1854 (AD 1854) Historical Timeline & Archive

Explore biographies of historical figures born or commemorated in 1854 (AD 1854) from the 2Day Chrono-Wiki encyclopedia.

Notable Figures in 1854 (AD 1854) (6)

Arthur Rimbaud (Born: 1854-10-20) — Transgressive French poet whose work profoundly influenced modern literature and surrealism.
Charles Algernon Parsons (Born: 1854-06-13) — Pioneering inventor of the modern steam turbine, revolutionizing marine and electrical power.
Georg Ohm (Died: 1854-07-06) — Pioneering physicist who established Ohm's Law, detailing the relationship between voltage and current.
George Eastman (Born: 1854-07-12) — Pioneering photographer and entrepreneur who popularized roll film and founded Eastman Kodak.
Henri Poincaré (Born: 1854-04-29) — Polymath mathematician and physicist, foundational to chaos theory, relativity, and modern topology.
Oscar Wilde (Born: 1854-10-16) — Master of Aestheticism, celebrated playwright, and enduring figure of Victorian literature.