Historical figures in North Rhine-Westphalia
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 775 to 1944. The most recorded lives are Charlemagne, Adolf Hitler and Ernest Hemingway. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Interwar Period and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Charlemagne
in 775
2 moments here
Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…
Adolf Hitler
in 1937
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1944
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Moments
- 775 Held an assembly at Düren Charlemagne
- 775 Issued judgment at the Düren palace Charlemagne
- 1937 Visits Ordensburg Vogelsang Adolf Hitler
- 1944 Hürtgen Forest fighting Ernest Hemingway