Historical figures in Copenhagen

The atlas holds 25 people and 59 moments here, from 1716 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Søren Kierkegaard, Hans Christian Andersen and Niels Bohr. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. Desmond Tutu

   in 2009

   1 moment here

   South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

3. Dorothy Hodgkin

   from 1957 to 1970

   2 moments here

   English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

4. Ernest Rutherford

   in 1920

   1 moment here

   New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

5. Fidel Castro

   in 1995

   1 moment here

   Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

6. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1865

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

7. Garrincha

   in 1960

   1 moment here

   Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…

8. Hans Christian Andersen

   from 1819 to 1875

   10 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

9. Henrik Ibsen

   in 1852

   1 moment here

   Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…

10. Hugo Chávez

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

11. John Quincy Adams

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

12. Judy Garland

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

13. Jules Verne

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

14. Khaleda Zia

    in 1995

    1 moment here

    Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…

15. Lev Landau

    from 1930 to 1931

    3 moments here

    Soviet theoretical physicist Lev Davidovich Landau was born in Baku, educated in Baku and Leningrad, and undertook formative research travel in…

16. Niels Bohr

    from 1885 to 1962

    9 moments here

    Danish theoretical physicist whose work on atomic structure and quantum theory earned the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.…

17. Olav V

    from 1958 to 1974

    2 moments here

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

18. Peter the Great

    in 1716

    1 moment here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

19. 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…

20. Satyendra Nath Bose

    in 1953

    1 moment here

    Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…

21. Sergei Rachmaninoff

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…

22. Søren Kierkegaard

    from 1813 to 1855

    14 moments here

    Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author. This chronology records verified physical presences at…

23. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

    in 1932

    1 moment here

    Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…

24. Vladimir Lenin

    in 1910

    1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1716 Command voyage to Copenhagen Peter the Great
2. 1783 Stranded en route through Copenhagen John Quincy Adams
3. 1813 Birth at Nytorv Søren Kierkegaard
4. 1819 Arrives in Copenhagen Hans Christian Andersen
5. 1819 Lodges at Gardergården Hans Christian Andersen
6. 1821 Schooling at Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium Søren Kierkegaard
7. 1827 Returns to Copenhagen for private tuition Hans Christian Andersen
8. 1830 Matriculation at the University of Copenhagen Søren Kierkegaard
9. 1831 Returns from first foreign journey Hans Christian Andersen
10. 1834 Moves into Nyhavn 20 Hans Christian Andersen
11. 1841 Trial sermon at Holmens Church Søren Kierkegaard
12. 1841 Defense of the Concept of Irony dissertation Søren Kierkegaard
13. 1842 Return to Copenhagen from Berlin Søren Kierkegaard
14. 1844 Move to Nytorv residence Søren Kierkegaard
15. 1844 Residence at Nørregade before move Søren Kierkegaard
16. 1847 Moves into Copenhagen corner apartment Hans Christian Andersen
17. 1848 Rosenborggade corner apartment Søren Kierkegaard
18. 1848 Move to Rosenborggade 7 Søren Kierkegaard
19. 1849 Residence at Rosenborggade 7 Søren Kierkegaard
20. 1852 Theatre study visit Henrik Ibsen
21. 1852 Final Copenhagen residence at Skindergade Søren Kierkegaard
22. 1855 Hospitalization at Frederiks Hospital Søren Kierkegaard
23. 1855 Death at Frederiks Hospital Søren Kierkegaard
24. 1859 Returns to Copenhagen from Jutland Hans Christian Andersen
25. 1863 Returns home from Spain journey Hans Christian Andersen
26. 1864 Revisits the Royal Dockyard Hans Christian Andersen
27. 1865 Visited Wrangel in Copenhagen Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. 1875 Dies at Rolighed Hans Christian Andersen
29. 1881 Voyage to Copenhagen Jules Verne
30. 1885 Birth in Copenhagen Niels Bohr
31. 1897 Arrival in Copenhagen Chulalongkorn
32. 1903 Undergraduate studies Niels Bohr
33. 1910 Second International congress in Copenhagen Vladimir Lenin
34. 1911 Doctoral defence Niels Bohr
35. 1918 Relocation to Copenhagen Sergei Rachmaninoff
36. 1920 Lectures at Copenhagen University Ernest Rutherford
37. 1921 Institute opening and residence Niels Bohr
38. 1930 First Copenhagen stay at Niels Bohr's institute Lev Landau
39. 1930 Second Copenhagen research stay Lev Landau
40. 1931 Third Copenhagen stay Lev Landau
41. 1932 Carlsberg Honorary Residence Niels Bohr
42. 1932 Final graduate year in Copenhagen Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
43. 1934 Visit to Carlsberg Brewery Prajadhipok
44. 1941 Heisenberg meeting during occupation Niels Bohr
45. 1945 Return to Copenhagen after the war Niels Bohr
46. 1953 Met Niels Bohr in Copenhagen Satyendra Nath Bose
47. 1957 At the Institute in later life Niels Bohr
48. 1957 Lectures and laboratory visit in Copenhagen Dorothy Hodgkin
49. 1958 State visit to Denmark Olav V
50. 1960 Brazil versus Denmark Garrincha

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