Writers in Yale University

The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1789 to 1971. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, George Washington and John F. Kennedy.

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,…
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…
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.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
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.…
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…