People
Queen Victoria
Queen · 1837-1860
Queen from 1837 to 1901. She loved Scotland and stayed at Balmoral. She had nine children.
Scottish
Prince Albert
Prince · 1837-1860
Victoria's husband. He helped plan the Great Exhibition. He liked science and Scotland.
Florence Nightingale
Nurse · 1861-1880
A nurse who made hospitals cleaner. People called her the Lady with the Lamp.
Mary Seacole
Nurse · 1861-1880
A nurse from Jamaica. She helped soldiers in the Crimean War with food and care.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Inventor · 1837-1860
An engineer who built big bridges, tunnels, ships, and railways.
Charles Dickens
Writer · 1837-1860
He wrote books such as Oliver Twist. His stories showed poor people in cities.
Charles Darwin
Scientist · 1861-1880
A scientist who studied animals and plants. He wrote about how living things change.
Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor · 1881-1901
A Scottish inventor of the telephone.
Scottish
James Clerk Maxwell
Scientist · 1861-1880
A Scottish scientist. He linked electricity, magnetism, and light. He made an early colour photo.
Scottish
Joseph Lister
Scientist · 1861-1880
A doctor who made surgery safer by keeping wounds clean.
David Livingstone
Explorer · 1837-1860
A Scottish explorer and missionary who traveled in Africa.
Scottish
Mary Slessor
Reformer · 1881-1901
A Scottish missionary who worked in Africa and helped children.
Scottish
Robert Louis Stevenson
Writer · 1881-1901
A Scottish writer of Treasure Island and other adventure books.
Scottish
Beatrix Potter
Writer · 1881-1901
A writer and artist. She made books about animals, including Peter Rabbit.
Keir Hardie
Reformer · 1881-1901
A Scottish leader who helped start the Labour Party to help workers.
Scottish
George Stephenson
Inventor · 1837-1860
He built early railways and the Rocket locomotive.
Rowland Hill
Inventor · 1837-1860
He started the Penny Post. The first stamp was the Penny Black in 1840.
Joseph Bazalgette
Inventor · 1861-1880
He built London's big sewers after the Great Stink of 1858. Cleaner water followed.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Scientist · 1861-1880
The first British woman to qualify as a doctor. She helped women and children.
Ada Lovelace
Scientist · 1837-1860
She thought early about computers and math machines.
William Morris
Writer · 1861-1880
He designed patterns for wallpaper and books. He loved careful crafts.
Lewis Carroll
Writer · 1861-1880
He wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Charlotte Bronte
Writer · 1837-1860
She wrote Jane Eyre.
Emily Bronte
Writer · 1837-1860
She wrote Wuthering Heights.
Alfred Tennyson
Writer · 1837-1860
A poet Queen Victoria liked. He wrote about nature and famous stories.
Michael Faraday
Scientist · 1837-1860
A scientist who studied electricity and magnets.
Lord Kelvin
Scientist · 1861-1880
A Scottish scientist who worked on heat and electricity.
Scottish
Thomas Hardy
Writer · 1881-1901
He wrote stories about country life.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Writer · 1881-1901
A Scottish writer of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Scottish
Isabella Beeton
Writer · 1861-1880
She wrote a famous book about running a home.
Henry Bessemer
Inventor · 1861-1880
He found a better way to make steel.
Joseph Swan
Inventor · 1881-1901
He helped invent the electric light bulb.
Thomas Crapper
Inventor · 1881-1901
He improved the flushing toilet.
George Jennings
Inventor · 1861-1880
He designed public toilets shown at the Great Exhibition.
Charles Babbage
Inventor · 1837-1860
He designed early calculating machines.
Robert Owen
Reformer · 1837-1860
A Scottish reformer who tried better factories and schools.
Scottish
Octavia Hill
Reformer · 1861-1880
She worked for better homes for poor people.
Angela Burdett-Coutts
Reformer · 1861-1880
A rich woman who gave money to charity.
James Young
Inventor · 1861-1880
A Scot who set up an early oil works.
Scottish
Mary Somerville
Scientist · 1837-1860
A Scottish science writer and maths expert.
Scottish
William Gladstone
Reformer · 1861-1880
A prime minister who passed school laws.
Benjamin Disraeli
Reformer · 1861-1880
A prime minister. In his time Victoria was made Empress of India.
John Ruskin
Writer · 1861-1880
An art critic and writer.
Edward Lear
Writer · 1837-1860
He wrote nonsense poems for children.
Kate Greenaway
Writer · 1881-1901
An artist who drew children's books.
Hugh Miller
Scientist · 1837-1860
A Scottish geologist and writer.
Scottish
Annie Besant
Reformer · 1881-1901
A reformer who helped workers and women.
Robert Stephenson
Inventor · 1837-1860
He built bridges and railways with his father, George.
Joseph Paxton
Inventor · 1861-1880
He designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition.
George Eliot
Writer · 1861-1880
The pen name of Mary Ann Evans. She wrote stories about ordinary people.