Historical figures in Iceland
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1912 to 1971. The most recorded lives are Jorge Luis Borges, Ludwig Wittgenstein and William Faulkner. Among them Educators and Writers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1971
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Ludwig Wittgenstein
in 1912
1 moment here
Austro-British philosopher whose work in logic, language, mathematics, and mind shaped twentieth-century analytic philosophy.…
William Faulkner
in 1955
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…
Moments
- 1912 Journey to Iceland Ludwig Wittgenstein
- 1955 Iceland leg of diplomatic tour William Faulkner
- 1971 Travel in Iceland with María Kodama Jorge Luis Borges