Buenos Aires in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 7 people and 10 moments here, from 1921 to 1937. The most recorded lives are Jorge Luis Borges, Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein.
Notable people
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1921 to 1937
3 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1924
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Albert Einstein
in 1925
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1936
1 moment here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Pope Francis
in 1936
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Le Corbusier
in 1929
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1937
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1921 Return to Buenos Aires Jorge Luis Borges
- 1924 Return from second European trip Jorge Luis Borges
- 1924 Arrives in Buenos Aires Rabindranath Tagore
- 1924 Recuperates at Villa Miralrío Rabindranath Tagore
- 1925 Arrives in Buenos Aires Albert Einstein
- 1929 Buenos Aires lecture tour Le Corbusier
- 1936 Attends Buenos Aires peace conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1936 Birth in Flores Pope Francis
- 1937 Temporary residence in Buenos Aires Gabriela Mistral
- 1937 Work at Miguel Cané Municipal Library Jorge Luis Borges