Writers in Algiers
The atlas holds 10 people and 15 moments here, from 1325 to 1973. The most recorded lives are Albert Camus, Miguel de Cervantes and Charles de Gaulle.
Notable people
Albert Camus
from 1924 to 1956
4 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1575 to 1577
2 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Charles de Gaulle
from 1943 to 1958
2 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…
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…
Fidel Castro
in 1973
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Le Corbusier
in 1940
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
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…
Indira Gandhi
in 1973
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
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…
Ibn Battuta
in 1325
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Moments
- 1325 Halts outside Algiers Ibn Battuta
- 1541 Algiers expedition Hernán Cortés
- 1575 Begins captivity in Algiers Miguel de Cervantes
- 1577 Confined in the king's bath Miguel de Cervantes
- 1878 Saint-Michel voyage to Algiers Jules Verne
- 1882 Seeks recovery in Algiers Karl Marx
- 1924 Scholarship school near Algiers Albert Camus
- 1928 Racing Universitaire d'Alger goalkeeper Albert Camus
- 1933 University of Algiers enrollment Albert Camus
- 1940 Algiers wartime planning efforts Le Corbusier
- 1943 Moved Free French headquarters to Algiers Charles de Gaulle
- 1956 Civilian-truce appeal in Algiers Albert Camus
- 1958 Return to Algeria as prime minister Charles de Gaulle
- 1973 Non-Aligned summit Fidel Castro
- 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Indira Gandhi