Historical figures in Neuchâtel

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1762 to 1912. The most recorded lives are Le Corbusier, Hans Christian Andersen and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Among them Writers, Architects and Educators, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.

Notable people

1. Le Corbusier

   from 1887 to 1912

   2 moments here

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

2. Hans Christian Andersen

   in 1833

   1 moment here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   in 1762

   1 moment here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

4. Honoré de Balzac

   in 1833

   1 moment here

   French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

Moments

1. 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1833 First meeting with Ewelina Hańska Honoré de Balzac
3. 1833 Stays with the Houriet family Hans Christian Andersen
4. 1887 Birth in La Chaux-de-Fonds Le Corbusier
5. 1912 Return to La Chaux-de-Fonds Le Corbusier

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