Historical figures in New Orleans

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1828 to 1981. The most recorded lives are Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain and Jorge Luis Borges. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators, across the Cold War and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

  1. Abraham Lincoln

    from 1828 to 1831

    2 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  2. Mark Twain

    from 1857 to 1882

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  3. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

  4. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

Moments

  1. 1828 First flatboat arrival in New Orleans Abraham Lincoln
  2. 1831 Delivered cargo in New Orleans Abraham Lincoln
  3. 1857 Reaches New Orleans and enters river training Mark Twain
  4. 1882 Revisits the Mississippi from New Orleans Mark Twain
  5. 1938 Visit to New Orleans Gabriela Mistral
  6. 1981 Travel to New Orleans Jorge Luis Borges

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