Historical figures in Copenhagen

The atlas holds 9 people and 18 moments here, from 1716 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Hans Christian Andersen, Vladimir Lenin and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Hans Christian Andersen

   from 1819 to 1875

   10 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

2. Vladimir Lenin

   in 1910

   1 moment here

   Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1865

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

4. Fidel Castro

   in 1995

   1 moment here

   Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

5. Jules Verne

   in 1881

   1 moment here

   French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

6. Hugo Chávez

   in 2009

   1 moment here

   Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

7. Peter the Great

   in 1716

   1 moment here

   Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

8. Ernest Rutherford

   in 1920

   1 moment here

   New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

9. Judy Garland

   in 1969

   1 moment here

   American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

Moments

1. 1716 Command voyage to Copenhagen Peter the Great
2. 1819 Arrives in Copenhagen Hans Christian Andersen
3. 1819 Lodges at Gardergården Hans Christian Andersen
4. 1827 Returns to Copenhagen for private tuition Hans Christian Andersen
5. 1831 Returns from first foreign journey Hans Christian Andersen
6. 1834 Moves into Nyhavn 20 Hans Christian Andersen
7. 1847 Moves into Copenhagen corner apartment Hans Christian Andersen
8. 1859 Returns to Copenhagen from Jutland Hans Christian Andersen
9. 1863 Returns home from Spain journey Hans Christian Andersen
10. 1864 Revisits the Royal Dockyard Hans Christian Andersen
11. 1865 Visited Wrangel in Copenhagen Fyodor Dostoyevsky
12. 1875 Dies at Rolighed Hans Christian Andersen
13. 1881 Voyage to Copenhagen Jules Verne
14. 1910 Second International congress in Copenhagen Vladimir Lenin
15. 1920 Lectures at Copenhagen University Ernest Rutherford
16. 1969 Final concert Judy Garland
17. 1995 World Summit for Social Development Fidel Castro
18. 2009 Climate conference in Copenhagen Hugo Chávez

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