Robert W. Chambers

Robert W. Chambers, American author and illustrator (died 1933)

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Born: May 26, 1865
Died: December 16, 1933
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1865

About Robert W. Chambers

Robert William Chambers was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories titled The King in Yellow, published in 1895. Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 – December 16, 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories titled The King in Yellow, published in 1895. Chambers was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of twenty, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was a fellow student.

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The world when Robert W. Chambers was born

Robert W. Chambers was born in 1865. 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 1865

Best-selling bookAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineCivil War ends — Lincoln assassinated
Technology milestone13th Amendment abolishes slavery
World population~1.45B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln / Andrew Johnson
U.S. population33.5M

1865 versus 2026

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Measure	1865	2026
Population	33.5M	341 million

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