1850
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (died 1919)
Woldemar Voigt was a German mathematician and physicist.
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (died 1919)
The 1850s
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1850
Eugen Goldstein, German physicist (died 1930)
Eugen Goldstein was a German physicist. He was an early investigator of discharge tubes, and the discoverer of anode rays or canal rays, later identified as positive ions in the ga…
Eugen Goldstein, German physicist (died 1930)
1850
Anton Mahnič, Slovenian bishop, philosopher, and theologian (died 1920)
Anton Mahnič, also spelled Antun Mahnić in Croatian orthography, was a Croatian-Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church and a philosopher who established and led the Croatian Cath…
Anton Mahnič, Slovenian bishop, philosopher, and theologian (died 1920)
1850
Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1923)
Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro was a Portuguese top civil servant, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author, and poet. His work helped inspire the crea…
Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1923)
1850
Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (died 1910)
Sergei Andreevich Muromtsev was a Russian lawyer and politician, and chairman of the First Imperial Duma in 1906.
Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (died 1910)
1850
Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (died 1936)
Henry Louis Le Chatelier was a French chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He devised Le Chatelier's principle, used by chemists to predict the effect a changing cond…
Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (died 1936)
1850
Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (died 1928)
Luigi Cadorna, was an Italian general, Marshal of Italy and Count, most famous for being the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army from 1914 until late 1917 during World War I. He com…
Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (died 1928)
1850
Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (died 1930)
Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering was a German Brazilian doctor, professor and ornithologist. He was the oldest son of Rudolf von Jhering.
Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (died 1930)
1850
Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (died 1935)
Basil Hall Chamberlain was a British academic and Japanologist. He was a professor of the Japanese language at Tokyo Imperial University and one of the foremost British Japanologis…
Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (died 1935)
1850
Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (died 1935)
Annie Smith Peck was an American mountaineer and adventurer. The northern peak of the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca mountain chain, Huascarán was named Cumbre Aña Peck in Peck's honor…
Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (died 1935)
1850
Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (died 1908)
Charles Cameron Kingston was an Australian politician. From 1893 to 1899 he was Premier of South Australia, leading a coalition of Radicals supported by the Labor Party.
Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (died 1908)
1850
Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (died 1909)
Grigore George Tocilescu was a Romanian historian, archaeologist, epigrapher and folkorist, and member of the Romanian Academy.
Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (died 1909)
1850
Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (born 1761)
Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud, commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London.
Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (born 1761)
1850
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian philologist and physician (born 1798)
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (Fählmann) was an Estonian writer, medical doctor and philologist. He was a co-founder of the Learned Estonian Society and its chairman (1843-1850).
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian philologist and physician (born 1798)
1850
William Wordsworth, English poet and author (born 1770)
William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ball…
William Wordsworth, English poet and author (born 1770)
1850
John Joel Glanton, American outlaw, soldier, mercenary, and Texas ranger (born ~1819)
John Joel Glanton was an early settler of Arkansas Territory. He was also a Texas Ranger and a soldier in the Mexican–American War and the leader of a notorious gang of scalp-hunte…
John Joel Glanton, American outlaw, soldier, mercenary, and Texas ranger (born ~1819)
1850
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (born 1778)
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac was a French chemist and physicist. He is known mostly for his discovery that water is made of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen by volume, for two law…
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (born 1778)
1850
Garlieb Merkel, Baltic German author and activist (born 1769)
Garlieb Helwig Merkel was a Baltic German writer and activist and an early Estophile and Lettophile.
Garlieb Merkel, Baltic German author and activist (born 1769)
1850
William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (born 1774)
William Lawson, MLC was a British soldier, explorer, land owner, grazier and politician. In 1800, he migrated to Sydney, New South Wales, and from 1819, he served as the commandant…
William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (born 1774)
1850
Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1788)
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835…
Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1788)
1850
William Kirby, English entomologist and author (born 1759)
William Kirby was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent examp…
William Kirby, English entomologist and author (born 1759)
1850
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (born 1774)
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge was the tenth child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 180…
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (born 1774)
1850
Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (born 1819)
The Báb was an Iranian religious leader who founded Bábism, and is also one of the central figures of the Baháʼí Faith. The Báb gradually and progressively revealed his claim in hi…
Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (born 1819)
1850
Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (born 1784)
Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army,…
Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (born 1784)