Historical figures in 1907

The atlas holds 14 people and 20 moments here, in 1907. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, Le Corbusier and Mark Twain. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.

Notable people

1. Franz Kafka

   in 1907

   3 moments here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

2. Le Corbusier

   in 1907

   3 moments here

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

3. Mark Twain

   in 1907

   2 moments here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

4. Ernest Rutherford

   in 1907

   2 moments here

   New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

5. Joseph Stalin

   in 1907

   1 moment here

   Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

6. Pablo Picasso

   in 1907

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

7. Winston Churchill

   in 1907

   1 moment here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

8. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1907

   1 moment here

   Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

9. James Joyce

   in 1907

   1 moment here

   Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

10. Frida Kahlo

    in 1907

    1 moment here

    Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…

11. Agatha Christie

    in 1907

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

12. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1907

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

13. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1907

    1 moment here

    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

14. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1907

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

Moments

1. 1907 Winter stay at Gezira Palace Hotel Agatha Christie
2. 1907 Arrival as Manchester professor Ernest Rutherford
3. 1907 Residence in Withington Ernest Rutherford
4. 1907 Clerks at Prague’s criminal court Franz Kafka
5. 1907 Inspector at the girls’ lycée Gabriela Mistral
6. 1907 Florence Charterhouse visit Le Corbusier
7. 1907 Italian Grand Tour Le Corbusier
8. 1907 Appears at the Jamestown Exposition Mark Twain
9. 1907 Receives Oxford honorary degree Mark Twain
10. 1907 Assigned to the Third Army at Monastir Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
11. 1907 Death in Saint Petersburg Dmitri Mendeleev
12. 1907 Returns to Trieste from Rome James Joyce
13. 1907 Attends the Fifth RSDLP Congress in London Joseph Stalin
14. 1907 Encounters African art at the Trocadéro Pablo Picasso
15. 1907 Birth in Coyoacán Frida Kahlo
16. 1907 Returns to Třešť Franz Kafka
17. 1907 Joins Assicurazioni Generali Franz Kafka
18. 1907 Studies at Trinity College Jawaharlal Nehru
19. 1907 Vienna winter stay Le Corbusier
20. 1907 Inspects Khartoum during African tour Winston Churchill

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