Historical figures in Yunnan
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1277 to 1946. The most recorded lives are Marco Polo, Zheng He and Yang Chen-Ning. Among them Explorers, Political Leaders and Business Leaders, across the Middle Ages and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Bảo Đại
in 1946
1 moment here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Marco Polo
in 1277
1 moment here
Venetian merchant, traveler, and author whose account describes journeys across Asia between 1271 and 1295.…
Tsung-Dao Lee
in 1945
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Yang Chen-Ning
in 1938
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Zheng He
in 1381
1 moment here
Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…
Moments
- 1277 Travels on a mission into Yunnan Marco Polo
- 1381 Captured during the Ming conquest of Yunnan Zheng He
- 1938 Arrival and university study in Kunming Yang Chen-Ning
- 1945 Study at National Southwestern Associated University Tsung-Dao Lee
- 1946 Transit through Kunming Bảo Đại