Historical figures in Eastbourne

The atlas holds 4 people and 11 moments here, from 1853 to 1946. The most recorded lives are Virginia Woolf, Charles Darwin and George Orwell. Among them Writers, Explorers and Philosophers, across the Interwar Period and World War II.

Notable people

1. Charles Darwin

   from 1853 to 1860

   2 moments here

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

2. George Orwell

   in 1911

   1 moment here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

3. John Maynard Keynes

   in 1946

   1 moment here

   English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

4. Virginia Woolf

   from 1912 to 1941

   7 moments here

   English novelist, essayist, critic and publisher; a central figure in modernist literature and the Bloomsbury Group.…

Moments

1. 1853 Stays at Eastbourne Charles Darwin
2. 1860 Long stay at Eastbourne Charles Darwin
3. 1911 Boarder at St Cyprian's School George Orwell
4. 1912 Housewarming at Asham House Virginia Woolf
5. 1913 Return to Asham House Virginia Woolf
6. 1919 Visit and purchase decision at Monk's House Virginia Woolf
7. 1925 Collapse at Charleston Virginia Woolf
8. 1940 Permanent residence at Monk's House Virginia Woolf
9. 1940 Talk to Rodmell Women's Institute Virginia Woolf
10. 1941 Death in the River Ouse Virginia Woolf
11. 1946 Death at Tilton House John Maynard Keynes

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