1850 in History

1850

Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, designed the Lincoln statue (died 1931)

Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, designed the Lincoln statue (died 1931)

1850

Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (died 1927)

Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (died 1927)

1850

Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (died 1921)

Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (died 1921)

1850

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (died 1942)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (died 1942)

1850

Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (died 1915)

Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (died 1915)

1850

Edward Weston, English-American chemist (died 1936)

Edward Weston, English-American chemist (died 1936)

1850

Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (died 1924)

Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (died 1924)

1850

Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (died 1909)

Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (died 1909)

1850

Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (died 1925)

Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (died 1925)

1850

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (died 1914)

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (died 1914)

1850

Pat Garrett, American sheriff (died 1908)

Pat Garrett, American sheriff (died 1908)

1850

Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1909 for physics (died 1918)

Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1909 for physics (died 1918)

1850

Max Delbrück, German chemist and academic (died 1919)

Max Delbrück, German chemist and academic (died 1919)

1850

William Arnon Henry American academic and agriculturist (died 1932)

William Arnon Henry American academic and agriculturist (died 1932)

1850

Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (died 1914)

Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (died 1914)

1850

David Jayne Hill, American historian and politician, 24th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1932)

David Jayne Hill, American historian and politician, 24th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1932)

1850

Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, co-founded the Boy Scouts of America (died 1941)

Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, co-founded the Boy Scouts of America (died 1941)

1850

Ignác Goldziher, Hungarian scholar of Islam (died 1921)

Ignác Goldziher, Hungarian scholar of Islam (died 1921)

1850

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan (died 1916)

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan (died 1916)

1850

Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (died 1919)

Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (died 1919)