Historical figures in Belgium
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 451 to 1953. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Herbert Hoover and Attila. Among them Writers, Mathematicians and Military Leaders, across the Cold War and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Attila
in 451
1 moment here
Attila, ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453, jointly ruled with his brother Bleda before becoming sole ruler.…
Herbert Hoover
in 1919
1 moment here
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…
Lawrence Bragg
in 1953
1 moment here
Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer. Bragg shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his father, William Henry Bragg, for…
René Descartes
in 1622
1 moment here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Sebastián Piñera
in 1950
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Moments
- 451 Arrival in Belgica Attila
- 1622 Reappears in Belgium René Descartes
- 1919 Postwar visit to Belgium Herbert Hoover
- 1950 Childhood move to Belgium Sebastián Piñera
- 1953 Announced DNA structure at Solvay conference Lawrence Bragg