Historical figures in Leeds
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, from 1771 to 2010. The most recorded lives are Charlotte Brontë, Chinua Achebe and Charles Darwin. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators, across the Industrial Revolution and the Cold War.
Notable people
Benjamin Franklin
in 1771
1 moment here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Bertrand Russell
in 1917
1 moment here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Charles Darwin
in 1845
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…
Charlotte Brontë
from 1831 to 1835
2 moments here
English novelist, poet, and governess, best known for Jane Eyre. This chronology records documented physical presences from her birth in Thornton…
Chinua Achebe
from 1964 to 2010
2 moments here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
George Bernard Shaw
in 1893
1 moment here
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1920
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Moments
- 1771 Stay in Leeds Benjamin Franklin
- 1831 Pupil at Roe Head School Charlotte Brontë
- 1835 Teaching appointment at Roe Head Charlotte Brontë
- 1845 Visits Charles Waterton at Walton Hall Charles Darwin
- 1893 Fabian delegate at Bradford conference George Bernard Shaw
- 1917 Leeds Convention appearance Bertrand Russell
- 1920 Reader at the University of Leeds J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1964 Commonwealth Literature conference Chinua Achebe
- 2010 Reading and conversation at Leeds Chinua Achebe