Historical figures in Haute-Savoie
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1810 to 1934. The most recorded lives are Victor Hugo, Marie Curie and Joséphine de Beauharnais. Among them Educators, Historians and Writers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Victor Hugo
in 1825
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Marie Curie
in 1934
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
in 1810
1 moment here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
Moments
- 1810 Excursion to Chamonix Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1825 Visits the Chamonix valley Victor Hugo
- 1934 Dies at Sancellemoz sanatorium Marie Curie