Historical figures in Belgium
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 451 to 1953. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Attila and Lawrence Bragg. Among them Writers, Mathematicians and Military Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Ancient World.
Notable people
René Descartes
in 1622
1 moment here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Attila
in 451
1 moment here
Attila, ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453, jointly ruled with his brother Bleda before becoming sole ruler.…
Lawrence Bragg
in 1953
1 moment here
Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer. Bragg shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his father, William Henry Bragg, for…
Moments
- 451 Arrival in Belgica Attila
- 1622 Reappears in Belgium René Descartes
- 1953 Announced DNA structure at Solvay conference Lawrence Bragg