Writers in Bordeaux
The atlas holds 9 people and 16 moments here, from 1539 to 1940. The most recorded lives are Montesquieu, Michel de Montaigne and Sarah Bernhardt.
Notable people
Montesquieu
from 1689 to 1731
4 moments here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
Michel de Montaigne
from 1539 to 1581
3 moments here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Sarah Bernhardt
from 1915 to 1918
2 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Charles Baudelaire
from 1841 to 1842
2 moments here
French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…
Victor Hugo
in 1871
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1863
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…
Adam Smith
in 1764
1 moment here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1940
1 moment 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…
Jules Verne
in 1858
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Moments
- 1539 Student at the College of Guienne Michel de Montaigne
- 1557 Councillor of the Bordeaux Parlement Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Mayor of Bordeaux Michel de Montaigne
- 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
- 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
- 1714 Counselor at the Bordeaux Parlement Montesquieu
- 1731 Retreat to La Brède after the grand tour Montesquieu
- 1764 Excursion to Bordeaux Adam Smith
- 1841 Departure on the Paquebot des mers du Sud Charles Baudelaire
- 1842 Return to Bordeaux Charles Baudelaire
- 1858 Departure voyage from Bordeaux Jules Verne
- 1863 Stays in Bordeaux Hans Christian Andersen
- 1871 Follows the Assembly to Bordeaux Victor Hugo
- 1915 Leg amputation in Bordeaux Sarah Bernhardt
- 1918 Armistice-day landing at Bordeaux Sarah Bernhardt
- 1940 Mission from Bordeaux Charles de Gaulle