Writers in Philadelphia

The atlas holds 15 people and 41 moments here, from 1723 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Edgar Allan Poe.

Notable people

1. Benjamin Franklin

   from 1723 to 1790

   9 moments here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

2. George Washington

   from 1775 to 1793

   6 moments here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

3. Edgar Allan Poe

   from 1838 to 1844

   4 moments here

   American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

4. John Adams

   from 1774 to 1797

   4 moments here

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

5. James Madison

   from 1780 to 1787

   4 moments here

   James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

6. Charles Dickens

   from 1842 to 1868

   2 moments here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

7. Martin Luther King Jr.

   in 1950

   2 moments here

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

8. Thomas Jefferson

   in 1776

   2 moments here

   Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

9. Kobe Bryant

   from 1978 to 1991

   2 moments here

   Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…

10. Abraham Lincoln

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

11. Mark Twain

    in 1853

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

12. John F. Kennedy

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

13. Pope Francis

    in 2015

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

14. Jimmy Carter

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

15. Helen Keller

    in 1931

    1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1723 Move to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
2. 1727 Junto founded Benjamin Franklin
3. 1729 Pennsylvania Gazette publisher Benjamin Franklin
4. 1762 Return to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
5. 1774 First Continental Congress John Adams
6. 1775 Returned for Second Continental Congress John Adams
7. 1775 Return from Britain Benjamin Franklin
8. 1775 Joins Congress in Philadelphia George Washington
9. 1776 Declaration committee Benjamin Franklin
10. 1776 Advocated independence in Congress John Adams
11. 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
12. 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
13. 1780 Continental Congress service in Philadelphia James Madison
14. 1785 Arrival home in Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
15. 1785 Visit to Philadelphia James Madison
16. 1787 Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin
17. 1787 Arrives for the Constitutional Convention George Washington
18. 1787 Constitutional Convention delegate James Madison
19. 1787 Early arrival for the Constitutional Convention James Madison
20. 1789 Reaches Philadelphia on inaugural journey George Washington
21. 1790 Death in Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
22. 1790 Lives in the Philadelphia President's House George Washington
23. 1791 Leaves Philadelphia on Southern Tour George Washington
24. 1793 Takes second presidential oath George Washington
25. 1797 Occupied President's House John Adams
26. 1838 Relocation to Philadelphia Edgar Allan Poe
27. 1842 Meeting Charles Dickens Edgar Allan Poe
28. 1842 Tours Eastern State Penitentiary Charles Dickens
29. 1843 Residence at 530 North Seventh Street Edgar Allan Poe
30. 1844 Departure for New York Edgar Allan Poe
31. 1853 Works as a printer in Philadelphia Mark Twain
32. 1861 Visited Independence Hall Abraham Lincoln
33. 1868 Reads in Philadelphia Charles Dickens
34. 1931 Honorary degree at Temple University Helen Keller
35. 1950 Challenges segregation at Mary's Cafe Martin Luther King Jr.
36. 1950 Hears Mordecai Johnson on Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr.
37. 1962 Spoke at Independence Hall John F. Kennedy
38. 1976 Ford debate at Walnut Street Theatre Jimmy Carter
39. 1978 Birth in Philadelphia Kobe Bryant
40. 1991 Return to the Philadelphia area for school Kobe Bryant
41. 2015 United States pastoral visit Pope Francis

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