Historical figures in Kent

The atlas holds 11 people and 18 moments here, from 55 BC to 1982. The most recorded lives are Karl Marx, Charles Dickens and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators, across the Industrial Revolution and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

1. Karl Marx

   from 1866 to 1879

   4 moments here

   German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

2. Charles Dickens

   from 1837 to 1855

   3 moments here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1766 to 1767

   2 moments here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

4. Jane Austen

   from 1794 to 1796

   2 moments here

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

5. Albert Einstein

   in 1933

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

6. Julius Caesar

   in 55 BC

   1 moment here

   Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

7. Vincent van Gogh

   in 1876

   1 moment here

   Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…

8. Pope John Paul II

   in 1982

   1 moment here

   Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

9. Elizabeth I

   in 1573

   1 moment here

   Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

10. Michael Faraday

    in 1860

    1 moment here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

11. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1520

    1 moment here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

Moments

1. 55 BC Lands in Britain near Deal Julius Caesar
2. 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Canterbury Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
3. 1573 Royal progress to Sandwich Elizabeth I
4. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1794 Visit to Rowling House Jane Austen
7. 1796 Visit to Rowling Jane Austen
8. 1837 Holidays at Broadstairs Charles Dickens
9. 1840 Resides for a summer at Broadstairs Charles Dickens
10. 1855 Reads at Folkestone Charles Dickens
11. 1860 Trinity House lighthouse report Michael Faraday
12. 1866 Recuperates in Margate Karl Marx
13. 1866 Walks from Margate to Canterbury Karl Marx
14. 1872 Visits Ramsgate with Engels Karl Marx
15. 1876 Arrives to teach in Ramsgate Vincent van Gogh
16. 1879 Returns to Ramsgate with Jenny Karl Marx
17. 1933 Arrives at Dover en route to Oxford Albert Einstein
18. 1982 Prayer at Canterbury Cathedral Pope John Paul II

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