Historical figures in Lucerne
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1866 to 1954. The most recorded lives are Sergei Rachmaninoff, Richard Wagner and Hermann Hesse. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Audrey Hepburn
in 1954
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Hermann Hesse
in 1916
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Mikhail Vrubel
in 1896
1 moment here
Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…
Richard Wagner
in 1866
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
from 1934 to 1939
2 moments here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Moments
- 1866 Residence at Villa Tribschen Richard Wagner
- 1896 Honeymoon in Lucerne Mikhail Vrubel
- 1916 Psychoanalysis in Lucerne Hermann Hesse
- 1934 Composing at Villa Senar Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1939 Final European concert Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1954 Marriage to Mel Ferrer Audrey Hepburn