Historical figures in Lugano
The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1911 to 1962. The most recorded lives are Hermann Hesse, Benito Mussolini and Franz Kafka. Among them Writers, Educators and Jurists, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.
Notable people
Benito Mussolini
in 1945
2 moments here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Franz Kafka
in 1911
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Hermann Hesse
from 1919 to 1962
4 moments here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1919
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Moments
- 1911 Reaches Lugano with Max Brod Franz Kafka
- 1919 Lugano residence after Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
- 1919 Lived in Sorengo Hermann Hesse
- 1919 Moved into Casa Camuzzi Hermann Hesse
- 1931 Moved to Casa Rossa Hermann Hesse
- 1945 Convoy at Menaggio Benito Mussolini
- 1945 Execution at Villa Belmonte Benito Mussolini
- 1962 Death in Montagnola Hermann Hesse