Historical figures in Glasgow
The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 1737 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Adam Smith, Frédéric Chopin and Diego Maradona. Among them Writers, Educators and Scientists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Adam Smith
from 1737 to 1752
3 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Frédéric Chopin
in 1848
2 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
Diego Maradona
from 1979 to 2008
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Nelson Mandela
in 2002
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Charles Darwin
in 1855
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…
George Orwell
in 1947
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1953
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Moments
- 1737 Student at Glasgow Adam Smith
- 1751 Professor of Logic at Glasgow Adam Smith
- 1752 Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow Adam Smith
- 1848 Stay at Johnstone Castle Frédéric Chopin
- 1848 Public concert in Glasgow Frédéric Chopin
- 1855 Attends British Association in Glasgow Charles Darwin
- 1947 Tuberculosis treatment at Hairmyres Hospital George Orwell
- 1953 Ker Memorial Lecture in Glasgow J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1979 First senior international goal Diego Maradona
- 2002 Visits Megrahi at Barlinnie Nelson Mandela
- 2008 First match as Argentina manager Diego Maradona