Historical figures in Cornwall

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1777 to 1970. The most recorded lives are James Watt, Charles Darwin and Freddie Mercury. Among them Writers, Explorers and Musicians and Composers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Charles Darwin

   in 1836

   1 moment here

   English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

2. Freddie Mercury

   in 1970

   1 moment here

   Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

3. James Watt

   from 1777 to 1778

   2 moments here

   Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose separate-condenser improvement to the steam engine was foundational to industrialization.…

4. Katherine Mansfield

   in 1916

   1 moment here

   Katherine Mansfield (Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, later Murry) was a New Zealand modernist short-story writer, poet, critic and diarist.…

Moments

1. 1777 First Cornwall engine-erection visit James Watt
2. 1778 Residence at Redruth during second Cornwall visit James Watt
3. 1836 Returns to Britain at Falmouth Charles Darwin
4. 1916 Mylor residence Katherine Mansfield
5. 1970 First Queen performance Freddie Mercury

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