Historical figures in Glasgow
The atlas holds 15 people and 22 moments here, from 1737 to 2011. The most recorded lives are James Watt, Adam Smith and Frédéric Chopin. Among them Writers, Educators and Scientists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Adam Smith
from 1737 to 1752
3 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1960
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Carl Sagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Charles Darwin
in 1855
1 moment here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Diego Maradona
from 1979 to 2008
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Errol Flynn
in 1934
1 moment here
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…
Frédéric Chopin
in 1848
2 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
George Orwell
in 1947
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 1853
1 moment here
American author and abolitionist best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her documented life included formative years in Connecticut, a long residence in…
James Watt
from 1756 to 1765
4 moments here
Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose separate-condenser improvement to the steam engine was foundational to industrialization.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1953
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Nelson Mandela
in 2002
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Sydney Brenner
in 1978
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1877
1 moment here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Zaha Hadid
in 2011
1 moment here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Moments
- 1737 Student at Glasgow Adam Smith
- 1751 Professor of Logic at Glasgow Adam Smith
- 1752 Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow Adam Smith
- 1756 Settlement in Glasgow James Watt
- 1757 University of Glasgow workshop James Watt
- 1763 Initiation at Glasgow Royal Arch Lodge James Watt
- 1765 Separate-condenser insight at Glasgow Green James Watt
- 1848 Stay at Johnstone Castle Frédéric Chopin
- 1848 Public concert in Glasgow Frédéric Chopin
- 1853 Glasgow antislavery meetings Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1855 Attends British Association in Glasgow Charles Darwin
- 1877 Freedom of Glasgow Ulysses S. Grant
- 1934 Glasgow stage engagement Errol Flynn
- 1947 Tuberculosis treatment at Hairmyres Hospital George Orwell
- 1953 Ker Memorial Lecture in Glasgow J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1960 Fifth European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1978 Gifford Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 1979 First senior international goal Diego Maradona
- 1985 Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow Carl Sagan
- 2002 Visits Megrahi at Barlinnie Nelson Mandela
- 2008 First match as Argentina manager Diego Maradona
- 2011 Riverside Museum press conference Zaha Hadid