Historical figures in Brussels
The atlas holds 53 people and 74 moments here, from 1493 to 2021. The most recorded lives are Victor Hugo, Albert Einstein and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Voltaire
from 1722 to 1739
2 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Willy Brandt
in 1973
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Winston Churchill
in 1894
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1763
2 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Woodrow Wilson
in 1919
1 moment here
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…