Historical figures in Egypt
The atlas holds 7 people and 8 moments here, from 1281 BC to 1979. The most recorded lives are Strabo, Jimmy Carter and Gustave Flaubert. Among them Political Leaders, Business Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Ancient World and the Cold War.
Notable people
Gustave Flaubert
in 1850
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1979
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Nasir Khusraw
in 1050
1 moment here
Persian poet, philosopher, traveler, and Isma'ili missionary. Born at Qubadiyan, he served as a financial administrator in Marw before leaving in…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1913
1 moment here
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Ramesses II
in 1281 BC
1 moment here
Ramesses II, commonly called Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.…
Strabo
in 25 BC
2 moments here
Greek geographer and historian from Amaseia in Pontus. The dates are approximate: ancient and modern sources give his birth as 64 or 63 BC and his…
Moments
- 1281 BC Campaigns into Nubia as crown prince Ramesses II
- 25 BC Nile ascent to Syene Strabo
- 25 BC Reached Philae on the Nile Strabo
- 1050 Twenty-one-day stay at Aswan Nasir Khusraw
- 1850 Nile voyage beyond Syene Gustave Flaubert
- 1913 Stay at Aswan Porfirio Díaz
- 1978 Aswan meeting with Sadat Jimmy Carter
- 1979 Arrival in Aswan exile Mohammad Reza Pahlavi