Historical figures in Hampshire

The atlas holds 9 people and 16 moments here, from 1783 to 1969. The most recorded lives are Jane Austen, William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Darwin. Among them Writers, Explorers and Philosophers, across the Cold War and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Amelia Earhart

   in 1928

   1 moment here

   American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…

2. Charles Darwin

   in 1846

   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…

3. Florence Nightingale

   in 1825

   1 moment here

   English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…

4. Jane Austen

   from 1783 to 1817

   7 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

5. Jiddu Krishnamurti

   in 1969

   1 moment here

   Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…

6. Julius Nyerere

   in 1949

   1 moment here

   Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…

7. Ronald Ross

   in 1869

   1 moment here

   British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…

8. William Makepeace Thackeray

   from 1817 to 1844

   2 moments here

   English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

9. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

   in 1952

   1 moment here

   Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

1. 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
2. 1793 Visit to Southampton cousins Jane Austen
3. 1806 Move to Southampton lodgings Jane Austen
4. 1807 Castle Square residence Jane Austen
5. 1814 Christmas stay in Winchester Jane Austen
6. 1817 Schooling in Southampton William Makepeace Thackeray
7. 1817 Final move to Winchester for treatment Jane Austen
8. 1817 Death in Winchester Jane Austen
9. 1825 Childhood home at Embley Park Florence Nightingale
10. 1844 Departure from Southampton for Near Eastern tour William Makepeace Thackeray
11. 1846 Attends British Association at Southampton Charles Darwin
12. 1869 Boarding school at Springhill Ronald Ross
13. 1928 Arrival at Southampton Amelia Earhart
14. 1949 Flight to Southampton Julius Nyerere
15. 1952 Lecturer at Southampton Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
16. 1969 Talks at Brockwood Park Jiddu Krishnamurti

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