Historical figures in Marseille
The atlas holds 24 people and 28 moments here, from 49 BC to 2023. The most recorded lives are Le Corbusier, Honoré de Balzac and Édith Piaf. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Interwar Period and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Albert Camus
in 1949
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Alexandre Dumas
in 1859
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Bảo Đại
from 1922 to 1932
2 moments here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Claude Simon
in 1936
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Constantine the Great
in 310
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Deng Xiaoping
in 1920
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Édith Piaf
from 1942 to 1944
2 moments here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Émile Zola
in 1870
1 moment here
French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…
Frédéric Chopin
in 1839
1 moment here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
George Sand
in 1839
1 moment here
French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…
Gustave Flaubert
in 1840
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Heinrich Heine
in 1836
1 moment here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1911
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Honoré de Balzac
from 1838 to 1845
2 moments here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
John Locke
in 1676
1 moment here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
José Rizal
in 1882
1 moment here
Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Julius Caesar
in 49 BC
1 moment here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Le Corbusier
from 1949 to 1952
2 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1936
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pope Francis
in 2023
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Simone de Beauvoir
in 1931
1 moment here
French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…
Yosano Akiko
in 1912
1 moment here
Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…
Zhou Enlai
in 1920
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…
Moments
- 49 BC Campaigns through Massilia en route to Spain Julius Caesar
- 310 Captures Maximian at Massilia Constantine the Great
- 1676 Spring excursion to Marseille John Locke
- 1836 Provence journey at Marseille Heinrich Heine
- 1838 Departure for Sardinian venture Honoré de Balzac
- 1839 Stay in Marseille after Mallorca George Sand
- 1839 Organ performance in Marseille Frédéric Chopin
- 1840 Southern-France journey at Marseille Gustave Flaubert
- 1845 Embarkation for Naples Honoré de Balzac
- 1859 Return to Marseille by steamer Alexandre Dumas
- 1867 Reaches Marseille Mark Twain
- 1870 Flight to Marseille during the siege crisis Émile Zola
- 1882 Arrival at Marseille José Rizal
- 1911 Arrival at Marseille Ho Chi Minh
- 1912 Embarkation at Marseille Yosano Akiko
- 1920 Arrival at Marseille Deng Xiaoping
- 1920 Arrival at Marseille Zhou Enlai
- 1922 Colonial exhibition delegation Bảo Đại
- 1931 Teaching at Lycée Montgrand Simone de Beauvoir
- 1932 Farewell before return to Vietnam Bảo Đại
- 1936 Arms shipment preparations Claude Simon
- 1936 Travel to Marseille Pablo Neruda
- 1942 Meeting Marcel Blistène in Marseille Édith Piaf
- 1944 Allied-forces performance in Marseille Édith Piaf
- 1949 Stay at Unité d'Habitation construction site Le Corbusier
- 1949 Embarkation for Brazil Albert Camus
- 1952 Légion d'Honneur at Cité Radieuse Le Corbusier
- 2023 Meeting of Bishops of the Mediterranean Pope Francis