Historical figures in 1911
The atlas holds 18 people and 30 moments here, in 1911. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, J. R. R. Tolkien and Albert Einstein. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.
Notable people
Franz Kafka
in 1911
5 moments here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1911
4 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Albert Einstein
in 1911
2 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Ronald Reagan
in 1911
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Mao Zedong
in 1911
2 moments here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Le Corbusier
in 1911
2 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1911
2 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1911
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Pablo Picasso
in 1911
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1911
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1911
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Sigmund Freud
in 1911
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Marie Curie
in 1911
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Walt Disney
in 1911
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
George Orwell
in 1911
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1911
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1911
1 moment here
New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1911
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1911 Appointment to West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1911 Travels on insurance work to Varnsdorf Franz Kafka
- 1911 Teaching at Liceo de Traiguén Gabriela Mistral
- 1911 Swiss walking tour: Interlaken J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1911 Swiss walking tour: Lauterbrunnen J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1911 Swiss walking tour: Mürren J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1911 Constantinople on Voyage d'Orient Le Corbusier
- 1911 Rebel army service Mao Zedong
- 1911 Secondary schooling and revolutionary enlistment Mao Zedong
- 1911 Attends the first Solvay Conference Marie Curie
- 1911 Cubist summer in Céret Pablo Picasso
- 1911 Family move to Kansas City Walt Disney
- 1911 Born in Tampico Ronald Reagan
- 1911 Takes professorship in Prague Albert Einstein
- 1911 Lives on Glassburn Street Ronald Reagan
- 1911 Lectured at Longjumeau Vladimir Lenin
- 1911 Arrives in Sacramento Charlie Chaplin
- 1911 Departure from Saigon aboard Amiral de Latouche-Tréville Ho Chi Minh
- 1911 Prague arrival on Voyage d'Orient Le Corbusier
- 1911 Arrival at Marseille Ho Chi Minh
- 1911 Reaches Lugano with Max Brod Franz Kafka
- 1911 Continues the 1911 journey to Paris Franz Kafka
- 1911 Explores Milan Franz Kafka
- 1911 Stays at Erlenbach sanatorium Franz Kafka
- 1911 Boarder at St Cyprian's School George Orwell
- 1911 Attends the Weimar congress Sigmund Freud
- 1911 Attends first Solvay Conference Albert Einstein
- 1911 First Solvay Conference Ernest Rutherford
- 1911 Begins at Exeter College J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1911 Defends Tobruk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk