Historical figures in France

The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1631 to 1959. The most recorded lives are Vincent van Gogh, Winston Churchill and Peter Paul Rubens. Among them Political Leaders, Artists and Architects, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Édith Piaf

   in 1959

   1 moment here

   French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…

2. Peter Paul Rubens

   in 1631

   1 moment here

   Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

3. Vincent van Gogh

   in 1879

   1 moment here

   Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…

4. Winston Churchill

   in 1939

   1 moment here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

1. 1631 Meeting Marie de' Medici at Avesnes Peter Paul Rubens
2. 1879 Serves at Petit-Wasmes Vincent van Gogh
3. 1939 Visits BEF headquarters in France Winston Churchill
4. 1959 Illness on stage at Maubeuge Édith Piaf

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