisis in Milan Pedro II of Brazil
32. 1888 Works at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Vincent van Gogh
33. 1888 Waits in Bombay for passage to England Mahatma Gandhi
34. 1888 Return from medical journey Pedro II of Brazil
35. 1888 First destination on Indian travels Swami Vivekananda
36. 1888 Returns for final Turin stay Friedrich Nietzsche
37. 1888 Sails from Bombay for London Mahatma Gandhi
38. 1888 Birth at Thiruttani Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
39. 1888 Stay at Hathras Swami Vivekananda
40. 1888 Birth in St. Louis T. S. Eliot
41. 1888 Spends first night in the Yellow House Vincent van Gogh
42. 1888 Returned to Kazan Vladimir Lenin
43. 1888 Birth at Tinakori Road Katherine Mansfield
44. 1888 Railway watchman at Dobrinka Maxim Gorky
45. 1888 Birth in Tiruchirappalli C. V. Raman
46. 1888 Birth at Castillo del Príncipe José Raúl Capablanca
47. 1888 Pasteur Institute inauguration Louis Pasteur
48. 1888 Writing Sébastien Roch at Menton Octave Mirbeau
49. 1888 Studies at Vanderbilt University Yun Ch'iho
50. 1888 Treated at the Old Hospital in Arles Vincent van Gogh

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