Historical figures in Bloemfontein
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1892 to 1994. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, J. R. R. Tolkien and Rudyard Kipling. Among them Writers, Educators and Historians, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Albert Luthuli
in 1951
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1900
1 moment here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1892
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1994
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1900
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Moments
- 1892 Birth in Bloemfontein J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1900 War correspondence in Bloemfontein Rudyard Kipling
- 1900 Volunteer physician at Langman Field Hospital Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1951 ANC national conference appearance Albert Luthuli
- 1994 Addresses ANC conference in Bloemfontein Nelson Mandela