Historical figures in Manchester

The atlas holds 12 people and 17 moments here, from 1771 to 1961. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Engels, Charles Dickens and Ernest Rutherford. Among them Writers, Scientists and Political Leaders, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Friedrich Engels

   from 1842 to 1864

   4 moments here

   German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…

2. Charles Dickens

   from 1843 to 1847

   2 moments here

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

3. Ernest Rutherford

   in 1907

   2 moments here

   New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

4. Albert Einstein

   in 1921

   1 moment here

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

5. Karl Marx

   in 1845

   1 moment here

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

6. Winston Churchill

   in 1904

   1 moment here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

7. Benjamin Franklin

   in 1771

   1 moment here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

8. George Orwell

   in 1936

   1 moment here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

9. Yuri Gagarin

   in 1961

   1 moment here

   Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

10. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1848

    1 moment here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

11. Agatha Christie

    in 1926

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

12. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1887

    1 moment here

    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

Moments

1. 1771 Stay in Manchester Benjamin Franklin
2. 1842 First Manchester residence Friedrich Engels
3. 1843 Investigates Manchester conditions Charles Dickens
4. 1845 Research journey to Manchester Friedrich Engels
5. 1845 Conducts research in Manchester Karl Marx
6. 1847 Performs in Manchester Charles Dickens
7. 1848 Concert in Manchester Frédéric Chopin
8. 1850 Return to Manchester commerce Friedrich Engels
9. 1864 Partner in Ermen & Engels Friedrich Engels
10. 1887 British Association meeting Dmitri Mendeleev
11. 1904 Addresses Free Trade League in Manchester Winston Churchill
12. 1907 Arrival as Manchester professor Ernest Rutherford
13. 1907 Residence in Withington Ernest Rutherford
14. 1921 Lectures in Manchester Albert Einstein
15. 1926 Secluded at Abney Hall Agatha Christie
16. 1936 Arrival in Manchester for northern investigation George Orwell
17. 1961 Public visit to Manchester Yuri Gagarin

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