Writers of World War I

The atlas holds 31 people and 150 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford and Franz Kafka.

Notable people

  1. Ronald Reagan

    from 1914 to 1917

    3 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  2. Salvador Dalí

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

  3. Sarah Bernhardt

    from 1914 to 1918

    8 moments here

    French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

  4. Sigmund Freud

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

  5. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1914

    2 moments here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  6. Thomas Edison

    from 1914 to 1918

    8 moments here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  7. Walt Disney

    from 1917 to 1918

    2 moments here

    Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

Moments

  1. 1915 Departure from wartime Trieste James Joyce
  2. 1915 Stays at the Rumburk sanatorium Franz Kafka
  3. 1915 Commands near the firing line at Chunuk Bair Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  4. 1915 Service on the Isonzo front Benito Mussolini
  5. 1915 Final T.C.B.S. meeting J. R. R. Tolkien
  6. 1915 Return to Paris after amputation Sarah Bernhardt
  7. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
  8. 1915 Marriage to Rachele Guidi Benito Mussolini
  9. 1915 Departure from Bergen Henry Ford
  10. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
  11. 1915 Peace Ship arrival in Oslo Henry Ford
  12. 1915 Lives in Galesburg Ronald Reagan
  13. 1916 Wrote first detective novel Agatha Christie
  14. 1916 Lecture at Mabel Tainter Memorial Building Helen Keller
  15. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
  16. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
  17. 1916 Serves in Edirne after Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  18. 1916 Takes command in Diyarbakır Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  19. 1916 Captured at Douaumont Charles de Gaulle
  20. 1916 Works at his Mutual studio Charlie Chaplin
  21. 1916 Marriage to Edith Bratt J. R. R. Tolkien
  22. 1916 Seefeldstrasse residence James Joyce
  23. 1916 Lands in Kobe for Japanese lecture tour Rabindranath Tagore
  24. 1916 Received in Rangoon Rabindranath Tagore
  25. 1916 British Expeditionary Force depot at Étaples J. R. R. Tolkien
  26. 1916 Joins battalion at Rubempré J. R. R. Tolkien
  27. 1916 Marriage to Mamie Doud Dwight D. Eisenhower
  28. 1916 Holidays with Felice in Marienbad Franz Kafka
  29. 1916 Somme service from Bouzincourt J. R. R. Tolkien
  30. 1916 Moves to Montrouge studio Pablo Picasso
  31. 1916 Tours Adirondacks and Vermont Thomas Edison
  32. 1916 Arrives in Seattle Rabindranath Tagore
  33. 1916 Battle at Regina Trench J. R. R. Tolkien
  34. 1916 Meditates among Santa Barbara orange groves Rabindranath Tagore
  35. 1916 San Francisco lecture stay Rabindranath Tagore
  36. 1916 Reads In the Penal Colony in Munich Franz Kafka
  37. 1916 Writes in Golden Lane Franz Kafka
  38. 1917 Training command at Fort Oglethorpe Dwight D. Eisenhower
  39. 1917 Reporter at The Kansas City Star Ernest Hemingway
  40. 1917 Spring term at Wellington College George Orwell
  41. 1917 Artillery training at Camp Doniphan Harry S. Truman
  42. 1917 Move to Forest Hills Helen Keller
  43. 1917 Sojourns in Locarno James Joyce
  44. 1917 Humber Garrison outpost at Roos J. R. R. Tolkien
  45. 1917 Recovery at Little Haywood J. R. R. Tolkien
  46. 1917 Visits the German Western Front Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  47. 1917 Visits Pompeii Pablo Picasso
  48. 1917 Lives in Monmouth Ronald Reagan
  49. 1917 Exhibits at his Figueres home Salvador Dalí
  50. 1917 Recuperation in Long Beach Sarah Bernhardt

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