Historical figures in 1891
The atlas holds 32 people and 52 moments here, in 1891. The most recorded lives are Arthur Conan Doyle, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi. Among them Writers, Engineers and Inventors and Scientists.
Notable people
Alfred Deakin
in 1891
1 moment here
Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…
Alfred Nobel
in 1891
1 moment here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1891
5 moments here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
B. R. Ambedkar
in 1891
1 moment here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Calvin Coolidge
in 1891
2 moments here
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as governor of Massachusetts, vice president of the…
Edmund Barton
in 1891
1 moment here
Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…
Émile Zola
in 1891
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;…
Henrik Ibsen
in 1891
3 moments here
Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…
Henri Matisse
in 1891
1 moment here
French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…
Henry Ford
in 1891
1 moment here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Herbert Hoover
in 1891
1 moment here
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…
Hermann Hesse
in 1891
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Jack London
in 1891
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…
José Martí
in 1891
2 moments here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
José Rizal
in 1891
1 moment here
Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Liliʻuokalani
in 1891
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…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1891
3 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Marie Curie
in 1891
2 moments here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Mark Twain
in 1891
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Max Weber
in 1891
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Mikhail Vrubel
in 1891
2 moments here
Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…
Nikola Tesla
in 1891
1 moment here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Octave Mirbeau
in 1891
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer, and art critic. Mirbeau’s documented life moved between Normandy, Paris, Brittany, the French…
Oscar Wilde
in 1891
2 moments here
Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
Moments
- 1891 Settlement at Villa Nobel Alfred Nobel
- 1891 Consulting room at Upper Wimpole Street Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1891 Eye-disease observation in Paris Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1891 Ophthalmology study in Vienna Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1891 Visit to Milan Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1891 Visit to Venice Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1891 Return from Nordkapp journey Henrik Ibsen
- 1891 Art study in Paris Henri Matisse
- 1891 Move to Detroit for Edison employment Henry Ford
- 1891 Entered Stanford University Herbert Hoover
- 1891 Oyster-pirate work on San Francisco Bay Jack London
- 1891 International Monetary Conference participation José Martí
- 1891 Royal circuit visit to Kalaupapa Liliʻuokalani
- 1891 Attempts legal practice in Bombay Mahatma Gandhi
- 1891 Drafts petitions in Rajkot Mahatma Gandhi
- 1891 Studies at the Sorbonne Marie Curie
- 1891 Begins European residence in Berlin Mark Twain
- 1891 Faculty appointment in Berlin Max Weber
- 1891 Italian journey with the Mamontovs: Milan Mikhail Vrubel
- 1891 Winter work in Rome Mikhail Vrubel
- 1891 Wireless-lighting lecture Nikola Tesla
- 1891 Residence recorded at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
- 1891 Establishes home and practice at Berggasse 19 Sigmund Freud
- 1891 Departure for Delhi Swami Vivekananda
- 1891 Discourses at Khetri Swami Vivekananda
- 1891 Church marriage in Guatemala Rubén Darío
- 1891 Visit to Alwar Swami Vivekananda
- 1891 National Australasian Convention Alfred Deakin
- 1891 National Australasian Convention Edmund Barton
- 1891 Birth at Mhow cantonment B. R. Ambedkar
- 1891 Arrival in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Carnegie Hall opening concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Conducting the Piano Concerto in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Leaves London after qualifying Mahatma Gandhi
- 1891 Meeting Ajit Singh at Mount Abu Swami Vivekananda
- 1891 Works extensively at Ogden mine Thomas Edison
- 1891 Marriage at Mount Vernon Avenue home Warren G. Harding
- 1891 Bennington Battle Monument dedication Calvin Coolidge
- 1891 Arrival at Grand Hotel after Nordkapp Henrik Ibsen
- 1891 Installation in San José Rubén Darío
- 1891 Entered Amherst College Calvin Coolidge
- 1891 First documented Lourdes visit Émile Zola
- 1891 Entered Maulbronn Seminary Hermann Hesse
- 1891 Visit to Camille Pissarro Octave Mirbeau
- 1891 Kristiania residence at Victoria Terrasse Henrik Ibsen
- 1891 Return to Paris and literary salons Oscar Wilde
- 1891 Family reaches A Coruña Pablo Picasso
- 1891 Con Todos lecture in Ybor City José Martí
- 1891 Sets out for Paris Marie Curie
- 1891 Final appearance at the French Academy of Sciences Pedro II of Brazil