Historical figures in Nohant-Vic
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1838 to 1944. The most recorded lives are Marie Curie, Frédéric Chopin and Marlene Dietrich. Among them Educators, Musicians and Composers and Writers, across the Industrial Revolution and World War II.
Notable people
Marie Curie
in 1895
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Frédéric Chopin
in 1839
1 moment here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1944
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Honoré de Balzac
in 1838
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
- 1838 Visit with George Sand Honoré de Balzac
- 1839 First summer at Nohant Frédéric Chopin
- 1895 Cycles through France on honeymoon Marie Curie
- 1944 USO performance in France Marlene Dietrich