Historical figures in Toulon
The atlas holds 9 people and 13 moments here, from 1676 to 1979. The most recorded lives are Katherine Mansfield, Saint-John Perse and Joséphine de Beauharnais. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Artists, across the Industrial Revolution and the Cold War.
Notable people
George Sand
in 1861
1 moment here
French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…
John Locke
in 1676
1 moment here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
from 1790 to 1798
2 moments here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
Katherine Mansfield
from 1915 to 1918
3 moments here
Katherine Mansfield (Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, later Murry) was a New Zealand modernist short-story writer, poet, critic and diarist.…
Marguerite Duras
in 1979
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1793
1 moment here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Saint-John Perse
from 1957 to 1975
2 moments here
Saint-John Perse was the pen name of Alexis Léger, a French poet and diplomat. Born in Guadeloupe, he spent formative years in Pau and Bordeaux,…
Thomas Mann
in 1933
1 moment here
German novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and 1929 Nobel laureate. Born in Lübeck, he lived principally in Munich before exile from Nazi…
Victor Hugo
in 1839
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Moments
- 1676 Spring excursion to Toulon John Locke
- 1790 Arrival at Toulon from Martinique Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1793 Leads artillery at Toulon Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1798 Journey to Toulon with Napoleon Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1839 Inspects the Toulon penal colony Victor Hugo
- 1861 Convalescence at Tamaris George Sand
- 1915 Move to Bandol after Leslie's death Katherine Mansfield
- 1915 Villa Pauline stay Katherine Mansfield
- 1918 Bandol treatment stay Katherine Mansfield
- 1933 Relocation to Sanary-sur-Mer Thomas Mann
- 1957 Return and settlement at Giens Saint-John Perse
- 1975 Death at his Giens villa Saint-John Perse
- 1979 Hyères Film Festival Marguerite Duras