Historical figures in England

The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1805 to 1987. The most recorded lives are Margaret Thatcher, Charles Darwin and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Margaret Thatcher

   in 1984

   2 moments here

   British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

2. Charles Darwin

   in 1881

   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…

3. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1878

   1 moment here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

4. Jane Austen

   in 1805

   1 moment here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

5. Rudyard Kipling

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

6. Doris Lessing

   in 1987

   1 moment here

   British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…

Moments

1. 1805 Autumn stay in Worthing Jane Austen
2. 1878 Student residence at Medina Villas Rabindranath Tagore
3. 1881 Visits Anthony Rich at Worthing Charles Darwin
4. 1897 Move to Rottingdean Rudyard Kipling
5. 1984 Brighton conference address Margaret Thatcher
6. 1984 Survived Brighton bombing Margaret Thatcher
7. 1987 World Science Fiction Convention appearance Doris Lessing

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