Historical figures in Lugano
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1903 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Benito Mussolini, Franz Kafka and Jorge Luis Borges. Among them Writers, Educators and Jurists, across the Interwar Period and World War II.
Notable people
Benito Mussolini
from 1903 to 1945
3 moments here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Franz Kafka
in 1911
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1919
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Moments
- 1903 Handover at Chiasso Benito Mussolini
- 1911 Reaches Lugano with Max Brod Franz Kafka
- 1919 Lugano residence after Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
- 1945 Convoy at Menaggio Benito Mussolini
- 1945 Execution at Villa Belmonte Benito Mussolini