Writers in Genoa

The atlas holds 12 people and 13 moments here, from 1298 to 1881. The most recorded lives are Lord Byron, Friedrich Nietzsche and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. 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,…

  3. 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…

  4. 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.…

  5. Charles Dickens

    in 1844

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  6. 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…

  7. Marco Polo

    in 1298

    1 moment here

    Venetian merchant, traveler, and author whose account describes journeys across Asia between 1271 and 1295.…

  8. 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,…

  9. 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…

  10. 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.…

  11. John Milton

    in 1638

    1 moment here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

  12. 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

  1. 1298 Imprisoned in Genoa Marco Polo
  2. 1373 Diplomatic visit to Genoa Geoffrey Chaucer
  3. 1576 Arrival at Genoa Giordano Bruno
  4. 1638 Journey through Genoa John Milton
  5. 1728 Stay in Genoa Montesquieu
  6. 1787 Visited Genoa during European tour Thomas Jefferson
  7. 1822 Residence in Genoa Lord Byron
  8. 1823 Departure from Genoa for Greece Lord Byron
  9. 1837 Second Italian journey: Genoa Honoré de Balzac
  10. 1844 Settles at Albaro Charles Dickens
  11. 1863 Visited Genoa during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  12. 1867 Sightsees in Genoa Mark Twain
  13. 1881 Returns to Genoa Friedrich Nietzsche

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