Historical figures in Kraków

The atlas holds 6 people and 14 moments here, from 1491 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Pope John Paul II, Vladimir Lenin and Nicolaus Copernicus. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  2. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 2018

    1 moment here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  3. Nicolaus Copernicus

    in 1491

    1 moment here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

  4. Pope John Paul II

    from 1938 to 1964

    8 moments here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  5. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

  6. Vladimir Lenin

    in 1912

    2 moments here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

Moments

  1. 1491 Studies at the University of Kraków Nicolaus Copernicus
  2. 1912 Moved to Kraków Vladimir Lenin
  3. 1912 Worked at Jagiellonian University Library Vladimir Lenin
  4. 1938 Move to Kraków for university Pope John Paul II
  5. 1942 Underground seminary in occupied Kraków Pope John Paul II
  6. 1944 Hiding during Black Sunday Pope John Paul II
  7. 1944 Residence at Kraków Archbishop's residence Pope John Paul II
  8. 1946 Priestly ordination Pope John Paul II
  9. 1948 First pastoral assignment Pope John Paul II
  10. 1957 Eastern Europe reporting journey Gabriel García Márquez
  11. 1958 Consecration as auxiliary bishop Pope John Paul II
  12. 1964 Appointment as Archbishop of Kraków Pope John Paul II
  13. 1988 Wawel Castle appearance Raisa Gorbacheva
  14. 2018 COP24 climate summit Muhammadu Buhari

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