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Joséphine Koberwein

1825–1923

Born
12 May 1825, Smolensk Governorate
Country of birth
France
Died
23 Feb 1923, Nice
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  • Birth12 May 1825, Smolensk GovernorateProbable1 source
  • Death23 Feb 1923, NiceProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • ParentNicholas I of RussiaConfirmed1 source
  • ParentMarianne KoberweinConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Smolensk Governorate

    Birth, Smolensk Governorate

  2. Died · Nice

    Death, Nice

What was it like?

The world around Smolensk Governorate, 1825: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Joséphine was born around the same time as César Franck, Adelaide Ristori, and Louis Pasteur.

Born around the same time

  • César Franck

    1822 · Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

  • Adelaide Ristori

    1822 · Italian actress (1822–1906)

  • Louis Pasteur

    1822 · French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

  • Jules Verne

    1828 · French writer (1828–1905)

  • Henrik Ibsen

    1828 · Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

  • Ulysses S. Grant

    1822 · president of the United States from 1869 to 1877

During their lifetime

  1. 1832

    1832 Cholera epidemic

    A major cholera epidemic struck France in 1832, causing approximately 103,000 deaths.

  2. 1848

    Abolition of slavery in 1848

    The 1848 decree abolishing slavery throughout French colonies fundamentally changed the lives of enslaved people.

  3. 1860

    Petroleum lamps replaced candles for lighting

    Starting in 1860, petroleum lamps replaced candles and tallow lights in German households, significantly improving home lighting.

  4. 1873

    Gründerkrise economic crash began

    In 1873, Germany experienced the Gründerkrise, a severe economic crisis that caused significant financial instability following a period of post-unification industrial boom.

  5. 1884

    Standardized time zones adopted globally

    In 1884, global standardized time zones were introduced, largely driven by the need to synchronize railway schedules and public life in the industrialized German Empire.

  6. 1895

    Industrial workers equaled agricultural workers

    By the mid-1890s, the number of industrial workers in the German Empire grew to match those in agriculture, marking a major demographic shift toward urbanization and factory labor.

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