1855 (AD 1855) Historical Timeline & Archive

Notable Figures in 1855 (AD 1855) (8)

• Adam Mickiewicz (Died: 1855-11-26) — National Poet of Poland, Romantic master, and leading voice of Slavic literature.
• Andrew Mellon (Born: 1855-03-24) — American banker, industrialist, and politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury.
• Arthur Guinness II (Died: 1855) — Anglo-Irish brewer, banker, and politician who managed the expansion of the Guinness brewery.
• Carl Friedrich Gauss (Died: 1855-02-23) — German polymath whose work spanned number theory, statistics, and modern physics.
• Charlotte Brontë (Died: 1855-03-31) — Pioneering English novelist and poet, best known for the classic novel Jane Eyre.
• Diponegoro (Died: 1855-01-08) — Javanese prince who spearheaded resistance against Dutch colonial rule.
• Nicholas I of Russia (Died: 1855-02-18) — Emperor of Russia, known for centralization, expansion, and severe repression of dissent.
• Søren Kierkegaard (Died: 1855-11-11) — Pioneering Danish philosopher, theologian, and poet considered the first existentialist.