Historical figures in Rouen
The atlas holds 12 people and 29 moments here, from 1430 to 1957. The most recorded lives are Gustave Flaubert, Molière and Blaise Pascal. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Historians, across the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution.
Notable people
Blaise Pascal
from 1640 to 1646
2 moments here
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal spent his life principally between Clermont-Ferrand, Paris,…
Camille Pissarro
from 1896 to 1898
2 moments here
Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…
Gustave Flaubert
from 1821 to 1880
13 moments 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 1832
1 moment here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
Joan of Arc
from 1430 to 1431
2 moments here
French visionary and military figure of the Hundred Years' War. Born at Domrémy, Joan sought the support of Charles VII, helped relieve Orléans,…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1957
1 moment here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1562
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Molière
from 1643 to 1658
2 moments here
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and theatrical manager.…
Octave Mirbeau
from 1889 to 1899
2 moments here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer, and art critic. Mirbeau’s documented life moved between Normandy, Paris, Brittany, the French…
Oscar Wilde
in 1897
1 moment here
Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
Simone de Beauvoir
in 1932
1 moment here
French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…
Voltaire
in 1722
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Moments
- 1430 Imprisoned at Rouen Castle Joan of Arc
- 1431 Executed at Rouen's Old Marketplace Joan of Arc
- 1562 With Charles IX at the siege of Rouen Michel de Montaigne
- 1640 Move to Rouen Blaise Pascal
- 1643 Illustre Théâtre visit to Rouen Molière
- 1646 Pascal household during Étienne's injury Blaise Pascal
- 1658 Return to Rouen Molière
- 1722 Arranges clandestine publication in Rouen Voltaire
- 1821 Birth in Rouen Gustave Flaubert
- 1832 Normandy stay at Rouen Heinrich Heine
- 1834 School-age letter from Rouen Gustave Flaubert
- 1840 Rouen letter before departure for Paris Gustave Flaubert
- 1846 Return to Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1847 Letter from Rouen Gustave Flaubert
- 1852 Working on Madame Bovary at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1854 Madame Bovary revisions at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1862 Finishing Salammbô at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1870 Croisset during the Franco-Prussian War Gustave Flaubert
- 1875 Croisset while writing Bouvard et Pécuchet Gustave Flaubert
- 1878 Croisset work on Bouvard et Pécuchet Gustave Flaubert
- 1880 Final spring at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1880 Death at Croisset Gustave Flaubert
- 1889 Residence at Les Damps Octave Mirbeau
- 1896 Arrival for Rouen port series Camille Pissarro
- 1897 Reunion with Lord Alfred Douglas Oscar Wilde
- 1898 Rouen hotel-window campaign Camille Pissarro
- 1899 Dreyfusard meeting in Rouen Octave Mirbeau
- 1932 Teaching at Lycée Jeanne-d'Arc Simone de Beauvoir
- 1957 French Grand Prix win Juan Manuel Fangio