1847
Semmelweis's Discovery
In a Vienna maternity ward, Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that mothers attended by doctors who came straight from autopsies died of childbed fever far more often…
Brigham Young Reaches Salt Lake
After a seventeen-hundred-mile walk from Nauvoo, the Mormon pioneers reached the valley of the Great Salt Lake.
Liberia Independent
The small settler republic on the West African coast, founded by the American Colonization Society, declared itself independent - partly to escape…
Jane Eyre Published
The small Yorkshire village of Haworth produced, in a short burst that winter, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Emily's Wuthering Heights, and Anne's Agnes Grey…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1847?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1847. The most significant is Semmelweis's Discovery.
What era was 1847 part of?
1847 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1847?
The events from 1847 span Europe, North America and Africa.