Writers in Isle of Wight

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1812 to 1890. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, Mahatma Gandhi and Charles Darwin.

Notable people

1. Charles Darwin

   in 1837

   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…

2. Charles Dickens

   from 1812 to 1849

   2 moments here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

3. Mahatma Gandhi

   in 1890

   1 moment here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

4. Rudyard Kipling

   in 1871

   1 moment here

   English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

Moments

1. 1812 Born at Mile End Terrace Charles Dickens
2. 1837 Visits William Darwin Fox Charles Darwin
3. 1849 Summers at Bonchurch Charles Dickens
4. 1871 Boarding residence at Lorne Lodge Rudyard Kipling
5. 1890 Meets vegetarians on the Isle of Wight Mahatma Gandhi

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