Historical figures in New Jersey
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1833 to 1926. The most recorded lives are Thomas Edison, Martin Van Buren and José Raúl Capablanca. Among them Business Leaders, Engineers and Inventors and Writers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
José Raúl Capablanca
in 1926
1 moment here
Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…
Martin Van Buren
in 1833
1 moment here
Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…
Thomas Edison
in 1891
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Moments
- 1833 Northeastern tour with Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren
- 1891 Works extensively at Ogden mine Thomas Edison
- 1926 Lake Hopatcong tournament José Raúl Capablanca