Historical figures in Breda
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1618 to 1881. The most recorded lives are Vincent van Gogh, René Descartes and Peter Paul Rubens. Among them Artists, Architects and Writers, across the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution.
Notable people
Vincent van Gogh
from 1853 to 1881
3 moments here
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…
René Descartes
in 1618
1 moment here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Peter Paul Rubens
in 1627
1 moment here
Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…
Moments
- 1618 Joins the Dutch army at Breda René Descartes
- 1627 Arrival at Breda during Dutch mission Peter Paul Rubens
- 1853 Born in Groot-Zundert Vincent van Gogh
- 1864 Boards at Zevenbergen Vincent van Gogh
- 1881 Works from his parents' home in Etten Vincent van Gogh