Educators of World War II

The atlas holds 6 people and 21 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II and J. R. R. Tolkien.

Notable people

  1. Pope Benedict XVI

    from 1939 to 1945

    10 moments here

    Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

  2. Pope John Paul II

    from 1942 to 1945

    4 moments here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  3. J. R. R. Tolkien

    from 1939 to 1945

    3 moments here

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

  4. Mao Zedong

    in 1945

    2 moments here

    Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…

  5. Albert Einstein

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

  6. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1945

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1939 Minor-seminary enrollment Pope Benedict XVI
  2. 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture at St Andrews J. R. R. Tolkien
  3. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
  4. 1939 Meets Szilárd and Wigner on Long Island Albert Einstein
  5. 1942 Underground seminary in occupied Kraków Pope John Paul II
  6. 1943 Anti-aircraft posting at Ludwigsfeld Pope Benedict XVI
  7. 1943 Anti-aircraft posting at Unterföhring Pope Benedict XVI
  8. 1943 Brief posting at Innsbruck Pope Benedict XVI
  9. 1943 Telephone post at Gilching air base Pope Benedict XVI
  10. 1944 Reich Labour Service near the Hungarian border Pope Benedict XVI
  11. 1944 Hiding during Black Sunday Pope John Paul II
  12. 1944 Residence at Kraków Archbishop's residence Pope John Paul II
  13. 1944 Infantry assignment in Traunstein Pope Benedict XVI
  14. 1945 First public talk in Montevideo Jorge Luis Borges
  15. 1945 Internment at Neu-Ulm Pope Benedict XVI
  16. 1945 Aid to Edith Zierer Pope John Paul II
  17. 1945 Seventh CCP National Congress Mao Zedong
  18. 1945 Internment at Bad Aibling airfield Pope Benedict XVI
  19. 1945 Merton Professor at Oxford J. R. R. Tolkien
  20. 1945 Chongqing negotiations Mao Zedong
  21. 1945 Return to Saint Michael Seminary Pope Benedict XVI

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