38 moments

1. Birth at 6 Harvey Road

   1883-06-05 · 6 Harvey Road, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Keynes was born at his parents' home in Cambridge.

2. Perse School kindergarten

   1890-01-01 · Perse School, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Keynes attended the Perse School kindergarten during his early education. The source gives only the year; coordinates represent the Cambridge school location.

3. St Faith's preparatory school

   1892-01-01 · St Faith's School, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Keynes became a day pupil at St Faith's preparatory school in Cambridge. The source gives only the year.

4. Begins at Eton College

   1897-09-25 · Eton College, Eton, England, United Kingdom

   After winning a King's Scholarship, Keynes began his education at Eton.

5. King's College undergraduate

   1902-01-01 · King's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Keynes left Eton for King's College, Cambridge, where he read mathematics. The source supports year-level precision only.

6. Mountain holiday in Switzerland

   1905-01-01 · Swiss Alps, Switzerland

   Keynes spent part of the summer on a mountain-climbing holiday in Switzerland. The source does not identify a particular mountain or settlement; coordinates are a representative point for Switzerland.

7. Civil Service examinations

   1906-08-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

   Keynes sat the Civil Service entrance examinations in London before joining government service. The source supplies an August 3–25 interval; month precision is retained.

8. India Office clerkship

   1906-10-01 · India Office, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom

   Keynes began his Civil Service career as a clerk at the India Office in London. Coordinates mark the historic India Office site in Whitehall.

9. Probability research at Cambridge

   1907-10-01 · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   While seeking a King's College fellowship, Keynes spent two weeks in Cambridge working on his probability dissertation.

10. Returns to Cambridge after India Office

    1908-06-01 · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes resigned from the India Office and returned to Cambridge to work on probability theory.

11. Lectures on money, credit and prices

    1909-01-19 · University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes began lecturing at Cambridge University, beginning his formal academic career in economics.

12. Liberal campaign visit

    1910-01-01 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes travelled to Birmingham to support Liberal candidate Edward Hilton Young in the general-election campaign. The source gives month-level precision only.

13. Tour of Ireland with Liberal politicians

    1911-09-01 · Ireland

    Keynes travelled around Ireland with Liberal politicians during an early period of political activity. The source identifies Ireland but not individual stops; coordinates are a representative national point.

14. Called to London at outbreak of war

    1914-08-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    At the government's request, Keynes travelled to London just before First World War hostilities began. The source gives only a relative date within August 1914.

15. Treasury appointment

    1915-01-01 · HM Treasury, London, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes entered an official Treasury position, taking responsibility for wartime inter-Allied finance. Coordinates mark the Treasury's Whitehall headquarters.

16. Paris Peace Conference

    1919-01-01 · Paris, France

    As the Treasury's financial representative, Keynes attended the peace conference and developed his opposition to the reparations settlement. The cited biography identifies Versailles; the wider Paris Peace Conference negotiations were principally held in Paris. Year-level precision is retained.

17. Algerian holiday

    1921-01-01 · Algeria

    During an Easter vacation in North Africa, Keynes worked again on his probability dissertation. The source gives only an Easter 1921 trip and no locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

18. Tunisian holiday

    1921-01-01 · Tunisia

    Keynes was also in Tunisia during the Easter 1921 North African vacation in which he revised his probability work. The source gives only an Easter 1921 trip and no locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

19. First Bursar of King's College

    1924-01-01 · King's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes became First Bursar, taking charge of King's College's finances alongside his academic work. The source supports year-level precision only.

20. Honeymoon journey to Russia

    1925-08-04 · Russia

    Following his marriage to Lydia Lopokova, Keynes travelled with her to Russia to meet her family. The source does not name a Russian destination; coordinates are a representative national point.

21. Harris Foundation lectures

    1931-05-01 · University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    At the University of Chicago's invitation, Keynes visited the United States to lecture and study American economic conditions. The visit is dated May/June 1931 in the source; month precision begins with May.

22. Dublin lecture

    1933-03-01 · Dublin, Ireland

    Keynes delivered a lecture in Dublin that anticipated central themes later developed in The General Theory.

23. Second American visit and Roosevelt meeting

    1934-06-01 · United States

    Keynes visited the United States, studied its economy and investments, and met President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The source does not identify all destinations; coordinates are a representative national point.

24. Travel in Russia

    1936-01-01 · Russia

    Alongside his continuing Cambridge and public work, Keynes travelled in Russia during 1936. The source supplies neither a date within 1936 nor a specific Russian locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

25. Convalescence at Ruthin Castle

    1937-01-01 · Ruthin Castle, Ruthin, Wales, United Kingdom

    After a serious coronary illness, Keynes moved to Ruthin Castle for rest and curtailed his workload. The source dates the move only to summer 1937.

26. Treasury wartime adviser

    1940-07-01 · HM Treasury, London, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes returned to sustained government work in London as an unpaid economic adviser during the Second World War. Coordinates mark the Treasury's Whitehall headquarters.

27. Lend-Lease visit to America

    1941-05-01 · United States

    Keynes made the first of several wartime American visits to discuss Lend-Lease and Britain's financial position. The source does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

28. Takes seat in House of Lords

    1942-07-07 · Palace of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

    Created Baron Keynes of Tilton, Keynes formally took his place in the House of Lords on the Liberal benches.

29. Wartime American negotiations

    1943-09-01 · United States

    Despite poor health, Keynes travelled to the United States and met Treasury economist Harry Dexter White over the postwar settlement. The source does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

30. Bretton Woods negotiations

    1944-06-01 · Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States

    Keynes sailed for Bretton Woods to negotiate the postwar international monetary settlement, work that led to the IMF and World Bank framework. The source gives June 1944 but not a conference arrival date.

31. Washington Lend-Lease negotiations

    1944-09-01 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Keynes spent more than two months in Washington negotiating Lend-Lease arrangements and explaining Britain's financial position. The stay is dated September–November 1944; month precision begins with September.

32. Anglo-American loan mission

    1945-09-01 · United States

    Keynes returned to the United States for negotiations that secured a postwar loan for Britain. The source identifies a September–December visit without naming all destinations; coordinates are a representative national point.

33. Loan speech in the House of Lords

    1945-12-01 · Palace of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

    After returning from the United States, Keynes explained the negotiated loan agreement in the House of Lords. The source places this appearance in December 1945 but provides no day.

34. Return to Cambridge

    1946-02-01 · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    In the final months of his life, Keynes returned to Cambridge and dined with friends in his old Monday Evening Club. The source gives only February 1946.

35. Heart attack at Covent Garden

    1946-02-20 · Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom

    Keynes suffered a slight heart attack while attending the ballet at Covent Garden.

36. Inaugural IMF and World Bank meeting

    1946-03-08 · Wilmington Island, near Savannah, Georgia, United States

    

    Keynes attended the inaugural meeting of the International Monetary Fund's Board of Governors near Savannah, his final American visit. The inaugural meetings were held at Wilmington Island near Savannah.

37. Lunch at the Bank of England

    1946-04-11 · Bank of England, London, England, United Kingdom

    Shortly before his death, Keynes lunched with Henry Clay at the Bank of England and reflected on Britain's economic recovery.

38. Death at Tilton House

    1946-04-21 · Tilton House, Firle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    

    Keynes died from a heart attack at Tilton, his farmhouse home near Firle in East Sussex. Coordinates are for Tilton House near Firle.