Historical figures in Yale University

The atlas holds 10 people and 11 moments here, from 1789 to 2010. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, George Washington and John F. Kennedy. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Charles Dickens

    from 1842 to 1868

    2 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  2. George Washington

    in 1789

    1 moment here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

  3. John F. Kennedy

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  4. 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.…

  5. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  6. Harry S. Truman

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  7. George H. W. Bush

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  8. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

  9. Alexei Navalny

    in 2010

    1 moment here

    Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, politician, and political prisoner. This chronology records supported locations of his birth,…

  10. Wangarĩ Maathai

    in 2002

    1 moment here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

Moments

  1. 1789 Attends worship in New Haven George Washington
  2. 1842 Reaches New Haven Charles Dickens
  3. 1868 Reads in New Haven Charles Dickens
  4. 1921 Visits Yale University Marie Curie
  5. 1931 Entered Choate John F. Kennedy
  6. 1948 Yale graduation George H. W. Bush
  7. 1958 Visiting lecturer at Yale Harry S. Truman
  8. 1959 Speaks at Yale's Woolsey Hall Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. 1971 Encuentro at Yale Jorge Luis Borges
  10. 2002 McCluskey Fellowship at Yale Wangarĩ Maathai
  11. 2010 Yale World Fellows program Alexei Navalny

Related