Writers in Manchester

The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 1771 to 1936. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Engels, Charles Dickens and Albert Einstein.

Friedrich Engels
from 1842 to 1864
4 moments here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
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,…
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…
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…
Benjamin Franklin
in 1771
1 moment here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
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.…
Agatha Christie
in 1926
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…