Berlin in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 19 people and 34 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Adolf Hitler, Marlene Dietrich and Rosa Luxemburg.
Notable people
Adolf Hitler
from 1932 to 1936
4 moments here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Alfred Hitchcock
in 1925
1 moment here
English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Benito Mussolini
in 1937
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1921 to 1931
2 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Claude Simon
in 1937
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Erwin Schrödinger
in 1927
1 moment here
Austrian-Irish theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate whose work on wave mechanics and the Schrödinger equation became foundational to quantum…
Franz Kafka
from 1923 to 1924
3 moments here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1933
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
John F. Kennedy
in 1939
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jomo Kenyatta
in 1929
1 moment here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
José Raúl Capablanca
from 1928 to 1929
2 moments here
Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1918 to 1930
4 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Maxim Gorky
in 1921
1 moment here
Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…
Max Planck
from 1926 to 1931
2 moments here
German theoretical physicist and originator of quantum theory. Planck’s documented life moved from Kiel to Munich, Berlin, Kiel again, and Berlin,…
Prajadhipok
in 1934
1 moment here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Rosa Luxemburg
from 1918 to 1919
4 moments here
Polish-born, naturalised-German Marxist theorist, socialist organiser, anti-war activist, and revolutionary.…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1925
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sigmund Freud
in 1922
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Soong Ching-ling
from 1928 to 1929
2 moments here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Moments
- 1918 Class photograph at Viktoria-Luisen-Schule Marlene Dietrich
- 1918 Release and return to Berlin Rosa Luxemburg
- 1919 Arrest in Wilmersdorf Rosa Luxemburg
- 1919 Interrogation at the Eden Hotel Rosa Luxemburg
- 1919 Murder and disposal in the Landwehr Canal Rosa Luxemburg
- 1921 Visits Berlin on European tour Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Departure to Berlin Maxim Gorky
- 1922 Appears with associates in Berlin Sigmund Freud
- 1922 First theatre roles Marlene Dietrich
- 1923 Marriage to Rudolf Sieber Marlene Dietrich
- 1923 Moves to Berlin-Steglitz Franz Kafka
- 1923 Lives on Grunewaldstraße Franz Kafka
- 1924 Moves to Berlin-Zehlendorf Franz Kafka
- 1925 Visits to Berlin cultural institutions Alfred Hitchcock
- 1925 Scientific work in Berlin Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1926 Retirement from Berlin professorship Max Planck
- 1927 Successor to Max Planck in Berlin Erwin Schrödinger
- 1928 Berlin tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
- 1928 Arrival in Berlin Soong Ching-ling
- 1929 Journey through Berlin Jomo Kenyatta
- 1929 Berlin simultaneous display José Raúl Capablanca
- 1929 Return to Berlin Soong Ching-ling
- 1930 Berlin residence before return to Hollywood Marlene Dietrich
- 1931 Takes tea at Alexanderplatz police headquarters Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Dinner hosted by Max von Laue Max Planck
- 1932 Speaks to students in Berlin Adolf Hitler
- 1933 Appears at Reich Chancellery after appointment Adolf Hitler
- 1933 Study year at the French Institute in Berlin Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1933 Speaks for the Enabling Act Adolf Hitler
- 1934 Meeting at Berlin Tempelhof Airport Prajadhipok
- 1936 Opens Berlin Olympic Games Adolf Hitler
- 1937 European journey: Berlin Claude Simon
- 1937 Official visit to Berlin Benito Mussolini
- 1939 Observed prewar Berlin John F. Kennedy