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Wilhelm Raabe

Wilhelm Raabe, German author and painter (died 1910)

Born
September 8, 1831
Died
November 15, 1910
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1831

About Wilhelm Raabe

Wilhelm Raabe was a German novelist. His early works were published under the pseudonym of Jakob Corvinus. While a student at that university, under his pseudonym he published his first work, The Chronicle of Sparrow Lane (German: Die Chronik der Sperlingsgasse).

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The world when Wilhelm Raabe was born

Wilhelm Raabe was born in 1831. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia
  • Technology milestoneElectromagnetic induction discovered by Faraday
  • World population~1.11B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population13.3M

1831 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wilhelm Raabe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18312026
Population13.3M341 million

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