Historical figures in Bern

The atlas holds 13 people and 20 moments here, from 1765 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Vladimir Lenin and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Among them Writers, Educators and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

   in 1981

   1 moment here

   Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

2. Albert Einstein

   from 1902 to 1908

   4 moments here

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

3. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

   in 2005

   1 moment here

   Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…

4. Benito Mussolini

   in 1903

   1 moment here

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

5. Chulalongkorn

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…

6. Eusébio

   in 1969

   1 moment here

   Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…

7. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

   in 1793

   2 moments here

   German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

8. Hermann Hesse

   from 1912 to 1915

   2 moments here

   German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…

9. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

   in 1964

   1 moment here

   Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…

10. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1765

    1 moment here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

11. Kofi Annan

    in 2018

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

12. Olav V

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

13. Vladimir Lenin

    from 1913 to 1915

    3 moments here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

Moments

1. 1765 Retreat on Île de Saint-Pierre Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1793 Summer stays at Tschugg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
3. 1793 Tutor in the Bern region Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
4. 1897 Stay in Bern Chulalongkorn
5. 1902 Moves into first Bern room Albert Einstein
6. 1902 Begins work at Swiss Patent Office Albert Einstein
7. 1903 Arrest in Bern Benito Mussolini
8. 1903 Occupies Kramgasse apartment Albert Einstein
9. 1908 Teaches at University of Bern Albert Einstein
10. 1912 Moved to Ostermundigen near Bern Hermann Hesse
11. 1913 Accompanied Krupskaya to Bern Vladimir Lenin
12. 1914 Settled in wartime Bern Vladimir Lenin
13. 1915 Prisoner-of-war welfare work in Bern Hermann Hesse
14. 1915 Zimmerwald anti-war conference Vladimir Lenin
15. 1964 Ambassador to Switzerland Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
16. 1968 State visit to Switzerland Olav V
17. 1969 World Cup qualifier in Bern Eusébio
18. 1981 Exile in Switzerland Abdelaziz Bouteflika
19. 2005 Met Swiss president in Berne A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
20. 2018 Death in Bern Kofi Annan

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