Historical figures in Kobe

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1916 to 1948. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and Helen Keller. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Albert Einstein

   in 1922

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

2. Helen Keller

   in 1948

   1 moment here

   Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

3. Hideki Yukawa

   in 1939

   1 moment here

   Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…

4. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1916

   1 moment here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

5. Sun Yat-sen

   in 1924

   1 moment here

   Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…

Moments

1. 1916 Lands in Kobe for Japanese lecture tour Rabindranath Tagore
2. 1922 Arrives at Kobe Albert Einstein
3. 1924 Pan-Asianism speech in Kobe Sun Yat-sen
4. 1939 Departure from Kobe for first overseas journey Hideki Yukawa
5. 1948 Visit to Kobe Helen Keller

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