Historical figures in Étretat
The atlas holds 3 people and 9 moments here, from 1835 to 1889. The most recorded lives are Guy de Maupassant, Claude Monet and Victor Hugo. Among them Historians, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Claude Monet
from 1868 to 1883
2 moments here
French painter and a founder of Impressionism. Born in Paris, Monet was raised in Le Havre, studied and worked in Paris, served briefly in Algeria,…
Guy de Maupassant
from 1854 to 1889
6 moments here
French novelist, short-story writer and journalist associated with realism and naturalism. Maupassant spent his childhood in Normandy, worked in…
Victor Hugo
in 1835
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Moments
- 1835 Draws the cliffs of Étretat Victor Hugo
- 1854 Family residence at Château Blanc Guy de Maupassant
- 1860 Childhood home at Étretat Guy de Maupassant
- 1868 Move to Étretat with Camille Claude Monet
- 1868 Saves Algernon Swinburne at Étretat Guy de Maupassant
- 1883 Return to Étretat Claude Monet
- 1883 Summer residence at La Guillette Guy de Maupassant
- 1884 Completes Bel-Ami at La Guillette Guy de Maupassant
- 1889 Fête at La Guillette Guy de Maupassant