Historical figures in Toulouse

The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1579 to 1966. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, Adam Smith and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Adam Smith

   in 1764

   1 moment here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

2. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

   in 1926

   1 moment here

   French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) pioneered airmail flying in Europe, Africa, and South America, wrote works including…

3. Dalida

   in 1966

   1 moment here

   Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…

4. Giordano Bruno

   in 1579

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

5. Napoleon Bonaparte

   in 1808

   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…

6. Octave Mirbeau

   in 1898

   1 moment here

   French novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer, and art critic. Mirbeau’s documented life moved between Normandy, Paris, Brittany, the French…

Moments

1. 1579 Philosophy teaching at Toulouse Giordano Bruno
2. 1764 Residence in Toulouse Adam Smith
3. 1808 Summons Spanish Bourbons to Bayonne Napoleon Bonaparte
4. 1898 Dreyfusard meeting in Toulouse Octave Mirbeau
5. 1926 Aéropostale route from Toulouse Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
6. 1966 World-tour finale Dalida

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