Historical figures in Tianjin
The atlas holds 6 people and 10 moments here, from 1894 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Herbert Hoover, Sun Yat-sen and Zhou Enlai. Across the Interwar Period and the Qing Dynasty.
Notable people
Herbert Hoover
from 1899 to 1900
2 moments here
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
in 2014
1 moment here
Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…
Jiang Qing
in 1926
1 moment here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Puyi
from 1925 to 1929
2 moments here
Puyi (1906–1967), the Xuantong Emperor, was the last emperor of Qing China and later the Kangde Emperor of Japanese-controlled Manchukuo.…
Sun Yat-sen
from 1894 to 1924
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Zhou Enlai
from 1913 to 1919
2 moments here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…
Moments
- 1894 Petition mission to Tianjin Sun Yat-sen
- 1899 First Christmas in Tientsin Herbert Hoover
- 1900 Boxer Rebellion siege at Tientsin Herbert Hoover
- 1913 Nankai Middle School entry Zhou Enlai
- 1919 Return to Tianjin Zhou Enlai
- 1924 Arrival in Tianjin Sun Yat-sen
- 1925 Move to Zhang Garden Puyi
- 1926 Stay with half-sister in Tianjin Jiang Qing
- 1929 Residence at the Garden of Serenity Puyi
- 2014 World Economic Forum visit Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta