Historical figures in Massachusetts

The atlas holds 11 people and 31 moments here, from 1788 to 2004. The most recorded lives are Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Soong Mei-ling. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Alexander Hamilton

   in 1800

   1 moment here

   American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

2. Henry David Thoreau

   from 1817 to 1862

   10 moments here

   American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…

3. Igor Stravinsky

   in 1940

   1 moment here

   Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

4. Isaac Asimov

   in 1951

   1 moment here

   American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…

5. John Adams

   in 1788

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

6. Raisa Gorbacheva

   in 1990

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

7. Ralph Waldo Emerson

   from 1834 to 1882

   8 moments here

   American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

8. Richard Feynman

   in 1984

   1 moment here

   American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…

9. Soong Mei-ling

   from 1914 to 1958

   5 moments here

   Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…

10. Toni Morrison

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…

11. Walt Whitman

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

Moments

1. 1788 Returned to Massachusetts John Adams
2. 1800 New England electoral tour Alexander Hamilton
3. 1817 Birth in Concord Henry David Thoreau
4. 1834 Moves to Concord Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. 1835 Concord bicentennial lecture Ralph Waldo Emerson
6. 1835 Moves into Concord home Ralph Waldo Emerson
7. 1841 Residence with the Emerson family Henry David Thoreau
8. 1844 Emancipation address at Concord Court House Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. 1845 Walden Pond residence begins Henry David Thoreau
10. 1846 Night in Concord jail Henry David Thoreau
11. 1847 Return to Emerson household Henry David Thoreau
12. 1848 Lecture on individual and government Henry David Thoreau
13. 1848 Belknap Street residence Henry David Thoreau
14. 1850 Departure for Quebec Henry David Thoreau
15. 1859 John Brown address in Concord Henry David Thoreau
16. 1862 Death in Concord Henry David Thoreau
17. 1872 Fire at Concord home Ralph Waldo Emerson
18. 1873 Opens Concord Free Public Library Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. 1880 Hundredth Concord Lyceum lecture Ralph Waldo Emerson
20. 1881 Visit with Emerson in Concord Walt Whitman
21. 1882 Death in Concord Ralph Waldo Emerson
22. 1914 Transfer to Wellesley College Soong Mei-ling
23. 1917 Graduation from Wellesley Soong Mei-ling
24. 1940 Marriage to Vera in Bedford Igor Stravinsky
25. 1943 Wellesley wartime speech Soong Mei-ling
26. 1951 Residence in Waltham Isaac Asimov
27. 1953 Return visit to Wellesley Soong Mei-ling
28. 1958 Wellesley visit at Jewett Arts Center Soong Mei-ling
29. 1984 Visit to Robert Treat Paine Estate Richard Feynman
30. 1990 Wellesley College commencement address Raisa Gorbacheva
31. 2004 Wellesley commencement address Toni Morrison

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