Oxford in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 4 people and 7 moments here, from 1918 to 1937. The most recorded lives are J. R. R. Tolkien, Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein.
Notable people
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1918 to 1930
3 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1920 to 1930
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Albert Einstein
in 1931
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Indira Gandhi
in 1937
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Moments
- 1918 Returns to Oxford for dictionary work J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1920 Lectures at Oxford University Rabindranath Tagore
- 1925 Returns to Oxford as professor J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1930 Move to 20 Northmoor Road J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1930 Delivers the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford Rabindranath Tagore
- 1931 First Christ Church residence Albert Einstein
- 1937 Somerville College studies Indira Gandhi