Writers of the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 45 people and 616 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin.

Notable people

1. Agatha Christie

   from 1918 to 1938

   19 moments here

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

2. Albert Camus

   from 1924 to 1933

   3 moments here

   French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

3. Albert Einstein

   from 1921 to 1939

   65 moments here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

4. Benito Mussolini

   from 1919 to 1938

   12 moments here

   Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

5. Charles de Gaulle

   from 1918 to 1939

   9 moments here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

6. Charlie Chaplin

   from 1918 to 1936

   38 moments here

   English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

7. Doris Lessing

   from 1919 to 1937

   3 moments here

   British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…

8. Dwight D. Eisenhower

   from 1918 to 1935

   10 moments 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…

9. Ernest Hemingway

   from 1918 to 1939

   30 moments here

   American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

10. Fidel Castro

    from 1926 to 1932

    2 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

11. Franz Kafka

    from 1918 to 1924

    20 moments here

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

12. Gabriela Mistral

    from 1918 to 1939

    33 moments here

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

13. Gabriel García Márquez

    from 1927 to 1937

    5 moments here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

14. George Orwell

    from 1921 to 1938

    34 moments here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

15. Harry S. Truman

    from 1918 to 1935

    6 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

16. Helen Keller

    from 1925 to 1939

    18 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

17. Henry Ford

    from 1918 to 1936

    5 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

18. Indira Gandhi

    in 1937

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

19. James Joyce

    from 1919 to 1931

    7 moments here

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

20. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1923 to 1939

    18 moments here

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

21. Jean-Paul Sartre

    from 1924 to 1937

    6 moments here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

22. Jimmy Carter

    from 1924 to 1930

    3 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

23. John F. Kennedy

    from 1920 to 1939

    11 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

24. Jorge Luis Borges

    from 1919 to 1937

    8 moments here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

Moments

1. 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
2. 1918 Occupies the completed Chaplin Studios Charlie Chaplin
3. 1918 Milan munitions-factory rescue scene Ernest Hemingway
4. 1918 Recuperation in Milan Ernest Hemingway
5. 1918 Stationed at Fossalta di Piave Ernest Hemingway
6. 1918 Returns to Oxford for dictionary work J. R. R. Tolkien
7. 1918 Continues medical treatment in Vienna Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
8. 1918 Researches at Key West Naval Station Thomas Edison
9. 1918 Addresses Ahmedabad mill workers Mahatma Gandhi
10. 1918 Investigates Kheda conditions at Kathlal Mahatma Gandhi
11. 1918 Meets Kheda collector at Nadiad Mahatma Gandhi
12. 1918 Attends Delhi War Conference Mahatma Gandhi
13. 1918 Arrival in Paris during World War I Ernest Hemingway
14. 1918 Receives treatment in Karlsbad Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
15. 1918 Wounded at the Italian front Ernest Hemingway
16. 1918 Born at Mvezo Nelson Mandela
17. 1918 Marries Olga in Paris Pablo Picasso
18. 1918 Vagabonds camping trip at Narrows Henry Ford
19. 1918 Arrives in Aleppo for the Palestine command Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
20. 1918 Establishes headquarters at Nablus Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
21. 1918 Honeymoon and working summer in Biarritz Pablo Picasso
22. 1918 Camps near Bolar Springs Thomas Edison
23. 1918 Meuse–Argonne observation post Harry S. Truman
24. 1918 Participates in the Budapest congress Sigmund Freud
25. 1918 Recuperates in Schelesen Franz Kafka
26. 1918 Returns to occupied Constantinople Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
27. 1918 Red Cross service in France Walt Disney
28. 1918 Returned to his father's home after captivity Charles de Gaulle
29. 1919 Meeting with Gabriele D'Annunzio Benito Mussolini
30. 1919 Toronto Star work Ernest Hemingway
31. 1919 Teaching and organizing in Changsha Mao Zedong
32. 1919 Founding the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento Benito Mussolini
33. 1919 Departs Istanbul aboard Bandırma Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
34. 1919 Lands at Samsun Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
35. 1919 Moves from Samsun to Havza Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
36. 1919 Lives at the Savoy while designing Le Tricorne Pablo Picasso
37. 1919 Marriage to Bess Wallace Harry S. Truman
38. 1919 Arrives in Amasya Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
39. 1919 Taken off active service at Fovant J. R. R. Tolkien
40. 1919 Chairs the Erzurum Congress Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
41. 1919 Resigns from the Ottoman Army in Erzurum Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
42. 1919 Returns to Tampico Ronald Reagan
43. 1919 Departs Green Island on Vagabonds trip Thomas Edison
44. 1919 Upper Peninsula fishing and camping trip Ernest Hemingway
45. 1919 Arrives in Sivas Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
46. 1919 Return to Trieste after the war James Joyce
47. 1919 Returns to Amasya for negotiations Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
48. 1919 Return to Kansas City Walt Disney
49. 1919 Returns to Želízy and writes Letter to His Father Franz Kafka
50. 1919 Truman and Jacobson Haberdashery Harry S. Truman

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