Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921). Peter Kropotkin was born on 27 November 1842 in what is now the Russian Federation. Peter Kropotkin is remembered as a geographer, writer and explorer, a citizen of the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Notable works include “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution”, “The Conquest of Bread” and “Fields, Factories, and Workshops”.
Before and after
- 9 March 1842Premiere of Nabucco
- 29 August 1842Treaty of Nanjing
- 21 September 1842Birth of Abdul Hamid II
- 12 November 1842Birth of John William Strutt
- 27 November 1842Birth of Peter Kropotkin
- 1843Launch of The Economist
- 1843Discovery of terbium
- 1843Discovery of erbium
- 1843Ada Lovelace publishes the first computer program
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