Writers in Paris
The atlas holds 73 people and 283 moments here, from 1245 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Sarah Bernhardt, Jean-Paul Sartre and Victor Hugo.
Notable people
Adam Smith
from 1764 to 1766
2 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Agatha Christie
in 1905
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Albert Camus
from 1940 to 1945
3 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Albert Einstein
in 1922
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alexandre Dumas
from 1823 to 1864
5 moments here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Benjamin Franklin
from 1767 to 1784
6 moments here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Blaise Pascal
from 1631 to 1662
6 moments here
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal spent his life principally between Clermont-Ferrand, Paris,…
Charles Baudelaire
from 1821 to 1867
10 moments here
French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…
Charles Darwin
in 1827
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…
Charles de Gaulle
from 1922 to 1962
6 moments here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Charles Dickens
from 1846 to 1863
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1921 to 1931
2 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1495
1 moment here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
from 1928 to 1950
2 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Ernest Hemingway
from 1918 to 1956
6 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Francis Bacon
in 1576
1 moment here
English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…
François Rabelais
from 1528 to 1553
2 moments here
French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…
Franz Kafka
from 1910 to 1911
2 moments here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Friedrich Engels
from 1844 to 1846
2 moments here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
from 1862 to 1863
2 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Gabriela Mistral
from 1928 to 1937
3 moments here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1955 to 1993
3 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Geoffrey Chaucer
in 1377
1 moment here
English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…
George Orwell
from 1928 to 1945
4 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Moments
- 1245 Study at the University of Paris Thomas Aquinas
- 1252 Return to Paris for theological study Thomas Aquinas
- 1256 First Paris regency in theology Thomas Aquinas
- 1269 Second Paris regency Thomas Aquinas
- 1333 Visit to Paris Petrarch
- 1361 Oration before the French king Petrarch
- 1377 Peace mission to Paris Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1495 Theological study in Paris Desiderius Erasmus
- 1528 Stay in Paris François Rabelais
- 1531 Return to Paris after his father's death John Calvin
- 1533 Return to Paris amid reform controversy John Calvin
- 1536 Paris visit with Antoine Calvin John Calvin
- 1553 Death in Paris François Rabelais
- 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
- 1581 Thirty lectures in Paris Giordano Bruno
- 1585 Return to Paris with Castelnau Giordano Bruno
- 1586 Disputation at the Collège de Cambrai Giordano Bruno
- 1616 Moves to Paris after university René Descartes
- 1622 Baptism at Saint-Eustache Molière
- 1622 Visits Paris during property settlement René Descartes
- 1625 Settles again in Paris René Descartes
- 1628 Meets Bérulle after returning to Paris René Descartes
- 1629 Tutor in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1631 Family relocation to Paris Blaise Pascal
- 1635 Studies at a Paris collège Jean de La Fontaine
- 1638 Visit to Paris John Milton
- 1639 Return through Paris John Milton
- 1639 Presentation at a Mersenne meeting Blaise Pascal
- 1640 Exile in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1641 Entered the Oratory Jean de La Fontaine
- 1641 Transferred to Saint-Magloire for theology Jean de La Fontaine
- 1644 Opening of the Jeu de Paume des Métayers Molière
- 1644 Visits Paris during a French journey René Descartes
- 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
- 1647 Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes Blaise Pascal
- 1647 Meets Pascal in Paris René Descartes
- 1648 Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Return to Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Arrives in Fronde-era Paris René Descartes
- 1651 Private business in Paris Molière
- 1658 Command performance before Louis XIV Molière
- 1661 Opening at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1662 Death in Paris Blaise Pascal
- 1664 Installed at Luxembourg Palace Jean de La Fontaine
- 1670 Royal entertainment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Molière
- 1671 Psyché at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1672 Move to rue de Richelieu Molière
- 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1673 Residence with Madame de La Sablière Jean de La Fontaine
- 1673 Death in Paris Molière