Historical figures in 1912
The atlas holds 17 people and 32 moments here, in 1912. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, Rabindranath Tagore and James Joyce. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.
Notable people
Franz Kafka
in 1912
4 moments here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1912
3 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
James Joyce
in 1912
3 moments here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1912
3 moments here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1912
3 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 1912
2 moments here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1912
2 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1912
2 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1912
2 moments here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Albert Einstein
in 1912
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Pablo Picasso
in 1912
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Marie Curie
in 1912
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1912
1 moment here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Mao Zedong
in 1912
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Le Corbusier
in 1912
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Agatha Christie
in 1912
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Golda Meir
in 1912
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Moments
- 1912 Visits the Panama Canal Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1912 History teacher and inspector in Antofagasta Gabriela Mistral
- 1912 Teacher and inspector at Los Andes Gabriela Mistral
- 1912 North Division High School Golda Meir
- 1912 Arrival in Rio de Janeiro Ho Chi Minh
- 1912 Residence in Santa Teresa Ho Chi Minh
- 1912 Summer return to Galway James Joyce
- 1912 Congress annual session Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1912 Return to La Chaux-de-Fonds Le Corbusier
- 1912 Studies in Changsha Mao Zedong
- 1912 Republican National Convention Theodore Roosevelt
- 1912 Moved to Kraków Vladimir Lenin
- 1912 Worked at Jagiellonian University Library Vladimir Lenin
- 1912 Presidential-nomination declaration Theodore Roosevelt
- 1912 Commands forces at Derna Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1912 Teaching examinations in Padua James Joyce
- 1912 Makes a literary pilgrimage to Weimar Franz Kafka
- 1912 Brings Gitanjali translations to London Rabindranath Tagore
- 1912 Returns to ETH Zurich as professor Albert Einstein
- 1912 Takes the Jungborn nature cure Franz Kafka
- 1912 Recuperates in England Marie Curie
- 1912 Meets Felice Bauer at Brod’s home Franz Kafka
- 1912 Return to Allahabad legal practice Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1912 Rural retreat at Butterton Rabindranath Tagore
- 1912 Via Bramante residence James Joyce
- 1912 Met Archibald Christie at Ugbrooke Agatha Christie
- 1912 Returns to Constantinople Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1912 Attempted assassination during campaign Theodore Roosevelt
- 1912 Speaks at a Unitarian church in Urbana Rabindranath Tagore
- 1912 Reads The Judgment publicly Franz Kafka
- 1912 New York City letter Ho Chi Minh
- 1912 Christmas visit to Barcelona Pablo Picasso