Writers of World War I

The atlas holds 31 people and 150 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford and Franz Kafka.

Notable people

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

    from 1914 to 1918

    22 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  2. Henry Ford

    from 1914 to 1918

    12 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

  3. Franz Kafka

    from 1914 to 1918

    11 moments here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    from 1915 to 1918

    10 moments here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

  5. 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.…

  6. Pablo Picasso

    from 1914 to 1918

    8 moments here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

  7. Thomas Edison

    from 1914 to 1918

    8 moments here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  8. Sarah Bernhardt

    from 1914 to 1918

    8 moments here

    French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

  9. Ernest Hemingway

    from 1917 to 1918

    6 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  10. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1916

    5 moments here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

  11. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1915 to 1918

    5 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  12. Charlie Chaplin

    from 1915 to 1918

    4 moments here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  13. Charles de Gaulle

    from 1914 to 1918

    4 moments here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  14. James Joyce

    from 1915 to 1917

    4 moments here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

  15. Agatha Christie

    from 1914 to 1918

    4 moments here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  16. Ronald Reagan

    from 1914 to 1917

    3 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  17. 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…

  18. Helen Keller

    from 1916 to 1917

    3 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  19. John F. Kennedy

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  20. Walt Disney

    from 1917 to 1918

    2 moments here

    Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

  21. George Orwell

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  22. Benito Mussolini

    in 1915

    2 moments here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  23. Le Corbusier

    from 1915 to 1917

    2 moments here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

  24. Harry S. Truman

    from 1917 to 1918

    2 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

Moments

  1. 1914 Everglades tour with John Burroughs Henry Ford
  2. 1914 Visit to Edison in Florida Henry Ford
  3. 1914 European arrival and stay in Paris Jorge Luis Borges
  4. 1914 Geneva residence and education Jorge Luis Borges
  5. 1914 Studies begin at the Collège de Genève Jorge Luis Borges
  6. 1914 Lives in Avignon at war's outbreak Pablo Picasso
  7. 1914 Holiday at Belle-Île at outbreak of war Sarah Bernhardt
  8. 1914 Villa on the Bay of Arcachon Sarah Bernhardt
  9. 1914 Camps in the Everglades Thomas Edison
  10. 1914 Hosts Ford and Burroughs at Fort Myers Thomas Edison
  11. 1914 Reached the River of Doubt Theodore Roosevelt
  12. 1914 Moves to Dahlem apartment Albert Einstein
  13. 1914 Return to Manaus after expedition Theodore Roosevelt
  14. 1914 Faces the ‘tribunal’ at Askanischer Hof Franz Kafka
  15. 1914 Meets Ernst Weiß in Lübeck Franz Kafka
  16. 1914 Recovers at Marielyst Franz Kafka
  17. 1914 Departs Cape Town for England Mahatma Gandhi
  18. 1914 Wounded at Dinant Charles de Gaulle
  19. 1914 Red Cross hospital service Agatha Christie
  20. 1914 Marriage to Archibald Christie Agatha Christie
  21. 1914 Moves to Chicago Ronald Reagan
  22. 1915 First Army posting at Fort Sam Houston Dwight D. Eisenhower
  23. 1915 Graduation from West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower
  24. 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition trip Henry Ford
  25. 1915 Peace-mission meeting at the White House Henry Ford
  26. 1915 Vagabonds arrive at San Diego Henry Ford
  27. 1915 Vagabonds drive from Riverside Henry Ford
  28. 1915 Zurich residence during World War I James Joyce
  29. 1915 Training with the Lancashire Fusiliers J. R. R. Tolkien
  30. 1915 Paris research stay Le Corbusier
  31. 1915 Returns to India at Apollo Bunder Mahatma Gandhi
  32. 1915 Performances for soldiers at Verdun Sarah Bernhardt
  33. 1915 Performances for soldiers in the Argonne Sarah Bernhardt
  34. 1915 Attends Panama-Pacific Exposition Thomas Edison
  35. 1915 Drives from Riverside to San Diego Thomas Edison
  36. 1915 Arrives at Shantiniketan Mahatma Gandhi
  37. 1915 Received in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
  38. 1915 Leg amputation in Bordeaux Sarah Bernhardt
  39. 1915 Wounded in the First Battle of Champagne Charles de Gaulle
  40. 1915 Arrives in Rangoon Mahatma Gandhi
  41. 1915 Meets Tagore at Shantiniketan Mahatma Gandhi
  42. 1915 Films the Tramp in Niles Canyon Charlie Chaplin
  43. 1915 Addresses Madras law dinner Mahatma Gandhi
  44. 1915 Visits Rishikesh and Lakshman Jhula Mahatma Gandhi
  45. 1915 Volunteers at Haridwar Kumbh Mela Mahatma Gandhi
  46. 1915 Commands the 19th Division at Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  47. 1915 Opens Kochrab Ashram residence Mahatma Gandhi
  48. 1915 Received at Mayavaram Mahatma Gandhi
  49. 1915 Received by Bangalore citizens Mahatma Gandhi
  50. 1915 Starts Kochrab Ashram Mahatma Gandhi

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