1810
Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar (died 1856)
Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, was a German classical scholar.
Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar (died 1856)
The 1810s
Explore 509 historical events from 1810–1819.
1810
The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company…
Tonquin was a 290-ton American merchant ship initially operated by Fanning & Coles and later by the Pacific Fur Company (PFC), a subsidiary of the American Fur Company (AFC). Its f…
The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company…
1810
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the…
The First Government Junta of Chile, officially the Provisional Government Junta of the Kingdom in the name of Ferdinand VII, was the organization established to rule post-colonial…
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the…
1810
Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (died 1856)
Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice an…
Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (died 1856)
1810
Otto Nicolai, German composer and conductor (died 1849)
Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's c…
Otto Nicolai, German composer and conductor (died 1849)
1810
Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator (died 1876)
Ferdinand Freiligrath was a German poet, translator and liberal agitator, who is considered part of the Young Germany movement.
Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator (died 1876)
1810
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891)
Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus wit…
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891)
1810
Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist and physicist (died 1878)
Henri Victor Regnault was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases. He was an early thermodynamicist and was mentor…
Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist and physicist (died 1878)
1810
Louise Colet, French poet (died 1876)
Louise Colet, born Louise Revoil de Servannes, was a French poet and writer.
Louise Colet, French poet (died 1876)
1810
Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine theorist and diplomat (died 1884)
Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo, Uruguay and in Chile, he influenced the content o…
Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine theorist and diplomat (died 1884)
1810
Lysander Button, American engineer (died 1898)
Lysander Button was the inventor of many of the early improvements made on hand and steam fire engines. Many of those improvements made their way to the modern fire engines of toda…
Lysander Button, American engineer (died 1898)
1810
William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (died 1897)
William Seymour Tyler was the Amherst College, Massachusetts, historian during his tenure as professor of Latin, Greek, and Greek literature from 1832 to 1893.
William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (died 1897)
1810
Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist and academic (died 1858)
Hermann Heinrich Gossen was a German economist who is often regarded as the first to elaborate, in detail, a general theory of marginal utility.
Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist and academic (died 1858)
1810
Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (born 1740)
Henry Jerome de Salis, DD, FRS, FSA, was an English churchman. He was Rector of St. Antholin in the City of London and Vicar of Wing in Buckinghamshire. He was also known as: Revd …
Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (born 1740)
1810
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian soldier and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (died 1861)
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri, generally known as the Count of Cavour or simply Cavour, was an Italian politician, statesman, businessman…
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian soldier and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (died 1861)
1810
Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871)
Paul Kane was an Irish-born Canadian painter whose paintings and especially field sketches were known as one of the first visual documents of Western indigenous life. Paul Kane gre…
Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871)
1810
Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (born 1728)
Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont, usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon or the Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the Seven Years' War, and spied …
Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (born 1728)
1810
Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (born 1765)
Luigi Schiavonetti was an Italian reproductive engraver and etcher.
Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (born 1765)
1810
Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (born 1755)
Hans Axel von Fersen, also known as Axel von Fersen the Younger and as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, military officer, courtier, ambassador, Marshal and Lord of th…
Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (born 1755)
1810
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (born 1740)
The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèc…
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (born 1740)
1810
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prussian queen (born 1776)
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine children, including th…
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prussian queen (born 1776)
1810
Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (born 1725)
Étienne Louis Geoffroy was a French entomologist and pharmacist. He was born in Paris and died in Soissons. He followed the binomial nomenclature of Carl von Linné and devoted hims…
Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (born 1725)
1810
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de…
Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although bor…
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de…
1810
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician (born 1740)
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet was a British merchant, banker and politician. A member of the Baring family, he became the first of the Baring baronets.
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician (born 1740)