Writers in Dublin

The atlas holds 11 people and 29 moments here, from 1667 to 2004. The most recorded lives are James Joyce, Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde.

Notable people

  1. James Joyce

    from 1882 to 1909

    10 moments here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

  2. Jonathan Swift

    from 1667 to 1745

    7 moments here

    Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…

  3. Oscar Wilde

    from 1854 to 1884

    4 moments here

    Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

  4. Ronald Reagan

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  5. John F. Kennedy

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  6. Pope Francis

    in 1980

    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…

  7. Benjamin Franklin

    in 1771

    1 moment here

    American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

  8. Friedrich Engels

    in 1856

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…

  9. Stephen Hawking

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

  10. Mother Teresa

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

  11. Helen Keller

    in 1930

    1 moment here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

Moments

  1. 1667 Birth in Dublin Jonathan Swift
  2. 1682 Entered Trinity College Dublin Jonathan Swift
  3. 1695 Ordination at Christ Church Cathedral Jonathan Swift
  4. 1699 Accompanied Berkeley to Dublin Jonathan Swift
  5. 1700 Took possession of St Patrick's prebend Jonathan Swift
  6. 1702 Doctor of Divinity at Trinity College Jonathan Swift
  7. 1745 Death in Dublin Jonathan Swift
  8. 1771 Parliamentary visit in Dublin Benjamin Franklin
  9. 1854 Birth at Westland Row Oscar Wilde
  10. 1856 Ireland tour: Dublin Friedrich Engels
  11. 1871 Trinity College Dublin student Oscar Wilde
  12. 1878 Return to Dublin after Oxford Oscar Wilde
  13. 1882 Baptism at St Joseph's Church James Joyce
  14. 1882 Birth at Brighton Square James Joyce
  15. 1884 Lecture at the Gaiety Theatre Oscar Wilde
  16. 1887 Family move to Bray James Joyce
  17. 1893 Starts at Belvedere College James Joyce
  18. 1898 University College student James Joyce
  19. 1901 Census residence at Royal Terrace James Joyce
  20. 1904 First outing with Nora Barnacle James Joyce
  21. 1904 Brief residence at Sandycove Martello tower James Joyce
  22. 1909 Summer visit to Dublin with Giorgio James Joyce
  23. 1909 Volta Cinema opening James Joyce
  24. 1928 Joins the Sisters of Loreto Mother Teresa
  25. 1930 First overseas tour: Ireland Helen Keller
  26. 1963 Arrived in Dublin John F. Kennedy
  27. 1980 English study at Milltown Pope Francis
  28. 1984 Addresses Irish Parliament Ronald Reagan
  29. 2004 Information-paradox lecture in Dublin Stephen Hawking

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