Historical figures in Lausanne
The atlas holds 21 people and 32 moments here, from 1536 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Bhumibol Adulyadej, Igor Stravinsky and Karl Marx. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Audrey Hepburn
from 1960 to 1993
2 moments here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Benito Mussolini
from 1902 to 1904
2 moments here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
from 1933 to 1949
4 moments here
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
Charles Dickens
in 1846
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1953 to 1977
2 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Freddie Mercury
in 1991
1 moment here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1868
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Golda Meir
in 1938
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Igor Stravinsky
from 1913 to 1914
3 moments here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Jacques Chirac
in 2003
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1936
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
John Calvin
in 1536
1 moment here
French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…
Karl Marx
in 1882
2 moments here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1931
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Prince
in 2009
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1877
1 moment here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Sirikit
from 1948 to 1949
2 moments here
Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…
T. S. Eliot
in 1921
1 moment here
Thomas Stearns Eliot was a St. Louis-born poet, critic, editor, and playwright who studied in Massachusetts, Paris, Germany, and Oxford before making…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1900
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Voltaire
from 1757 to 1758
2 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…
Moments
- 1536 Disputation of Lausanne John Calvin
- 1757 Stages plays at Mon-Repos Voltaire
- 1758 Returns to Lausanne from Schwetzingen Voltaire
- 1766 Concert stop in Lausanne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1846 Settles near Lausanne Charles Dickens
- 1868 Continued to Vevey after Sofya’s death Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1877 Settlement at Clarens Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1882 Stays in Lausanne Karl Marx
- 1882 Stays in Vevey Karl Marx
- 1900 Attended the Corsier conference Vladimir Lenin
- 1902 Settlement in Lausanne Benito Mussolini
- 1904 University of Lausanne attendance Benito Mussolini
- 1913 Completion of The Rite of Spring Igor Stravinsky
- 1914 Swiss wartime residence at Clarens Igor Stravinsky
- 1914 Wartime residence at Morges Igor Stravinsky
- 1921 Recuperation and writing in Lausanne T. S. Eliot
- 1931 Addresses meetings in Lausanne Mahatma Gandhi
- 1933 Schooling in Lausanne Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1936 At Kamala Nehru's Lausanne sanatorium Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1938 Évian Conference observer Golda Meir
- 1945 University studies in Lausanne Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1948 Visits during hospitalization in Lausanne Sirikit
- 1948 Road accident near Lausanne Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1949 Engagement in Lausanne Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1949 Engagement in Lausanne Sirikit
- 1953 Moves into Manoir de Ban Charlie Chaplin
- 1960 Settlement at La Paisible Audrey Hepburn
- 1977 Dies at Manoir de Ban Charlie Chaplin
- 1991 Final vocals at Mountain Studios Freddie Mercury
- 1993 Death at La Paisible Audrey Hepburn
- 2003 G8 summit at Évian Jacques Chirac
- 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival shows Prince