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Richard Lodge

Richard Lodge, English historian and academic (died 1936)

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Born
June 20, 1855
Died
August 2, 1936
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1855

About Richard Lodge

Sir Richard Lodge was a British historian. Richard Lodge was born on June 20, 1855 and died on August 2, 1936. Sir Richard Lodge (20 June 1855 – 2 June 1936) was a British historian. Photographic portrait of Sir Richard Lodge at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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The world when Richard Lodge was born

Richard Lodge was born in 1855. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1855

  • Best-selling bookLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBleeding Kansas — pro and anti-slavery violence
  • Technology milestoneBessemer steel process invented
  • World population~1.35B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population26.4M

1855 versus 2026

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Measure18552026
Population26.4M341 million

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