Educators of World War I

The atlas holds 6 people and 24 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are J. R. R. Tolkien, Golda Meir and Marie Curie.

Notable people

1. J. R. R. Tolkien

   from 1915 to 1918

   10 moments here

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

2. Golda Meir

   from 1914 to 1918

   6 moments here

   Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

3. Marie Curie

   from 1914 to 1916

   3 moments here

   Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

4. Jorge Luis Borges

   in 1914

   3 moments here

   Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

5. Albert Einstein

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

6. Ernest Rutherford

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

Moments

1. 1914 Return to Milwaukee and Zionist activity Golda Meir
2. 1914 European arrival and stay in Paris Jorge Luis Borges
3. 1914 Geneva residence and education Jorge Luis Borges
4. 1914 Studies begin at the Collège de Genève Jorge Luis Borges
5. 1914 Carries France's radium to Bordeaux Marie Curie
6. 1914 Makes first wartime journey to the front Marie Curie
7. 1914 Moves to Dahlem apartment Albert Einstein
8. 1914 Departure from Denver Golda Meir
9. 1914 Wellington Town Hall lecture Ernest Rutherford
10. 1915 Training with the Lancashire Fusiliers J. R. R. Tolkien
11. 1915 Final T.C.B.S. meeting J. R. R. Tolkien
12. 1916 Teaching and study in Milwaukee Golda Meir
13. 1916 Trains radiology assistants in Paris Marie Curie
14. 1916 Marriage to Edith Bratt J. R. R. Tolkien
15. 1916 British Expeditionary Force depot at Étaples J. R. R. Tolkien
16. 1916 Joins battalion at Rubempré J. R. R. Tolkien
17. 1916 Somme service from Bouzincourt J. R. R. Tolkien
18. 1916 Battle at Regina Trench J. R. R. Tolkien
19. 1917 Poale Zion travel in Chicago Golda Meir
20. 1917 Humber Garrison outpost at Roos J. R. R. Tolkien
21. 1917 Recovery at Little Haywood J. R. R. Tolkien
22. 1917 Marriage in Milwaukee Golda Meir
23. 1918 American Jewish Congress convention Golda Meir
24. 1918 Returns to Oxford for dictionary work J. R. R. Tolkien

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