Writers 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.
Notable people
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.…
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…
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,…
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
- 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1833 First meeting with Ewelina Hańska Honoré de Balzac
- 1833 Stays with the Houriet family Hans Christian Andersen
- 1887 Birth in La Chaux-de-Fonds Le Corbusier
- 1912 Return to La Chaux-de-Fonds Le Corbusier