Writers in Stockholm
The atlas holds 9 people and 14 moments here, from 1649 to 2015. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Albert Camus and Nadine Gordimer.
Notable people
René Descartes
from 1649 to 1650
4 moments here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Albert Camus
in 1957
2 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Nadine Gordimer
from 1991 to 2001
2 moments here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1921
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1982
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Stephen Hawking
in 2015
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Jules Verne
in 1861
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Freddie Mercury
in 1986
1 moment here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1945
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1649 Arrives in Stockholm René Descartes
- 1649 Lives in Chanut's Västerlånggatan house René Descartes
- 1650 Tutors Queen Christina at Tre Kronor René Descartes
- 1650 Dies at Chanut's Stockholm residence René Descartes
- 1861 Scandinavian journey to Stockholm Jules Verne
- 1921 Addresses the Swedish Academy Rabindranath Tagore
- 1945 Nobel Prize award ceremony Gabriela Mistral
- 1957 Lucia ceremony in Stockholm Albert Camus
- 1957 Nobel banquet speech Albert Camus
- 1982 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm Gabriel García Márquez
- 1986 Magic Tour opening Freddie Mercury
- 1991 Nobel Prize award ceremony Nadine Gordimer
- 2001 Nobel Centennial Symposium lecture Nadine Gordimer
- 2015 Lecture at Stockholm Waterfront Stephen Hawking