Historical figures in Normandy
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1711 to 2001. The most recorded lives are Léopold Sédar Senghor, Voltaire and Jiddu Krishnamurti. Among them Historians, Writers and Philosophers, across the Cold War and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1913
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
from 1958 to 2001
2 moments here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Pridi Banomyong
in 1920
1 moment here
Thai lawyer, political leader, regent, prime minister, and founder of Thammasat University. A civilian leader of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, he…
Voltaire
in 1711
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Moments
- 1711 Studies law in Caen Voltaire
- 1913 Photographed in Normandy Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1920 Legal studies at Caen Pridi Banomyong
- 1958 Normandy stay during de Gaulle's African tour Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 2001 Final residence and death Léopold Sédar Senghor