Gothenburg in the Space Age
The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1958 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Garrincha, Pelé and Nadine Gordimer.
Notable people
Claude Simon
in 1978
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Dolly Parton
in 2010
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Garrincha
from 1958 to 1966
2 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Nadine Gordimer
in 2010
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2018
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Pelé
in 1958
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Moments
- 1958 World Cup debut Garrincha
- 1958 World Cup quarter-final goal Pelé
- 1966 Brazil versus Sweden Garrincha
- 1978 Lecture in Gothenburg Claude Simon
- 2010 Liseberg Applause Award Dolly Parton
- 2010 Gothenburg Book Fair appearance Nadine Gordimer
- 2018 Göteborg Book Fair seminar Nawal El Saadawi