Historical figures in Savannah

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1791 to 1946. The most recorded lives are John James Audubon, George Washington and John Maynard Keynes. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Writers and Mathematicians, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. James Monroe

   in 1819

   1 moment here

   James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

3. John James Audubon

   in 1832

   2 moments here

   French-American artist, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist best known for The Birds of America.…

4. John Maynard Keynes

   in 1946

   1 moment here

   English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

5. William Makepeace Thackeray

   in 1853

   1 moment here

   English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

Moments

1. 1791 Visits Savannah George Washington
2. 1819 Southern tour: Savannah James Monroe
3. 1832 Stay at City Hotel in Savannah John James Audubon
4. 1832 Weather-forced landing at Cockspur Island John James Audubon
5. 1853 Letters from Savannah William Makepeace Thackeray
6. 1946 Inaugural IMF and World Bank meeting John Maynard Keynes

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