Writers of the Ottoman Empire
The atlas holds 24 people and 162 moments here, from 1325 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Alexander Pushkin.
Notable people
Ibn Battuta
from 1325 to 1349
48 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
from 1881 to 1922
41 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Alexander Pushkin
from 1820 to 1829
15 moments here
Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…
Ibn Khaldun
from 1332 to 1406
12 moments here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Lord Byron
from 1809 to 1824
9 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1571 to 1581
7 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Mark Twain
in 1867
6 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Leo Tolstoy
from 1851 to 1901
5 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from 1887 to 1893
3 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1841
2 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Albert Einstein
in 1905
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Karl Marx
in 1882
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Sigmund Freud
in 1904
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Anton Chekhov
in 1899
1 moment here
Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…
Albert Camus
in 1913
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Le Corbusier
in 1911
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Mother Teresa
in 1910
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Agatha Christie
in 1907
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1881
1 moment here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1872
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Jules Verne
in 1878
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Alexandre Dumas
in 1858
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Hernán Cortés
in 1541
1 moment here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…
Doris Lessing
in 1919
1 moment here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Moments
- 1325 Enters Tunis Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Falls ill at Béjaïa Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Halts outside Algiers Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Reaches Tripoli Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Recovers briefly at Annaba Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Shelters in Constantine Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stays at Miliana Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stops in Tlemcen Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Delayed at Gabès Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Marries at Sfax Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Passes through Sousse Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Approaches Aydhab Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Stays four days in Medina Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Travels through Damietta Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits Ali's mausoleum Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits al-Murshidi near Fuwwah Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Spends Ramadan in Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Completes first hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Extended residence in Mecca Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Follows the Tigris to Basra Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Guest of Mosul's governor Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Journeys to Wasit Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Cizre Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Mardin Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Arrives in Baghdad Ibn Battuta
- 1329 Departs through Jeddah Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Lands at Alanya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Received in Antalya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Sails from Latakia to Anatolia Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Birth in Tunis Ibn Khaldun
- 1333 Arrives in İznik Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Embarks from Sinop Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches Bursa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches the khan's camp Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends a month in Constantinople Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays in Kaffa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays with Birgi's sultan Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Ephesus Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Qiram Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends Ramadan in Eğirdir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Arrives in plague-stricken Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Makes his final recorded hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops at Homs Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops in depopulated Gaza Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Returns to Damascus during the plague Ibn Battuta
- 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
- 1365 Political office at Béjaïa Ibn Khaldun