Writers in London

The atlas holds 68 people and 315 moments here, from 1374 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Giuseppe Verdi and Indira Gandhi.

Notable people

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower

   in 1942

   2 moments here

   Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

2. Giuseppe Verdi

   from 1847 to 1875

   2 moments here

   Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

3. Indira Gandhi

   from 1966 to 1969

   2 moments here

   Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

4. Montesquieu

   from 1729 to 1730

   2 moments here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

5. Thomas Hobbes

   from 1651 to 1660

   2 moments here

   English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

6. Desiderius Erasmus

   from 1505 to 1510

   2 moments here

   Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

7. Giordano Bruno

   from 1583 to 1584

   2 moments here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

8. Carrie Fisher

   from 1973 to 2015

   2 moments here

   Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

9. Paul Walker

   from 2009 to 2013

   2 moments here

   Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…

10. Pablo Picasso

    in 1919

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

11. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

12. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

13. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

14. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

15. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

16. Richard Wagner

    in 1855

    1 moment here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

17. Jimmy Carter

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

18. Jules Verne

    in 1868

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

19. John Adams

    in 1785

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

20. Arthur Schopenhauer

    in 1803

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

Moments

1. 1791 Birth at Newington Butts Michael Faraday
2. 1796 Journey through London to Rowling Jane Austen
3. 1799 Medical treatment at Sloane Terrace Lord Byron
4. 1799 Schooling at Dulwich Lord Byron
5. 1801 Harrow School Lord Byron
6. 1803 Schooling at Eagle House, Wimbledon Arthur Schopenhauer
7. 1804 Return to Harrow Lord Byron
8. 1804 Bookbinder's apprenticeship Michael Faraday
9. 1805 Eton v Harrow match at Lord's Lord Byron
10. 1809 First seat in the House of Lords Lord Byron
11. 1809 Departure for the Continent Lord Byron
12. 1811 Stay with Henry in London Jane Austen
13. 1812 Luddite speech in the House of Lords Lord Byron
14. 1812 Humphry Davy lectures Michael Faraday
15. 1812 Catholic-emancipation speech Lord Byron
16. 1813 Chemical Assistant appointment Michael Faraday
17. 1813 London visit to Eliza de Feuillide Jane Austen
18. 1813 Departure on Continental tour Michael Faraday
19. 1814 London stay with Henry Jane Austen
20. 1815 Moves to Norfolk Street Charles Dickens
21. 1815 Return to the Royal Institution Michael Faraday
22. 1815 Nursing Henry in London Jane Austen
23. 1815 Visit to the Prince Regent's Library Jane Austen
24. 1816 Boarding school in Chelsea Edgar Allan Poe
25. 1817 Manor House School Edgar Allan Poe
26. 1822 Moves to Bayham Street Charles Dickens
27. 1824 Visits his family in the Marshalsea Charles Dickens
28. 1824 Works at Warren's Blacking Warehouse Charles Dickens
29. 1825 Attends Wellington House Academy Charles Dickens
30. 1827 First Christmas Lecture Michael Faraday
31. 1827 Clerks at Gray's Inn Charles Dickens
32. 1829 Reports at Doctors' Commons Charles Dickens
33. 1829 Discusses beetles in London Charles Darwin
34. 1830 Becomes a British Museum reader Charles Dickens
35. 1831 Work at the Royal Institution Michael Faraday
36. 1834 Takes rooms at Furnival's Inn Charles Dickens
37. 1836 Marries at St Luke's Church Charles Dickens
38. 1837 Moves to London scientific circles Charles Darwin
39. 1837 Establishes home in Doughty Street Charles Dickens
40. 1837 Recovers at Hampstead Heath Charles Dickens
41. 1838 Moves into Upper Gower Street Charles Darwin
42. 1839 Moves to Devonshire Terrace Charles Dickens
43. 1843 Visit to German communists Friedrich Engels
44. 1844 Visits Kew Gardens Charles Darwin
45. 1845 Research journey to London Friedrich Engels
46. 1845 Studies and meets Chartists in London Karl Marx
47. 1847 First Communist League congress Friedrich Engels
48. 1847 Arrives in London Hans Christian Andersen
49. 1847 Conducts I masnadieri premiere Giuseppe Verdi
50. 1847 Meets Charles Dickens Hans Christian Andersen

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