Historical figures in Geneva
The atlas holds 55 people and 93 moments here, from 58 BC to 2007. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Calvin and Voltaire. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Syngman Rhee
in 1933
1 moment here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
U Thant
in 1970
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1903
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Voltaire
from 1754 to 1761
5 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1766
1 moment here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Yang Chen-Ning
from 1957 to 1962
3 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Zhou Enlai
in 1954
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…