Historical figures in South Holland
The atlas holds 9 people and 13 moments here, from 1466 to 1996. The most recorded lives are Desiderius Erasmus, Prince and René Descartes. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Astrud Gilberto
in 1988
1 moment here
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…
Desiderius Erasmus
from 1466 to 1488
4 moments here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Heinrich Heine
in 1827
1 moment here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
John Locke
in 1688
1 moment here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
Jules Verne
in 1881
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Prince
from 1987 to 1990
2 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
René Descartes
in 1628
1 moment here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Sydney Brenner
in 1996
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Zaha Hadid
in 1977
1 moment here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Moments
- 1466 Birth in Rotterdam Desiderius Erasmus
- 1476 Childhood move to Gouda Desiderius Erasmus
- 1487 Novitiate at Stein Desiderius Erasmus
- 1488 Profession of vows at Stein Desiderius Erasmus
- 1628 Reunites with Beeckman at Dordrecht René Descartes
- 1688 Residence in Rotterdam John Locke
- 1827 Dutch transit through Rotterdam Heinrich Heine
- 1881 Voyage to Rotterdam Jules Verne
- 1977 Office for Metropolitan Architecture employment Zaha Hadid
- 1987 Sign o' the Times concert filming Prince
- 1988 De Doelen concert Astrud Gilberto
- 1990 Nude Tour opening Prince
- 1996 Erasmus Lecture Sydney Brenner