Historical figures in The Hague
The atlas holds 28 people and 51 moments here, from 47 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Baruch Spinoza, Rembrandt and René Descartes. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Baruch Spinoza
from 1658 to 1677
7 moments here
Dutch philosopher Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza lived entirely in the Dutch Republic. His securely documented locations trace a life centered on…
Carlos Fuentes
in 2006
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Enrico Fermi
in 1924
1 moment here
Italian and naturalized-American physicist whose documented movements trace a path from Rome and Pisa through European study in Göttingen and Leiden,…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1676
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Heinrich Heine
in 1844
1 moment here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
Igor Tamm
in 1928
1 moment here
Soviet theoretical physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate in Physics, noted for work on Cherenkov radiation, nuclear physics, and controlled thermonuclear…
John Adams
from 1781 to 1788
2 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
John Atta Mills
in 1985
1 moment here
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…
Karl Marx
in 1872
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Lars Onsager
in 1970
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1783
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Montesquieu
in 1729
1 moment here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2018
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Niels Bohr
in 1925
1 moment here
Danish theoretical physicist whose work on atomic structure and quantum theory earned the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.…
Peter the Great
in 1697
1 moment here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
Pliny the Elder
in 47
1 moment here
Gaius Plinius Secundus, known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, military commander, and imperial procurator.…
Rembrandt
from 1606 to 1627
6 moments here
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.…
René Descartes
from 1630 to 1643
5 moments here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Shinzo Abe
in 2014
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Siad Barre
in 1978
1 moment here
Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…
Sigmund Freud
in 1920
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Vincent van Gogh
from 1872 to 1881
3 moments here
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…
Voltaire
from 1713 to 1740
3 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Moments
- 47 Chauci campaign and Maas-Rhine canal Pliny the Elder
- 1606 Birth in Leiden Rembrandt
- 1620 Enrolled at Leiden University Rembrandt
- 1621 Apprenticeship under Jacob van Swanenburg Rembrandt
- 1624 Return to Leiden Rembrandt
- 1625 Shared studio with Jan Lievens Rembrandt
- 1627 Teaching first pupils Rembrandt
- 1630 Enrolls at Leiden University René Descartes
- 1636 Moves to Leiden for publication work René Descartes
- 1640 Returns to Leiden for the Meditations René Descartes
- 1641 Resides at Castle Endegeest René Descartes
- 1643 Seeks refuge in The Hague René Descartes
- 1658 Study at Leiden University Baruch Spinoza
- 1661 Residence and discussion with Oldenburg at Rijnsburg Baruch Spinoza
- 1661 Rijnsburg residence Baruch Spinoza
- 1663 Move to Voorburg Baruch Spinoza
- 1670 Move to the Spinoza House in The Hague Baruch Spinoza
- 1676 Meeting with Leibniz in The Hague Baruch Spinoza
- 1676 Conversations with Spinoza at The Hague Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1677 Death at the Spinoza House Baruch Spinoza
- 1697 Visit to Delft Peter the Great
- 1713 Serves at The Hague Voltaire
- 1722 Finds a publisher at The Hague Voltaire
- 1729 Departure from The Hague for England Montesquieu
- 1740 Negotiates with a Hague publisher Voltaire
- 1765 Reaches The Hague Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1766 Concert at the Oude Doelen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1766 Returns to The Hague for court celebrations Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1781 Presented credentials at The Hague John Adams
- 1783 Performed for the stadtholder Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1788 Formal leave at The Hague John Adams
- 1844 Return through The Hague Heinrich Heine
- 1872 Leads the Hague Congress struggle Karl Marx
- 1872 Works for Goupil in The Hague Vincent van Gogh
- 1881 Establishes a Hague studio Vincent van Gogh
- 1881 Studies with Anton Mauve Vincent van Gogh
- 1886 Physiology professorship in Leiden Willem Einthoven
- 1920 Attends The Hague congress Sigmund Freud
- 1924 Study with Paul Ehrenfest Enrico Fermi
- 1925 Lorentz jubilee visit Niels Bohr
- 1927 Death in Leiden Willem Einthoven
- 1928 Research stay in Leiden Igor Tamm
- 1948 Addresses Congress of Europe at The Hague Winston Churchill
- 1969 State visit to The Hague Willy Brandt
- 1970 Visiting professor at Leiden Lars Onsager
- 1978 Meeting with Queen Juliana Siad Barre
- 1985 Visiting lectureship at Leiden University John Atta Mills
- 1985 Visit to The Hague Mikhail Gorbachev
- 2006 Huizinga Lecture in Leiden Carlos Fuentes
- 2014 Nuclear Security Summit Shinzo Abe