Writers in New York City
The atlas holds 42 people and 123 moments here, from 1776 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Robin Williams and Albert Einstein.
Notable people
Mark Twain
from 1853 to 1905
10 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Robin Williams
from 1973 to 2011
7 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Albert Einstein
from 1921 to 1930
6 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Charles Dickens
from 1842 to 1868
6 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Helen Keller
from 1894 to 1947
6 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
from 1958 to 1967
5 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
George Washington
from 1776 to 1789
4 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1918 to 1952
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English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Thomas Edison
from 1869 to 1886
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American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
James Madison
from 1785 to 1789
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James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
Gabriela Mistral
from 1924 to 1955
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Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2009
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Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1990 to 1993
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South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
John F. Kennedy
from 1927 to 1962
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Fidel Castro
from 1960 to 2000
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Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Henry Ford
from 1915 to 1916
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American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1971 to 1979
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Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Sarah Bernhardt
from 1880 to 1910
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French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1891
3 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Theodore Roosevelt
from 1858 to 1895
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
from 1948 to 1960
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Freddie Mercury
from 1977 to 1982
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Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Indira Gandhi
from 1968 to 1983
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1995
3 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Moments
- 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
- 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
- 1785 Journey onward to New York James Madison
- 1787 Congressional business after the convention James Madison
- 1788 Return to New York after Virginia ratification James Madison
- 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
- 1789 Takes the oath at Federal Hall George Washington
- 1789 Began vice presidency John Adams
- 1789 First Congress in New York James Madison
- 1831 Departure for New York Edgar Allan Poe
- 1842 Attends the Boz Ball Charles Dickens
- 1842 Departs New York for England Charles Dickens
- 1846 Fordham cottage residence Edgar Allan Poe
- 1853 Leaves Hannibal for New York Mark Twain
- 1858 Birth at Roosevelt family home Theodore Roosevelt
- 1860 Delivered the Cooper Union address Abraham Lincoln
- 1861 Received crowds in New York City Abraham Lincoln
- 1867 Arrival in New York Jules Verne
- 1867 Stays at the Westminster Hotel Mark Twain
- 1867 Departs New York aboard Quaker City Mark Twain
- 1867 Returns to New York from the Quaker City voyage Mark Twain
- 1867 Reads at Steinway Hall Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads at Plymouth Church Charles Dickens
- 1868 Departs New York aboard Russia Charles Dickens
- 1868 Gives final American reading Charles Dickens
- 1869 Moves to New York City Thomas Edison
- 1873 Lectures at Steinway Hall Mark Twain
- 1878 Demonstrates phonograph at Mount St. Vincent Thomas Edison
- 1880 Returned to New York for Columbia Law School Theodore Roosevelt
- 1880 Arrival in New York Sarah Bernhardt
- 1880 Adrienne Lecouvreur at Booth's Theatre Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Takes up residence in Manhattan Thomas Edison
- 1882 Arrival in New York on SS Arizona Oscar Wilde
- 1883 Return to New York for Vera Oscar Wilde
- 1886 Works at Harrison lamp factory Thomas Edison
- 1891 Arrival in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Carnegie Hall opening concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Conducting the Piano Concerto in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Rents a room at The Players Mark Twain
- 1894 Visits Nikola Tesla's laboratory Mark Twain
- 1894 Visit to Bedloe's Island Helen Keller
- 1894 Wright-Humason School studies Helen Keller
- 1895 New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt
- 1900 Returns to the United States Mark Twain
- 1904 Lives at 14 West 10th Street Mark Twain
- 1905 Celebrates seventieth birthday at Delmonico's Mark Twain
- 1909 Arrives in New York Harbor Sigmund Freud
- 1909 Tours New York City Sigmund Freud
- 1910 Judas at the Globe Theater Sarah Bernhardt
- 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford