Historical figures in Vassar College
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1882 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Marie Curie and Gabriela Mistral. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Writers, across the Interwar Period and World War II.
Notable people
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
from 1882 to 1939
3 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Marie Curie
in 1921
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1931
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1882 Born at Springwood Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1905 Moves into Springwood after marriage Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1921 Lectures at Vassar College Marie Curie
- 1931 Teaching at Vassar College Gabriela Mistral
- 1939 Speaks at presidential-library cornerstone Franklin Delano Roosevelt