Writers of World War II

The atlas holds 36 people and 191 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle and Benito Mussolini.

Notable people

  1. Agatha Christie

    in 1941

    2 moments here

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

  2. Albert Camus

    from 1940 to 1945

    6 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

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

  4. Benito Mussolini

    from 1940 to 1945

    19 moments here

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

  5. Charles de Gaulle

    from 1939 to 1945

    21 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

    in 1943

    1 moment here

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

  7. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1940 to 1945

    11 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…

  8. Ernest Hemingway

    from 1939 to 1944

    12 moments here

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

  9. Fidel Castro

    from 1942 to 1945

    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…

  10. Gabriela Mistral

    from 1939 to 1945

    5 moments here

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

  11. Gabriel García Márquez

    from 1940 to 1943

    2 moments here

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

  12. George Orwell

    from 1940 to 1945

    10 moments here

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

  13. Harry S. Truman

    from 1944 to 1945

    6 moments here

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

  14. Helen Keller

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

  15. Henry Ford

    in 1944

    1 moment here

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

  16. Indira Gandhi

    from 1940 to 1942

    4 moments 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.…

  17. James Joyce

    from 1940 to 1941

    2 moments here

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

  18. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1939 to 1945

    7 moments here

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

  19. Jean-Paul Sartre

    from 1940 to 1945

    8 moments here

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

  20. Jimmy Carter

    from 1941 to 1942

    2 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…

  21. John F. Kennedy

    from 1939 to 1945

    22 moments here

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

  22. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1945

    1 moment here

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

  23. J. R. R. Tolkien

    from 1939 to 1945

    3 moments here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

  24. Le Corbusier

    from 1940 to 1942

    3 moments here

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

Moments

  1. 1939 Finca Vigía tenancy Ernest Hemingway
  2. 1939 Hotel Ambos Mundos residence Ernest Hemingway
  3. 1939 Chilean consul in Nice Gabriela Mistral
  4. 1939 Visit to China before World War II Jawaharlal Nehru
  5. 1939 Observed prewar Berlin John F. Kennedy
  6. 1939 Studies at Fort Hare Nelson Mandela
  7. 1939 Lays foundation of Mahajati Sadan Rabindranath Tagore
  8. 1939 Snow White Academy Award Walt Disney
  9. 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture at St Andrews J. R. R. Tolkien
  10. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
  11. 1939 Visits Orissa at provincial invitation Rabindranath Tagore
  12. 1939 Meets Szilárd and Wigner on Long Island Albert Einstein
  13. 1939 Attacked at Bitche in the Saar Offensive Charles de Gaulle
  14. 1939 Move to Arcan Ridge Helen Keller
  15. 1939 Congress Working Committee meeting Jawaharlal Nehru
  16. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
  17. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
  18. 1939 Takes refuge in Royan Pablo Picasso
  19. 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
  20. 1939 Move to the Burbank studio Walt Disney
  21. 1940 Move to Paris for Paris-Soir Albert Camus
  22. 1940 Wartime stay in Lyon Albert Camus
  23. 1940 Fort Ord assignment Dwight D. Eisenhower
  24. 1940 Regimental and corps staff work at Fort Lewis Dwight D. Eisenhower
  25. 1940 Sun Valley writing base Ernest Hemingway
  26. 1940 Consular transfer to Niterói Gabriela Mistral
  27. 1940 Secondary school in Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
  28. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
  29. 1940 In Switzerland during German advance Indira Gandhi
  30. 1940 Final flight to Zurich James Joyce
  31. 1940 Captured at Padoux Jean-Paul Sartre
  32. 1940 Prisoner at Stalag XII-D Jean-Paul Sartre
  33. 1940 Prisoner of war in Nancy Jean-Paul Sartre
  34. 1940 Studied at Stanford John F. Kennedy
  35. 1940 Algiers wartime planning efforts Le Corbusier
  36. 1940 Attack at Abbeville Charles de Gaulle
  37. 1940 Counterattack at Montcornet Charles de Gaulle
  38. 1940 Flat at Dorset Chambers George Orwell
  39. 1940 War declaration against Britain and France Benito Mussolini
  40. 1940 Anglo-French conference at Tours Charles de Gaulle
  41. 1940 Anglo-French Supreme War Council at Briare Charles de Gaulle
  42. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle
  43. 1940 In Paris as brigadier-general Charles de Gaulle
  44. 1940 Landed at Heston before the Appeal Charles de Gaulle
  45. 1940 Meeting on the Breton redoubt Charles de Gaulle
  46. 1940 Mission from Bordeaux Charles de Gaulle
  47. 1940 Reached Plymouth from Brittany Charles de Gaulle
  48. 1940 Free French headquarters at Carlton Gardens Charles de Gaulle
  49. 1940 Returns to occupied Paris Pablo Picasso
  50. 1940 Oxford special convocation at Santiniketan Rabindranath Tagore

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