Historical figures in 1491
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, in 1491. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Nicolaus Copernicus and Jacques Cartier. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Explorers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Christopher Columbus
in 1491
1 moment here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Nicolaus Copernicus
in 1491
1 moment here
Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…
Jacques Cartier
in 1491
1 moment here
French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…
Moments
- 1491 Retreats to La Rábida Christopher Columbus
- 1491 Birth at Saint-Malo Jacques Cartier
- 1491 Studies at the University of Kraków Nicolaus Copernicus