Historical figures in France
The atlas holds 9 people and 16 moments here, from 27 BC to 1977. The most recorded lives are Niccolò Machiavelli, Augustus and John Adams. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Niccolò Machiavelli
from 1500 to 1511
4 moments here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Augustus
from 27 BC to 16 BC
2 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
John Adams
from 1778 to 1779
2 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
Geoffrey Chaucer
from 1359 to 1369
2 moments here
English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…
Raisa Gorbacheva
from 1976 to 1977
2 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Walt Disney
in 1918
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1977
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Golda Meir
in 1956
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1924
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 27 BC Leaves Rome for Gaul Augustus
- 16 BC Begins a three-year stay in Gaul Augustus
- 1359 English campaign in France Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1369 Campaigning in France Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1500 First French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1504 Second French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1510 Third French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1511 Fourth French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
- 1779 Departed France John Adams
- 1918 Red Cross service in France Walt Disney
- 1924 First European journey: France Gabriela Mistral
- 1956 Suez planning mission to France Golda Meir
- 1976 Visits France with Mikhail Gorbachev Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1977 Travel in France Jorge Luis Borges
- 1977 Returns to France with Mikhail Gorbachev Raisa Gorbacheva