Writers in Cape Town

The atlas holds 4 people and 15 moments here, from 1836 to 2003. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Charles Darwin.

Notable people

1. Charles Darwin

   in 1836

   1 moment here

   English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

2. Mahatma Gandhi

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

3. Nelson Mandela

   from 1955 to 2003

   12 moments here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

4. Rudyard Kipling

   in 1898

   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

1. 1836 Explores the Cape region Charles Darwin
2. 1898 Winter holiday at Groote Schuur Rudyard Kipling
3. 1914 Departs Cape Town for England Mahatma Gandhi
4. 1955 Proceeds to Cape Town Nelson Mandela
5. 1963 First confined on Robben Island Nelson Mandela
6. 1964 Begins life sentence on Robben Island Nelson Mandela
7. 1982 Transferred to Pollsmoor Prison Nelson Mandela
8. 1985 Treated at Volks Hospital Nelson Mandela
9. 1988 Continues treatment at Constantiaberg Nelson Mandela
10. 1988 Diagnosed at Tygerberg Hospital Nelson Mandela
11. 1990 Addresses Cape Town from City Hall Nelson Mandela
12. 1990 Leads talks at Groote Schuur Nelson Mandela
13. 1995 Returns to Robben Island Nelson Mandela
14. 1998 Revisits Robben Island with Clinton Nelson Mandela
15. 2003 Addresses inaugural 46664 concert Nelson Mandela

Related