Historical figures in Mombasa
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1332 to 1933. The most recorded lives are Ernest Hemingway, Theodore Roosevelt and Vasco da Gama. Among them Explorers, Writers and Scientists, across the Age of Exploration and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Ernest Hemingway
in 1933
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1909
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Vasco da Gama
in 1498
1 moment here
Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman whose voyages connected Portugal and India by sea around southern Africa.…
Ibn Battuta
in 1332
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Moments
- 1332 Stops at Mombasa Ibn Battuta
- 1498 Visit to Mombasa Vasco da Gama
- 1909 Smithsonian-Roosevelt expedition arrival Theodore Roosevelt
- 1933 East African safari: Mombasa Ernest Hemingway