Historical figures in Lourdes
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1764 to 1926. The most recorded lives are Heinrich Heine, Émile Zola and Adam Smith. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Adam Smith
in 1764
1 moment here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Émile Zola
from 1891 to 1892
2 moments here
French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…
Heinrich Heine
in 1846
2 moments here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
Simone de Beauvoir
in 1926
1 moment here
French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…
Moments
- 1764 Excursion to Bagnères-de-Bigorre Adam Smith
- 1846 Pyrenean stay at Bagnères-de-Bigorre Heinrich Heine
- 1846 Pyrenean stay at Tarbes Heinrich Heine
- 1891 First documented Lourdes visit Émile Zola
- 1892 Second research stay at Lourdes Émile Zola
- 1926 Visit to Lourdes Simone de Beauvoir