Athens in the Ottoman Empire

The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1810 to 1906. The most recorded lives are Sigmund Freud, Hans Christian Andersen and Lord Byron.

Gustave Flaubert
in 1850
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1841
1 moment here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Lord Byron
in 1810
1 moment here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Ronald Ross
in 1906
1 moment here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
Sigmund Freud
in 1904
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1878
1 moment here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1844
1 moment here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…