Writers in Richmond

The atlas holds 6 people and 15 moments here, from 1745 to 1865. The most recorded lives are Edgar Allan Poe, James Madison and Abraham Lincoln.

Edgar Allan Poe
from 1811 to 1849
6 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
James Madison
from 1785 to 1829
3 moments here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
Abraham Lincoln
in 1865
2 moments here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Thomas Jefferson
from 1745 to 1781
2 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
George Washington
in 1791
1 moment here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Charles Dickens
in 1842
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…