1854 in literature
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Events
Prose
- April / May: In two parts published Jules Verne his short story Maître Zacharius ou l' avait perdu son âme qui horloger. Tradition genevoise ( Master Zacharius ) in the journal Musée des familles.
- Theodor Fontane published his review A summer in London.
Poetry
- December 3: Theodor Fontane contributes the ballad Archibald Douglas, for which he has taken over the so-called " Chevy Chase - verse " of altschottischen and old English ballads poet, under the title The exile during Founder's Day of the tunnel, across the Spree in Arnim Hotel ( Under the Linden 44) before amidst great rejoicing for the first time in the presence of Theodor Storm.
Periodicals
Scientific works
- August 26: The French inventor Charles Bourseul describes in the magazine L' illustration the phone. He is not taken seriously and not pursue his idea further.
- Theodor Mommsen published the first volume of his main work Roman History.
Religion
- December 8: Pope Pius IX. announced in his letter Ineffabilis Deus the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
Born
- JANUARY 9: Jennie Churchill, American- English philanthropist and author († 1921)
- January 10: Henry Köselitz, German writer and composer († 1918)
- JANUARY 19: Elisabeth Dauthendey, German writer († 1943)
- JANUARY 26: Eli Marcus, German writer and actor († 1935)
- February 6: Korl bending man, German poet († 1937)
- FEBRUARY 21: Ernst von Hesse- Wartegg, Austrian diplomat and travel writer († 1918)
- June 7th: Max Kretzer, German writer († 1941)
- June 7: Charlotte Niese, German writer († 1935)
- June 14: Nell Kimball, American prostitute and author († 1934)
- June 17: Ossip Shubin, Czech- German writer († 1934)
- August 7: Hermione by Preuschen, German painter and writer († 1918)
- August 12: Ignát Herrmann, Czech writer, humorist and editor († 1935)
- August 18: Eufemia Adlersfeld - Ballestrem, German writer († 1941)
- AUGUST 20: Paul Schlenther, German theater critic, writer and theater director († 1916)
- September 2: Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and anarchist († 1910)
- September 11: Peter Hille, German writer († 1904)
- September 22: Henny Koch, German writer and translator († 1925)
Died
- JANUARY 5: Gottschalk Eduard Guhrauer, German literature historian (* 1809)
- FEBRUARY 11: Antonia Pozzi, Italian poet (* 1785 )
- FEBRUARY 18: Thomas Eastoe Abbott, English poet (* 1786)
- April 9: Antoine Jay, French jurist and writer (* 1770)
- July 5th: Émile Souvestre, French novelist and playwright (* 1806)
- August 2: Heinrich Clauren, German writer (* 1771)
- September 3: Christoph von Schmid, German poet and YA author (* 1768)
- October 22: Jeremias Gotthelf, Swiss writer and pastor (* 1797)
- October 30: Ferdinand Sauter, Austrian poet (* 1804)
- November 2: Anton Pann, rumänischsprachiger lyricist, composer and musicologist (* 1794-1798 )
- December 3: Johann Peter Eckermann, German poet (* 1792)