Historical figures in Genoa
The atlas holds 15 people and 16 moments here, from 1298 to 1881. The most recorded lives are Lord Byron, Friedrich Nietzsche and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution.
Notable people
Lord Byron
from 1822 to 1823
2 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1881
1 moment here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1863
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Charles Dickens
in 1844
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Christopher Columbus
in 1451
1 moment here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Thomas Jefferson
in 1787
1 moment here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Marco Polo
in 1298
1 moment here
Venetian merchant, traveler, and author whose account describes journeys across Asia between 1271 and 1295.…
Geoffrey Chaucer
in 1373
1 moment here
English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…
Honoré de Balzac
in 1837
1 moment here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Peter Paul Rubens
in 1604
1 moment here
Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…
Diego Velázquez
in 1649
1 moment here
Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…
Montesquieu
in 1728
1 moment here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
John Milton
in 1638
1 moment here
English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…
Giordano Bruno
in 1576
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Moments
- 1298 Imprisoned in Genoa Marco Polo
- 1373 Diplomatic visit to Genoa Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1451 Born in Genoa Christopher Columbus
- 1576 Arrival at Genoa Giordano Bruno
- 1604 Stop in Genoa after Spain Peter Paul Rubens
- 1638 Journey through Genoa John Milton
- 1649 Second Italian journey: Genoa landing Diego Velázquez
- 1728 Stay in Genoa Montesquieu
- 1787 Visited Genoa during European tour Thomas Jefferson
- 1822 Residence in Genoa Lord Byron
- 1823 Departure from Genoa for Greece Lord Byron
- 1837 Second Italian journey: Genoa Honoré de Balzac
- 1844 Settles at Albaro Charles Dickens
- 1863 Visited Genoa during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1867 Sightsees in Genoa Mark Twain
- 1881 Returns to Genoa Friedrich Nietzsche