Historical figures in Ticino
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1904 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Max Weber, John Eccles and James Joyce. Among them Writers and Political Leaders, across the Space Age and World War I.
Notable people
Benito Mussolini
in 1904
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Claudia Cardinale
in 2011
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
James Joyce
in 1917
1 moment here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
John Eccles
from 1975 to 1997
2 moments here
Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher John Carew Eccles (1903–1997) was a Nobel laureate noted for research on synaptic transmission.…
Max Weber
from 1913 to 1914
2 moments here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Moments
- 1904 Release in Bellinzona Benito Mussolini
- 1913 Holiday at Monte Verità Max Weber
- 1914 Second holiday in Ascona Max Weber
- 1917 Sojourns in Locarno James Joyce
- 1975 Retirement move to Contra John Eccles
- 1997 Death in Locarno John Eccles
- 2011 Locarno Film Festival appearance Claudia Cardinale