Writers in Paris

The atlas holds 73 people and 283 moments here, from 1245 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Helen Keller.

Notable people

  1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    from 1861 to 1881

    2 moments here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1928 to 1950

    2 moments here

    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…

  3. Helen Keller

    from 1931 to 1952

    2 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  4. Petrarch

    from 1333 to 1361

    2 moments here

    Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

  5. John Milton

    from 1638 to 1639

    2 moments here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

  6. François Rabelais

    from 1528 to 1553

    2 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…

  7. Prince

    in 2009

    2 moments here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

  8. Albert Einstein

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  9. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  10. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1857

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

  11. Charles Darwin

    in 1827

    1 moment here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  12. Thomas Edison

    in 1889

    1 moment here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  13. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  14. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1920

    1 moment here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

  15. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  16. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1913

    1 moment here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

  17. Agatha Christie

    in 1905

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  18. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1827

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

  19. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  20. Francis Bacon

    in 1576

    1 moment here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  21. John Adams

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  22. Michael Faraday

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

  23. Geoffrey Chaucer

    in 1377

    1 moment here

    English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…

  24. Indira Gandhi

    in 1966

    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

  1. 1818 Notary-clerk employment Honoré de Balzac
  2. 1819 Garret in Rue Lesdiguières Honoré de Balzac
  3. 1821 Birth at rue Hautefeuille Charles Baudelaire
  4. 1821 Baptism at Saint-Sulpice Charles Baudelaire
  5. 1823 First visit to Paris Alexandre Dumas
  6. 1827 Hosts the Romantic Cénacle Victor Hugo
  7. 1827 Visits Paris Charles Darwin
  8. 1827 Trip to Paris Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  9. 1830 July Revolution fighting Alexandre Dumas
  10. 1830 Moves to rue Jean-Goujon Victor Hugo
  11. 1832 Settles at Place Royale Victor Hugo
  12. 1833 Begins extended stay in Paris Hans Christian Andersen
  13. 1836 Boarder at Lycée Louis-le-Grand Charles Baudelaire
  14. 1836 Return from Turin journey Honoré de Balzac
  15. 1838 Residence at Les Jardies Honoré de Balzac
  16. 1839 Baccalaureate studies after expulsion Charles Baudelaire
  17. 1839 Paris residence in exile Richard Wagner
  18. 1840 Passy residence Honoré de Balzac
  19. 1842 Return to Paris after the voyage Charles Baudelaire
  20. 1843 Begins Paris literary season Hans Christian Andersen
  21. 1843 Residence at Hôtel Pimodan Charles Baudelaire
  22. 1843 Establishes a Paris household Karl Marx
  23. 1844 Second meeting with Marx Friedrich Engels
  24. 1844 Meets Engels at Café de la Régence Karl Marx
  25. 1844 Birth at rue de l'École-de-Médecine Sarah Bernhardt
  26. 1846 Paris communist organizing Friedrich Engels
  27. 1846 Moves to Paris Charles Dickens
  28. 1847 First law studies in Paris Jules Verne
  29. 1847 Paris base Giuseppe Verdi
  30. 1848 Residence at Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie Jules Verne
  31. 1848 Arrives in revolutionary Paris Karl Marx
  32. 1849 Flight through Paris Richard Wagner
  33. 1849 Chairs the Paris Peace Congress Victor Hugo
  34. 1849 Residence at Château de Monte-Cristo Alexandre Dumas
  35. 1849 Returns to Paris after expulsion from Prussia Karl Marx
  36. 1849 Departure from Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  37. 1850 Return to Paris after marriage Honoré de Balzac
  38. 1850 Death in Rue Fortunée townhouse Honoré de Balzac
  39. 1851 Paris visit with Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
  40. 1852 Theatre secretary in Paris Jules Verne
  41. 1853 Return to Paris and Le Mousquetaire Alexandre Dumas
  42. 1856 Residence at Hôtel Voltaire Charles Baudelaire
  43. 1857 Arrives for first Paris stay Leo Tolstoy
  44. 1859 Return to Paris for Tannhäuser Richard Wagner
  45. 1860 Studies at the Paris Conservatory Sarah Bernhardt
  46. 1860 Brief cohabitation in Neuilly-sur-Seine Charles Baudelaire
  47. 1861 First foreign journey: Paris Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  48. 1862 Visited Paris on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  49. 1862 Return via Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  50. 1862 Ambassadorial posting in Paris Otto von Bismarck

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