Jerusalem in the Ottoman Empire

The atlas holds 9 people and 9 moments here, from 1523 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, Mark Twain and Gustave Flaubert.

Notable people

  1. Grigori Rasputin

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Russian mystic and faith healer whose rise from a Siberian peasant village to influence at the court of Nicholas II made him one of the most…

  2. Gustave Flaubert

    in 1850

    1 moment here

    French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…

  3. Ignatius of Loyola

    in 1523

    1 moment here

    Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…

  4. Mark Twain

    in 1867

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  5. Selma Lagerlöf

    in 1900

    1 moment here

    Swedish writer, teacher, Nobel laureate, and women’s-suffrage speaker. Lagerlöf was born at Mårbacka in Värmland, trained in Stockholm, taught in…

  6. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  7. William Makepeace Thackeray

    in 1844

    1 moment here

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

  8. Winston Churchill

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  9. Yitzhak Rabin

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…

Moments

  1. 1523 Pilgrimage in the Holy Land Ignatius of Loyola
  2. 1844 Near Eastern tour: Jerusalem William Makepeace Thackeray
  3. 1850 Travel journal at Jerusalem Gustave Flaubert
  4. 1867 Reaches Jerusalem Mark Twain
  5. 1878 Visit to Jerusalem Ulysses S. Grant
  6. 1900 Visit to the American Colony Selma Lagerlöf
  7. 1911 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Grigori Rasputin
  8. 1921 Meets delegations in Jerusalem Winston Churchill
  9. 1922 Birth at Shaare Zedek Yitzhak Rabin

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